Educational Courses

Orthodontics in Todays Dental Practice

16 Credit Hours per Session / Total of 64 hours

Speakers

Larry White, DDS, MSD
William E. Wyatt Sr., DDS, FACD, FICD

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Call 800-448-1601 8:00 am to 5:00 pm cst, Monday through Friday and use your credit card to make your deposit and register for the course. This course fills every year and a prompt phone registration will assure your place in the class.

About Larry White, DDS, MSD

Dr. White is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontists and a Fellow in the American College of Dentists. He is a former Chairman of the Orthodontic Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio School of Dentistry. Dr. White has authored over 100 clinical articles, lectured in 35 countries, and was editor of the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics for seventeen years. His eclectic philosophy draws upon the best ideas available in orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning and therapy to establish a set of principles that bring a comfortable degree of accuracy, certainty, and predictability to orthodontics.

About William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS, FACD, FICD

Dr. Wyatt is a general dentist who has limited his Hurst, Texas practice to orthodontics for 35 years. He has treated cases using a variety of techniques: removable appliances, conventional Edgewise and, for the past 22 years, Straight Wire®. He has added many innovations to create Straight-Wise Multi-Plus. Dr. Wyatt is a two-time recipient of the Cooley Award, presented by the Texas State Dental Society for his outstanding contribution to preventive orthodontics, and is a Senior Instructor and Diplomate of both the AOS and the International Association for Orthodontics.

Course Objectives

  1. Learn the dynamics of Three-Dimensional Diagnosis
  2. Develop the techniques of individualized treatment plans
  3. Learn the who, what, why, when, where and how of bracket selection
  4. Master direct and indirect bracket placement techniques
  5. Acquire the fundamentals of Biomechanics
  6. Develop the wire-bending techniques that augment the correction of malocclusions
  7. Discover motivational techniques that will secure patient compliance
  8. Learn the limitations of orthodontic therapy
  9. Develop skills to treat Class II and Class III malocclusions
  10. Learn the principles of minor tooth movement with clear aligners
  11. Learn the fundamentals of temporary anchorage devices

Session Schedules

First Session
Morning Day One

  • Orthodontic Diagnosis & Treatment Design
    • Cephalometrics - brief review using current computer analysis software
    • Diagnosis - will be a continuing part of all sessions
    • Treatment Design - will also be woven into all sessions
  • Early interceptive and preventive orthodontics
    • Functional problems
    • Allergies, airway problems
Afternoon Day One
  • StraightWire appliance and instruments - past, present and future
  • Addendums to StraightWire appliance
    • Intruding archwires
    • Lip bumpers
Morning Day Two
  • Realistic Patient Motivation
  • Other addendums to the StraightWire appliance
    • Bite blocks
    • “Big Daddy” archwires
Afternoon Day Two
  • Work with Typodonts (will be continued throughout sessions)
  • Practical Ideas (stolen shamelessly!)

Second Session
Morning Day One

  • Contemporary mechanics for treatment of Class II malocclusion
  • Some other methods of treating Class II cases
    • “Mitchell” appliance
    • Posturing the jaw forward
  • The mechanics of dealing with various impacted teeth
Afternoon Day One
  • Class III correction
    • Head gear
    • Surgical correction
  • Non-surgical Class III correction
Morning Day Two
  • Archwire construction
    • Expanding arches
    • Use of springs in expansion
  • Striping teeth
  • Up-righting springs for molars and bicuspids
Afternoon Day Two
  • Continued work with Typodonts
  • Dealing with ectopic eruptions
  • Dealing with missing lower second bicuspids
  • “wire-bending” specialist will be at Day Two of Sessions II, III and IV for hands-on work throughout the day.
Third Session
Morning Day One
  • Dr. Charles Holt, noted TMD/TMJ practitioner will lecture on TMJ treatment
  • Ortho finishing of TMD Patients after splint therapy
Afternoon Day One
  • Retention of orthodontically treated TMD cases.
  • Bio-mechanics for orthodontic pratctioners
Afternoon Day One
  • Fundamentals of temporary anchorage devices
  • Infinitas mini-implant system
Morning Day Two
  • Construction and use of:
    • Step-down archwires
    • Intruding archwires
    • Rectangular torquing archwires
  • How to place torque in archwire for individual teeth
Afternoon Day Two
  • Palatal Expansion
  • Palatal Expansion involving suture separation (up to age 30)
  • Continued work on Typodonts
Wire bending sessions are available
Fourth Session
Morning Day One
  • Treating dental open bite cases - including retention of these cases
  • Treating skeletal open bite cases (high angle cases), including retention
    • Success rate very low
    • Surgery may be needed for satisfactory result in many cases
Afternoon Day One
  • Dealing with space or missing teeth
  • Closing space and opening space
  • Preparing space for implants
  • Work on Typodonts and different wires used in various treatment designs
Morning Day Two - Final Day!
  • Lecture on various problem cases
  • Review cases brought by participants - presented so entire class can participate
Afternoon Day Two
  • Retention and more RETENTION
    • Retention of Class II and Class III cases
    • Retention of open bite and deep bite cases
    • Retention of TMD cases
  • Review of any subject requested
Wire bending sessions are available

Schedule

Registration is at 7:30 am. Class starts at 8:00 am and ends at 5:30 pm on both Friday and Saturday.

Membership

Founded in 1975, the American Orthodontic Society is the world's largest association of general and pediatric dentists who practice orthodontics. In addition to our quality continuing education programs, the AOS provides many valuable membership benefits designed to make orthodontics an enjoyable and profitable part of your practice.

Recognition

The American Orthodontic Society is an Accepted Program Provider of the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of the AOS are accepted for FAGD/MAGD credit. A total of 16 hours will be granted for each session of this course.

Hotel Information

Call the Addison Crown Plaza at 972-980-8877 to make your hotel reservations.