We are excited to offer you an exceptional training opportunity to enhance your Orthodontics skills. This program is tailored for experienced Orthodontics professionals and those seeking to expand their knowledge. Eligible candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry from any University, and the program provides a Post Graduate Diploma in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. The course curriculum is extensive and comprehensive, covering various topics such as diagnosis and treatment planning, cephalometrics, bonding procedures, wire sequence, space-gaining methods, class I, II, and III malocclusions, finishing and detailing, among others. The program's approach is engaging, lively, and self-assured, providing a neutral style suitable for both a boss and a colleague. It is also designed using English conventions to ensure an authentic appearance. We strongly encourage you to seize this exceptional opportunity to enhance your Orthodontics skills.

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Title obtained:  “Post Graduate Diploma in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics” and Certificate of Internship and Transcript.

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ELIGIBILITY 

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Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry  from any University

Course schedule

 

Day 1

 

Lesson 1  - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

-Diagnosis and treatment planning:

 

Extraoral and intraoral examinations

 

Identifying skeletal and soft tissue discrepancies

 

Formulating diagnoses in various scenarios

 

Challenging cases

 

Formulating various treatment plans​

 

 

 

Day 2

 

Lesson 2 - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

-Cephalometrics in everyday practice:​

 

-Bonding procedures:

 

 

 

Day 3

 

Lesson 3 - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

-Wire sequence

 

Introduction to various types of orthodontic wires

 

How to use and when to use wires for treatment

 

-Bracket prescriptions

 

Types of brackets

 

Usage in various scenarios

 

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Day 4

 

Lesson 4 - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

- Space-gaining methods

 

Extractions and how to justify them

 

Expansion

 

Distalisation

 

IPR

 

- Class 1 malocclusions

 

Management of spacing

 

Crowding cases

 

Deep bite and open bite management

 

 

 

Day 5

 

Lesson 5 - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

-Class 2 malocclusions

 

Div1

 

Div2  Management

 

-Class 3 malocclusion

 

-Orthodontic camouflage procedures

 

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Day 6

 

Lesson 6 - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

-finishing and detailing

 

Elastics and their use in various cases

 

Following the 6 keys of occlusion

 

Debonding procedure

 

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Days 7-8-9

 

Lesson 7  THREE DAYS CONTACT SESSION

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

- Instruments in orthodontics:

 

Introduction to various orthodontic instruments

 

Applications of instruments

 

Co-relating extraoral findings

 

-Cephalometrics in everyday practice:

 

Various ceph examinations to identify skeletal and dental problems

 

Software demo of cephalometrics

 

-Bonding procedures:

 

Step-by-step demo of bonding orthodontic appliances

 

Challenges in bonding and overcoming them

 

Materials used for appliance bonding

 

-Bracket placement on Typodonts

 

-Wire sequence

 

 

 

Day 10

 

Lesson 8  - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Concept of Beauty & Divine Proportions

 

Growth and Development Occlusion and Guidance of Occlusion

 

 

 

Day 11

 

Lesson 9 - 90  Minutes online

 

Malocclusion

 

Etiology of malocclusion Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning

 

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Day 12

 

Lesson 10 - 90  Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

TMJ

 

Muscles of mastication

 

Tonsils

 

Adenoid

 

Airway

 

 

 

Day 13

 

Lesson 11- 90  Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Biology of tooth movement and its effects.

 

Treatment concepts-Pre adjusted appliances​​​

 

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Day 14

 

Lesson 12- 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Biology of tooth movement and Space closure mechanics

 

Management of class 1 malocclusions

 

 

 

Day 15

 

Lesson 13- 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Management of cleft lip and cleft palate

 

Root resorption and its management in orthodontics

 

 

 

Day 16

 

Lesson 14- 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Overjet reduction

 

Management of class II malocclusions

 

Adult Orthodontics

 

 

 

Day 17

 

Lesson 15- 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Finishing and detailing

 

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Days 18-19

 

Lesson  16  TWO  DAYS CONTACT SESSION

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Concept sharing on lingual orthodontics

 

Clear aligners with their applications & limitations.

 

Space management & Anchorage enhancement with temporary anchorage devices

 

Extraoral/intra-oral anchorage,

 

Hands-on exercises:​

 

Bracket positioning on Simulation Typodont

 

Soldering and welding

 

Band fabrication on Typodont

 

Self-ligating brackets

 

Mini-Screws

 

 

 

Day 20

 

Lesson 17 - 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Management of class III malocclusion

 

 

 

Day 21

 

Lesson 18- 90 Minutes online

 

Dr.Sebastian Abraham M.D.S Orthodontist Accredited Trainer​

 

Sectional orthodontics

 

 

 

Days 22-24

 

Lesson 19 - THREE DAYS  CONTACT SESSION

 

Dr.MANJIT SINGH Orthodontist Certified Senior Instructor IAO Milwaukee USA

 

"Let’s not overstep!! Give enough time for the tissue to respond.Time& Experience only add to your confidence, so; also the clarity at every step turns the practice of orthodontics into a passion"                                                                                                                         Dr.Manjit Singh

 

The philosophy of orthodontics, esthetics, function &stability

 

The principles of Diagnostics &treatment planning

 

Management of class 1,11,111 cases, what age, which appliance-Patience compliance

 

Software applications, derivation of functional analysis & other challenges in the diagnosis of dentofacial deformities.​

 

Tooth movement Linear Intrusive Extrusive and Rotations

 

Orthodontic forces-how much is enough?

 

Elastics, open coil, closed coil, springs, e-chains

 

What sort of anchorage is enough!!

 

Serial growth vectors in Development & the Role of interceptive procedures

 

Guidance of occlusion

 

Management of airway problems.

 

Skeletal modifications during growth & development with various functional appliances

 

Parameters to select the indications of the type of appliance in various clinical discrepancies & their follow-up.

 

Sagittal, vertical & transverse discrepancies & their management, in adolescent & adult malocclusions; class I, II, III situations, rapid maxillary expansion options.

 

Functional Appliances and their clinical applications

 

Extraction vs. Nonextractions

 

Alternatives- Functional Fixed & Fixed Functional Aligners & Invisalign

 

A-standard MBT case sequence Plus  T loops, Teardrop loops, Omega loops, their significance & fabrication

 

Viewpoint on surgical orthodontics.

 

Diverse treatment mechanics and applications

 

Meeting the challenges of relapse & retention.

 

Adult orthodontics for the pre-prosthetic preparation & implants  & crown  & bridge

prosthesis 

Hands-on

 

Wire bending exercises

 

Typodont Exercises

 

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Day 25

 

Lesson 20   90  MINUTES ONLINE

 

​Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla, Professor and Chair of Orthodontics. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

 

 

 

Present and Future of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

 

DSQ Multitechnique ®: a new concept in contemporary orthodontics.

 

Occlusal objectives. Digital occlusal analysis. DSQ Ideal occlusion.

 

Facial and Smile analysis.

 

2D and 3D Cephalometric analysis by DSQ.

 

Plan of Treatment: DSQ Protocols.

 

 

 

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Day 26

 

Lesson  21 90 MINUTES ONLINE. Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla

 

When to Start Orthodontic Treatment?

 

DSQ appliances and biomechanics step by step. Ecological Orthodontic: When less is more.

 

Transversal Problems: Skeletal and Dental Expansion

 

Rapid Maxillary Expansion: Appliances and protocols. Dental Expansion with Quad Helix and Multiloop Archwires. Upper Molar Control: Distalization Biomechanics. Pendulum by Hilgers.

 

 

 

Day 27

 

Lesson 21 90 MINUTES ONLINE Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla

 

 

 

Deep Bite: diagnostic, control and treatment.

 

Selection of brackets and archwires.

 

New alloys: advantages and management.

 

Phases of Treatment: objectives, arch wire selection, and biomechanics:

 

Alignment

 

Leveling

 

Closing Space

 

Finishing and torque control.

 

Exercises: Integrated diagnosis of patients (exercises book by DSQ®).

 

 

 

.Day 28

 

Lesson 23  90 MINUTES ONLINE. Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla

 

 

 

Deep Bite: diagnostic, control and treatment.

 

Selection of brackets and archwires.

 

New alloys: advantages and management.

 

Phases of Treatment: objectives, arch wire selection, and biomechanics

 

 

 

 

 

Day 29

 

Lesson 24 90 MINUTES ONLINE Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla

 

 

 

Alignment

 

Leveling

 

Closing Space

 

Finishing and torque control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises: Integrated diagnosis of patients (exercises book by DSQ®).

 

 

 

.Day 30

 

 

 

Lesson 25 FULL DAY HANDS-ON

 

Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla, Professor and Chair of Orthodontics. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

 

 

 

Hands-on Typodont (I):

 

Analysis, diagnosis, and plan of treatment of Typodont Malocclusion.

 

Band adjustment

 

Direct bracket bonding. Alignment: Objectives. Selection criteria. Alloys and archwires. Clinical tricks. Leveling: Objectives. Selection criteria. Alloys and archwires. Clinical tricks. By-Pass arch wires: Utility Arch by RM Ricketss. T Mulligan Technique.

 

Presentation and discussion of clinical cases.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 31

 

Lesson 26 FULL DAY HANDS-ON

 

Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla, Professor and Chair of Orthodontics. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

 

 

 

Hands-on Typodont (II):

 

Anchorage: concept and clinical application. Microscrews and anchorage. Closing Space: Objectives. Selection criteria. Alloys and archwires. Clinical tricks. Closing Space archwires with stainless steel and new alloys.

 

Intermaxillary Elastics: DSQ Protocols®.

 

Presentation and discussion of clinical cases.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 32

 

Lesson 26 FULL DAY HANDS-ON

 

Prof.David Suárez Quintanilla, Professor and Chair of Orthodontics. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

 

 

 

Hands-on Typodont (III):

 

Torque control: concept and clinical application. Finishing

 

Static and dynamic occlusal setting.

 

Intermaxillary setting elastics.

 

Presentation and discussion of clinical cases.

 

Summary of the Course.

Summary of the Course.

 

Title  obtained:  “Pg Diploma Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics”  

 

Day 33

 

Monthly Clinical Case Discussions -1

 

​Day 34

 

Monthly Clinical Case Discussions -2

 

​Day 35

 

Monthly Clinical Case Discussions -3

 

Day 36

 

Monthly Clinical Case Discussions -4

 

Day 37

 

Monthly Clinical Case Discussions -5

 

Day 38

 

Monthly Clinical Case Discussions -6

 

Day 39

 

Online Submission of LD

 

Day 40

 

 

 

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

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Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry  from any University

 

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The training center - Based on your geographical location nearest centre will be assigned to you

 

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Candidates must bring the following instruments for the session:

 

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Weingart plier

 

Mathiew plier

 

Distal end cutter

 

Pin and ligature cutter

 

Bracket tweezers

 

Cinchback plier

 

Crimpable hook plier

 

MBT gauge

 

Explorer

 

Internship at The University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

The Associate Faculty members may change

 

Please take note of the following information regarding the Clinical Internship and the INTERNATIONAL ORTHODONTIC COURSE on New Technologies and Techniques in Orthodontics, presented by David Suárez Quintanilla at the University of Santiago de Compostela. 

Participating doctors are required to bring their pliers and the specified wires.

Please note that the internship  does not provide breakfast, lunch, or dinner. However, nearby meal options range between 10 and 15 euros per person for lunch and about 20 euros for dinner. 

The gala dinner is an optional event, and students may choose to attend. The dinner will be held in a magnificent medieval, Renaissance, and 16th-century palace, where diplomas and the internship certificate will be awarded, and photos will be taken.

 

The meeting will take place on the third floor of the Dentistry building at the University of Santiago de Compostela.

 

The Doctors must bring their clinical clothes, shoes, a powerful laptop and all the instruments.

 

Day 1

9:30 am: Presentation and Introduction to the Course (3rd-floor Faculty of Dentistry. USC)

10:30 am: Hybrid Appliance System (HAS). Elements. Biomechanics. Digital Treatment Integration.

11:30 am: Coffee break.

12 Noon: Practical Digital Records. Intraoral Scanner Exercises. Photos. 3D Craniofacial Analysis. Presented by Dra Eugenia Borja y Paz Pose

1:30 pm: Lunchtime.

3:30 pm: Ecological Orthodontics. Composite Bite Planes and Tracks. Rapid Maxillary Expansion. McNamara. Marco Rosa. Lantieri. Mixt Dentition Treatment. Functional Appliances.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Live treatment of patients of different ages, malocclusions, and orthodontic problems. Presented by Prof David Suárez Q / Dra Rocio Guerrero

7:30 pm: Master Class. Orthognathic Surgery presented by Prof Abel García García.

 

Day 2

9:30 am: Practical management of digital records. Set-Up. Mock-Up. Aligners Design with Nemotec® software. Digital Smile Design (I). Presented by Dr Iago Armán.

11:30 am: Coffee break 12:30 pm: Practical management of digital records. Set-Up. Mock-Up. Aligners Design with Nemotec® software. Digital Smile Design (II)

1:00 pm: Master Class: Orthodontic & Periodontics Treatment presented by Prof. Isabel Ramos

1:30 pm: Lunchtime

3:30 pm: Practical management of digital records. Set-Up. Mock-Up. Aligners Design with Nemotec® software. Digital Smile Design (III) 5:00 pm: Digital and Analogic Orthodontic Technical Laboratory (Ortotellab®) presented by Santiago Ferrón

7:00 pm: Master Class: Orthognathic Surgery Planification & Nemofab® presented by Prof Paz Otero

 

Day 3

(Prof David Suárez Q):

9:30 am: Friction in Orthodontics. Brackets Design. Treatment Phases. Arch wires, alloys, and biomechanics are used in the different phases of treatment. DSQ Orthodontic System. Empower2 System. Tanzo®. Tritanium®.

Hands-on: Clinical management of different alloys. Closing loops. Presented by Dra Noelia Caamaño & David Suárez Q

12:30 pm: Visit the University Dean, Old Town, Cathedral, museum, and Portico de la Gloria /lunchtime (Prof David Suárez Q)

3:30 pm: Live treatment of patients of different ages, malocclusions, and orthodontic problems. Presented by Prof David Suárez Q / Dra Nerea Rodriguez / Osaba Nazzan

7:00 pm: Master Class: TMJ anatomy and clinic presented by Prof Juan A Suárez Q.

10:00 pm: Dinner and party with Prof David Suárez

 

Day 4

(Prof David Suárez Q):

10:00 am: Microimplants. Selection. Surgery anatomy. Technique of insertion. Biomechanics. Anchorage

11:30 am: Coffee break

12 noon: Microimplants (II). Intrusion. Distalization. Hands-on DSQ Microimplants ® Typodont.

1:30 pm: Lunchtime

3:30 pm: Live treatment of patients of different ages, malocclusions, and orthodontic problems. They were presented by Prof David Suárez Q / Dra Lucia Aradas / Jacobo G Bello

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The fees, including Onsite Hands-On Sessions and Internship at the University of Santiago: £5570

 

To secure your place, you need to make an initial non-refundable deposit of £470. This payment will be deducted from the total fees.

 

Payment Plan:

• After the payment of £470, you will need to pay ten monthly instalments of £392 starting from June 1st, 2024, and March 1st, 2025. You will also be required to pay an additional two instalments of £590 each two weeks before the first Hands-on session and Internship week at the University of Santiago, respectively.

• Discount Offer: If you choose to pay the full amount in advance, you will receive a 10% discount on the ten monthly instalments.

 

Registration Process:

To register for the course, you must make the initial payment of £470. Once the payment is made, please send your Practice License/Dental Degree and a soft copy of your headshot photo to secretary@londonacademyofdentistry.co.uk.