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”  by La Universidad del Centro Educativo Latinoamericano, UCEL,

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

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​All lessons are scheduled at 14-day intervals. A detailed, date-wise schedule covering the entire 12-month program will be provided to registered candidates upon enrollment.

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Lesson 1 - Dr. Sebastian

• 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

 

Lesson 2 - Dr. Sebastian

• Cephalometrics in everyday practice

• Bonding procedures

 

Lesson 3 - Dr. Sebastian

• 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

 

Lesson 4 - Dr. Sebastian

• 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

 

Lesson 5 - Dr. Sebastian

• Class 2 malocclusions:

• Div 1

• Div 2 Management

• Class 3 malocclusion

• Orthodontic camouflage procedures

 

Lesson 6 - Dr. Sebastian

• Finishing and detailing:

• Elastics and their use in various cases

• Following the 6 keys of occlusion

• Debonding procedure

 

Lesson 7- Dr. Sebastian(3 Days contact Session- Bangalore / Bangkok / Colombo)

• Instruments in orthodontics:

• Introduction to various orthodontic instruments

• Applications of instruments

• Co-relating extraoral findings

• Cephalometrics in everyday practice:

• Various cephalometric 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

 

Lesson 8 - Dr. Sebastian

• Concept of Beauty & Divine Proportions

• Growth and Development of Occlusion and Guidance of Occlusion

 

Lesson 9 - Dr. Sebastian

• Malocclusion

• Aetiology of malocclusion

• Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning

 

Lesson 10 - Dr. Sebastian

• TMJ

• Muscles of mastication

• Tonsils

• Adenoid

• Airway

 

Lesson 11 - Dr. Sebastian

• Biology of tooth movement and its effects

• Treatment concepts - Pre-adjusted appliances

 

Lesson 12 - Dr. Sebastian

• Biology of tooth movement and space closure mechanics

• Management of Class I malocclusions

 

Lesson 13 - Dr. Sebastian

• Management of cleft lip and cleft palate

• Root resorption and its management in orthodontics

 

Lesson 14 - Dr. Sebastian

• Overjet reduction

• Management of Class II malocclusions

• Adult Orthodontics

 

Lesson 15 - Dr. Sebastian

• Finishing and detailing

 

Lesson 16 - Dr. Sebastian

• Management of Class III malocclusion

 

Lesson 17 - Dr. Sebastian

• Sectional orthodontics

 

Lesson  18  - Dr. Manjit Singh (2 Days contact Session - Dubai/ Bangalore )

The philosophy of orthodontics, esthetics, function & stability

• The principles of diagnostics & treatment planning

• Management of Class I, II, III 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

• Anchorage - 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 type of appliance in clinical discrepancies & follow-up

• Sagittal, vertical, and transverse discrepancies and their management in adolescent & adult malocclusions (Class I, II, III)

• Functional appliances and their clinical applications

• Extraction vs. non-extraction

• Alternatives: Functional Fixed, Fixed Functional, Aligners & Invisalign

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

• Viewpoint on surgical orthodontics

• Diverse treatment mechanics and applications

• Meeting the challenges of relapse & retention

• Adult orthodontics for pre-prosthetic preparation & implants/crown/bridge prosthesis

• Hands-on:

  • Wire bending exercises

Monthly Clinical Discussions: After course completion:

Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

• Case Discussion 1 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham / Prof. Dr. David Suárez Quintanilla

 

• Case Discussion 2 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 3 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 4 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 5 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 6 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 7 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 8 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 9 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham

 

• Case Discussion 10 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

• Case Discussion 11 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

 

• Case Discussion 12 -

• Monthly Clinical Discussions:
  Dr. Sebastian Abraham 

 

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  Fee: £2325 (+VAT for UK applicants)  

• To secure your place, an initial non-refundable deposit payment of £325, which in turn will be a part of the fees

• Monthly Instalment: 10 months x £200  

• 10% discount for payment in full    

 

Registration Process:

1. Pay £325

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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