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Advances in Orthodontic Treatment
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
Jeremy J. Mao, DDS, PhD, Chung H. Kau, DDS, MScD, MBA, PhD, M Orth,
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Functionality and aesthetics are key considerations in patients requesting, and orthodontists recommending, orthodontic treatment. However, patients may elect to forego orthodontic treatment due to the cost and the duration of treatment. Orthodontic treatment can be provided using removable or fixed orthodontic appliances (FOAs), and current options offer improved aesthetics compared to earlier generation appliances. Many methods have been explored and developed to reduce the duration of treatment. Most recently, a device has been developed that utilizes the concept of cyclic force application to reduce the duration of orthodontic treatment.
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Compliance and Your Patients
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CE credits:
2
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$39.00
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Faculty:
Mahtab Partovi, DDS
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Despite revolutionary advances in all fields of dentistry, a critical factor in the success of any treatment program is patient compliance. A number of factors are involved in encouraging and ensuring cooperative patients, including a thorough assessment of a patient’s medical, dental, and social history and any related fears or phobias. In addition, effective communication is vital in motivating and educating patients about their dental needs. This course examines the roles all of these play in ensuring patient compliance, reviews the literature regarding oral hygiene programs, and addresses the particular compliance issues involved in specialty fields, such as orthodontics and esthetic dentistry. |
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Creating Space with Interproximal Reduction
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
Mahtab Partovi, DDS, Michael Florman, DDS, Pablo Echarri Lobiondo, DDS
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One of the basic principles of orthodontics is the creation of space to facilitate tooth movement. With appropriate case selection, slenderization offers the ability to safely obtain sufficient space for tooth movement without the need for extractions and without compromising slenderized teeth.
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Diagnosing Early Interceptive Orthodontic Problems - Part 1
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
Mahtab Partovi, DDS, Michael Florman, DDS, Rob Veis, DDS, Mark M. Alarabi, DDS, CECSMO
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It is important to have a clear picture of how a child is changing dentally and skeletally throughout his or her growth period. In fact the American Association of Orthodontists recommends that every child have an orthodontic examination by the age of seven. The early treatment examination in the mixed dentition enables the practitioner to identify problems at an early stage, and to determine when to commence treatment and/or refer patients to an orthodontist. Things to look for during a mixed dentition examination include crowding of permanent teeth, excessive overjet or overbite, missing primary teeth needed for space maintenance, supernumerary teeth, skeletal discrepancies, habits, airway problems, and eruption path problems.
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Diagnosing Early Interceptive Orthodontic Problems - Part 2
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
Mahtab Partovi, DDS, Michael Florman, DDS, Rob Veis, DDS, Mark M. Alarabi, DDS, CECSMO
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Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to do the following: Be knowledgeable about posterior crossbites and the numerous appliances available to treat this problem. Be knowledgeable about the three types of anterior crossbites and the appliances used to treat them. Increase your knowledge of Class III skeletal and dental diagnosis and treatment planning, and the appliances available to aid in their correction. Be knowledgeable about the different philosophies that exist regarding how to treat Class II malocclusions.
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Indefinite Orthodontic Retention
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
Mahtab Partovi, DDS, Michael Florman, DDS
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As a practicing orthodontist, I see many adults whose chief complaint is crowding of the lower teeth. Many times, upper crowding is also present, but to a lesser degree. Many of the patients received orthodontic care when they were younger and did not wear their retainers. Others have never had any orthodontic treatment but complain that their lower teeth are suddenly becoming crowded. What is being done to keep patients’ teeth straight after they finish orthodontic treatment? What is being done to keep teeth straight in patients who have never had orthodontic treatment? Whose responsibility is it to provide retention care to patients? Vaden says that little is known about the changes in orthodontic treatment results exceeding a decade after treatment.1 Little states that no clinical fi ndings seem to predict relapse and that post-retention crowding of the lower incisors is the first sign of the negative changes that will ensue.
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Mastering Interproximal Reduction
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
Mahtab Partovi, DDS, Michael Florman, DDS, Pablo Echarri Lobiondo, DDS
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One of the basic principles of orthodontics is the creation of space to facilitate tooth movement. This can be achieved through extraction, expansion or tooth slenderization. With appropriate case selection and correct technique, slenderization offers the ability to safely obtain sufficient space for tooth movement without the need for extractions and without compromising the health and shape of slenderized teeth.
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The Genesis and Development of CBCT for Dentistry
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CE credits:
4
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$59.00
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Faculty:
James Mah, DDS, DMSc, MS, BSc
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Cone beam computerized technology (CBCT) offers 3-dimensional visualization and more complex and more accurate imaging compared to analog and digital radiographs. It is an accurate tool for many clinical oral-maxillofacial indications, with lower radiation doses than computerized tomography. The clinician must determine the risk:benefit of imaging for each patient. Clinicians are rapidly realizing the significant advantages of CBCT imaging. Factors to consider in determining whether to purchase a CBCT device or to refer patients to imaging centers include cost, training, time required to generate images and reports, data transmission and storage,and responsibility for interpretation and pathology review.
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