COURSE NAME : 60.51 Steps of the Retie Appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION : 60.51 The Retie Appointment Course Presentation: 30 minutes Run Time, Knowledge Quiz: 18 Questions, 2 CE Credits Contents of The Retie Appointment Course This course is for the orthodontic practice that works together as an efficient team. The clinical orthodontic assistants are well-trained, capable, and trusted by the orthodontist to be extra eyes and ears for the doctor. They are a special link between the doctor and the patient so the practice can be most efficient, yet not appear to be rushed or impersonal. Goal: The goal of this course is to share with the learner the steps that are performed during a Retie Appointment to use as a foundation for a system of performing this appointment in a standardized, consistent, and efficient manner by all team members. Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to: Prepare the clinic unit for the next patient Sections of The Retie Appointment Course 1. Pre-appointment Procedures 2. Patient Seating and Assessment 3. Patient Assessment With Headgear 4. Patient Assessment With Elastics 5. Intraoral Assessment and Brushing Grade 6. Evaluate the Occlusion and Periodontium 7. Check Wire Ends 8. Check the Current Wire 9. Dry and mark the maxillary wire 10. Video: Remove the Alastic ties holding in the maxillary wire 11. Dry and mark the mandibular wire 12. Video: Remove the Alastic ties holding in the mandibular wire 13. Remove any Closing Chain 14. Remove Metal Ties, Hooks, And Other Auxiliary Attachments 15. Video: Remove the maxillary wire and mark the upper right end 16. Video: Remove the mandibular wire and mark the upper side of the right end 17. Video: Checking the occlusion and alignment 18. Request that the Doctor Check and Give A Summary To The Doctor 19. Receive Instructions from the Doctor 20. Video: Inserting the maxillary wire 21. Video: Inserting the mandibular wire 22. Video: Tying in the maxillary wire 23. Video: Tying in the mandibular wire 24. Complete A Final Check before releasing the patient 25. Make Treatment Notes Course Resources: This course includes the following resources: These resource documents are provided to help the student learn and retain the important concepts of the course. The checklists are designed for the student to learn a standard for completing the Retie Appointment. Also, the student needs to know when the steps have resulted in the highest standard of performance, and if not, what are the problems the student should correct to achieve a high standard. Learning Activities of the Course The learner views this course presentation as many times as it takes to understand the important concepts, which may be measured by answering the 18 embedded quiz questions correctly. These quiz questions help the learner focus on the important points. Then the learner rests his/her brain so the learning can be transferred to long term memory. Then the learner takes the Knowledge Quiz for the course to measure his/her learning of the objectives of the course. There is one Steps Checklist and two Quality Results Checklists to help the student learn the steps of this procedure and evaluate the quality of the results of the procedure. SCORM Tracking of Each Student’s Learning Activities and Recording on the Student Dashboard Report Each student’s learning activities such as correctly answering presentation embedded quiz questions, presentation viewing time, Knowledge Quiz completion time, Knowledge Quiz Score, and other learning data, are tracked so that a “learning analysis” can be done for each student and for the quality of each course. This data documents student performance and reports it on the Student Dashboard as well as in the Gradebook. This holds the student accountable for learning. In the future, student performance of this procedure in the clinic may be used to identify students who have not learned to actually perform the procedure, so that intervention can be made to help the student become proficient. No data is share with any entity. If data is ever used for learning research, all data will be de-identified following research protocol. Who should take this course? All orthodontists, orthodontic residents, and orthodontic assistants should learn and be able to perform this procedure when they are in training.
1. List and describe the procedures to complete before the patient arrives for the Retie Appointment
2. List the materials and instruments that are needed for a Retie Appointment
3. Describe the process of seating the patient
4.Describe assessment of the patient’s status and procedures to improve patient compliance
5.Describe the factors to evaluate for proper wire engagement
6.Demonstrate the removal of the arch wires
7.Report patient status to the doctor and receive instructions
8.Demonstrate techniques for placement and engagement of a wire to achieve the desired tooth movement
9.Make proper notations in the patient’s Treatment Record
10.Release the patient properly communicating patient instructions with the parent and Scheduling Coordinator