RECENT EVENTS

14-15 April 2012 - Sunshine Coast


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Developing New Dimensions in Dentistry

VENUE
14-15 April 2012
Novotel Twin Water Resort
Sunshine Coast QLD
Australia
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CPD

7 CPD Hours / day

GUEST SPEAKER

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Dr Derek Mahony - Specialist Orthodontist
BDS(Syd), MScOrth(Lon), DOrthRCS(Edin), MDOrthRCPS(Glas), MOrthRCS(Eng), FRCD(Can), Morth RCS(Edin)/CDS(HK), FICD, IBO

Derek Mahony is a world renowned Specialist Orthodontist who has spoken to thousands of practitioners about the benefits of interceptive orthodontic treatment. Early in his career Dr Mahony learned from leading clinicians the dramatic effect functional appliance therapy can afford patients in orthodontic treatment. He has been combining the fixed and functional appliance approach ever since. His lectures are based on the positive impact such a combined treatment approach has had on his orthodontic results and the benefits this philosophy provides from a practice management viewpoint.

After completing his Dental Degree at the University of Sydney Dr Mahony proceeded to the United Kingdom where he completed his Masters Degree in Orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital, Institute of Dental Surgery, London.
Further studies led to the successful completion of a Diploma in Orthodontics at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Dr. Mahony has also passed the Royal College of Dentists in Canada post graduate examination in the field of orthodontics.

Dr Mahony has passed examinations leading to a postgraduate qualification in Dentofacial Orthopaedics from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow. He has also attained his Membership in Orthodontics qualification from the Royal College of Surgeons, England. Dr Mahony has been seeing an average of 250 patients per week for the last decade and has gained a vast amount of experience which he can pass on to clinicians so that they can come to appreciate the key elements of his combined treatment approach. He currently has over 3000 orthodontic patients in active treatment and has been a key note speaker at the International Orthodontic Summit meetings, the International Association of Orthodontics meetings, and the American Association of Functional Orthodontics meetings. He is considered by some to be the “next leading lecturer on functional/fixed orthodontics.” Dr Mahony will provide a stimulating presentation for clinicians wishing to advance their treatment results via a simplistic step by step approach. Dr Mahony approaches his orthodontic diagnosis from a “facial profile” point of view. He sets his treatment goals to create not just straight teeth, but beautiful faces and healthy temporomandibular joints. Dr Mahony is a contributing editor to the Journal of Clinical Paediatric Dentistry, International Orthodontic Journal and Spanish Journal of Dentofacial Orthopaedics.

SEMINAR PROGRAMME

DAY ONE
Early Treatment/Interceptive Orthodontics for the General Dental Practitioner
Saturday 14 Apr 2012 8:00 – 4:30 pm (Registrations from 07:30)

Have you asked yourself why children have to wait for all their permanent teeth to come in crooked before they receive help? You’ve wondered if there was something you could do to improve the situation?

Topics to be covered

  • Early treatment options for the prevention of craniomandibular disorders
  • Methods of influencing facial growth to reach ideal treatment objectives
  • Factors that affect the way the dentition develops. The role of normal function will be emphasized.
  • Does form follow function?
  • The participant will learn which cases should be referred to the Orthodontist or handled by the family dentist
  • How ideal facial growth occurs?
  • What is the best age to treat?
  • Interceptive procedures leading to spontaneous corrections and favorable conditions to initiate orthodontic treatment

Course Outline

  • Interceptive orthodontics
  • Growth modification
  • Early treatment philosophy
  • Oral habits: thumb, tongue, pacifier
  • Breast feeding? How does it impact on the complex
  • Cross bites? Will it resolve spontaneously?
  • Allergies, adenoids and airways
  • Eruption problems – reducing the likelihood of impacted permanent teeth
  • Myofunctional therapy
  • Breathing therapies
  • Interceptive therapies in Class III malocclusions
  • Tongue thrust and frenums


DAY TWO
Biomechanics & Esthetic Strategies in Clinical Orthodontics
Sunday 15 Apr 2012 8:00 – 4:30 pm (Registrations from 07:30)

This course is designed for those Doctors and Staff who are interested in or have already incorporated orthodontics in their practices. Dr. Mahony will take you through the diagnosis and treatment of cases using new technologies such as micro implants, mandibular advancement devices, and seeing how the latest Orthodontic techniques can improve practice efficiency.

Course Outline

Cephalometric Analysis of Choice
  • Pre Treatment Diagnosis
  • Facial/Soft Tissue/Macro aesthetics
  • Smile/Mini aesthetics
  • Teeth/Micro aesthetics
Treatment Objectives
  • Variable torque selection
  • Extractions vs. Non Extractions
  • Bracket Position
  • Disarticulation
  • Early use of light Elastics
  • Wire Selection and progression
Class 2 Treatments in Class 1 time
Class 3 Treatments – Borderline cases for surgery treated with TAD’s
Close Open Bites: Understand Lateral and Anterior Tongue Thrust