Functional Jaw Orthopedics Update Course
(taught in portuguese)
Course details:
Dates
September 4 to December 5, 2025
Workload:
32 hours
2 modules of 16 hours
Schedule
Labor – 9h00 – 18h00
Trainers:
Dr. Carina Esperancinha
Functional Jaw Orthopedic Specialist
Certified training
Price:
850€ (module)
Targets
Dentists
Access requirements
• Degree in Dental Medicine
• Practicing dentistry
• Former graduates of the Wilma Simões European Institute Functional Jaw Orthopedics course
Program
Module 1 – Functional Jaw Orthopedics and Clinical Practice Update I
Module 2 – Functional Jaw Orthopedics and Clinical Practice Update II
Consulte aqui o programa detalhado
General objectives / Skills to be acquired
At the end of this complete course, trainees will be able to:
• Deepen their knowledge of specific diagnosis in Functional Jaw Orthopedics (FJO) and treatment planning with Functional Orthopedic Appliances (FOAs);
• Update their knowledge on SNs (Simões Network) appliances and accessories.
• earn the entire construction sequence of functional orthopedic appliances, prioritizing the tracing of models, preparation of the prescription and verification of the the appliances after they have been made;
• Deepen their knowledge about the order and priorities when choosing the appliances.
Pedagogical Strategic Objectives:
At the end of this complete course, trainees will be able to:
• Carry out a diagnosis and prognosis according to specific FJO methods (Simões, Petrovic and Bimler cephalometric analyses);
• Deepen their knowledge about the order and priorities when choosing Functional Orthopedic Appliances (FOAs);
• Acquire knowledge of when functional orthopedic appliances should be changed;
• Deepen their knowledge of how to use the accessories in appliances;
• Know the correct construction of functional orthopaedic appliances, in order to be able to critically analyse the appliances received from the laboratory;
• Know how to trace models and write the prescriptions correctly;
• Know how to carry out the containment phase in functional orthopedic treatments;
• Deepen and update their knowledge on the SNs;
• Activate functional orthopedic appliances in the mouth;
• Seminars to discuss clinical cases from both the Institute and the trainees.
Shedule:
M1 – 04 and 05 Sept., 2025
M2 – 04 and 05 Dec., 2025
A big thank you to the Institute for breaking down barriers in the world of dentistry and working so hard to open up our horizons and get us excited about a new world of possibilities.
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