International Association for Orthodontics Continuing Education Seminars:  New England IAO

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The Advanced Seminars will meet on the following dates:

March 28-30, 2008 Dr. Steve Galella will speak on CASE FINISHING. Dr. Gallela is an internationally known speaker whose skills, knowledge, commitment and real love of learning and teaching will make for an innovative source of discovery and improvement in your orthodontic practice. He is known for his vast awareness of the professional literature, which he will share during his presentation. His creativity and focus on practical and direct solutions will enhance your ability to treat all patients.

CASE FINISHING with Dr

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN THIS WEEKEND

¨       How to develop the perfect treatment design which is the beginning of case finishing.

¨       Variable treatment design and making changes “on the fly”.

¨       The difference between cookbook orthodontics and innovative logical thought process.

¨       How to create a win-win opportunity in your treatment design.

¨       Why bad things happen to great treatment plans.

¨       Steps to sound clinical decision making; making it second nature and fun.

¨       Problems: how they happen, why they happen and how to prevent them.

¨       What to look for before a problem becomes obvious.

¨       Five major reasons why cases do not finish well.

¨       Developing an “eye” for trouble with patients and progress.

¨       How to use advanced mechanics to streamline and simplify your cases.

¨       How to easily and predictably control your mechanics.

¨       When to change mechanics and sequence your case based on your patient’s progress.

¨       Learn solutions to every conceivable case-finishing problem.

 


September, 12-14, 2008 Dr. Brendan Stack will speak about orthodontic case finishing as it applies to patients with TMD disorders. The lecturer is a university trained orthodontist who has been treating TMJ/TMD & craniofacial pain for 42 years. He is internationally recognized as a leader in TMD treatment and education due to his his depth of knowledge and his excellence in presentation. He was a keynote speaker at the IAO national convention in 2007 and at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in 2003.















Dcember, 5-7, 2008 Dr. Timothy Cronin will talk to us about Tip-Edge® orthodontic treatment and how it will enable us to finish cases more quickly and with fewer complications.
The lecturer is a 1976 graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry and has been actively practicing orthodontics for approximately 20 years. He graduated from the IAO Millennium Institute in 2000. Although he attained his Senior Instructor status in 2002, he remains a true student of the art, science and mechanics of orthodontic treatment. He has studied Tip-Edge with Drs. Yates, Kesling and Morein, Controlled Arch and straight wire finishing under Drs. Sim and Galella and continues to enhance his education with multiple other straight wire educators. Over the years, he has developed a unique orthodontic technique which combines the light forces of Tip Edge brackets with the mechanics of Controlled Arch; a technique he has coined TECA. He lectures nationally, is currently the only writer with a standing column in the IAO International Journal of Orthodontics and consistently is blessed with over 150 cases of orthodontic treatment at any given time.

This course is designed for both the beginning and advanced practitioner who is a student of the art of orthodontics. The education will initiate with an explanation of the vision needed to create beautiful faces and perfect smiles as well as guidelines as set forth in the literature. Each practitioner should receive the complete knowledge needed for the ability to create exceptional orthodontic results simply, successfully and profitably.

However, vision without the mechanical ability to consistently achieve exceptional results is useless. Thus, this course will center on a new system of orthodontic mechanics which combines the Kesling Tip-Edge bracket system and Begg light force mechanics to consistently correct skeletal/dental malocclusions with Controlled Arch straight wire mechanics to exactly place anterior teeth in the proper position in the face for dento/facial goals. The Tip-Edge ability to have a power assisted 3rd stage finish is unparalleled. No other mechanical system is so simple, so consistent and so accurate. This course will include a hands-on wire bending portion as well as a “starter” kit. The ultimate goal is for each practitioner to walk into his/her office Monday morning and get started on a fully successful case with confidence.

PhotoShop Seminar Series

Session 2  Makeup  Sat March 30 2008  1:00 - 6:00
Session 3                   Sat    May 17, 2008  2:00 - 6:00

PhotoShop Express, Photo editing, Photo montage, Putting cases on the web, Cepahlometric superimposition of tracings via computer. This is truly the poor man's Dolphin imaging. This software sells for $99 and is available for free 30 day trial download. These skills are a must for anyone doing digital photography. Computer and web page basics will also be covered. This is a wonderful method to get progress feedback on your cases by multiple instructors, between our meetings, without having to travel. Enhance your ability to present cases to patients and/or collegues. The course has been completely redone in a powerpoint format. It is broken up into 3 segments to allow the student time to practice the material at home; extra mentorship is included in the cost of registration.

Taught by H. Michael Sefranek DMD, MAGD . The presenter maintains 5 websites currently, including one devoted to his orthodontic cases. He is president of the Rhode Island AGD as well as the IAO New England. He has lectured on photography and digital photo editing at IAONE and NYU. View case samples .
Call Dr. Sefranek for more information at 401-247-1777.
Cost $450