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Our overall mission is to provide the dental heath care provider with a broad base of diagnostic and treatment skills in the areas of orthodontics and occlusion. We want the practitioner to be able to incorporate the learned skills into his/her practice to provide the public with the finest treatment possible.

 

 

Academy of General Dentistry
Approved PACE
Program Provider
FAGD/MAGD Credit
6/1/06 - 5/31/10
 


Winter Retreat
 
 

“Problem Solving / Finishing”
Presented by: Dr.Gerber       

COURSE GOAL…
In this session you will learn how to solve problems that will improve your ability to effectively finish treatment. This class will also provide you tools to expand treatment options and allow you to make efficient mid-stream corrections so as not to waste time.
 

Day 1
8:00am   registration
   

Potpourri of Finishing Pearls

      Steps-to-Successful orthodontic finishing
      See how your case finishing can fail
      Learn to avoid these common mistakes          
      Learn how midline, over-bite & over-jet correction techniques spell    ‘w-i-n-n-e-r’
      Finishing to these ‘Keys to Success'   
      Orthodontic finishing of TMD patients
   

Upper Airway Obstruction                                                            

      Recognition, Diagnosis & Treatment
      Radiographic Review of the Effects of Upper Airway Obstruction
      Head Films… Lateral and frontal film interpretation 
      Cephalometrics for UAO “Enhanced Sassouni Cephalometrics
      Landmarks and important points found in these patients
   

Bite Closing Mechanics as a Result of UAO

      Effective & easy: Pediatric - Adult
      Appliance & Straight Wire mechanics
      Tongue posture & airway TX appliances
      Bite closure techniques… anterior bite closure & posterior bite closure   
    Individual case reviews please bring Sassouni tracings & complete records         
5:30 pm   Adjourn
     
Day 2
8:00am   Laboratory Workshop or Mini-Clinic                    
   

 Effective Class III Treatment

      Class III Diagnosis & Appliance Selection
      Fixed Functionals including Sagittal Appliances
      Sagittals: anterior and distal drive appliances
      Orthopedic Facial Mask for class III cases
      Class III Case finishing & stability
   

 Treatment of Impactions and Difficult to Erupt Teeth 

      Treatment timing, arch preparation &anchorage
      Review surgical techniques
   

Treatment of Complex Malocclusions     

      Class I - including arch development, spacing (ARS)
      Class II - complex case finishing, diagnosis  
      Arch Development: Fixed - New Clark Sagittal, Magill, NPE & CD
5:00 pm   Adjourn
Day 3
 8:00 am  

Invisible Options: the Bioliner™                                                         

    The latest invisible appliances & how you can profit…  
      Fixed & Removable Lingual Appliances
      Bioliner & Bioliner Plus
   

Combination Treatment: Orthodontics & Fixed Prosthetics                 

      Aesthetics: The hottest new topic in orthodontics
      Learn fixed to incorporate orthodontics with aesthetics
   

Dr. Gerber’s FYI Cases                                                                 

      Adult Finishing Pearls
      Bioliner™ Cases
      “Missing Teeth” Ortho & Pros combination treatments
   

SLB- Self Ligation Brackets 

      Learn how to use the newest development in orthodontics
      Arch wire sequencing, bracket placement & mechanics
3:00 pm   Seminar Ends

 

For Registration Information Call Larry at 1.800.369.0312 6 Rosemar Circle ~ Parkersburg, WV 26104,

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Dr. Jay Gerber, Director of Instruction. Providing CDE programs since 1984.

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