Fellowship in Indian Orthodontics (F.I.O.) Course

• Scope of orthodontic patient care

• Photography, presentation & diagnosis

• Listing of the problems

• Can I do it?

• Wires-- their properties, types and usage.

• Wire bending,

• Brackets and their selection

• Banding & Bonding demo & hands on

• Ligation demo & hands on

• Tooth movement, Forces and mechanics

• Bite opening procedures

• Space closure & Finishing

• Retention with removable and fixed appliances

• Growth modulation

• Demo of micro implants: live on patient procedure

• Two Patient starts

• Straight wire appliance

• MBT Treatment Mechanics

7 modules of lectures, demo, hands on Typodonts and patient work spread over 7 months and 84 hours held on one weekend of every month (two days every month on Saturday & Sunday)

Designed for the busy practitioner who wishes to add orthodontic patient care to the existent dental services in the clinic.

The candidate is encouraged to start Orthodontic cases in the practice and take our help in it’s progress.

Lectures, Hands on and patient starts

Instruments :

1. A digital camera

2. Bracket holding tweezers

3. Mosquito forceps

4. Light wire bending pliers

5. Light wire cutter

6. Non torqueing turret

7. Ligature cutter

8. Posterior peak band forming pliers

9. Band pusher

10. Cement spatula

11. Bracket marker

12. Cheek retractors

F.I.O - Batch Starting March / April 2013