Practical Modular Course in Orthodontics by Kleber Meireles

The most detailed and comprehensive modular training on orthodontics by Professor Kleber Meireles!

You will experience 4 practical training modules:

1. Diagnosis, treatment planning, and biomechanics: keys to success
2. Pediatric orthodontics: treatment of growing patients
3. Mini-implants and auxiliary mechanics with aligners
4. Finishing in orthodontics: orthodontic solutions for excellent result. Advanced biomechanics.

...theory and practical skill development, answers to all your questions.

Orthodontic biomechanics is Professor Meireles' trademark, and it runs through all the training modules.

The first module is entirely dedicated to diagnosis, treatment planning, and the use of biomechanics in orthodontics. During this module, you will learn to analyze the face, smile, occlusion, and perform cephalometric analysis. You will also study the biomechanics protocols for working with TADs.

The second module focuses on orthodontics for growing patients. You will learn protocols for diagnosis, planning, and treatment for children and teenagers, as well as step-by-step procedures for working with appliances for growing patients.

In the third module, you will cover working with microimplants during aligner therapy from A to Z: biomechanics, usage features, installation protocols, and treatment procedures.

The final fourth module focuses on finishing in orthodontics. The lecturer will share the secrets of achieving the perfect aesthetic and functional outcome of orthodontic treatment. On models, you will learn how to create bends and loops and work with elastics.

This modular course will fully cover your orthodontic training needs for several years. All the answers to your questions are already prepared and waiting for you in one place!

❗❗❗ IMPORTANT: to participate in the modular course, you must pay 70% of the total tuition fee.

Module 1

Bucharest - April 22 - April 24, 2025

DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLANNING, AND BIOMECHANICS: KEYS TO SUCCESS

1. Сomprehensive diagnosis skills: develop the ability to perform a thorough orthodontic diagnosis, integrating facial, occlusal, smile, and cephalometric analyses
2. Treatment planning mastery: learn to design personalized treatment plans for complex cases
3. Сamouflage vs. surgical approaches: understand the boundaries of camouflage treatments and identify precise indications for surgical interventions in orthodontics
4. Vertical problem management: gain expertise in managing vertical excess and deficiency cases using innovative strategies, including tads and prof. kleber’s protocols
5. Case customization and execution: apply diagnostic insights to execute individualized treatment plans, ensuring effective and predictable outcomes
6. Integration of esthetics and function: balance esthetic and functional goals in treatment planning, with a focus on smile and facial analysis
7. Hands-on experience with templates: develop practical skills in setting up and organizing cases using the treatment planning template, ensuring real-world applicability.

Day 1:
– Facial analysis
– Occlusal analysis
– Smile analysis
– Cephalometric analysis
– Workshop: diagnosis and treatment planning template. Setting up cases in the template with Professor Kleber.

Day 2:
– Sagittal Problems – Class II. Each Class II type requires a different treatment plan. Camouflage boundaries. Surgical indications
– Sagittal Problems – Class III. Challenges of camouflage treatments. Don’t exceed your boundaries
– Workshop: Class II and Class III Cases. Planning and execution from A to Z (Featuring Prof. Kleber’s Cases)
– Workshop: Class II and Class III Cases. Planning (Class II and Class III Cases (Pre-selected cases from course students).

Day 3:
– Vertical Problems – Vertical Excess. Camouflage Cases – TADs. Surgical Cases. What are the precise indications?
– Vertical Problems – Vertical Deficiency. Camouflage Cases – Prof. Kleber’s Protocols. Surgical Cases. What Are the Precise Indications?
– Workshop: Vertical Excess and Deficiency Cases. Planning and Execution From A to Z (Featuring Prof. Kleber’s Cases)
– Workshop. Vertical Excess and Deficiency Cases. Planning. Vertical Excess and Deficiency Cases (Pre-selected cases from course students).

During the course, students are required to bring their laptops with imaging software installed (PowerPoint or Keynote). The cases provided by the students must include high-quality images. Examples of the necessary images and radiographs for planning will be sent prior to the course.

Diagnostics

Facial Analysis: Facial Analysis Templates streamline the workflow by highlighting critical focus points for biomechanics application. Key considerations include maxillary impaction, mandibular advancement, anterior teeth intrusion, and posterior teeth extrusion. Precise facial analysis is essential for effective planning.

Smile Analysis: Decisions regarding expansion mechanics, anterior teeth inclination, vertical movements, and dental compensation limits must incorporate smile analysis for accuracy.

Occlusal Analysis: Identifying and measuring occlusal errors ensures mechanics are directed effectively for quicker and more reliable treatment, minimizing side effects that could delay progress.

Cephalometric Analysis: While some cephalometric measures are vital for therapeutic decisions, others may mislead and hinder diagnosis. Understanding these potential errors is critical to avoid diagnostic complications.

Treatment planning and advanced biomechanics

Skeletal Anchorage (TADs): TADs have become a cornerstone in orthodontics, enabling the treatment of complex cases without orthognathic surgery. The evolution of biomechanical techniques has expanded their application, improving outcomes for Class II, Class III, and vertical issues.

This three-day course delves into medium- to high-complexity cases using TADs. The program emphasizes a comprehensive approach involving Diagnosis, Planning, and Biomechanics to achieve optimal results.

Participants will receive a facial analysis template along with a Facial Analysis E- Book and access to several videos featuring Kleber’s Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Protocol.

Module 2

Bucharest - April 25 - April 27, 2025

PEDIATRIC ORTHODONTICS: TREATMENT OF GROWING PATIENTS

1. Understanding preventive and interceptive orthodontics: students will be able to differentiate between preventive and interceptive orthodontic approaches and apply them based on patient needs
2. Decision-making in early orthodontics: develop the ability to identify when to intervene in craniofacial development and decide between prevention or interception
3. Phased treatment strategies: learn to design treatment plans in one or two stages, considering the patient's growth and orthodontic needs
4. Space management: master the principles of space management in primary and mixed dentition to address crowding and prevent malocclusions
5. Addressing crowding: differentiate between primary and secondary crowding and apply appropriate treatment strategies, including serial extractions
6. Managing sagittal problems: Class II: understand the distinction between Class II problems located in the maxilla versus the mandible, and plan treatments accordingly
7. Vertical growth issues: develop treatment protocols for vertical excess and vertical deficiency during the craniofacial growth phase
8. Transverse discrepancies: evaluate and apply the appropriate indications and protocols for slow versus rapid expansion in cases of transverse discrepancies
9. Anterior open bite treatment: design treatment plans using different protocols tailored to the specific characteristics of anterior open bite cases
10. Case-based learning: participate in workshops to plan and execute Class II, Class III, vertical excess, and vertical deficiency cases, featuring real examples from prof. Kleber’s cases and students' cases.

Day 1
Preventive and interceptive orthodontics
– What to do?
– When to intervene?
– Prevention or interception? 
– Treatment in one or two stages.

Space management
– Primary crowding
– Secondary crowding
– Serial extractions.

Transverse discrepancies
– Slow expansion vs. fast expansion (indications and protocols)
– Anteior open bite
– Different protocols for different characteristics.

Day 2
– Sagittal problems. Class II

– Class II located in maxilla  
– Class II located in mandible
– Sagittal problems. Class III

– Class III located in maxilla  
– Class III located in mandible
– Workshop: Class II and Class III cases. Planning and execution from A to Z (featuring Prof. Kleber’s cases and students’ cases).

Day 3
– Vertical problems: vertical excess
– How to treat during craniofacial growth phase
– Vertical problems: vertical deficiency
– How to treat during craniofacial growth phase
– Workshop: vertical excess and deficiency cases. Planning and execution from A to Z (featuring Prof. Kleber’s cases and students’ cases).

During the course, students are required to bring their laptops with imaging software installed (PowerPoint or Keynote). The cases provided by the students must include high-quality images. Examples of the necessary images and radiographs for planning will be sent prior to the course.
 

Orthodontic Diagnosis

In orthodontic training, understanding diagnosis and determining the ideal time for intervention in different types of malocclusion requires extensive knowledge of craniofacial growth, occlusion development, and the etiology of malocclusions. By combining occlusal, cephalometric, and facial analysis, a comprehensive treatment plan is developed.

Treatment of Growing Patients

Comprehensive orthodontic mechanics, when preceded by early intervention (if necessary), are significantly streamlined. The course will feature numerous cases involving growing patients where Phase 1 interventions restored proper facial and occlusal development. Preventive and interceptive orthodontics, along with facial orthopedic appliances, will be thoroughly explored to facilitate understanding and implementation of clinical protocols.

Our course covers diagnostic principles and treatment protocols refined over 20 years of postgraduate orthodontic training. Key themes include:

– Diagnosis in Orthodontics
– Facial Analysis: The Face Template
– Individualized Cephalometric Analysis
– Arch Perimeter Management
– Management of Transverse Problems
– Therapeutic Approaches to Sagittal Problems (Class II and Class III)
– Functional and Mechanical Orthopedics
– Management of Vertical Problems
– 4X2 Leveling in the Mixed Dentition Phase
– Post-Phase 1 Control.

Students will receive an illustrative booklet of clinical protocols in Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics (with explanatory videos) with step-by-step instructions for handling and installing some of the devices presented in the course.

Module 3

Bucharest - June 22 - June 24, 2025

MINI-IMPLANTS AND AUXILIARY MECHANICS WITH ALIGNERS

1. Understand biomechanics principles: students will gain a foundational understanding of biomechanics, including the two-couple system, to optimize auxiliary mechanics with aligners
2. Hybrid treatment approaches: learn why hybrid treatments are essential and identify situations where clear aligners alone may not provide efficient results
3. Avoiding common mistakes: develop the ability to recognize and avoid the most common mistakes in using auxiliary mechanics with clear aligners
4. Designing and using loops: master the design and application of loops for individual mechanics, molar uprighting, torque adjustments, and rotation/angulation correction
5. Planning with CBCT and printed guides: learn how to incorporate СBCT imaging and printed guides into treatment planning for enhanced precision
6. Mini-implant fundamental: understand the principles of mini-implants, including types, selection criteria, and choosing the ideal anchorage for different cases
7. Auxiliary mechanics with mini-implants: gain expertise in integrating loops supported by mini-implants for treating Class II and Class III cases with clear aligners
8. Hands-on mini-implant insertion: practice the insertion of interradicular and extra-alveolar mini-implants in hands-on workshops for real-world application
9. Hands-on loop mechanics: develop practical skills in creating and using loops for molar uprighting, individual torque, and auxiliary mechanics for rotation and angulation correction
10. Comprehensive treatment execution: apply learned concepts and techniques to design and execute effective treatment plans involving mini-implants and auxiliary mechanics with aligners.

Day 1
– Fundamentals of biomechanics: two-couple system
– Why hybrid treatments?
– Where clear aligners are not efficient?
– Most common mistakes in using auxiliary mechanics with clear aligners
– Types of TADs
– Fundamentals of mini-implants
– Choosing the ideal anchorage
– Loops for auxiliary mechanics
– Loops for treating Class II and Class III cases with clear aligners.

Day 2
– Loops for individual mechanics with clear aligners
– Loops for molar uprighting
– Loops for individual torque
– Loops for for rotation and angulation correction
– Workshop: insertion of interradicular mini-implants
– Workshop: making loops for auxiliary mechanics with regular mini-implants.

Day 3
– Planning with CBCT
– Use of printed guides
– Workshop: extra-alveolar mini-implants
– Workshop: loops supported by mini-implants for Class II cases
– Workshop: loops supported by mini-implants for Class III cases
– Workshop: loops for molar uprighting
– Workshop: loops for individual torque
– Workshop: loops for auxiliary mechanics for rotation and angulation correction.

During the course, students will need to bring their pliers to practice the loops and bends taught during the lessons. A detailed list of required materials will be sent to the students upon enrollment in the course.

Module 4

Bucharest - June 25 - June 27, 2025

1. Understanding ideal occlusion: define the characteristics of an ideal occlusion and its role in achieving long-term stability and function
2. Mastering bonding techniques: learn the details of ideal bonding and understand when to re-bond brackets or bend wires for optimal results
3. Precision in wire bending: develop skills in creating precise first-, second-, and third-order bends to address various clinical scenarios
4. Torque application: differentiate between real, relative, retraction, and finishing torques and understand their clinical applications
5. Loop mechanics: master the design and application of loops for alignment, leveling, retraction, correcting angulation and occlusal planes and more
6. Elastic mechanics for finishing: learn to use elastics effectively to optimize mechanics and achieve superior finishing results
7. Hands-on practice with bends and loops: gain practical experience in creating first- and second-order bends, as well as loops for alignment, leveling, and retraction
8. Individual torque adjustments: practice hands-on techniques for applying individual and group torque corrections to enhance finishing precision
9. Mini-implant-assisted mechanics: explore the use of mini-implants to support finishing mechanics, including plane correction and torque control
10. Achieving excellence in finishing: develop a comprehensive understanding of finishing strategies to ensure functional, esthetic, and stable results in orthodontic treatment.

Day 1
– What Is an ideal occlusion?
– Details of an ideal bonding
– Rebond or bend wires?
– First-order bends
– Second-order bends
– Alignment and leveling loops
– Workshop: First- and second-order bends
– Alignment and leveling loops.

Day 2
– Third-order bends
– Real torques
– Relative torques
– Retraction torques
– Finishing torques
– Workshop:

- Real torques
- Relative torques
- Retraction torques
- Individual torques
- Torquing wires
- Torquing loops.

Day 3
– Retraction loops
– Plane correction loops
– Angulation correction loops
– Elastics for optimization of mechanics and finishing
– Workshop:


- Finishing loops
- Retraction loops, protrusion
- Plane correction loops supported by mini-implants.

FINISHING IN ORTODONTICS: ORTHODONTIC SOLUTIONS FOR EXCELLENT RESULT. ADVANCED BIOMECHANICS

Excellence in Orthodontics

Excellence in Orthodontics is achieved through meticulous treatment finishing. Even with preprogrammed brackets and their various prescriptions, mastering bends, loops, and torques is essential. Individualization in orthodontics is far more than a luxury — it’s a critical tool for achieving superior functional and aesthetic refinement. Key questions addressed in this course include: how to upright molars with or without extrusion while managing spaces, the best methods for ectopic canine traction, and how to perform intrusions or extrusions for single or multiple teeth.

Orthodontic Finishing

Orthodontic finishing starts with comprehensive treatment planning, adhering to a structured sequence: facial analysis, smile analysis, occlusal analysis, and cephalometric analysis. The course emphasizes the evaluation of smile aesthetics and the importance of individualized bonding protocols to optimize refinement. Techniques involving elastics, bends, and loops at this stage will also be detailed.

Problems and Solutions.

Every phase of orthodontic treatment presents challenges and potential errors. Anticipating these enables smoother progress without backtracking. This course offers practical solutions with loops, bends, elastics, and other tools tailored for each treatment stage. Specific loops, developed by Prof. Kleber Meireles, will be introduced as auxiliary resources across various phases.

Provided by the course materials:
Acrylic model with brackets and wires for hands-on practice.

Materials to bring:
– 2 Tweed Pliers
– 2 Bird Beak Pliers
– 1 Weingart Plier
– 1 TPA Forming Plier
– 1 Contouring Plier (De La Rosa Plier)
– 1 Hard Wire Cutter Plier
– 1 Light Wire Cutter Plier
– 2 Mathieu Pliers
– 1 Ligature Director
– 1 Ruler
– 1 Glass Slab
– 1 Fine Tip Marker Pen or Pencil.

Students will receive two interactive electronic e-books (with explanatory videos) with step-by-step and biomechanical explanations of all loops, bends, torques and elastics that will be presented in the course.