FACE 2 Years Advanced Orthodontics International Course - 1st session

Introduction to the FACE Treatment Philosophy

Diagnostic Tools for a more Comprehensive Diagnosis

• Introduction to the FACE-RW Philosophy
  
• Concepts of Functional Occlusion: Andrews Six Keys to Occlusion
  
• Semiadjustable articulators in orthodontics: introduction and importance
  
• Wax Bites: centric occlusion and centric relation (power centric)
  
• Facebow: instructions of using facebow
  
• Theory and practice of CPI
  
• Introduction to Dolphin: CO/CR Conversion and VTO Clinical Application
  
• The importance of good impressions and how to do take them
  

Clinical Practice:

• Clinical demonstration in taking wax bites: clinical practice in taking wax bites
  
• Clinical demonstration of the facebow: clinical practice of the facebow
  
• Clinical demonstration of the articulator mounting: clinical practice of articulator mounting (every doctor mounts his case)
  
• Clinical demonstration of CPI: clinical practice of CPI
  
• Occlusal Diagnosis and interpretation of the CPI readings of the mounted models, occlusal analysis of the mountings and interpretation of the CPI readings of the mounted models
  
• Students will have Dolphin software installed in their laptops for the first year of the course
  
• The use of Dolphin in everyday practice: clinical demonstration of Dolphin and clinical practice of VTO and CO/CR conversion