DIPLOMA OF SPECIALIZATION IN DIGITAL ORTHODONTICS AND ALIGNERS (online)

100% ONLINE
Study the most innovative orthodontic techniques at your own pace

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AIMED AT	MODALITY	STRUCTURE	HOURS	LANGUAGES	START	ACCESS

dentists	online	7 modules	115 hours	Spanish English	flexible	1 year

1- inicio

The future of orthodontics is digital and transparent

Digital orthodontics has opened up a new path in the treatment of malocclusions, allowing for greater precision, predictability, and a more comfortable experience for the patient.

Clear aligners allow for the application of controlled, sequential forces, promoting more predictable and biologically efficient tooth movement.

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2- Orto Digital y alineadores

Digital orthodontics and aligners:
an innovative approach

Through a structured, module-based approach, you will learn to diagnose, plan, and treat cases of varying complexity by integrating digital tools into each phase of treatment.

You will also learn how to integrate clear aligners into your daily orthodontic practice, within a predictable clinical approach, supported by digital tools and appropriate case selection criteria.

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3- Material y webinars

Comprehensive, clear, and guided 100% online training

The training is designed to help you learn in a clear, dynamic way with a solid scientific foundation, combining different formats such as videos, podcasts, and interactive content.

It also includes tests to reinforce your knowledge and monthly live meetings with the teacher, where you can ask questions, discuss real-life cases, and confidently advance your learning.

Diploma

At the end of the course and having passed the required subjects of the program, you will obtain the following diploma from Athenea Dental Institute:

Diploma of completion and approval of the Athenea Dental Institute course

Key Information

Program

module 1: introduction and class i

Biomechanical principles and diagnostics of aligners. How to start working with aligners. Treatment of crowding cases with IPR and/or transverse expansion will also be discussed.

Biology of tooth movement with aligners.
Biomechanical principles of aligners.
Workflow and communication with technicians and case monitoring.
“Upload your first case”. Dental photography.
Therapeutic decision making in treatments with aligners.
Advanced diagnosis. CBCT integration.
Class I treatment. Severe crowding and midline deviation.
IPR management in aligner treatment.
Treatment in the transverse plane. Expansion.

Module 2: CLASS II TREATMENT

This module will discuss the treatment of Class II with extractions, distalization with and without auxiliary appliances, and with mandibular advancement.

Treatment of dental class II of maxillary, mandibular and bimaxillary origin.
Upper distalization, extractions and mesialization.
Protocols / Step-by-step distalization with maximum anchorage and with medium anchorage.
Power Bar First protocol.
Mandibular advancement.

Module 3: CLASS III, VERTICALS, AND CASE FINISHING

Module 3 will cover protocols for distalization of the lower arch as well as protocols for the treatment of malocclusions in the vertical plane and completion with aligners and occlusal adjustment.

Class III treatment.
Treatment in the vertical plane.
Protocols / Step-by-step distalization with maximum anchorage and with medium anchorage.
Completion with aligners. Selective wear and intercuspidation.
Functional treatment with aligners.
Retention and correction of relapse.

Module 4: MARPE, TAD, and Orthognathic Surgery

Module 4 will deal with the treatment of extreme transverse discrepancy treated with micro-screws, MARPE or orthognathic surgery.

MARPE, BAME.
Treatments with surgery. Digital planning of orthognathic surgery.
Microimplants. Digital design of surgical guide and placement protocol.

Module 5: HYBRID TREATMENTS

How to make the unpredictable predictable? This module will discuss the use of auxiliary devices or springs, mini-tubes and elastics with aligners.

Hybrid treatments. Sectionals, mini-tubes.
Auxiliary techniques: elastics, micro-screws, auxiliary springs. How to make the unpredictable predictable?

Module 6: IN-HOUSE ALIGNERS

From diagnosis to impression, so that the aligners can be fabricated in your own clinic.

In-house aligners. From diagnosis to printing

Module 7: SPECIAL CASES

In the last module we will focus on digital smile planning for preprosthetic cases and the use of aligners in periodontal patients, retained teeth and the use of digitally guided corticotomies to perform accelerated orthodontics.

Special cases:
Retained teeth.
Periodontal patients.
Corticotomy. Digital design of surgical guide.
Pre-prosthetic cases.

Instruments

The student will need a computer to access the virtual campus, from where he/she will be able to access all the didactic material of the course, as well as to attend the online group tutorials and streaming classes.

Athenea will provide all the educational material necessary to complete the course in the form of video and streaming classes, recommended articles and theoretical manuals.