CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM in
ORTHODONTICS
3 MODULES

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Course Information
Course Name
Certification Program in Orthodontics (3 Modules)

Faculty CPD Hours

Prof. Dr. Parmjit Singh Participants will be awarded 60 CPD hours

Educational Director Teaching Method

Dr. Mustafa Bekerecioğlu • Theoretical Lessons
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• Hands-on Practice on Typodonts
• Case Discussions
Operational Directors
• Handouts
İlhan Köse (İstanbul)
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+90 555 518 87 27 Course will be delivered in English
Turkish translation is available
Yunus Goktas (London)
[email protected]
+44 7904 785 194

Duration
7 Hours x 3 Days x 3 Modules

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What You Will Learn
In module 1, you will learn the principles of growth and development
related to orthodontics and develop skills in patient assessment,
orthodontic records and cephalometry as well as acquire knowledge of
aetiology in orthodontics.

In module 2, you will focus on treatment planning of a range of

malocclusions and learn the importance of bracket placement along with
developing skills in bonding procedures and treatment protocols
for a Class I case.

In module 3, in depth knowledge on a range of treatment mechanics and

clinical scenarios will be covered such deep bites, transverse discrepancies
and asymmetries followed by practical exercises in finishing and retention.

After completing this course, you can start treating simple cases that
includes Class I cases, some simple overbite and overjet problems.
Also, you will have some knowledge about Class II and Class III cases,
but you need to develop some experience with simple cases first.

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 Program
Topics
Module 1
• Classification of Malocclusion
• Rationale for Orthodontics
• Patient Assessment
• Orthodontic Records
• Cephalometry
• Clinical Photography
• Orthodontic Consent
• Risks in Orthodontics
• Growth and Orthodontics
• Interceptive Treatment
• Introduction to Bonding

Module 2 Module 3
• Instruments and Materials • Deep Bites and Open Bites
• Fixed Appliances • Transverse Management
• Orthodontic Banding • Asymmetries
• Bracket Placement and Ligation • Supplementary Mechanics
• Archwire Sequencing • Finishing and Wire Bending
• Anchorage in Orthodontics • Debonding and Bonded Retainers
• Orthodontic Friction • Retention in Orthodontics
• Extractions in Orthodontics • Aligner Treatment
• Inter-proximal Reduction • Treatment Planning Class II Division II
• Treatment Planning Class I Cases Cases
• Treatment Planning Class II Division I • Treatment Planning Class III Cases
Cases

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 Orthodontics

Module 1 Certification
Program

Principles of
Orthodontic Patient
Assessment
Educational Aims
To introduce the student to orthodontic patient assessment and need for
relevant records for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning.

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 Orthodontics

Module 1 Certification
Program

Learning Outcomes
Successful students will be able to:

1. Comprehensively understand the principles, theory and stages of

orthodontic patient classification and assessment.

2. Systematically review and clinically evaluate orthodontic clinical

records and cephalometric analyses.

3. Critically evaluate the nature of skeletal growth and types of growth

in the craniofacial complex.

Practical Sessions
• Patient Assessment
• Cephalometry
• Clinical Photography
• Orthodontic Separation
• Bracket Bonding

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 Orthodontics

Module 2 Certification
Program

Principles of
Orthodontic
Treatment Planning
and Treatment
Protocols
Educational Aims
To introduce the student to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning
and provide basic skills in the provision of orthodontic treatment for
Class I and Class II Division I malocclusions.

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 Orthodontics

Module 2 Certification
Program

Learning Outcomes
Successful students will be able to:

1. Comprehensively understand the knowledge of diagnosis and

treatment planning in orthodontics for Class I and Class II
Division I malocclusions.

2. Critically evaluate the principles of different orthodontic treatments

for Class I and Class II Division I malocclusions.

3. Comprehensively understand the protocols for orthodontic

appliance fabrication and placement.

4. Critically evaluate tooth movements and how to control them

effectively.

Practical Sessions
• Orthodontic Banding
• Class I Typodonts
• Archwire Sequencing
• Treatment Mechanics
• Inter-proximal Reduction
• Case Discussions

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 Orthodontics

Module 3 Certification
Program

Principles of
Orthodontic
Treatment
Educational Aims
To develop the student in identifying appropriate treatment protocols for
specific clinical scenarios and aid in their decision making for
successful orthodontic treatment.

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 Orthodontics

Module 3 Certification
Program

Learning Outcomes
Successful students will be able to:

1. Comprehensively understand the knowledge of diagnosis and

treatment planning in orthodontics for Class II Division II
and Class III malocclusions.

2. Critically evaluate the fundamental protocols for orthodontic

treatments in specific clinical scenarios.

3. Comprehensively understand the theory and systematically critique

the safe practice of contemporary orthodontics.

Practical Sessions
• Supplementary Mechanics
• Finishing in Orthodontics
• Wire Bending
• Bonded Retainers
• Debonding
• Treatment Planning
• Case Discussions

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Faculty
Certification Program in Orthodontics

Prof. Dr. Parmjit Singh

After qualifying as a dentist the Ghana Institute of Management and Public
from the University of Administration in Accra, Ghana in collaboration
Newcastle in 2001, Parmjit with the City of London Dental School.
relocated to London where
he worked in general Parmjit is a member of the British Orthodontic
practice and at three Society and the European Orthodontic Society.
undergraduate teaching He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of
hospitals. His specialist England and an Associate Fellow of the
orthodontic training took Higher Education Academy.
place in London, Essex
and Suffolk. He is trained He is an examiner for the Royal College of
to consultant level, the highest level for a UK Surgeon’s Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS),
orthodontist and has worked at the Chelsea and the Royal College of Surgeon’s Diploma in
Westminster Hospital in London and Ipswich Orthodontic Therapy, the Royal College of
Hospital as a locum consultant. Parmjit’s special Surgeon’s Diploma of Membership of the Faculty
interests include adult orthodontics (having of Dental Surgery (MFDS) and also examines for
completed a Masters in smile aesthetics) as well the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses
as orthodontic retention, a subject area he has where he sits on the orthodontic committee. In
both lectured and published in. He provides the addition to these roles, he is a clinical adviser at
full range of orthodontic appliances including the General Dental Council as an expert witness
Incognito lingual braces and Invisalign. providing independent, impartial clinical advice.

He thoroughly enjoys teaching and has been He spends his time between London and Spain
awarded the Certificate in Learning and Teaching. and enjoys cycling, hiking and DIY in
He is a Professor of Orthodontics at the College his spare time.
of Medicine and Dentistry, Birmingham,
where he is Course Director for the Master
in Orthodontics and the Master in Clinical
Orthodontics. The course has collaborations
with both BPP University and the University of
Ulster. He is also the orthodontic lead for the
Diploma in Orthodontics that is delivered at

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