Improve your knowledge with this program where you will find first class clinical cases and materials. Improve the quality of your clinical practice through this postgraduate diploma in Dentofacial Orthopedics”

Orthodontics was the first specialty within dentistry and the second after ophthalmology within the health sciences. In this sense, specialty is understood as the possession of a specific professional organization, literature and training. Its specific characteristics in diagnosis, type of treatment, objectives and scientific bases, require exclusive professional practice.

Together with orthodontic therapy, dentofacial orthopedic treatments are applied to optimize results and frequently enhance the rehabilitation of structures and improvement of their function.

The fundamental justification of the program is, therefore, to train professionals with adequate knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and competencies, ensuring they are able to serve society by satisfying its health demands, in terms of prevention, diagnosis and treatment, in an ethical, efficient and safe manner.

This professional must appreciate the need for lifelong professional development and continuing education, be able to efficiently utilize advances in knowledge and technology, and understand the central role of the patient in therapeutic decision making.

Expand your knowledge through the postgraduate diploma in Dentofacial Orthopedics, in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

This postgraduate diploma in Dentofacial Orthopedics contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in the different dental specialties
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Latest information on dentofacial orthopedics
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• With special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in dentofacial orthopedics
• Content that is available from any fixed or portable device with an internet connection

This postgraduate diploma may be the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Dentofacial Orthopedics, you will obtain a postgraduate diploma from TECH"

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals from the field of dentistry, who contribute their work experience to this course, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognized by esteemed scientific communities.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program to train in real situations.

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning, whereby the dentist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of dentistry with extensive teaching experience.

The postgraduate diploma offers training in simulated environments, which provides an immersive learning experience designed to train for real-life situations"

It includes clinical cases to bring the program's degree as close as possible to the reality of care in dentistry"

The main objective of the program is the development of theoretical and practical learning, so that the dentist is able to master the latest techniques in basic orthodontics in a practical and rigorous manner.

This refresher program will generate a sense of confidence when practising dentistry, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objectives

• Gain up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge in the different areas of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics through evidence-based dentistry
• Know how to apply acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments with a multidisciplinary approach within broader contexts related to health sciences
• Transmit learning skills to students that will allow them to continue their specialization in an autonomous and self-directed manner, developing habits of excellence and quality in professional practice
• Possess the ability to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments, while reflecting on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
• Encourage the acquisition of technical skills and abilities, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific training
• Encourage professional stimulation through continuous education and research

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Initial Diagnosis  

• Consolidate structural and radiological anatomical knowledge, as well as the practical considerations that students should apply in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic planning for orthodontic patients and those requiring dentofacial orthopedics

Module 2. Advanced Diagnosis   

• Prepare students in the field of diagnostic imaging of the human anatomy, especially in the area of dentistry To do so, students should become familiar with the various imaging techniques available, along with their indications and limitations 
  
  
• Students will learn about oral, intraoral and extraoral radiology, with special emphasis on lateral and frontal teleradiography of skulls. They will also receive training in other techniques such as simple radiology, ultrasound, CT, CBCT and MRI of the human body, especially of the cervicofacial area.  

Module 3. Malocclusions and Dentofacial Deformities Etiology 

• Train students in the skills to be able to diagnose, describe, classify, transmit and plan malocclusions treatment, being able to distinguish between skeletal and dental problems
• Acquire sufficient training to diagnose, classify and treat dental malocclusions caused by osseo-dental discrepancy 
• Know how to identify the different malocclusive syndromes and craniofacial deformities, as well as the functional alterations of the stomatognathic system that accompany morphological alterations  

Module 4. Early Dentofacial Orthopedics

• Know and understand the indications, contraindications, and limits of Orthodontics, Dentofacial Orthopedics and Orthognathic Surgery  
• Be able to identify and prevent or treat risk factors for relapse in each patient   
• Determine appropriate interventions in early orthopedics and neuro-occlusal rehabilitation (ONR)
• Review the planar law of minimum vertical dimension and functional masticatory angle
• Establish the necessary actions for the implementation of treatment during the first year
• Differentiate between the characteristics of therapy in the first dentition and in the mixed dentition and second dentition
• Describe the treatments in deciduous and first phase mixed dentition
• Establish current evidence-based protocols, where indications and contraindications appear at different treatment ages
• Gain up-to-date knowledge of the consequences of pathological situations of overbite, posterior crossbite and transversal problems
• Gain up-to-date knowledge of the diagnostic and therapeutic processes of facial asymmetry in children
• Describe the alterations in the eruption of canines, incisors, premolars and molars 

 Module 5. Late Dentofacial Orthopedics

• Predict the efficacy and efficiency of different treatments and correction stability  
• Gain up-to-date knowledge of the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to space problems and serial extraction 

Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in Dentofacial Orthopedics"