Dental CE Course: Orthodontic Principles I

After completing the course, you'll be able to:


Understand the importance of the general dentist's role in the overall diagnosis and treatment of malocclusions.

Answer the questions: why? when? what? where? and how? pertaining to
orthodontic treatment.

Explain the importance of differential diagnosis, and determine the proper records required for each orthodontic problem.

Differentiate among preventive, interceptive and corrective orthodontics and how each relates to the various stages of dental development.

List the various purposes of orthodontic treatment.

List the prerequisites of orthodontic treatment.

Define the term "biomechanical principles" with respect to various methods of orthodontic therapy.

Evaluate various force systems used for orthodontic tooth movement and orthopedic application.

Describe the biology of orthodontic tooth movement and discuss the histologic changes that occur with various force systems.

List the order in which a clinician classifies malocclusions.