TAD Certificate Course

Course Content

Module 1 - Tools of the Trade

• Introduction to TADs
• History of TADs in Orthodontics
• TAD Design
•  Insertion Instruments
•  Auxiliaries
•  Q/A

Module 2 - The Science behind the Scenes

•  Review of the literature
•  Q/A

Module 3 - Implant Site Selection

• Preferred Insertion Sites
• Soft-tissue
• Dental Roots
• Sinuses/Nasal Cavity
• Cortical Bone Thickness
• Q/A

Module 4 - TAD Insertion

•  Anesthesia
•  Tissue Punch
•  Pre-drilling
•  TAD Placement
•   Q/A

Module 5 - TAD Biomechanics

• Basics
• Direct Anchorage
• Indirect Anchorage
• Q/A

Module 6 - MARPE (Miniscrew Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion)

• Biomechanics of MARPE
• Appliance Design
• TAD Insertion Sites
• TAD Insertion specific for MARPE
• Q/A

Module 7 - Clinical Cases

• Clinical cases are used to review the content learned in Modules 1-6.
• This includes successfully treated cases but also cases where TADs reached their limits.
• Q/A

Module 8 - Review

• Summary of the past two days
• Review of the most important concepts
• Final Q/A