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Detailed Description of 60.12-Orthodontic Banding CourseIntended Audience and Prerequisites for 60.12-Orthodontic Banding Course
The Intended Audience for the 60.12-Orthodontic Banding course are students who seek training to become a state licensed chairside orthodontic assistant who places braces on a patient’s teeth.
The student should first complete the 10.03-Introduction to OrthoTraining course before subscribing to this 60.12-Orthodontic Banding course to learn how to efficiently navigate through a course, learning, remembering, and recalling the course objectives.
Minimum prerequisites for students who take this course are graduation from high school and 6 or more months of employment in an orthodontic practice. Students should be proficient in English.
Suggested prerequisites are college level courses in basic writing, basic math, introductory courses in biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and psychology. These courses will give students a solid foundation for future knowledge and advancement as an Orthodontic Assistant.
Course Content of 60.12-Orthodontic Banding
The 60.12-Orthodontic Banding course Presentation is 1 hour and 41 minutes run time with embedded quiz questions to facilitate focus and learning. There are 17 Knowledge Quiz questions. This course teaches every detail about band recognition, fitting, and cementation so that the individual who completes this course will be able to competently identify, fit, and cement orthodontic bands to the teeth. Orthodontic bands are not used as much today as they were in the 1970s when orthodontic bonding was introduced. Consequently, this course has been shortened to cover critical concepts. Yet, a special section has been included regarding fitting bands to specific teeth for when the orthodontic assistant encounters difficulties in a certain area.
The Educational Goal and Objectives for 60.12-Orthodontic Banding Course
Goal -
The goal of the Orthodontic Banding Course is to instruct the student in identifying and selection of correct bands, fitting, and cementing of orthodontic bands on the teeth.
Objectives -
At the conclusion of this course the learner will:
- List 14 benefits of well-fitting bands
- List 16 criteria of well-fitting bands
- Identify and sort bands by materials, shapes, and sizes
- Identify and sort band brackets
- State the purpose of band bracket components so that the band features can be fully used
- Recognize and understand the use of auxiliary band attachments
- Select, organize, and prepare all materials for fitting bands
- Describe in detail all steps in fitting bands
- Describe specific challenges to fitting bands to selected teeth
- Select, organize, and prepare 20 items for cementation of bands
- Describe the different features and working procedures for at least 3 types of cementation materials
- Describe in detail each step in the cementation of bands
- Conduct band-failure charting to determine the factors that are contributing to band failure and corrective measures
Course Materials Included in the 60.12-Orthodontic Banding Course:
- After creation of a free OrthoTraining Student Account, selection of the 60.12-Orthodontic Banding Course, and payment of the US$60 subscription fee, the user will receive:
- 30 days of access to 60.12-Orthodontic Banding Course
- Interactive online Presentation available for unlimited viewing during the access period
- 1 Interactive online Knowledge Quizzes to measure learning
- SCORM Tracking that collects data on student viewing time, Presentation score, and Knowledge Quiz scores for "grade" reporting
- Student Dashboard Report listing progress in completion of the course requirements that will be used to generate a “grade” for the course
- Printable copy of the Course Completion Certificate with ADA-CERP OrthoTraining Approved Provider awarding 3 CE Credits
- Downloadable digital copies
- Printable instructions for a Student Notebook - to include in a Student Notebook that also may enclose course documents and checklists
- Printable Course documents
- Detailed description of Orthodontic Banding Course
- Course Script listing the narration of each presentation slide
- 5 Printable course checklists that are used in the hands-on training
- 3 Charts of band features
- Materials List for hands-on training session
- Online Feedback Form to OrthoTraining to evaluate the quality of the course
Other Information about this CE Activity: 60.11-Orthodontic Separators Course
Course Subscription Fee: The 60.12-Orthodontic Banding Course subscription fee is US$60 for 30 days of access to the course and Course Resources for a single user.
The Course Instructor is Dr. Rebecca Poling, an ABO-certified orthodontist, former professor at a major US university, international lecturer, and the Founder of OrthoTraining. She has no conflicts of interest.
