This course provides doctors with introductory concepts, terminology, and clinical knowledge necessary to incorporate Aligner treatments into their practice. Appropriate case selection and submission will be reviewed as well as how to manage Clear Aligner treatment efficiently. Participants will learn the biological basis for tooth movements, diagnosis, and effective treatment planning for Aligner cases.

This course provides doctors with introductory concepts, terminology, and clinical knowledge necessary to incorporate Clear Aligner treatments into their practice. Appropriate case selection and submission will be reviewed as well as how to manage Clear Aligner treatment efficiently. Participants will learn the biological basis for tooth movements, diagnosis, and effective treatment planning for Aligner cases.  

This is a Cephalometric course covers the definitions of landmarks, tracing of head plates, and review of Steiner and the USDI’s systems of analysis. A brief history of cephalometrics, structures of the skull and landmarks will be reviewed. Constructing the USDI analysis and the measurements needed will also be discussed.  

This course will include detailed instruction on Sassouni analysis. Also, additional measurements are included which define growth tendencies extremely well. This course will provide an excellent working knowledge of Sassouni as well as key measurements derived from other analyses that can be used to support growth predictions and provide additional essential information not gathered from the Sassouni Archial portion of the analysis. After the completion of this course attendees will be able to: Trace a headplate using the Sassouni technique Utilize the tracings to assist in growth and treatment response predictions

Instructor: Dr. Barry Winnick Since the first clear aligner comprehensive orthodontic therapy (CAT) was introduced in 1998, rapid progress has been made with the use of this appliance system. Worldwide, more adults are receiving orthodontic therapy than ever before, and this is being credited to the use of sequential clear aligners. More companies are developing aligner systems, and this in turn should lead to even more technical advancements. Complicated malocclusions and skeletal dysplasia are now being treated with sequential aligners for both adults and teenagers. The aligner may look quite simple but it is a very sophisticated bio-force appliance and, though [...]

Instructor: Dr. Viet Nghiem This Structural Screening course will review the various propensities for the disruptive factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in prospective orthodontic patients.The objective of this course is to show each attendee, in the absence of telltale symptoms, how to recognize particular signs by using “Structural Screening” to eliminate those unwanted and serious complications that often occur during or after orthodontic treatment.

Instructor: Dr. Jim Prittinen