Course Information
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Dr. Kenneth Carver

It is important that you Register two weeks prior to the date of any orthodontic course that you wish to attend. This insures your notification of any special instructions for the orthodontic classes, location changes, time changes, etc.
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Please Note: For last minute information on orthodontic course locations, you may call (800) 533-1108 from 5PM Friday through 9AM Monday. There will be a listing of each city and hotel location for that weekend.

If you are attending a orthodontic seminar outside your home center, please pre-register with:
United States Dental Institute  
Phone: (423)392-9777 or (800)533-1108
Info@USDInstitute.com

​Orthodontic Class Summary

The following is an index of the orthodontic classes contained in the U. S. Dental Institute curriculum. Orthodontic course categories include Straight Wire Technique (AC designated courses), Advanced Mechanics (AM designated courses), Cephalometrics (C designated courses), Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (D designated courses including an Invisalign® course), Functional Appliance (F designated courses), TMJ (T designated courses), and Myofunctional Therapy (M designated courses). Links are provided with more detailed description of each course.

• INT101 – USDI Introductory Orthodontic Course 101

Attend this Seminar in which you will receive 14 hours of CE Credit as you learn about Orthodontics and the United States Dental Institute. Overview of modified straight wire technique and functional appliances, records, basic cephalometrics banding and direct bonding procedures, initial arches, ligature tying, and patient instructions.

​Basic Mechanics — Straight Wire Theory/Techniques

• AC102 – Straight Wire Technique II

Complete bonding of articulator, fabrication and placement of arches, leveling arches, round, rectangular, and square arch wires, auxiliary attachments, power units. Completion of Class I crowded non-extraction case on articulator.

• AC103/4 – Straight Wire Technique

​Advanced Mechanics

Courses covering intermediate and advanced straight wire techniques, variations of straight wire techniques, Sagittal appliances, Schwartz appliances, Nance Buttons, High Pull and Combi Headgear, Wire Bows, J Hooks, mandibular headgear, palate splitting devices, yokes, Hawley appliances, positioners, soldering, variations of straight wire systems, variation of straight wire bracket formulations, intermediate stage adjustments, finishing, and retention.

• AM110 – Advanced Straight Wire Mechanics
• AM312 – Progress, Finishing & Retention
• AM400 – ​Tooth Movement with Plastic
• AM401 – Bridging the Gap
• AM402 – Biomechanics in every day Orthodontics
• AM500 – Advanced Clear Aligner Therapy
• AM662 – Advanced Straight Wire Mechanics

​Cephalometrics

Orthodontic classes covering landmarks and tracing, key measurements, USDI system for analysis, diagnostic approach utilizing the USDI system, Sassouni, and Sassouni Plus.

• C301/2 – Comprehensive Cephalometrics
• C346 – Sassouni Plus

​Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

D200 Series Orthodontic courses covering treatment principles and procedures, mixed dentition cases, adult orthodontics, Class I cases, Class II cases, problem oriented diagnosis, early treatment, preparation of multiple treatment plans for each case, and use of SAM articulator.

• D223 – Mixed Dentition
• D275/1 – Class I Diagnosis
• D275/2 – Class II Diagnosis

D300 Series Courses covering treatment protocols, diagnostic overview, failures and how to avoid them, simultaneous use of fixed and functional appliances, ortho/perio, intermediate stage treatment planning growth and development, diagnosing to esthetics retention, finishing cases, diagnosis using Sassouni Plus, and how to utilize computerized Cephalometric data bases for case analysis.

• D303/1 – Failures
• D303/2 – Faster More Stable Results with Fixed and Functional Treatment
• D303/3 – USDI Treatment Protocol
• D311P/2 – Periodontics-Orthodontics
• D319 – Retention & Finishing of Cases
• D320 – Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

D400 Series

• D400 – Invisalign® and Interdisciplinary Dentistry
• D404 – A Point of View Regarding Modern Contemporary Orthodontics vs Traditional Orthodontics
• D406 – Orthodontics Start to Finish

D500 Series Structural Screening for determination of propensities for the disruptive factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in prospective orthodontic patients.
The objective of this course is to teach you, in the absence of telltale symptoms, to recognize particular signs by using “Structural Screening” to eliminate those unwanted and embarrassing complications that often occur during or after orthodontic treatment.

• D537 Structural Screening
• D580 Airway and Facial Aesthetics 

D600 Series Courses covering the Occluso-Guide appliance, Nite-Guide appliance diagnosing to esthetics, vertical control and Growth and Development. For more information, please visit www.ortho-tain.com.

• D602 – Sleep Disordered Breathing
• D604 – Advanced Occluso-Guide/Nite Guide
• D650 – Interrelationship Between Facial Appearance, Vertical Dimension, Arch Width & Health of TMJ
• D651 – Expansion of Topics Covered in D650 and First Phase Orthodontic Treatment
• D660 – Diagnosis & Treatment Planning with Special Emphasis on Vertical Considerations​

​Functional Appliances

Courses covering diagnosis and treatment planning utilizing functional appliances, as well as detailed instructions on how to utilize each appliance. These courses cover the Bionator, Sagittal, Frankel, Herbst, Twin block and Schwartz appliances, TMJ therapy, and model analysis.

• F303A/1 – Functional Appliances Emphasizing Model Analysis
• F349 – Combination Therapy

​TMJ Courses

Courses covering diagnosis and treatment planning for TMJ disorders. Special attention will be given to examination procedures, record requirements, diagnostic and treatment procedures and the various treatment modalities.

• T347/1 – TMJ Therapy-Comprehensive Introductory Course
• T347/2 – TMJ Therapy Advanced