This three-day advanced course is for participants with previous orthodontic experience to further their understanding and clinical skills of diagnosis, treatment planning and effective management of the neuromuscular orthodontic/orthopedic case. Distinguishing the simple tooth movement case from the moderate arch development case will be emphasized.
This course is designed to mentor and assist the participants by encouraging them to begin orthodontic/orthopedic treatment with their patients, progressively guiding them toward a finishing stage of treatment and implementing neuromuscular concepts. Practice management and marketing concepts will be discussed as it relates to orthodontic treatment.
The second session student must gain a comprehensive understanding of CMS, EMG and ESG physiologic data. With this information, there will be a deeper understanding and appreciation to support nature’s bio-physiologic laws of orthopedic verticalization mechanics and occlusion. These principles are the foundation to diagnosing and treatment planning more complex cases.
An exchange of concepts, ideas and input will be given to assist each participant during the arch development and verticalization stages while treating to the myocentric finishing position.
Goal of session # 2: The primary goal of this session is to develop the necessary didactic skills of the participants that are essential for implementation of the orthodontic mechanics required for neuromuscular occlusal stabilization.
The objectives of this course are for the participant to:
- Define neuromuscular position through diagnostic modalities
- Learn orthodontic treatment protocols through NFO orthodontic mechanics and procedures
- Learn about various orthodontic appliances and how they are employed to accomplish stabilization
- Discover the many uses and applications of arch wires and AW systems
- Learn diagnostic screening protocols as they relate to Radiology, Physical Examination, Bio-electrical instrumentation, Scans and data interpretation and TENS
- Learn to place and adjust appliances used for specific neuromuscular occlusal treatment through didactic laboratory projects
- Discover the importance of proper case selection and when to start orthodontic stabilization and the appliances necessary to achieve that end
- Discover the etiologies of pediatric orthodontic malocclusions including the implications of upper airway obstruction and posture
- Review the techniques for the proper EMG guided bite registration for orthodontic patients and the limitations
- Learn case presentation techniques and office management skills
- $3,495
- Note: Tuition does not incude $400 cost for typodont that must be ordered for the hands-on portion of the course
- Jay Gerber, FICCMO, DAAPM
- NFO Neuromuscular Functional Orthodontics: Session I
There is a team portion to this course independent from the Doctors and tuition is $979 each.
