We are delighted to offer an exceptional training opportunity designed to enhance your expertise in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics. This program is ideally suited for experienced orthodontic professionals as well as general practitioners who wish to broaden their knowledge and clinical skills.

Eligible candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry from a recognized university.

 

Successful completion of the program leads to the award of a:

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🎓 Postgraduate Diploma in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics by the Department of Orthodontics University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).

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Eligibility:​ Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry  from any University

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First 3 Months – Online interactive lessons every 30 days (Monthly) with textbook-based assignments

• Lesson 1: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

• Lesson 2: Cephalometrics and Bonding Procedures

• Lesson 3: Wire Sequences, Bracket Types, Prescriptions and Clinical Application

 

Next 3 Months – Online interactive lessons every 14 days (Fortnightly)

• Lesson 4: Growth and Development of Occlusion; Beauty & Proportions

• Lesson 5: Malocclusion – Aetiology, Diagnosis & Planning

• Lesson 6: Space-Gaining Methods; Class I Malocclusion Management

• Lesson 7: Class II and III Malocclusion Management; Camouflage Techniques

• Lesson 8: TMJ, Muscles, Tonsils, Adenoid, Airway Considerations

• Lesson 9: Finishing and Detailing – Elastics, Occlusion, Debonding

 

After ~6 Months from the Start Date – 5-Day Intensive Hands-on Block

(Venue of Choice: Kerala, Sri Lanka, Bangkok, Dubai, Ethiopia, London)

• Orthodontic instruments & applications

• Cephalometrics & software analysis

• Bonding demonstrations & materials

• Bracket placement on typodonts

• Wire sequence training & bending exercises

• Self-ligating brackets – clinical exercises

• Tooth movement mechanics & forces (linear, intrusive, extrusive, rotations; how much force is enough)

• Anchorage – intraoral, extraoral, and mini-screws (TADs)

• Functional appliances & fixed mechanotherapy

• Extraction vs non-extraction approaches; Invisalign & aligner strategies

• Advanced loop systems (MBT, T-loops, Teardrop, Omega)

• Relapse & retention challenges

• Skeletal modifications with functional appliances

• Appliance selection criteria & follow-up

• Airway management in orthodontics

• Sagittal, vertical & transverse discrepancies (adolescents vs adults)

• Adult orthodontics in pre-prosthetic rehabilitation

• Lingual orthodontics – concepts & applications

• Clear aligners – applications & limitations

• Diverse mechanics & treatment strategies

• Elastics (open coil, closed coil, springs, e-chains)

• Software-based functional analysis

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Next 3 Months – Online interactive lessons every 14 days (Fortnightly)

• Lesson 10: Biology of Tooth Movement; Pre-adjusted Appliances

• Lesson 11: Space Closure Mechanics; Class I Case Management

• Lesson 12: Cleft Lip & Palate Management; Root Resorption

• Lesson 13: Overjet Reduction; Class II Management; Adult Orthodontics

• Lesson 14: Finishing and Detailing Techniques

• Lesson 15: Class III Malocclusion Management

• Lesson 16: Sectional Orthodontics; Surgical Orthodontics & Adult-Ortho Integration

• Lesson 17: Clinical Case Discussions – introduction of alternate-week guided sessions

 

Next 3 Months – Online interactive lessons every week

• Lesson 18: Growth and Development Vectors; Interceptive Procedures

• Lesson 19: Airway Management; Appliance Selection Parameters

• Lesson 20: Sagittal, Vertical & Transverse Discrepancies; Relapse & Retention

• Lesson 21: Adult Orthodontics in Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation; Lingual Orthodontics

 

Following 3 Months – (Department Orthodontics, The University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) guided by Prof. Dr. David Suárez Quintanilla) Online interactive lessons every week

 

(Department Orthodontics, The University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) guided by Prof. Dr. David Suárez Quintanilla)

• Lesson 22: Present & Future of Orthodontics; DSQ Multi-technique®; Occlusal & Smile Analysis

• Lesson 23: 2D & 3D Cephalometric Analysis; DSQ Protocols; Integrated Diagnosis (DSQ® Exercises)

• Lesson 24: When to Start Treatment; DSQ Biomechanics; Ecological Orthodontics; Expansion Protocols

• Lesson 25: Rapid Maxillary Expansion; Quad Helix & Multiloop Expansion; Distalisation (Pendulum); Deep Bite Management; Bracket & Archwire Selection; New Alloys

• Lesson 26: Phases of Treatment – Alignment, Leveling, Space Closure, Finishing & Torque Control (with DSQ® Exercises)

 

The Final Contact Session (will take place about 16 months after the start of the course).

– Lessons 27–29 (3-Day Advanced Hands-on Block)

Venues of Choice:

• University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (Visa must be procured well in advance)

• LAD Offshore Training Facility, Kerala, India (Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport – COK)

(Prof. Dr. David Suárez Quintanilla)

• Lesson 27 (Typodont I): Diagnosis, Banding, Bonding, Alignment, Leveling, By-pass Arches (Utility, Ricketts, Mulligan); Clinical Cases

• Lesson 28 (Typodont II): Anchorage & Microscrews; Space Closure (Stainless Steel & New Alloys); Intermaxillary Elastics (DSQ Protocols®); Clinical Cases

• Lesson 29 (Typodont III): Torque Control; Finishing; Static & Dynamic Occlusal Settings; Intermaxillary Elastics; Clinical Case Integration; Course Summary

 

Clinical Case Discussions

• Begin after 5-Day Intensive Hands-on Block and continue in alternate-week format.

• Designed to ensure clinical application and integration of principles.

 

Instruments required for sessions:

1. Weingart plier

2. Mathiew plier

3. Distal end cutter

4. Pin and ligature cutter

5. Bracket tweezers

6. Cinchback plier

7. Crimpable hook plier

8. MBT gauge

9. Birdbeak plier

10. How plier

11. Explorer

 

The fees ​

• With  onsite  hands-on sessions with Typodonts Materials Fee: £5170 (+VAT for UK applicants)  

• To secure your place, an initial non-refundable deposit payment of £470, which in turn will be a part of the fees

• Monthly Instalment: 12 months x £392  

• 10% discount for payment in full    

 

Registration Process:

1. Pay £470

2. After payment, send a copy of the Practice license/Dental Degree and a headshot photo soft copy to secretary@londonacademyofdentistry.co.uk

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Upgrade to 24-Month Diploma with Clinical Internship

Enhance Your Diploma: Opt for an extension to a comprehensive 24-month Diploma that includes an exclusive Clinical Internship at the prestigious University of Santiago.

Upgrade Fee: A one-time fee of £1500, payable within 15 days of attending Lesson 20, secures this advanced opportunity.