Our purpose is to help the conscientious orthodontic specialist achieve consistently high quality orthodontic results for their patients.

The objective of this program is to provide the practicing orthodontist with basic knowledge regarding occlusion and the TMJ as applied to diagnosis, treatment planning and execution of treatment, through and beyond the retention period.

The leaders have a combined 35 year teaching history with the Roth/Williams philosophy and techniques. Dr. Bob Williams, co-founder of the Roth/Williams Center, will also participate in certain sessions. The skill and knowledge, once learned, will make the practitioner more confident and more able to complete cases on his or her terms without compromising treatment. This will give the orthodontist the needed “edge” to successfully practice and implement not only good practice management, also good “risk management.”

The course will be taught in the new modern University of Detroit-Mercy Dental School. There will be seven four-day sessions held over a two-year period. Instruction during these sessions will be by lecture, demonstration and clinical experience. There will be homework assignments to be done between each session at the participant’s office. Each session will build on the skills learned and practiced at the previous session.

     

  • A continuation of the program orginally formed by Dr. Ron Roth and Dr. Bob Williams in Burlingame, California
  • The course is divided into 7 sessions
  • Each session is 4 full days, Thursday thru Sunday
  • Time: 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., with a one-hour lunch
  • Lecture, clinical and laboratory experience

Subjects Covered:

  • SPECIFIC, DEFINABLE TREATMENT GOALS
  • CONCEPTS PROMOTE HEALTHY FUNCTION OF THE GNATHIC SYSTE
  • USE OF ARTICULATORS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING
  • CENTRIC INTER-OCCLUSAL RECORDS
  • SPLINT CONSTRUCTION AND THERAPY
  • DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TMD
  • DENTAL AND FACIAL ESTHETICS
  • PERIODONTAL CONCERNS AS APPLIED TO ORTHODONTICS
  • CEPHALOMETRIC INTERPRETATION
  • CO-CR CONVERSION OF HEADFILMS
  • VTO AND STO CONSTRUCTION
  • ROLE OF THE ORTHODONTIST IN SURGICAL PLANNING AND PREPARATION
  • USE OF COMPUTERS IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING
  • APPLIANCE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT
  • MECHANICS AND USE OF THE ROTH STRAIGHT WIRE APPLIANCE
  • STEP BY STEP PLANNING OF TREATMENT
  • MIXED DENTITION TREATMENT
  • INTEGRATING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT
  • CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE GNATHOLOGIC POSITIONER
  • RETENTION

Course Dates

AEO Group 6-
 October 26,27,28,29 2006
February 15,16,17,18 2007
May 31, June 1,2,3 2007
September 27,28,29,30 2007
December 6,7,8,9 2007
March 13,14,15,16 2008
June 19,20,21,22 2008

AEO Group 7-
 October 18,19,20,21 2007
February 7,8,9,10 2008
July 17,18,19,20 2008
September 25,26,27,28 2008
December 4,5,6,7 2008
March 5,6,7,8 2009
June 18,19,20,21 2009

AEO Group 8-
October 16,17,18,19 2008
February 5,6,7,8 2009
July 16, 17, 18, 19 2009
September 24, 25, 26, 27 2009
December 3, 4, 5, 6 2009
March 4,5,6,7 2010
June 17, 18, 19, 2010

Session Topics

Please note: Homework will be assigned after each session. You will also be able to incorporate learned techniques into your practice immediately.

Session One

  • Introduction to the Concepts of Functional Occlusion in Orthodontics
  • Centric Relation and Centric Occlusion Wax Records
  • Panadent Articulator System, including Estimated Hinge Axis Face Bow
  • Split Cast Mounting Technique
  • Straight Wire Appliance System
  • Ricketts and Roth/Jarabak Ceph Analysis
  • CO-CR Cephalometric Conversion Technique



Session Two

  • Radiographs: Frontal, SMV, Full Mouth Periapicals, Panoramic, Oriented
  • Tomgraphy Philosophy of a Seated Condylar Reference Position
  • TMJ Diagnosis
  • Visual Treatment Objective
  • Splint Construction
  • Clinical Exam
  • Seven Position Superimposition



Session Three

  • True Hinge Axis Location
  • Axiopath Tracings
  • Five-Part Centric Bites
  • True Hinge Axis Mounting


Session Four

  • Visual Treatment Objectives
  • Mechanics – Roth/Williams System
  • Wire Banding Exercises
  • Review of the Systems


Session Five

  • Introduction to Orthognathic Surgery
  • Diagnostic Surgical Setups
  • Surgical Splint Setups


Session Six

  • Radiographs: How and Why
  • Tomograms
  • Case Work-Ups



Session Seven

  • Mixed Dentition Treatment
  • Diagnostic Setups
  • Occlusial Equilibrations
  • Review


If there is interest in taking any individual sessions, you are able to attend just the lecture portion for $1300 US or attend the lecture and clinic for $2600 US. Please call Dr. Freeland at (989) 732-7539 to make these arrangements.