Phase 1 Interceptive Orthodontics Digital Course for General and Pediatric Dentists

Overview

Phase 1 or interceptive orthodontic treatment is a problem-focused treatment where the child's bite, teeth, airway and oral habits are addressed in preparation for a more simple and limited orthodontic treatment as teenagers called Phase 2 Orthodontic treatment.  This type of treatment generally lasts 6-18 months and occurs in children aged 6-10 years old. The implementation of Phase 1 treatment helps to prevent and reduce the likelihood  of more serious and extensive orthodontic issues in teens and adults like: impactions of canines, jaw surgery, and the need for future premolar extractions. 

Phase 1  treatment can involve the use of functional appliances, braces or clear aligners to fix many orthodontic malocclusions including: overjet, overbite, crossbites, negative overjet, the management and prevention of impacted canines, oral habits, deep bites and open bites as well as issues with airway and sleep disordered breathing.

Objectives: 

This 13-hour digital, on-demand course is a series of curated  and historical content from the StraightSmile Solutions® team, that will teach dentists about Phase 1 treatment etiology, diagnosis and treatment planning using all forms of removable and fixed oral appliances including: braces, clear aligners, expanders, twin blocks, bionators, reverse pull headgear, habit appliances and bite plates. After this course, a dentist should feel comfortable with screening and treatment planning young patients under age 10 for orthodontics in order to empower the dentist to add these procedures to their menu of services for additional in-house revenue or to support the referral to a local orthodontist. 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) through the joint program provider approval of CE Zoom and StraightSmile Solutions. CE Zoom is approved for awarding FAGD/MAGD credit.

**The course is 13 hours long. In order to receive appropriate CE credit, we had to divide the course into two CE Certificates. Make sure to not take both tests on the same day. State boards typically only allow 8 hours of CE per day. After taking the first half of the course, take the first test, the proceed to the second half. Once completed, take the test to part 2. Once the test is passed, your certificate will be in your CE Zoom account under "records" and "manage CE."

Course Contact: help@cezoom.com

Course Categories: Orthodontics

Provider Approval: (AGD) Academy of General Dentistry, Nationally Recognized (AGD-PACE) Academy of General Dentistry Program approval for Continuing Education

Educational Type: Self Study

Educational Method: Electronically mediated with a testing mechanism (internet, one-way & two-way transmissions through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, or wireless communications devices)

Prerequisites :

Must be a licensed dentist

Sponsor(s): None

None

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