Academy of GP Orthodontics Dr. Keith Wilkerson and Dr. Milton Ntragatakis The Academy of Gp Orthodontics has provided comprehensive orthodontic continuing education courses for the General Practitioner for 30 years. Our hands-on courses are designed to be the closest CE Course to an Orthodontic Residency for the General Practitioner. Courses meet one weekend every two months and consist of a Friday classroom instruction and a Saturday comprehensive clinical hands-on training with direct patient treatment to ensure excellent case results. You will have the same instructor for all six sessions and this course is limited to 12 participants in order to maintain an optimum, dynamic student-to-instructor learning experience in a clinical setting.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Treat patients in a clinical setting
Early orthodontic diagnosis
Treatment timing: when to start
Record taking on young children
Treatment planning for early crowding
Mixed dentition space analyses
Case selection: which patients benefit from early treatment
Appliance design and selection
Facial profile analysis
Review of dental development and facial growth
Airway assessment in relation to facial growth
One Phase vs. Two Phase treatment strategies
Retention after Phase I
Early treatment of class I, class II and class III patients
COURSE OUTLINE
SESSION I
Course overview; review of course materials
Trends in Early treatment
Who, When, and Why early treatment
Patient selection
Early treatment goals
Review of primary dentition/ Growth and development
Space loss in the Primary and Mixed dentition
Midline symmetry/asymmetry
Anterior cross-bites
Posterior cross-bites; functional shift of the Mandible
Ectopic molar eruption
Upper midline Diastemas
Advancement arch
Wire locks
Serial extractions
Class I crowding overview
Class II, and early Class III cases
SESSION II
Early Orthodontic treatment strategies
Arch width assessment
Developing arch width
Adequate vs. Inadequate transverse development
Follow-up cases (after Phase I)
Mixed Dentition Space analysis in detail
Introduction to Mouth breathing
Facial Growth
“A Tale of Two Faces”
Hands on Lab (Space analysis on study models)
Schwarz analysis
Review of course patient from Session I
Review of student cases (Bring records of patients in your practice)
SESSION III
Dual Arch Orthopedic technique
Coordinated Arch Development
Review transverse arch development from primary thru adult dentition
Case review and follow-up
Facial profile analysis
Bolton norms and facial profile
Early treatment diagnosis (putting it all together)
LLA (lower lingual arch)
Orthodontic lab prescriptions
Appliance design
Maxillary removable retainers (clasping requirements)
Review of course patients from Session II
Review of student cases (Bring records of patients in your practice)
SESSION IV
Nasorespiratory dysfunction
Mouth breathing and vertical facial growth
Nasal breathing benefits
Allergies
Rhinitis
Recognizing allergy signs
SDB (Sleep Disordered Breathing)
Tonsils and Adenoids
Correct oral posture
Facial Beauty
Head posture
Evaluation of Posterior Airway Space
Indicator Line (Dr. Mew)
Features of vertical growth prior to the pubertal growth spurt
Review of course patients from Session III
Review of student cases (Bring records of patients in your practice)
SESSION V
Review of Class II patients
Treatment timing for Class II correction
Molar distalization
Herbst treatment (Dr. Vasut)
Review of treatment modalities for class II correction
Review of course patients from session IV
Review of student cases (Bring records of patients in your practice)
SESSION VI
Review of class III patients
Skeletal maturation
Treatment timing for early class III correction
Face mask selection
Class III mechanics
Appliance design for class III
Class III growers and growth patterns
Review of course patients from Session V
Review of student cases (Bring records of patients in your practice)
Graduation Ceremony!
EARLY TREATMENT GOALS
To eliminate or significantly reduce the extent of treatment needed in the permanent dentition
To prevent full expression of a developing malocclusion that will get worse over time
To maintain symmetry of the dental arches during transition to the permanent dentition
To allow the natural eruption and alignment of teeth so they assume position in the dental arch close to their final destination
COURSE GOALS
You will learn the importance of early interception of malocclusions in the young patient and what appliances are necessary to achieve facial beauty and optimal functional occlusion. You will learn to quickly complete these therapies and the importance of gaining and maintaining control of patient treatment in the permanent dentition.
YOUR INSTRUCTORKeith Wilkerson, D.D.S. attended the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio and received his dental degree in 1990. He completed both a residency in pediatric dentistry and a master’s of science degree from Baylor College of Dentistry and Baylor University in 1994. He has been board certified by the ABPD since 2000. Keith has been using the Tip-Edge® technique since his 1997 graduation from the Academy’s 12-Session Hands-On Course. He is a member of the Academy, an Academy Diplomate and past president. Keith has been in private practice since 1993. Early orthodontic/orthopedic and interceptive treatments are his major focus, with an emphasis on correct facial growth and oral posture.
YOUR CLINICAL CO-INSTRUCTORMilton Ntragatakis, D.D.S., M.S.D. is a 2006 Graduate of Case Western Reserve University, where he stayed two additional years for his Pediatric Dentistry training. Since then, he has served on faculty at the University’s Dental School, while opening up his private practice in Brunswick, OH in 2010. Dr. Milton has actively practiced orthodontics for the last 10 years, and attributes the majority of his training to Dr. Gerry Samson’s courses in Atlanta, Georgia. It was in one of those courses he met Dr. Ron Austin, who introduced him to the Academy’s Hands-on Courses. He has completed over 400 hours of orthodontic continuing education and he currently hosts the Academy’s 12-Session Comprehensive Hands-On Course in Brunswick, OH. He is currently a member of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society, the Ohio Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Academy of Gp Orthodontics.
ACCOMMODATIONSComfort Suites
CE credits: 21
Course duration: 6 sessions from April - January
Course date: HANDS-ON COURSE DATES
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