Orthodontics Step by Step: From Diagnosis to Retention
Orthodontics Step by Step: From Diagnosis to Retention
Course overview
This course is designed for orthodontists who want to systematize their knowledge, improve clinical skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the mechanics of orthodontic treatment.
The step-by-step training format combines diagnosis, treatment planning, bracket bonding, treatment phases, and retention into a single, logically structured framework.
During the course you will learn:
How to conduct the initial appointment and diagnosis, prepare a consultation protocol and a photo protocol
Bracket bonding techniques — direct and indirect
Fundamentals of biomechanics and the physiology of tooth movement
Basic principles of treatment planning for various types of malocclusion
Completion phase of treatment — debonding, retention and patient follow-up.
As a result you will master confident management of all stages of orthodontic treatment, learn to make evidence-based clinical decisions and achieve stable, functional and aesthetically predictable outcomes.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Initial appointment and diagnosis at the orthodontic visit
Initial consultation protocol
Photo protocol: how and why
Diagnosis and analysis: model measurements
TRG and cephalometric analysis
Formulating the diagnosis and case discussion.
Lesson 2. Orthodontic treatment planning step by step
Principles of creating an orthodontic treatment plan
Extraction, distalization, separation: how to make decisions
Types of Class II malocclusion
Theory of correction for Class I, II and III, open bite, high and low angle.
Lesson 3. Bracket system bonding protocols
Direct bonding:
Positioning technique
Errors and their solutions
Indirect bonding:
Protocol for fabricating a transfer tray and working with the model
Errors and their solutions.
Lesson 4. All stages of orthodontic treatment
Leveling: initial and active
Types of bite-opening appliances
Intermaxillary elastics: biomechanics, indications
Detailing: bends in the arches, finishing work.
Lesson 5. Biomechanics in orthodontics and physiology of movement
Physiology of tooth movement
Bone resorption and its types
Biomechanics:
Planes and centers of rotation
Center of resistance and "couple of forces"
Rotation control
Angulations and torque.
Lesson 6. Protocols for completing orthodontic treatment
Debonding protocols
Retention: types and protocols for retainer placement
Patient follow-up and monitoring plan.
