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Choose these Trending Mini Courses at Gerety Orthodontic Seminars

Modified: July 1, 2019 - 09:02 AM

Orthodontics is surely a rewarding career path. It is all about focusing on the alignment of the teeth and improving a patient’s occlusion, or the mechanics involved to enhance their smile. At Gerety Orthodontic Seminars, we are proud to say that we offer complete mini-courses, specifically structured for general dentists to integrate new orthodontic concepts into their training. We are renowned in Tulsa because of reputation of Dr. Robert Gerety, our leader, who developed and taught these programs. His research and determined documentation has enabled the continuation of his program for over 40 years.

At Gerety Orthodontic Seminars, no matter what your needs are in orthodontic continuing education, we have the best solution for you and your office team. We are preferred because we offer flexible options for learning, offering both an online and classroom environment. You can view our complete offering of courses by exploring our homepage. We are excited to provide our mini-courses that are trending at Gerety Orthodontic Seminars. These are short, stand alone programs targeting a specific mechanic.

If you wish to learn orthodontics or simply expand your skills in orthodontics, here are the mini-courses you should consider enrolling in today.

Indirect Bracketing

With this course, you will be able to optimize the placement of fixed appliances. It will guide you on precise bracket positioning. You will learn about the clinical phase, the materials, and the best methods to create transfer trays for better accuracy.  Learn how to position the brackets accurately. Learn the benefits of indirect bracketing with reduced chair time & the stress that is sometimes involved with the direct bonding procedure.

Use of Lip Bumpers

When you enroll in this mini-course, you will learn the mechanics that go into the use of the lip bumper appliance. The lip bumper serves as a great appliance when it comes to developing or expansion of the lower arch. In some cases, like mixed dentition cases, it serves as the ideal appliance. As you enroll in the course at Gerety Orthodontic Seminars, you will get more details on the importance of the position of the lip bumpers according to the movement that is needed. You will learn this through project videos, lectures, case presentations, and written tests. When the course is completed, you will have full knowledge of molar rotation & how to use the lip bumper to remove lip pressure, allow the tongue to function properly to develop the lower arch.

Cephalometric Tracing

This mini-course will guide you on how to properly take cephalometric x-rays, which is an integral part of your treatment diagnosis and planning. Once you complete it, you will be able to predict the effects of various procedures. It serves as a good aid for dental assistants, allowing them access to a better way of ceph tracing. For those doctors using third party tracing services, it is important to understand and locate the anatomical landmarks and the points of reference in order to confirm the accuracy of the tracing.

 

The other mini-courses we have for you include Proper Bracket and Band Placement, Phase I Interceptive Treatment Indications and Banding of Primary Teeth, Bonded Lower Lingual Retainer, Utility Archwires, Managing Impacted Cuspids, Molar Uprighting, and more.  At Gerety Orthodontic Seminars, we invite you to join our orthodontic family and hope that you will enroll with us for orthodontic continuing education mini-courses.

For more details on the mini-courses, please contact us at geretyorthodonticseminars.com.