Interceptive Orthodontics Course

This Interceptive Course teaches you in theory and practices the groundbreaking Sato-concept in Early Prevention Orthodontics and Occlusion Treatment.

It is addressed to all dentists and orthodontists wanting to extend their services for their young patients to support growth into a healthy state by avoiding anchorage of malocclusion and skeletal problems.

This course is a true practice builder since it provides new – predictable, simple, and stable – treatment solutions in interceptive children treatment. Parents will highly appreciate your expertise.

Patient compliance is not needed since this treatment concept is based on fixed techniques in an orthodontic/restorative combination, and does not use removable appliances, extra-oral forces, or retainers after treatment.

Independent of skill level in conventional orthodontics, this 4-day course will enable participants to immediately implement this groundbreaking treatment approach into their practices, a world-leading concept which is based on tremendous scientific evidence and decades of clinical expertise.

After-course-mentorship included for participants’ patient cases

We highly encourage General Practitioners, especially the ones who are new to orthodontics, to join this course since this treatment concept is easy to learn and so important and beneficial for children’s dental, skeletal, and overall health.

Whether you are planning to treat the kids in your practice or to refer out to the orthodontic colleague, this course is important to any dentist seeing children to make the appropriate diagnostic decision to initiate Early Orthodontic and Occlusion Treatment. Join us!

State-of-the-Art in Interceptive and Early Occlusion Treatment

Prevention of malocclusion has been a long-addressed topic in interceptive orthodontics as it aims to support the skeletal and dental development of children and their craniomandibular system.

However, despite decades of research, reality shows that traditional orthodontics is still far from achieving this goal, because it is trapped by only taking some measures for apparent signs and not solving the essential problems of malocclusion during the growing stage.

Groundbreaking Concept for Early Prevention Orthodontics

In recent times, science in dental occlusion has undergone a significant shift. While former studies have concentrated on chewing, pronunciation, and appearance, research has established a direct link between occlusion, emotions, stress, and the autonomic nervous system. Consequently, the importance of occlusion in maintaining overall physical health has increased significantly.

In addition, for children, the focus has shifted from correcting malocclusion during a specific growth stage to reassessing preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment as a means of lifelong health maintenance.

Under these considerations, the importance of early diagnostics and interceptive orthodontics cannot be addressed enough. Most importantly, treatment needs to follow a concept that identifies the true cause and can direct growth into a healthy state with a permanent treatment success.

Sato’s Craniomandibular Orthodontics – Evidence based

This interceptive orthodontics course provides a unique opportunity to learn about Sato’s Craniomandibular Orthodontics. Prof. Sadao Sato is the world’s most recognized orthodontist of our time today, and so is Roberto Velasquez, both directly collaborating in science and treatment development for over three decades.

This interceptive orthodontics course integrates functional aspects into early orthodontic therapy and emphasizes the significance of the vertical dimension, occlusal plane, and mandibular position, leading to treatment outcomes which are impossible to achieve with conventional orthodontic approaches.

Goals of Early Preventive Orthodontic Treatment

While malocclusion is induced by occlusion that causes mandibular displacement and associated dysfunction, the most relevant etiology is the abnormality of mandibular position. This is one of the main reasons why early occlusion treatment is so necessary.

The goal of interceptive orthodontics is to use the system’s adaptability to help patient acquire good function. The therapeutic key points are alteration of Vertical Dimension and Occlusal Plane, and achieving a Physiological Mandibular Position.

Evidenced based. Simple to learn. Easy to apply. Common sense and Impactful.

“The IDEA Sato-Orthodontic Education with Roberto Velasquez, Prof. Sato, and Heike Kraemer is not competing with conventional orthodontics; it is a tremendous improvement over conventional orthodontic treatment. – Bob Lamb*, Periodontist and Founder of IDEA.

Patient target group – Children of Any Age

The patient target group is children of any age. Children need to be observed dentally and skeletally from deciduous dentition through all phases of mixed dentition to early and final permanent dentition.

Based on functional diagnostics and simple mechanics, you will learn an easy to understand and efficient treatment concept that ensures proper teeth and jaw alignment, and guide growth and development to a healthy state.

Reduce Future Malocclusion, Orthognathic Surgery and Premolar Extraction

Learn to diagnosis and treat dental and skeletal problems, like:
> Class II Malocclusion, Class III Hight angle / Low angle Malocclusion, Open bites
> Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
> Cross bite Malocclusion
> Children with TMJ disorders, Airway obstruction, ENT problems, …

New “Tools” to Prevent and Intercept Malocclusion in Children

This treatment approach to preventive Sato-orthodontics and occlusion treatment works through a combination of functional diagnostics, restorative overlays, and two simple orthodontic wires. Patients’ compliance is not required because removable appliances are inconvenient and unable to achieve the treatment goal.

Practice at the Forefront of Dentistry

> Learn a treatment concept for all stages of tooth eruption and child growth
> Intercept any stage of visible malocclusion, crossbite, mandibular lateral deviation
> Prevent early dental or skeletal class II / class III malocclusion development
> Solutions for young dysfunctional and TMD patients
> Importance of observing eruption of upper incisors, first molar and premolar, canine

Your Benefit after this course:

> Evidence-based new early orthodontic treatment options
> Principles of Adaptation and Compensation rather than pure mechanics
> Protect TMJ from overload by providing occlusal support
> Impactful, predictable, successful treatment options for early treatment
> Prioritize health and function of patient’s teeth, jaw, and overall physical health
> Significantly reduce the amount of future orthognathic surgery or premolar extraction

Set Yourself apart and become the “To go” practice in your area

This course enables you to immediately implement highly beneficial treatment options for the young patients in your practice. They need you!

The Sato Orthodontic concept and treatment approach will make you unique in your community. Join this opportunity, we welcome you to our group!