Ortho Program
Why should GP's learn to perform orthodontic procedures in their practice?
General dentists may hesitate to offer traditional orthodontic treatments, but clear aligner therapy provides a predictable and cost-effective alternative that adds value to patient care. The integration of intraoral scanning and 3D printing enables a seamless transition to digital workflows, empowering dentists to fabricate aligners in-house while reducing costs and enhancing flexibility.
This course reviews the technology and workflows for a plaster-free orthodontic office, including 3D printing, STL editing, and interdisciplinary treatment planning. Participants will engage in hands-on training with intraoral scanners, planning software, and aligner fabrication, culminating in a comprehensive understanding of efficient digital orthodontic workflows.
Location:
Washington AGD Educational Center, 19415 International Blvd, #410, SeaTac, WA 98188
Starting:
The 2025 Program starts January 25, 2025!
Basic Package
January 25, 2025
February 21, 2025
March 28, 2025
June 6, 2025
Full Package
January 25, 2025
February 21-22, 2025
March 28, 2025
June 6, 2025
September 26, 2025
Course Description
Trends in dentistry change and evolve. At one time, each specialty basically did its own thing, but today’s general practice is becoming more comprehensive. This trend can be attributed to several factors. First of all, Americans are becoming dental consumers. With the influx of new orthodontic techniques, there are now new ways to reposition teeth more quickly and more aesthetically than with traditional means.
Economic Factors
The economic factors of running a successful general practice, now more than ever, call for the dentist to incorporate additional revenue generators. The general public has reached an enlightened phase when it comes to aesthetics, and actively seeks out smile improvements. In fact, more than 5 million Americans are in orthodontic treatment each year.
Patients' Needs
Balance that knowledge with the fact that only about 20% of general dentists perform orthodontic techniques, but the other 80% have a healthy percentage of their own patients in need of this treatment.
Smile Zone
When general practitioners (GPs) add orthodontics to their skill sets, this allows them to produce more beautiful results in the smile zone and, with the right training, will also allow them to treat more complex cases when correcting the occlusion is needed.
Growing Popularity
Minor tooth movement and limited orthodontics are becoming more and more popular in the general dental practice where treatment is often limited to the maxillary anterior segment. This seems to be a comfortable place to start integrating orthodontics into a general practice. Nevertheless, spending the additional time to learn straight-wire comprehensive orthodontic techniques adds more value to what can be provided and improves the level of service for the patient.
Course Goals
- Recognize and diagnose appropriate cases for orthodontic treatment via aligners.
- Describe the workflow associated with the planning and fabrication of in-house aligners.
- Describe the clinical aligner workflow required to design, deliver, and track the progress of patients throughout aligner therapy.
Course Objectives
Dentists are encouraged to provided 2 “Live” patients from initial consultation to final retainer delivery and monitor:
- Intraoral scanning and STL editing and manipulation.
- 3D printers, various printing technology, and the implementation of printing workflow in the dental office.
- Use orthodontic planning software to create setups used in interdisciplinary treatment and aligner fabrication.
- Fabrication of in-house aligners as well as removable and fixed retainers
- Clinical techniques such as Interproximal recontouring, auxiliary placement (hooks, cut-outs and attachments) and the armamentarium required for these clinical procedures.
- Staff workflow and training requirements to efficiently implement aligner therapy in your clinic.
- Progress or final case presentations
At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to confidently identify orthodontic problems and provide treatment solutions in their own office. This course will provide additional office income while enhancing all other treatment results that the doctor is providing.
Orthodontics: 8 participation credit hours per session. Total for the year: 96.
- Provide a sound protocol of diagnosis and treatment that is logical, safe, and repeatable.
- Offers both classroom and hands-on training with patients.
- Provide educational reference material in the form of a technique manual and additional technique.
- Provide continued mentorship for you as you take on more cases and have questions.
- Provide training in minor tooth movement in the smile zone as well as comprehensive treatment to correct the molar class.
- Give you the skills to know what cases to accept and what to refer.
- Working with your Referring Orthodontists as a Team.
Dentists will be provided 2 “Live” patients from initial consultation to final retainer delivery and monitor:Initial orthodontic examination and comprehensive treatment plan.
- Orthodontic records and management system
- Photography and Case presentation
- Orthodontic Office and Financial management system
- Ceph Analysis and FACE principles
- Orthodontics Principles and Mechanics for Angle class 1,2, and 3
- Clinical Orthodontic practice: from banding to debanding.
- Orthodontic supplies ordering and managing inventory
- Post treatment retention and monitor
- Surgical and TAD in Orthodontic.
• Pediatric to Geriatric orthodontics. - A training manuals are in digital format/Flash Drive and related reference papers is included.
- Attendee will be trained in how to start orthodontic service in their office.
- Attendee will treat and present a minimum of two of Dr. Tran patients.
- Attendee is requested to start treatment in their own office and present those cases.
- Final Plaque and Certificate presentation
At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to confidently identify orthodontic problems and provide treatment solutions in their own office. This course will provide additional office income while enhancing all other treatment results that the doctor is providing.
Testimonials & Reference Available for Attendees to Speak Directly with Past Course Participants!
