Certificate in Orthodontic Nursing Timetable
LECTURE PROGRAMME:
Day 1
- Aims and Objectives of the Course programme
- Personnel involved in the programme
- How best to study
- Portfolio presentation
- Support available
Anatomy relative to Orthodontics:
Function and structure of the:
- Muscles of mastication
- Muscles of facial expression and soft tissues
- Tongue
- Maxilla and mandible
- Structure and morphology of deciduous teeth and their eruption dates
- Structure and morphology of permanent teeth and their eruption dates
- Growth and development of the mandible and maxilla
- Principles of the biology of tooth movement
Day 2
Record keeping in Orthodontics:
- The importance of good record keeping
- Written assessment records and medical history taking
- Clinical photography
- Radiographic views and their relevance
- Cephalometrics
- Chairside impression procedures and laboratory casting of models (hands-on session)
- Model storage
Portfolio presentation
Day 3
The Orthodontic Patient Examination and Classification of Malocclusion:
- Skeletal classification
- Incisor classification
- Canine classification
- Molar classification
- Overjet
- Overbite
- Crossbite
- Scissors bite
- Anterior Open Bite
Cephalometrics – tracing of radiographs (hands on session)
Day 4
Cross infection control:
- Cross infection
- Health and Safety
- COSHH
- Ionising Radiation Regulations
- Sharps policy
- CPR
- First Aid
Medico-legal:
- Data protection
- Record keeping
- Regulations
- Consent
Portfolio presentation
Day 5
Orthodontic Treatment:
- Aims and limitations of treatment
- Risks and benefits of treatment
- Monitoring of treatment
- Finishing and detailing treatment
- Retention strategies
Orthodontic Indices and Clinical Governance:
- IOTN
- PAR
- Prioritising treatment
- Treatment outcome assessment
- Treatment complexity and hierarchy of treatment provider
Day 6
Orthodontic Appliances:
Removable
- Indications
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Components and construction of appliances
- Types and uses
- Instruments and materials used in appliance construction
- Patient instructions
- Breakages and potential for repair
Extra Oral Traction:
- Principles of use
- Components
- Fitting of safety headgear
Cephalometrics – tracing of radiographs review (hands on session)
Day 7
Orthodontic Appliances:
Fixed
- Indications
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Components and construction of appliances
- Types and uses
- Chairside procedures in appliance placement
- Bracket placement and orientation
- Wires and their uses
- Auxiliaries
- Instruments and materials used in appliance construction
- Patient instructions
- Breakages and potential for repair
Day 8
Oral health relative to appliances:
- Diet and patient education
- Communication skills
- Patient monitoring
- Patient motivation
Stock control:
- Materials
- Instruments
- Equipment maintenance
Portfolio review
Day 9
Interdisciplinary Care:
- The orthodontic/orthognathic interface
- The orthodontic/restorative interface
- Cleft lip and palate
Laboratory skills:
- Communication with laboratory
- Laboratory work sheets
- The impression “journey”
- Preparation and casting of study models
- Stages in appliance construction
- Revision
- Exam technique
- Mock examination
