Courses
Dr Hermann is dedicated to transfer his knowledge in the new area of health centered functional orthodontics and craniofacial functional teamwork to orthodontists, dentists and other specialists practicing in the craniofacial field.
COURSE 1
Introduction to craniofacial functional medicine
Although we repeatedly hear that orthodontics is an evidence based profession, we still cannot answer the fundamental questions. Is malocclusion really a pathology? If not, why do we treat our patients? What is the evidence based etiology of the malocclusion? What is the evidence based diagnostic procedure? Why do we have so many different treatment opportunities for one individual and how can we select the best treatment?
There have been many significant changes in technology, basic sciences and the legal environment. The time has come to a real paradigm shift.
This is a foundation course for those who want to deliver health centered dental or orthodontic treatments, or even want to participate in a craniofacial functional teamwork.
The course will cover the following topics
- Why is health the only possible treatment objective?
- Why do we need a new definition for the orthodontic specialty?
- Introduction of a new definition of orthodontics
- Introduction of the main treatment sub-categories in the orthodontic specialty
- Introduction to health centered functional orthodontics
- Introduction to craniofacial functional medicine
- Organising the team. Selecting collaborator specialties
- Treatment sequencing
After the completion of this course participants will be able to see orthodontic malformations with a very new perspective. The participants will be able to formulate a health centered treatment plan. The course will teach how to think in a broader perspective and how to search for collaborators and how to organise a team
Who can benefit from this course:
- Dentists, Orthodontists
- ENTs
- Sleep physicians
- General (Medical) Practitioners, Family Doctors
- Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
- Bodyworkers (Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Fascia Therapists, Craniosacral Therapists)
- Breathing trainers
- Functional Neurologists
- Teachers for Special Need Kids
- Patient Coordinators
- Healthcare Managers
COURSE 2
Introduction to early health centered functional orthodontics
After the completion of the fundamental course this is no longer a question if we need to treat malfunctioning kids as early as we detect any sign of the malfunction. Instead of early orthodontics we now think in terms of early functional intervention. As part of this interdisciplinary functional teamwork early health centered functional orthodontics has a certain role.
This course will introduce you into the decision making process. What are the treatment objectives of this early health centered orthodontic treatment? There is an ever more important question. What are the best appliances, techniques that fulfil the requirements? There are professional, technical and practice management considerations that we all address during the course. Dr Hermann will introduce a technique that works very effectively in this age group even in treating non-compliance patients.
The course will cover the following topics
- Introduction to pediatric sleep disorders
- Introduction to the concept of functional disconnection syndrome
- Early orthodontics, or early functional intervention?
- Diagnostics
- Treatment planning. Interdisciplinary treatment plan, planning orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
- Introduction to the modified ALF appliance
- Treatment sequence
- Bonding
- Case management
- Troubleshooting
- Functional training
- Retention
After the completion of this course participants will be able to practice early health centered functional orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. The participants will be able to formulate a health centered treatment plan, order appliances and manage their cases.
Who can benefit from this course:
- Dentists, Orthodontists
COURSE 3
Introduction to dental sleep medicine
Dentistry can play an important role both in early recognition and in effective treatment of sleep disorder patients.
This is a great opportunity both for sleep medicine and dentists, orthodontists, If practiced correctly dental sleep medicine can be a very powerful part of a dental/orthodontic practice.
This course will introduce you to sleep medicine and sleep disorders. The course will introduce how to recognise early signs of sleep disorders in your patients. The course will also introduce the basic dental sleep devices
Dr Hernann will also teach how to integrate functional trainings into the dental sleep treatment.
The course will cover the following topics
- Introduction to sleep medicine
- Introduction to sleep disorders
- Introduction to dental sleep appliances
- How to recognise signs of sleep disorder on your patients?
- Diagnostics
- Communication with the collaborator professionals
- Taking the bite
- Delivery of the appliance
- Check-ups
- Case management, documentation
Who can benefit from this course:
- Dentists, Orthodontists
After the completion of this course participants will be able to start making dental sleep devices and communicatewith allied professionals in the sleep medical team.
