Embracing a New Era
It's that time of year again! Kay Gerety's annual assistants courses will be held in Tulsa, OK! The basic assistants course will be conducted on March 30-31, 2012. Don't miss out on the opportunity to train new staff members or update your entire staff!
About the Course
The success of a dental practice, and the successful incorporation of orthodontics into a practice,
can hinge on the education and training of its staff. This hands-on course is designed to meet the
needs of doctors and assistants who are currently utilizing Straight-Wire mechanics and would like to
expand the duties that may be delegated to, and performed by, the assistant. You can’t afford to
miss out on the opportunity to train your staff to accept these responsibilities and to encourage
their professional growth.
This is a beginning course specifically designed to teach the fundamentals of orthodontics to
chair-side auxiliaries. No experience is necessary to succeed in this course and there are no
orthodontic prerequisites. This is a two-day course featuring lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises. Kay Gerety will provide your staff with a clear understanding of orthodontics beginning with patient records, and building on each lesson to conclude with bracket and archwire placement.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will have learned effective processes for:
• Establishing and maintaining patient records
• Cephalometric procedures
• Proper bracket placement based on the principles and mechanics of the Straight-Wire philosophy
• Basic procedures including cementing molar bands, archwire ligation,placement of rotation wedges, and open coil springs
• Scheduling and practice management
Course Outline
• Patient records, standard of care, radiographs, impressions and models, photography, clinical exam and evaluation
• Insurance procedures, patient management forms, informed consent, financial options
• Cephalometric procedures
• Principles and mechanics of the Straight-Wire bracket
• Understanding proper bracket placement and the principles of movement
• Direct bond bracketing of anatomical teeth
• Placement of separators, sizing and cementing molar bands, bracket placement aids, cements and
materials, patient management, and post operative procedures
• Archwire ligation, rotation wedges, and open coil spring
• Scheduling and practice management, ordering orthodontic supplies, operatory armamentarium, and
set-up