2012 iOrtho Comprehensive Interception Orthodontics and Craniofacial Orthopedics
76 Credit Hours
Chris Baker, RN, DMD
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Note: Non-members or those whose dues have expired will also be charged membership of $245 at the time of registration.
A 4-session course in comprehensive treatment of the primary and transitional dentitions using and expanding familiar diagnostics and treatment modalities to transform lives! Phase I and done:
Be finished before others have started.
Session One: Redirect growth before it goes all wrong!
• Growth and Development as you’ve never learned before
• Diagnosis – what’s going on?
o all the data we need – what is it?
o OSAS – Airway issues
o habits
o face type and ceph tracing
Session Two: Phase I and done whenever possible
• Structured diagnosis – What does it all mean?
• Treatment plan – what do we do with it all?
o What can we accomplish?
- Molars to Class I
- Sufficient arch length
- Corrected overbite and overjet
- Alignment
- Reduce risk of ectopic eruption or failure of eruption
- Eliminate crossbite
o Appliances vs. Bands and Brackets – which, when?
o Transverse correction with expansion
o Clearing the path – avoid ectopic teeth
o Sectional wires and Utility Arch Wires
Session Three:
Children as beautiful as their mother thinks they are
• Class II correction
• Class III correction in early primary dentition
• Sagittal and vertical corrections with Utility Arch Wires
Session Four: Avoiding the mine field later
• How Occlusal development teaches us
• Retention
• Late treatment (Permanent Dentition)
Why Interception Orthodontics?
The field of orthodontics is changing. Increasingly, younger patients are being treated with more success than ever before. Organizations like the American Orthodontic Society and the American Association of Orthodontists are advocating the value and importance of treating younger patients. Better diagnostic technology has led to more early treatment. Increased insurance coverage has played a role, too. Parents of younger children want orthodontic treatment for their children in transitional dentition. Learn to determine the child’s need. Learn what to say to the parents and how to answer their questions. Learn how to treat that child well, and more easily than when they are older.
How you will save time & money
By learning a solid and confident knowledge of iinterception Orthodontics, you are able to provide quality life-lasting care to your patients. This occurs with a good understanding of the biologic basis of growth and development, tooth movement and functional; appliances, diagnosis and efficient clinical application. With this course YOU intelligently evaluate treatment options and determine what works best for you. Dr. Chris Baker’s iOrtho comprehensive course will give you predictable, consistent, reproducible treatment options that are not limited by manufacturer’s marketing.Your education will be “results-driven,” based on understandings and diagnosis which allow problem-focused treatment.
What you will learn
• The developmental age for orthodontic treatment
that has the least chance of success and most risk
of TMJD and craniofacial pain in the future.
• How to provide your child patients with healthy
occlusions
• Which orthodontic treatment could cause an
occlusal disaster in adulthood.
• To recognize deviations from normal
• To harness and orthopedically redirect growth to
normalize appearance and function early
• To understand eruption of permanent teeth and
how to intervene, to reduce and even eliminate
eruption abnormalities which otherwise have both
large and small sequelae
• To understand the interaction of airway and its
symptoms to the growth and development of the
child patient, and how to transform lives with
proper treatment options
• To evaluate habits in the primary dentition patient
and to know treatment modalities and decision-
making that will eliminate the sequelae of habits.
• To understand inter-relationships of crossbite,
narrow maxillae, expansion and airway and to know
how to choose and use various treatment
modalities available.
• The evaluation, timing and treatment planning
of frena abnormalities, and simple and effective
frenectomy procedures.
• Intervention for the skeletal Class III patient – when
and how to treat – in the primary and transitional
dentitions.
• What “Phase I and Done” is all about.
How you will learn
Seminar-style learning combines lecture, feedback, case presentations by students and instructors, typodont exercises to develop your wire-bending skills and to reinforce the logical mechanical sequences and effects of utility arch wires (UAW), of sectional wires, loops and distalizing springs and appliances.
What you can look forward to
The relationship does not end with the course. The AOS’s mentoring program means that phone and email conversations are always available. We encourage you to return in the subsequent year at half-price. We want you to enjoy a profitable orthodontics practice and through membership in the American Orthodontic Society you will be assisted in reaching that goal. You are encouraged to bring one or more of your assistants for a learn-with fee of only $1,800 for all four sessions.
Where and when you will learn and have fun
San Antonio is easily accessible from all regions of the United States. The San Antonio Riverwalk is a renowned, unusual urban sanctuary downtown that winds along the San Antonio River, one story below the bustling street level. Learn and relax in one of the top destinations in America, near the famous Alamo, the beautiful Rivercenter Shopping Mall, the Mexican Market and all of San Antonio’s fabulous dining places.
We encourage you to stay at the Westin Riverwalk where the course is being conducted. The 4-diamond Westin is making special rates available to our AOS members for each of your weekends, and is only eight miles from the airport. Your room may be reserved by calling 210-224-6500. Your seminar schedule is designed to minimize out of office time and enable you to provide iOrthodontic care while the course is still ongoing.
Who will instruct and teach you
Chris Baker, RN, DMD
After practicing as a critical care Registered Nurse for 10 years, Dr. Baker earned her DMD from University of Kentucky and her certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from University of Connecticut. She then spent a year fellowship in Orthodontics at UConn, and served on faculty in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics for seven years. She joined Dr. Walter Doyle in practice and teaching seminars. She is the 2010-2011 President of the American Orthodontic Society, a Senior Instructor of the AOS, a Diplomate of the Society, and serves on the Board of Examiners for the credentialing program, and is an active leader in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Today, after more than 25 years in dentistry and serving on faculty at 3 dental schools, Dr. Chris’ approach to pediatric dentistry and orthodontics is based in prevention, with emphasis on orthodontic treatment procedures for the preschool and school-age child, to improve the growth of the entire face. Her experience in practice management and her extensive knowledge of child behavior, parenting, and child management are elements integrated in her practice and teaching. Dr. Baker’s busy practice continues to provide state-of-the-art care to many children and through Dr. Chris Baker Seminars, the outreach is wide.
What doctors are saying about their experience
Although each experiences a Dr. Baker Seminar in his/her own way, many have said that her courses have changed their lives, made them enjoy their practice again and increased their income. Often doctors tell us it is the most significant thing they have done since dental school. There is a consensus, too, about the deep friendships that are developed during intense hours of learning and sharing knowledge and patients. The knowledge and friendship lasts forever. Ask anyone who has completed a Dr. Chris Baker course.
Dr. Dwight Landry (504) 347-6000
Dr. Lois James (302) 537-4500
Dr. Claudia Stephanos (281) 260-8999
Dr. Paul Miskimins (605) 996-1223
Dr. Corey Park (904) 221-8221
Dr. Ron Brungo (814) 237-4300
Drs. Juan and Elsa Echeverri (713) 956-8767
Dr. Chuong Phan (703) 433-9999
Dr. Tina Bui (281) 852-1191
Dr. Shoreh Sharif (703) 620-9122
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