CGDent orthodontics webinars and Postgraduate Diploma course
Posted by: Dental Design 24th November 2022
The College of General Dentistry has announced a series of free Introduction to Orthodontics webinars, as well as the opening of applications for its 2023-25 Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics.
In January 2023 the College will be hosting three events which will be available free of charge for all dental professionals to watch live online:
- Introduction to orthodontics: Assessment, Diagnosis and Case Selection (17 January 2023, 7pm)
- Introduction to orthodontics: Fixed appliances and functionals (24 January 2023, 7pm)
- Introduction to orthodontics: Retention (31 January 2023, 7pm)
The webinars will be presented by Professor Ross Hobson, a specialist orthodontist, former Head of Orthodontic MSc/Specialist training at Newcastle University, and former Chair in Orthodontics at the University of Central Lancashire. He holds a Master’s in Dental Surgery and PhD from Newcastle, a Membership in Orthodontics at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and was the first dentist to be awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Professor Hobson is also Programme Director of the CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics, a comprehensive Level 7 programme designed to give General Dental Practitioners the skills and knowledge needed to treat more complex malocclusions, including extraction cases, taking them up to just below specialist training level.
The programme, which is now accepting applications to start in April 2023, covers all appliance systems – fixed functional, aligners, lingual and Inman – and includes both the theory and practical aspects of orthodontic care. Through a combination of lectures, seminar and practical sessions, the syllabus includes:
- Records, assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning
- Treatment planning for Class I, Class II div1, Class II div 2 and Class III malocclusions
- Radiography – Ceph/OPG/CBCT
- Fixed appliances
- Lingual appliances
- Removable appliances
- Functionals
- Retention
- Aetiology of malocclusion, growth & development
- Development of the dentition and tooth movement
- Dental material & biomechanics
- Multidisciplinary care, including restorative, periodontics & surgery
- Critical reading skills
- Health education, health & safety, legislation and audit
- Marketing and practice management
During the programme, which is limited to 12 places, students will discuss multiple new cases, participate in hands-on practical sessions and weekly online planning discussions, and will be given one-to-one mentoring by the course lead for ten treated cases.
The course, delivered by IAS Academy, is supported by six training blocks of 3-4 days each in April, September and November 2023, and February, May and September 2024.
To ensure enough case-flow and experience, it is recommended for dentists who have treated at least ten fixed cases, are treating a minimum of ten orthodontic cases per annum, and are familiar with using fixed appliances. Assessment will take place throughout the 120 credit programme, with a final examination held by the College.
To register for the webinars, visit https://cgdent.uk/events
To find out more about the Postgraduate Diploma, visit https://cgdent.uk/primary-care-orthodontics
