“Occlusion” is Simple
While the topic “Occlusion” seems complex, it is crystal clear, easy to understand, and simple to apply in everyday practice.
Join the IDEA Hands-On Occlusion & Splint Course which will teach you the world-leading, evidence-based Principles of Modern “Occlusion” – the Paradigm shift to following Nature’s way to develop functional dentitions and stable dentistry.
No guessing anymore – the IDEA “Occlusion” course will give you the answers
No matter where you stand in your career, this Hands-On Occlusion & Splint Course takes everything you know and puts it in a new perspective. It elevates your diagnostic and treatment competence to the next level. Malocclusion, Bruxing, TMJ, Airway, Function will be finally clear to you.
You will recognize the relevant occlusal parameters needed for increased predictability and stability of your treatment.
You can only treat what you see – Diagnostics is the Link
You will learn in this Hands-On Occlusion & Splint course:
➣ Recognize malocclusion and the underlying root cause of dental problems
➣ Transition from cavity treatment to predictable, stable restorations
➣ Gain elevated guidelines for complex prosthetic and surgical cases
➣ Understand the correlation of “occlusion” to TMJ, airway, function finally clear
➣ Manage bruxing activity
Identify the safe patient and find the silent risk patient
➣ Apply new fundamental occlusal parameter to your daily dentistry
➣ Protect your patients and dental work from functional overload
All diagnostic work protocols will be practiced in hands-on and participants will adjust, deliver and receive a functional appliance.
“Occlusion” of the 21st Century – Nature’s way to life-long dental health
Learning Objectives:
➣ Understand Nature’s way of developing the dental space for good function
➣ Occlusal and functional condition for predictable and stable dentistry
➣ Recognize that “Occlusion” is not an option but the condition for everyday dentistry
➣ Realize the important correlation of TMJ and Occlusion
➣ Malocclusion leading to tooth wear, periodontal problems, and treatment failures
➣ Malocclusion leading to TMD, airway, excessive bruxing, and orofacial pain
➣ When to stay in habitual occlusion, when to switch to Reference Position
➣ New perspective on vertical dimension, mandibular position, and occlusal plane
➣ “Occlusion”, smile design, and dentofacial driven treatment planning
➣ Analog and fully digital diagnostic workflow
➣ Elevated skills to protect patients’ teeth and your dentistry from functional overload
➣ Plan, design, deliver, and receive a functional appliance that predictably works
Who Should Attend:
Every dentist and specialist, independent of knowledge and skill level – from fresh graduate to seasoned expert.
This Hands-On Occlusion & Splint Course provides the next level and skills on the diagnostic requirements for static occlusion and the interaction of teeth.
It is addressed to any dentist who is looking for clarity in diagnosis & treatment planning and wants to apply simple and practical principles in their daily practice.
General Practitioners, Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, and Surgical Specialists.
Some Fundamental Questions to be asked:
➣ Can we prevent dental problems, or do we have to accept the continued breakdown?
➣ What are the main reasons for treatment failures? in any dental discipline
➣ Which role plays “Occlusion” in dental treatment? in restorative, prosthetic, periodontic, implants, or orthodontic treatment
➣ How to understand TMJ and symptomatic patients, before and after treatment?
➣ Can dentists influence Bruxing activity?
➣ How to approach the subject of restricted Airway?
➣ Where is the correct starting point in treatment planning? for simple to complex cases
➣ When to stay in Habitual Occlusion, when to go to Reference Position (RP)?
➣ How to take a RP bite in a simple way?, at the same time reliable and verifiable
➣ How to protect dentition and reconstruction from functional overload?
➣ How do I become a “safer dentist” for “myself” and for my patients?
➣ Can dental treatment achieve stable dentitions for our patients?
We have the answers for You!
This Hands-On Occlusion & Splint Course will connect the “dots” for you and will open your eyes to the root cause of dental problems and to solutions how to treat them. It will organize everything you know and will put it in a new, higher and simpler perspective.
This world-wide recognized concept is based on understanding the individual function of teeth and how it correlates to your daily dentistry. It explains the correlation of TMJ and teeth, and it’s of crucial relevance for your dentistry.
What do I get out of this Hands-On Occlusion & Splint Course?
➣ IDEA “Occlusion”, the transition from hypothesis to solid, evidence-based facts
➣ Clinical and instrumental functional diagnostics, simple & practical for daily practice
➣ “Occlusion” concept providing life-long functional adaptation to maintain your dental work
What if?
What if all dental problems, e.g. many cavities & endodontics, tooth wear, tooth loss, decreasing periodontal and peri-implant tissues, post-orthodontic malocclusion, excessive bruxism, airway issues, and symptomatic patients – all would be the expression of a similar cause? – while nowadays, the majority of patients seen in an average practice have good hygiene.
Therefore, receive a new perspective in dentistry addressing dental problems to their root cause.
Receive a New Perspective in Dentistry to see more:
➣ Understand the entire Masticatory Organ – TMJ, Occlusion & Function
➣ Condition for protective occlusion
➣ Condition for undisturbed function
➣ Powerful but simple diagnostics to evaluate “Occlusion”
➣ Relevant diagnostic steps for risk assessment
➣ Diagnostics from single to complex clinical cases
➣ Comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment planning
➣ Patient education and increased case acceptance
➣ Initial therapy and post-treatment occlusal protection
➣ Functional appliances – so-called “splints” – in action
➣ Future Perspective: Occlusal Medicine, the New Foundation of Dentistry
This 4-day Occlusion course is divided into two parts, teaching in lecture and hands-on:
Part 1: Diagnostic Principles
Occlusion and Function, the Craniomandibular System, Malocclusion and Dysfunction, the “New Patient” exam, Instrumental Diagnostics, Facebow, Bite taking, Occlusal analyses, Digital and analog workflows, Comprehensive & Interdisciplinary Treatment planning, Patient Education resulting in increased case acceptance.
Part 2: Functional Appliances
“Initial therapy”, pre-treatment of dysfunctional patients, and “Post-treatment” protection. Functional appliances to pacify the muscle system, unload TMJ, open Airway, control Bruxing activity, and avoid Functional overload.
IDEA “Occlusion” concept – Answers for Each of Your Patients
Diagnostic workflow:
All participants will perform the entire diagnostic process and analyze occlusion on each other, resulting in clear comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment plans.
You will learn how to plan, deliver, and adjust a functional appliance which will protect TMJ, opens airway, and eliminate functional overload from teeth and your dental work.
You will leave this course with your own occlusal appliance.
Interested? … Join us for this Practice Changing Course!
You will return to your practice being able to identify malocclusion and dysfunction, to apply occlusal principles, and to protect patients’ teeth, joints, periodontium, and dentistry from functional overload.
Request the daily agenda and Join IDEA with Heike Kraemer and Miles Guyton
Heike Kraemer, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Miles Guyton, D.D.S.
Secure your seat with the $750 deposit.
Payment plans available at no additional charge.
This course exceeded my expectations. I've learned solutions and protocols to better treat occlusal level issues to provide long term results for my restorative patients. Additionally, I've seen orthodontic solutions for more conservative treatment and better results.
This is a great course to clarify occlusion confusion. The information is provided in a concise and logical manner, but without "dumbing" it down. It has completely changed my understanding of what's possible in dentistry. A MUST course for anybody looking to expand their practice beyond single tooth dentistry.
Knowledge base of lecturing assistants was excellent. Top drawer continuing education program in a superb participating setting.
Going back to basics and fundamentals. Dr. Heike Kraemer, you have changed our view of Dentistry in relation to human body. We wish we learnt this in dental schools. Every doctor should know the relationship between the human body. The best facility for dental CE courses at the highest level.
It is refreshing to be encouraged to step back and evaluate the patient. Learning the underlying etiology of their "dental" complaints allows for a more clear avenue to appropriate treatments and stable outcomes.
This is by far the best education, as well as philosophy on dental treatment and techniques that I have been to. I structure my yearly schedule in order to attend more courses.
I came to this course because I needed some CE hours and thought it sounded interesting. I will leave this course completely re-thinking how I practice. This knowledge is incredibly valuable. This should have been the first course I took out of school! I thought I was a good dentist and now I know I can be great! Thank you, Dr. Kraemer and Dr. Guyton.
This occlusion course has demystified a lot of occlusion concepts that almost every dentist barely understands. After this course, every dentist will have a clear starting point and will be able to implement an occlusion concept in treating every dental patient and help patients improve not only their oral health, but also their overall health and well-being.
This course is ideal for General Practitioners, Pediatric Dentists, and Orthodontists who want to expand their expertise in early prevention orthodontics. Whether you plan to treat young patients directly or refer them appropriately, the course equips you with the knowledge to make accurate diagnostic decisions and initiate early treatment when necessary.
This treatment concept is effective in managing a wide range of malocclusions and issues such as:
Class II and III Malocclusions
Crossbites
Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
High or Low Angle Skeletal Growth Patterns
TMJ Disorders in children
By addressing these issues early, the approach significantly reduces the need for future orthognathic surgery and premolar extractions.
After the course, you’ll gain:
A new, efficient treatment concept that avoids removable appliances and prioritizes functional diagnostics
Evidence-based techniques that support skeletal and dental development
Enhanced ability to protect the TMJ and improve overall physical health
Immediate tools to implement early orthodontic treatment and become a leading provider in your area for pediatric dental care
Yes. You’ll gain a clear understanding of functional disorders, muscle pain, and joint load. The course teaches in detail how to diagnose patients comprehensively, to identify the occlusal factors that contribute to TMD symptoms, and how to approach treatment very predictably. You will learn clear and simple workflows, which not only demystify “Occlusion” but which will give you the skills to confidently help your patients. This course will open your eyes and connect the dots from what you already know to a complete new level of clear understanding how to approach dysfunctional patients.
The Occlusion concept taught at IDEA is ahead of anything which is out in the dental field, making occlusion fully understood and practicing much simpler, safer, and highly predictable. After this course you will be able to confidently identify your patients’ contributing occlusal factor, and address and solve their dysfunctional problems.
The content is practical and clinically driven. While it’s rooted in evidence-based occlusion concepts, everything is explained in a way that relates directly to your day-to-day dentistry. Dentists leaving this course felt “occlusion” was never so clearly explained and simply practiced. You can read alumni testimonials in the PDF above.
Yes. You’ll learn how to properly evaluate and refine occlusion when making direct restorations, placing crowns, veneers, or full arches—plus how to use articulating paper and clinical records more effectively. You will be taught modern techniques and knowledge which will make your daily clinical life much easier and your dentistry more predictable. You will also be taught how to adjust protective functional appliances.
You’ll be doing both. IDEA courses are immersive. You’ll spend time working with articulators, mounting cases, and applying occlusal principles in real clinical scenarios with expert feedback. Every participant will be fully worked up, diagnosed, discussed in detail, and treatment planned. And also for every participant a functional appliance (splint) will be produced, delivered, and adjusted. All steps in diagnosis and treatment planning form the first contact up to initial therapy with appliances will be practiced in this hands-on course.
IDEA Occlusion is rooted in the paradigm shift to Modern Occlusion of the 21st Century based on Slavicek/Sato Research and decades of clinical application: seeing the masticatory organ as a stress management organ but also identifying occlusion as a risk factor for creating stress and resulting in excessive bruxing activity, narrowing airway, leading to orofacial pain, dental and periodontal destruction.
In the end, it all comes down to the interaction of teeth, and this is where dentist expertise lies. In this course, you will recognize the impact of occlusion forcing mandibular position and its impact on treatment success or failure.
No matter where you begin, this course is designed for clinicians at every stage of their professional career — whether you are expanding your treatment options, refining established skills, or seeking to remain at the forefront of implant dentistry. IDEA’s education is designed to meet clinicians exactly where they are.
IDEA courses are not only capped at just 16 participants but supported by multiple instructors, providing the occlusion course a 1:4 instructor-to-student ratio. This means continuous chair-side coaching, immediate feedback, and true one-on-one moments throughout the course session.
You’ll work in a learning environment that encourages real-time interaction, problem-solving, and long-term retention. Plus, this course continues with after-course mentorship.
Airway assessment should be part of every functional diagnostic exam. Occlusal instability – Malocclusion – leads to restricted mandibles and restricted airways – with compromised breathing patterns, tongue position, and TMJ symptoms. Signs that call for intervention include bruxism, TMJ pain, restricted movement, worn teeth, scalloped tongue, snoring, and poor sleep quality.
This occlusion, or better malocclusion, course will make you see and understand the correlation of all findings and also will teach you the treatment solutions to it, which are clear to you since you are a dentist.
This evidence-based course on “Modern Occlusion of the 21st Century” will demystify many misconceptions you learned and will make your dental life much easier.
Protection comes from controlling occlusal forces. Proper contact design, appropriate guidance, and reduced lateral stress help prevent overload on teeth, restorations,and implants. “Functional Occlusion”-based planning, combined with splints or night guards when needed, reduces overload risk and long-term breakdown.
In this course, you will learn the appropriate appliances to reduce functional overload for any clinical scenario. Every participant will be fully diagnosed and a functional appliance will be produced by a dental technician and delivered by the participants to each other.
You will leave this course fully equipped to help your dysfunctional patients and understand bruxing and airway. And this course continues with personal after-course mentorship for your patient cases.
Payment in 2 installments
6 and 4 months prior to the course start date.
Monthly installments at no additional charge. Due 30 days prior to course start date.
Other options available. Please call us.
Please fill the form to receive the course agenda. In which you will be able to find the scheduled daily program, designed for an outstanding experience. We are looking forward to welcoming you at IDEA!
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