Educational Courses

The Empowered Ortho Assistant

16 Credit Hours per session

Susan Coffey, RDA

David Jackson, DDS, FAGD, IBO

Register Now for our Addison location and dates!

Course Description

Amazing Training Opportunity for your Staff!

The Basic Empowered Course for Dental Assistants is a unique two weekend program designed and taught by highly-trained orthodontic assistants.

Both sessions of The empowered course will RUN CONCURRENTLY in the same hotel WITH THE NEXT STEP COURSE FOR DOCTORS. Now your entire team can get exceptional ortho training at the same time!

Course Topics

• The Standard of Care in Orthodontics

• Orthodontic Terminology

• The Palmer System

• Understanding Mirror Photography

• Initial and Final Records

• Banding and Bracketing Teeth

• Understanding Bracket Placement and Height

• Removing Bands and Brackets

• Phase I and Phase II Orthodontics

• Understanding Class I, II, III Malocclusions

• Understanding the Straight Wire Series and the Utility Arch Wire Series

• Process for Wire Placement and Tooth Movement

• Different Ways to Tie in Wires

• Understanding Elastic Wear

• Appliances and their Purposes

• Use of Springs

• Making the Lower Bonded Retainer

• Four-Handed Orthodontic Assisting

• Preparing the Patient and the Assistant for the Doctor.

Course Format

Friday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Lecture and hands on exercises
on typodonts

Saturday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Lecture and hand on exercises on typodonts

Sunday 8:00 AM–12:00 noon
Case Review with the doctors (optional)

Location and Cost

Location:
Dallas, Texas
Crowne Plaza Addison : 972-980-8877

Cost: $745

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.