About this Event
Welcome to the event **Orthodontics for Dental Hygienists and OHTs-Sydney**! Join us on Saturday 26th October 2024 at 9:00 AM at Macarthur Orthodontics for a day filled with learning and networking opportunities. This event is perfect for dental hygienists and oral health therapists looking to expand their knowledge in orthodontics. Get ready to enhance your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the field. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to grow professionally and connect with fellow professionals in the industry. See you there!
*Limited spots, designed for a small group so you all can make the most of it!
1.5 day orthodontic workshop
Saturday 9-5:30 at MACARTHUR ORTHODONTICS
Sunday 9:30-12 Online session via ZOOM
CPDs: 30 hours in total = 10 hours (online & hands on) + 20 hours of study time (prereading material provided)
HANDS ON training:
Placement and removal of attachments/buttons/IPR
Placement and removal of brackets/wires
Bands selection, placement and removal
Fixed lingual retainer placement
Intraoral scanning and 3D printing
Upload records in aligner company
Fabrication in-house aligners/retainers
Intraoral/extraoral photographs
Cephalometric tracing
Cleaning and OHI for orthodontic patients
This COURSE will cover:
Aetiology/classification of malocclusion
Consent for orthodontic treatment
Referral to an orthodontist: when and why
Diagnosis and Treatment planning
Records: photos, study models, xrays
Class I, II and III
Orthodontic appliances
Retention and relapse
About the SPEAKER:
Dr Meli Chacón
Dentist (Spain), Master in Orthodontics&Dentofacial Orthopaedics (Spain)
Specialist list in Orthodontics (UK), PhD (Spain), Australian Dental Accreditation in 2019.
Meli was raised in a small town in Spain. She graduated as a dentist in 2001 from The University of Seville, where she completed her postgraduate training in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics in 2006. After finishing her orthodontic studies, she moved to Scotland where she worked for 10 and a half years for the National Health Service as an orthodontist. While she was living in the UK, she also presented her PhD research in Spain about rapid maxillary expansion in 2014. Meli moved to Sydney in 2018 and started working as a full time lecturer in Orthodontics at The University of Sydney in 2019. She has now extensive experience in Dentistry and Orthodontics being in the industry for nearly 23 years.
When she is not practicing Orthodontics, Meli enjoys her spare time reading and visiting her family and friends, and she loves all different sports, especially athletics competing as a high jumper.
VENUE:
Day 1: Hands on training will be held at a specialist orthodontic practice on Saturday.
MACARTHUR ORTHODONTICS
5 King Street
2560 Campbelltown
*Lunch and snacks included
*Parking available at the premises
Day 2: Online session will be carried out via ZOOM on Sunday
Cancellation policy
Registration confirmation – Registrations will not be confirmed until full payment is received.
Cancellations (outside 60 days) – Should you cancel your training commitment more than (60 days) prior to the training date, you will be permitted to choose one of the following options:
- Reschedule your training to the next available
- Transfer your registration to a colleague to attend in your absence or
- Request a refund. A refund will be given minus $500 for the reading material
Cancellations (inside 60 days) – Should you cancel your training commitment within the 60 days prior to the training date, no refund or transfer to another workshop date will be permitted, and you will forfeit the cost of the workshop. You are however permitted to substitute a colleague for your reservation, to attend in your absence.
DENS Academy will do everything to ensure workshops are offered as advertised, there may be instances where courses need to be rescheduled. Our academy reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a workshop at its discretion. Where DENS Academy must cancel a workshop, participants will be offered to reschedule their workshop to the next suitable session or a full refund but we will not be held liable for any costs incurred from changing to a different date.
For any questions, please contact Meli via whatsapp 0403300255 or email: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Macarthur Orthodontics-Dr Lalli, 5 King Street, Campbelltown, Australia
AUD 1350.00 to AUD 1550.00