Orthodontic Course Sato

This program is designed for any dental professional looking for comprehensive orthodontic education putting their patient and cranio-mandibular function in the center of their treatment. It teaches in theory and practice the groundbreaking orthodontic concepts of the world’s most recognized orthodontist, Prof. Sadao Sato.

It is intended for doctors who are looking for a practical approach that can be applied progressively throughout their practice, and it is designed to develop expertise and skills that can be implemented immediately.

Therefore, this program consists of quarterly modules so that doctors can attend the orthodontic training and maintain their practice at the same time.

It is addressed to general dentists who realize that orthodontics should become an important cornerstone of their interdisciplinary practice:

• To add orthodontic offerings to the services they render
• To offer truly minimally invasive treatment in restorative/prosthetic patients
• To harmonize excessive bruxism and successfully treat wear cases
• To be able to treat their symptomatic, TMJ, and airway patients
• To early-intervene malocclusion in children
• To step into Sato’s world of Occlusion Medicine

The program is also intended for orthodontic specialists who are seeking treatment alternatives:

• For premolar extractions or to avoid orthognathic surgery
• To treat dysfunctional patients or to avoid the occurrence of dysfunction after their treatment
• To achieve stable treatment outcomes that do not need any retention

Sato’s Orthodontic Concept can achieve treatment outcomes which are impossible to achieve in conventional orthodontics. The Sato concept does not compete with conventional orthodontics. It is by far superior for the following reasons:

• Stable orthodontic treatment outcomes
• Solutions for dysfunctional and symptomatic patients
• Impactful early preventive occlusion treatment
• Avoiding premolar extractions, orthognathic surgery
• Avoiding joint surgery or replacement

Prof. Sato’s groundbreaking research emphasizes the function of the cranio-mandibular system, the role of stress management, and the correlation of occlusion, brain function and emotional states, and the correlation of occlusion and its impact on allostasis and homeostasis of patients’ general health.

By focusing on mandibular position, vertical dimension, and the occlusal plane, our Sato Orthodontic Program equips dental practitioners to manage complex cases, eliminates the need for premolar extractions or surgical interventions, and achieves stable treatment outcomes which do not require retention.

Unlike traditional orthodontics, which emphasizes mechanics, including extra-oral forces, removable appliances, or surgical anchorage, Sato’s Orthodontics focuses on a paradigm shift in growth and development, the cranio-mandibular system, the principles of adaptation and compensation, functional diagnostics, and the use of atraumatic, low-force mechanics with the multiloop wire.

Sato’s concept is based on significant scientific evidence, decades of clinical experience, and follow-ups which made it the world-leading treatment approach.

It integrates craniomandibular function, evidence-based principles, and techniques that lead to life-long, stable outcomes and overall health.

After completing our Sato Orthodontic Course, you will be able to confidently diagnose and treat complex orthodontic and dysfunctional functional patients using the cranio-mandibular approach.

You will understand how to identify the root causes of malocclusions, TMJ dysfunction, and airway issues and not see your patient just as a tooth alignment problem.

As you complete the program, you will gain the skills to develop comprehensive treatment plans that integrate cranio-mandibular orthodontics, occlusion, and facial growth patterns. This allows you to manage even severe skeletal discrepancies and achieve stable, long-term, functional results without applying extractions or surgical interventions.

This program will make you a leader in your community because you can offer treatment options which your patients are looking for, and you can help dysfunctional patients while other orthodontic dentists prefer to refer them out.

With our Sato Orthodontics program, you learn a diagnostic approach which will give you clear answers to identify the underlying cause of malocclusion or symptoms, and this will give you the “red line” to make EVERY case easy and predictable to treat.

The course package includes 12 intensive modules taught over three years at the IDEA Academy facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, conveniently located 10 minutes from the San Francisco International Airport.

Each module provides hands-on training, detailed case reviews (your own patients), and live patient demonstration with direct mentorship from the faculty, Roberto Velasquez, Prof. Sadao Sato, and Heike Kraemer.

Course materials, clinical manuals, and access to all digital resources are included as well as continued after-course mentorship for your ongoing cases.

IDEA offers an all-inclusive package including hotel accommodation, transportation, and freshly cooked meals during the sessions to ensure a comfortable and focused learning experience.

Yes. Graduates of our Sato Orthodontic Course receive ongoing mentorship and support from the IDEA faculty during the program and beyond. You will have access to post-course case consultations, alumni study groups, and continuing education updates.

This ensures that you can confidently apply what you learned in your own clinical practice while receiving the faculty guidance as new challenges may arise and as you take on more cases.

This course will clearly set you and your practice apart from your colleagues.

It is not only an orthodontic program, but it teaches you the occlusion principles which apply for your entire patient base.

This program will significantly expand your treatment offerings but will also elevate your clinical capabilities to predictably provide treatment solutions.

Since you will be able to achieve treatment outcomes which are impossible for conventional orthodontics, you will fulfill your patients’ increasing demands for treatment options which:

• Solve any skeletal discrepancy in an atraumatic approach
• Solve complex occlusal problems, crowding, and open bites
• Avoid orthognathic surgery, premolar extractions, and joint surgery
• Eliminate tension, headache, and migraine
• Solve dysfunction, TMJ, and open airway
• Reduce bruxing forces and harmonizes mandibular function
• Offers impactful early prevention and interceptive treatment
• Does not use removable appliances, extra-oral forces, or surgical anchorage
• Works with very low forces and simple conservative mechanics minimizing the risk for recessions and root resorptions
• Stays stable after treatment and does not require retainers
• Achieves exceptional esthetics with good function
• Directly impacts patients’ well-being and overall health

While you learn to diagnose the underlying causes of dental problems, you also learn how to solve them and how to predictably treat your patients.

By mastering Sato’s cranio-mandibular orthodontic principles, you will be able to treat cases that most clinicians refer out. But for you, treatment plans will be clear and treatment will be predictable to achieve.

This program will impact your dental practice, and you will:

• Attract a wider patient base
• Increase your case acceptance rate
• Improve patient satisfaction
• Position your practice as a leader in functional orthodontics and interdisciplinary dentistry
• Increase your reputation beyond your boundaries

This course will make you unique in your community and far beyond since you will become the problem-solver for many patients.