Functional orthopedic appliances construction course
7th edition
Course details:
Sept. 28 to nov 25 , 2026
72 hours – 3 modules of 24 hours
Labor – 9h00 – 18h00
Recipients
Prosthodontists
Access requirements
• Degree in dental prosthetics or prosthetic technician
900€ (module)
TRAINING CERTIFIED BY DGERT
Shedule 2026
M1 – Sept. 28, 29, 30 | M2 – Oct. 26, 27, 28 | M3 – Nov. 23, 24, 25
Trainers
PhD Carina Esperancinha
Dentist
Ph.D. in Dentistry, specializing in Oral Health Sciences, from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Lisbon
Andreia Rodrigues
Prosthodontist Technician
Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Prosthetics from the Egas Moniz School of Health Sciences
Course content
Mod.1 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Planas – PIPS, PIPC, PIPE and SN20
Mod.2 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network I – SN2, SN3 and SN6
Mod.3 – Functional Orthopaedic Appliances of Simões Network II – SN1, SN10, SN12
Detailed program (in portuguese)
Objetives:
- 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
