Orthodontics Course
Orthodontics Course
Module 1-2: Introductory Course
- How to incorporate orthodontics in your practice
- Etiology, diagnosis & treatment planning
- Basics about growth and development
Module 3: Comprehensive Cephalometrics, Facial Esthetics and Habits
- Introduction to cephalometrics, facial landmarks, tracing of head planes, and review of commonly used cephalometric analysis
- Role of facial esthetics in treatment Planning.
- Role of habits in malocclusion and their interception
Module 4 : Straight Wire Technique
- Hands-On practice on models
- Force control
- Use of anchorage
- Completion of a Class II Division 1 case
Module 5-16: Patient Management from bonding of a case till finishing and detailing.
- Chair side presentation of a case
- Bonding brackets in patients
- Ligating flexible wires.
- Fabrication of stainless steel arch forms
- Retraction of teeth and anchorage control
- Space closure
- Finishing & detailing of the case
- Debonding of the case
- Retainer placement
Materials given to each student by the academy
- Weingart plier
- Pin and Ligature cutter
- Light wire cutter
- Artery forcep
- Tweed loop forming plier
- Bracket kits
- Ligatures and E-chain arch wires
