Educational Courses

Early Treatment for the Pediatric and General Dentist

14 Credit Hours

Edward Gonzalez Jr., DMD

Registration has closed for this course.

Cost: $795, Auxiliary Staff $395. Refund policy is 50% two weeks prior to the date of the registered course. An instrument list will be mailed prior to the course.

Lodging

Location: Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa, 1900 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830. Call 866.397.6516 for room reservations.

 

About Dr. Edward Gonzalez, DMD

 

This course is taught by Dr. Edward Gonzalez, a pediatric dentist based in the Tampa, Florida area. With one of the largest pediatric practices in central Florida, Dr. Gonzalez has practiced all phases of orthodontics for thirty years and consistently treats 300 orthodontic patients per year.

He is a past-president of the AOS, and currently the president of the Academy of Diplomates, (the credentialing arm of the Society) and an AOS senior instructor. Dr. Gonzalez is the "go to" expert on facial growth and development for the AOS. He has treated over 1,000 phase I patients and understands the tremendous impact that orthodontics can have on any pediatric or general practice. Armed with the knowledge from this course, you can add $150,000 annually to your practice by adding only five new orthodontic "starts" a month.

 

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, the participant will:

  • Understand growth and development issues in the child.
  • Be able to provide phase I treatment to the patient with no prior orthodontic knowledge before attending this course.
  • Be able to identify when phase I treatment must be started or referred.
  • Leave this course with the tools to grow your practice immediately.

 

 

Agenda

Day 1

  • Understanding Growth and Development
  • Development of a Malocclusion
  • Airway Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cephalometrics – what values make a difference
  • Legal aspects of treatment
  • Cast analysis
  • Diagnosis of expansion (Sim Cast Analysis)
  • Coordinated arch development treatment
  • Appliance construction

Day 2

  • Bracket placement
  • Archwire selection
  • Retention
  • Class 1 treatment
  • Class 2 diagnosis, both dental and skeletal
  • Treatment options for class 2 maloclussion
  • Class 3 treatment of the young child
  • Post treatment records
  • Forms and office management and insurance billing
  • Financial considerations
  • How to market what you do

 

Accreditation

Participants receive 14 American Orthodontic Society (AOS) units per course. Upon completion (ADA CERP Continuing Education Recognition Program), a certificate of completion (suitable for framing) is presented to each participant.

 


American Orthodontic Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.