Orthodontics 1

Module 1 (8Hrs) Basic Orthodontics: Introduction to Orthodontics. Patient Examination
What you’ll learn
• Introducing orthodontics to your dental practice
• Occlusion and malocclusion
• Growth and Development of the craniofacial region
• Development of the dentition
• The orthodontic patient examination
• Diagnosis: chief complaint & problem list
Requirements
• Interested in becoming an orthodontic specialist
Description
This course will take you from zero to the hero of the following orthodontic topics:
Definitions and divisions of orthodontics, classifications of malocclusions, growth and Development in the craniofacial region and detailed steps for orthodontic patient examination.

Here are the main Units that this course covers:
Unit 1: Introduction to orthodontics. Definitions and divisions
• Andrews six keys of normal occlusion. Positions of the mandible. Equilibrium theory
• Classification of malocclusion
• Prevalence of malocclusion. Aetiology of malocclusion
• Benefits and risks of orthodontic treatment
Unit 2: The orthodontic patient examination
• Patient examination.
• Medical and Dental history
• Extraoral examination.
• Smile analysis
Unit 3: Development of the dentition
• Postnatal Development of the dentition. Development of the jaws. Deciduous dentition
• Mixed dentition. Crowding of mandibular incisors
• Occlusal changes in the permanent dentition
Unit 4: Growth and Development of the craniofacial region
1. Levels of growth of the body. Development of the mandible
2. Development of the maxilla. Development of the cranial vault. Mandibular growth rotations. Adult craniofacial growth.
Unit 5: Investigations in orthodontics
• Dental orthodontic photography
• Dental cast analysis
• Evaluation of the skeletal and dental relationships in the three planes of space.
• Radiographs used in orthodontics: IOPA and Panoramic investigations
Unit 6: Instruments used in orthodontics
Hands-on Training
• Investigations in orthodontics
• Cephalometric Analysis
• Cast Analysis
• MDA Analysis