Ethical Education for You
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IAS Academy is not just a professional course provider but it is a community made up of world-class teachers and colleagues. Each and every one of them share a common goal which is to empower dentists to treat their patients with confidence using the best and most ethical treatment options available. Their driving force is tooth preservation which is achieved through teaching, mentoring, and supporting clinicians throughout their career in orthodontic and restorative dentistry. As well as this, IAS Academy provides a learning pathway from simple to advanced concepts and reviews key cases that are submitted as part of a course for supported development.
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IAS Academy currently offers a Level 1 Fixed Brace course and now has the fantastic option of a Level 2 Fixed Brace course which will pave the way for you to embark on their specialist led Advanced Course. IAS Academy is committed to building educational pathways that enable clinicians to provide treatment with their patient’s best interests in mind.
The Level 2 Fixed Brace course is a one-day programme that focuses on single tooth extraction, as well as the management of mild-moderate overbite and overjet. The aims of this course are:
- Understand and identify when extraction is required
- Understand how to manage space created by extraction
- Be able to plan “simple” extraction cases
- Understand and identify a deep overbite (up to 80% increase, non-skeletal)
- Be able to use Class II elastics to aide overjet reduction
Here’s how your day will look:
- Introduction and overview
- Extraction and space analysis for single tooth extraction
- Case selection
- Biomechanics for single tooth extraction
- Practical – placing PC across extraction space
- Overbite – identification of skeletal overbite
- Case selection
- Biomechanics for overbite reduction – use of NiTi rocker arch
- Practical – placing NiTi RCOS archwire in lower
- Overjet/buccal correction using Class II elastics
- Case selection
- Biomechanics for overjet reduction and how to use elastics
- Practical – placing hooks and elastics
To undertake and get the most from the Level 2 Fixed Brace course, you will have needed to first complete the Level 1 Fixed Course (or equivalent) and a minimum of 5 fixed cases in practice.
Going the Extra Mile
Joining IAS Academy means more than access to top-quality education as you also gain other great benefits. These include 20% off other IAS Academy courses and event admissions, as well as savings on partner products. In addition, joining IAS Academy can be beneficial to you from a business point of view as not only will you get support with promoting and marketing your services; you will also be included as a priority listing on the national dentist finder database. It’s important to be able to showcase the incredible skills you’ll develop and that’s just one way in which IAS Academy goes the extra mile for their members.
IAS Academy is also passionate about mentoring and that’s an aspect of membership that is priceless. Its online platform allows for members to receive enhanced, case-specific mentoring where you will obtain unlimited support from instructors and expert clinicians who will be able to advise you throughout the treatment process. You will never be alone as it includes support at every stage: assessment, diagnosis, planning, and delivery of treatment.
From Beginner to Expert
As previously mentioned, the Level 2 Fixed Brace course bridges the gap between the Level 1 Fixed course and the Advanced Course. So, what do they entail?
Level 1 Fixed: This course is designed for beginners in fixed appliances and covers all aspects from diagnosis, assessment, case evaluation, to fitting then retention. Running over two days you will spend the first day studying theory before moving on to the hands-on aspects in day two. Essentially, this is the first step in the direction of providing patients with dentistry that lasts.
Advanced Course: You won’t be ready to take on this course until you’ve completed the aforementioned fixed courses but this programme aims to train dentists how to treat more complex malocclusions and covers all appliance systems. The duration of the Advanced Course is 14 months where you will cover 10 and engage in a variety of activities from webinars to hands-on practicals.
In summary, orthodontics can be a complex field and there is a plethora of knowledge to wrap your head around. Finding the right kind of course to advance your career in the way you’d like can be daunting and that’s why becoming part of a community that inspires, supports, and challenges one another can be beneficial. So why not join an academy with an outstanding reputation? Join IAS Academy today!
Dr Tif Qureshi founder and a clinical director of IAS Academy
Dr Tif Qureshi founder and a clinical director of IAS Academy, qualified from Kings College London in 1992. He is a Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, an International faculty that provides mentored education for general dentists on a pathway from appropriate simple to comprehensive orthodontics.
Tif has a special interest in simple orthodontics and truly minimally invasive dentistry. He has committed his life’s work to empowering dentists to provide important alternative techniques. He offers a wide variety of treatments to many more patients, while always respecting the fundamental precepts of orthodontics.
Tif also pioneered the concept of Progressive Smile Design through Alignment, Bleaching, Bonding – a course that combines tooth alignment, composite bonding and teeth whitening to produce superior smiles using techniques with the absolute minimum of invasiveness available today.
An experienced teacher in the Dahl concept, Tif shows how this technique is used to plan tooth alignment and minimise invasive dentistry in the development of a beautiful smile.
Tif now lectures and published scientific articles internationally.
For more information on IAS Academy membership and upcoming training courses, please visit www.iasortho.com or call 01932 336470 (Press 1)
