

Functional Orthopedic Appliances Construction Course – 6th edition
(taught in portuguese)
Course details:
Dates
February 10 to December 2, 2025
Workload:
80 hours
10 modules of 8 hours
Schedule
Labor – 9h00 – 18h00
Trainers:
Dr. Carina Esperancinha – Functional Jaw Orthopedic Specialist
Andreia Rodrigues – Prosthodontist Technician
Certified training
Price:
250,00 € (module)
Recipients:
Prosthodontists
Access requirements
• Degree in dental prosthetics or prosthetic technician
Program
• Module 1 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Planas – PIPE and Simões Network 12
• Module 2- Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Planas – PIPS and Simões Network 7
• Module 3 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 2
• Module 4 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 3
• Module 5 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 6
• Module 6 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Planas – PIPC
• Module 7 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 20
• Module 8 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 1
• Module 9 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 11
• Módulo 10 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network 10 and Bimler
See the detailed program here (in portuguese)
Course General objective/ Competences to be acquired
• To endow professionals with knowledge about Functional Jaw Orthopedics and its appliances.
• To provide information on the indications and composition of various functional orthopedics appliances and to practise their construction.
Educational Strategic Objective:
At the end of this full course, trainees will be able to:
• To know the mechanisms of action and basic characteristics of Functional Jaw Orthopedics;
• To know the mechanisms of action of the different functional orthopedic appliances;
• To know the indications for the different functional orthopedic appliances;
• To know how to trace the models for the construction of functional orthopedic appliances;
• To know and correctly interpret the prescription for a functional orthopedic appliance;
• To know the composition and activation of the different functional orthopedic appliances;
• To know how to make various functional orthopedic appliances
Shedule:
M1 – Feb. 10, 2026
M2 – Mar. 17, 2026
M3 – April 14, 2026
M4 – May 12, 2026
M5 – June 09., 2026
M6 – July 07, 2026
M7 – Sept. 08 , 2026
M8 – Oct. 06, 2026
M9 – Nov. 03, 2026
M10 – Dec. 02, 2026
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