This seminar begins with an in-depth review of the standard orthopedic appliances including a written quiz for each appliance. This allows each doctor to evaluate his or her own level of understanding.

We will then cover more advanced orthopedic cases like children suffering with cleft palates and skeletal Class III cases requiring orthognathic surgery.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a critical issue for both children and adults. Proper diagnosis and treatment are essential to the over health and quality of life for our patients.

You will learn:

• Growth and development of the face and jaws.
• The difference between orthopedic and orthodontic malocclusions
• Diagnosing, treatment planning, appliance selection, and appliance placement & adjustments.
• Air way obstruction, tongue function, arch development, and correction of Skeletal Class II & Class III children.
• How to incorporate maxillofacial orthopedics into your dental practice.

This seminar is constantly updated with the newest “State of the Art” appliances and treatment concepts. It is a easy way for the doctor & staff to stay up to date on all of the latest advances in diagnosis & clinical procedures.

• Learn The Latest Appliance Techniques
• Integrate Orthopaedic — Orthodontics ALF Therapy
• Reduce Treatment Time
• Improve Patient Compliance

• Practical Solutions To Compliance Problems
• Advanced Rick-A-Nator Therapy
• ALF Appliances
• Chirodontics
• Walters Twin Block Therapy and Adult Modifications
• Ultra Block (Used For The Younger Developing Class II Patients).
• Bionators. Semi Fixing In, Resetting and Adding Vertical Elastics
• Variations In Clasps and Springs
• Fixed Expanders Transverse and Sagittal
• Distal Drivers
• Nickel Titanium Fixed Expander
• Quadhelix and Rapid Expansion Therapy including the Super Screw
• Class III Mechanics Non-Surgical and Surgical Cases
• Frankel III Appliance
• Treatment of Cleft Palate Cases
• Correction of “Gummy Smile Lines”
• Snoring and Sleep Apnea Appliances
• How To Use The Bimler Plus Cephalometric Analysis In Orthopaedic Therapy
• Excellent Self Evaluation Test Of All The Orthopaedic Appliances, i.e., Schwarz, 3D, Crozat, Sagittal, Williams, Bionator, Frankel III and ALF Appliance
• Marketing For Profitable Orthodontics
• Analysis Of Your Own Patients Models During Break Times and At The End Of The Day.

Some of the orthopaedic therapy and appliances you will master: