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Introduction to Myofunctional Orthodontics (Two-Day Course)

OVERVIEW

A complete training program for dental professionals.

This course will teach you the myofunctional evaluation system, which identifies breathing and myofunctional problems limiting facial growth and causing malocclusion, as well as provide you with the ability to treat myofunctional problems evident in almost every child.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Identify the underlying causes of malocclusion, evaluation and diagnosis.
A comprehensive guide for the implementation of the Myobrace^®Activities program in your practice.
Myofunctional orthodontics: Treating the causes rather than the symptoms of malocclusion - evaluation and discussion of cases included.
Effectively educating parents and patients to achieve consistent results.
Treatment planning and case discussion.
Orthodontic perspective of early interceptive myofunctional treatment

COURSE FEE

$1,850.00 USD

CATERING

Fully Catered

Key Presenters

Dr Chris Norton
DDS

Dr Norton graduated from Southern Methodist University and Baylor Dental School, Dallas. He has practiced orthodontics and general dentistry in Dallas, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent four years as Dental Director for Amarillo College. He has practised TMD, sleep apnea and orthodontic treatment in Salt Lake City and McKinney, both Texas. Dr Norton is currently the orthodontic provider for Abbeville Dentistry. He continues to provide orthodontic, TMD and sleep apnea treatment in Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa and Big Spring. Dr Norton refers to himself as an airway dentist. He looks to correct the cause of an issue, rather than simply the aesthetic symptoms. His goal is to convert others to also addressing the causes and underlying issues that affect our everyday dental patients.

Dr Catherine Sherry
DDS

Dr Sherry is a graduate of the Oklahoma College of Dentistry and has been in practice for over 30 years. Her passion has always been interceptive orthodontics and she has successfully incorporated The Myobrace^® System into her treatment. She has had several of her case studies published, as well as an article on atypical facial growth, showcasing myofunctional treatment. Dr Sherry is a member of the ADA, ODA, AACD, and is a senior instructor for the IAO. She is also on the peer review committee of the International Association for Orthodontics (IAO).