5th until the 9th July 2021
A 1-week theoretical and hands-on instrumental analyses course integrating materials science in contemporary orthodontic practice
Zurich, Switzerland
Registration fees
General
Postgraduate Students
- Recent dental graduates (5 years from dental school)
Participation limited to 20 participants
Registration covers:
25 CE hours of theoretical and hands-on seminars on advanced mechanical and surface characterization on materials on prepared orthodontic material and dental hard tissue specimens
A book as a syllabus (worth US $175)
Meals and coffee breaks for the entire duration of the seminar
Continuing Education 25 CE hours
Description
The aim of the course is to provide a thorough, concise, independent from the industry, and clinically-oriented guide to the application of materials in Orthodontics, targeting the practicing clinician who has a limited spectrum of knowledge in the field and wishes to comprehend the mechanisms and effects underlying their use.
The course reviews the applications of biomaterials and their effects on the enamel preparation, bonding, bracket and archwire ligation, mechanotherapy, 3D-printed brackets and aligners, debonding, and long-term enamel structural, color and surface effects, aligners and fixed retainer bonding, and is structured around 3 axes:
- Review of the mechanisms accompanying the bonding of appliances or application of aligners to the dental arch;
- A guide on how to critically review the information available in the literature on topics related to materials applications (bonding, mechanotherapy, debonding, aligners);
- Hands-on training on analytical instrumentation applied onto hard tissue and materials specimens, which extends from molecular analysis (Raman spectroscopy), imaging, and mechanical testing (hardness, modulus, strength).
A guided workflow of designing aligners and polymeric and ceramic brackets and 3D-printing them will also be presented and participants will have a hands-on course on 3D-printing of orthodontic appliances.
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Veronika Thalmann & Partner GmbH
Verbands- & Kongress-Management
Address: Stadtbachstrasse 42A, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Phone: +41 31 382 2000
Mobile: +41 79 949 26 15
Email: c.aquilini@veronikathalmann.ch
VENUE INFO
Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich
Adress: Plattenstrasse 11, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41446343211
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