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Wires and pliers, plastic and punches, scars and solutions, IIs and IIIs, fore and aft, faster and friction, chewies and positioners, quick fixes, horseshoes, monkey hooks, cold steel and sunshine, enhanced anchorage and anchors. Everything from soup-to-nuts: an orthodontic travelogue through daily problem solving as the mother of invention.
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The biggest impact on orthodontic therapy is a precise diagnosis. This is the key to success in orthodontic treatment. This lecture will describe treatment concepts that fit the patients’ needs and not the other way around. Also, techniques that achieve the most with the least intervention will be discussed.
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The purpose of this lecture is to discuss medical procedure of reconstraction of multiple agenesis. The solution could be rather difficult – including setting up an ideal treatment plan and coordinating the whole treatment process – since several dental disciplines take part in the process of the treatment. Therefore, orthodontic therapy often consists of only adjusting the position of pillars and gaps in the place of agenesis, then the prosthetic reconstruction takes place. The age of the patient and other factors are important when planning the final prosthetic reconstruction. The author analyze the process of treatment plan formation on several cases, then possible complications, which can occur during the treatment, together with consequential modifications. Resolving multiple agenesis is thus based on interdisciplinary co-operation of an orthodontist, prosthodontist and implantologist; in some cases an maxillofacial surgeon can be involved. The authors stress the importance of the therapy coordinator who manages individual phases of the treatment, who bears the responsibility for forming the team, as well as for the treatment results.
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Dr. Jim McNamara has used a wide variety of appliances, both fixed and removable, in the management of patients with Class II occlusal relationships. His current focus is a prospective clinical study of the Carriere Motion appliance carried out in conjunction with developer of this treatment approach, Dr. Luis Carriere. The results of this study as well as the specific protocol used will be described in detail.
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Do you want your office to run smoothly and effectively on a daily basis? Do you feel that you could be more efficient with your current team but don't know how to get there? During this presentation by office efficiency expert, Dr. Jeff Kozlowski, you will learn 30 (or more) ways that you can reach the peak of efficiency and effectiveness in your practice.
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How great it would be to have all the bells and whistles needed to make your office “The Ideal Practice”. What does it take to win the America’s Cup of yacht racing? A great captain, a well-trained crew, a super vessel, knowledge, passion and will – all the same things you need to make your practice soar. What is needed to make an Ortho practice be the BEST or most EFFICIENT, most FUN and most…EVERYTHING? We will navigate a quick look at what are some main ingredients in a Smooth Sailing Practice. Do you measure up? Do you have that all important WISH LIST so you can? Is your Crew the BEST Crew? Rosemary brings nearly 50 years of Ortho Knowledge to this meeting. Learn what SHE thinks is necessary for YOU to be at the top of your Sailing Skill.
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Most business owners and managers are adept at equipping employees with adequate job knowledge and job skill. As a result, they produce competent employees who, while capable of consistently executing the duties and tasks that are required of their job role, are unenlightened: unaware of organizational purpose, uniformed about the totality of their job roles, and uninspired. Many of these employees describe their jobs as routine and monotonous. This presentation will outline exactly what managers and staff members must do to move beyond the goal of simply being competent to being both competent and inspired to achieve their highest priority at work!
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We use computers in many aspects of the Practice on a daily basis, but who hasn’t had a moment where we’ve hated them. If we understand them a bit, treat them well and just give them a little Love we can achieve even more with them. During this lecture I will share a variety of ideas to help you 1) Use apps on your phones and tablets to improve what you do on your computer, 2) Make your computer massively faster for under $100, 3) Understand the latest risks and defenses against Ransomware and 4) A few other cool new technology tidbits you can use at home and in the practice. We promise to limit the Geek speak and talk about issues in terms we can all understand. We encourage you to bring your own questions to share.
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Clear aligner therapy continues to become a more significant part of growing orthodontic practices. With this continued expansion in the orthodontic market, companies are offering new products and services to be able to find a niche in the clear aligner market. Clear aligner therapy has introduced a number of changes to the orthodontic workflow - scanning, virtual tooth movement, and in-house 3D printing. Assistants are going to be required to be intimately involved in all phases of clear aligner therapy. This lecture will review the clinical assistant's role in the fast changing world of clear aligner therapy.
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This lecture will describe serial extraction and identify its advantages and disadvantages. Tooth movements secondary to serial extraction will be described from recent research. The clinical application of serial extraction will be described with long term case histories. The impact of serial extraction on stability, facial change, treatment time and outcome will be documented with case histories and research findings.
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