Recipients

Dentists

Access requirements

• Degree in Dental Medicine
• Practice dentistry
• Former graduates of the Functional Jaw Orthopedics course at the Wilma Simões European Institute

Program

Update on Functional Jaw Orthopedics and Clinic

See the detailed program here

Course General objective:

At the end of training, the trainee will be able to:
• Deepen their knowledge about specific diagnosis in Functional Jaw Orthopedics (FJO) and treatment plans with Functional Orthopedic Appliances (FOAs).
• Update their knowledge about the SNs appliances (Simões Network) and accessories.
• Know the whole construction sequence of the functional orthopedic appliances, prioritizing the tracing of the casts, writing the prescription for the laboratory and the verification of the manufactured appliance.
• Deepen their knowledge on the sequence and what are the priorities when choosing the appliances.

Educational Strategic Objective:

At the end of training, the trainee will be able to:
• Elaborate correctly a clinical, functional and cephalometric diagnosis of Simões, Petrovic and Bimler, the respective prognosis and treatment plan, according to FJO principles;
• Effectively recognize the new SN appliances, according to the author Wilma Simões;
• Correctly identify the accessories and the ways of anchorage in the functional orthopedic appliances;
• Properly name the entire construction sequence of the appliances, namely the prescription, layout and verification of the constructed appliance;
• Correctly define the priorities and sequence of choice of the appliances.

January 12, 2023 – 320 hours

January 19, 2023 – 320 hours

January 11, 2024 – 320 hours

May 04, 2023 – 32 hours

September 01, 2023 – 16 hours

8 hours

October 25, 2023 – 72 hours

72 hours