ULTIMATE OCCLUSION

DR. RON RITSCO AND DR. MARK MONTGOMERY

TWO DAY HANDS ON COURSE:
The Ultimate Occlusion is a 2-day hands-on course designed to be as practical as possible for application into your practice the next day. Ultimate Occlusion is a scientifically based program designed to enable a practitioner to make diagnostic red flag observations, treatment plan the appropriate occlusal changes required, and then communicate these findings and the treatment options to the patient in an understandable way. The program is segmented into specific steps to follow during the process of evaluating the patient, formulating an occlusal treatment plan, and then the specific procedural approach to the restoration ultimately creating the occlusal scheme desired.

THE GOAL:
The goal is to offer the aesthetic dentist and ceramic technician enhanced skills for decision making and treatment execution when confronted with a simple restoration, Smile Design, or a complex rehabilitation. Decision making and then what steps to take in treatment are unfortunately left out of dental school curriculum when it comes to occlusion education. Many practitioners know the general rules of occlusion but in clinical practice often ignored them or still do not understand applications in every day practice. This is unfortunate because no single area of dentistry is more closely related to the long-term success of restorations.

YOU WILL LEARN:

Step1: Diagnostic Appointment:

• Red Flag evaluation of occlusion and recognition of Occlusal Disease.

• Advanced deprogramming and condylar stabilization.

• Understanding and diagnosing TMJ / Occlusal contact effects.

• The clinical implications of muscle findings.

• Signs of wear and severe wear – Bruxers or Clenchers and Avoiders or Destroyers?

• When and where not to make major and minor pre-treatment and treatment occlusal alterations.

• What will the alteration look like when completed?

Step2: What are the first steps in my treatment?

• Erasing old memories – and creating harmony in mandibular closure through deprogramming.

• Methods /Types of deprogrammers discussion and applied.

• Accurate facebow and mandible transfers.

• When and why facebow transfers are required.

• Considering the factors in reestablishing Vertical Dimension of Occlusion (VDO). determining, setting and evaluating a new.

Step3: When and how to make a final bite and what position?

• Determination and recording of final tooth and jaw positions based on several occlusal guidance philosophies.

• Evaluation of mountings and confirming final positions for restoration.

• Performance of accurate mandibular manipulation, understand normal / abnormal movements and muscular / occlusal relationships in healthy and diseased conditions.

• Verification techniques for mountings and condylar position.

Step4: What is the Chewing Simulator telling me?

• Electronic and MAP Procedures for occlusal diagnosis and treatment planning.

• Understanding the science behind tooth contacts and muscle harmony.

• When is it necessary to alter an occlusion?

• When and When Not to equilibrate before restoration.

• Speed Equilibration Procedure and Rules.

Step5: The plan is in place now how do I do it?

• Treatment Plans Execution.

• Clinical Steps: Occlusion for Smile Designs and Full Mouth Rehabilitations.

DATES FOR THIS COURSE

June 11-12, 2010 UNLV, Las Vegas Nevada Sold out
June 18-19, 2010 Houston, Texas   Sold out