ACADEMY OF FIXED ORTHODONTICS (AFO)

LABIAL 2 LINGUAL - The most comprehensive orthodontic course in the World!

2016 COURSE SCHEDULE

BANGALORE, INDIA, April 15th to 21st

NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 13th to 19th

BANGALORE, INDIA, October 14th to 19th

NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 18th to 23rd

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, January 2016 TBD

Check out our Orthodontics Diploma Course in New York, USA.

We are starting the 1 year Clinical Fellowship course in New Delhi. The next batch starts from November 13th, 2016. Register asap.

Click here for upcoming courses in Bangkok, Thailand from March 7th to 13th.

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Can't wait till then? Find out how you can learn with our SELF-STARTER course here and then attend the Classroom course for the advanced classes.

Self Starter Online Courses

Do you want to organize AFO Course in your City or Country? Then contact us to become the AFO Course Coordinator!

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REGISTRATION

City Name

New Delhi, India Bengaluru, India

Full Name

Mobile with Country Code

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After the grand success of the International courses held in New Delhi, India, AFO is continuing with the 6 days Orthodontics Fellowship training courses in India. AFO conducts the 6 day Fellowship course twice every year in Bangalore, India during the months of April and October and in New Delhi, India during the months of May and November. The astute participants gets a specially designed course whereby they are directly given FELLOWSHIP certification. AFO provides you with the most complete handson orthodontics training courses!

This 6 days course is intended for dentists who have little or no experience in orthodontics and want to learn to incorporate it into their practices or progress from removable appliances to a comprehensive, fixed technique. This is a one-of-a-kind, hands-on course which will help you to increase your practice base. This course is also meant for all those who have completed the Level I and wants to pursue the advanced Level II and Level III certifications.

You can become AFO Fellow & Certified Orthodentist by attending the AFO courses in Orthodontics. All AFO courses come with a free 5 year post-course mentoring. Take the entire course or take Level I alone or Level I and II alone according to your convenience.

The experienced orthodontist and former AFO course participants can also learn LINGUAL ORTHODONTICS as part of this course. AFO is conducting the 1 day course on STb Lingual Orthodontics and will show the course participants proprietary indirect bonding technique developed by Dr.Ravi Kumar specifically for Lingual orthodontics practice. Lingual course will be conducted the day before the Fellowship course starts (Day 0).

Download the 2011 course brochure CLICK HERE

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Certificates and Accreditation

What you get from the Course

1. Hardbound Course Manual

2. CD with soft copy of textbooks

3. 5 years free post course mentoring and 10mts discussion time for all your cases

4. Access to clinical photographs and Course videos online

5. Cert.(Ortho) certification and Fellowship from AFO OR Certified Level I /II / III

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Straight Wire Orthodontics Demystified (LEVEL I)

AFO proudly presents the Level I certificate course in Straight Wire Orthodontics on Day 1 and Day 2.

Date: Day 1 and Day 2

Time: 10.00 AM TO 5.00 PM each day

Course Fee: 20,000 INR / 450 USD

Topics

Day 1

1. Introduction to AFO Course Philosophy

2. Growth and Development

3. Biomechanics

4. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

a. Extra oral examination / Habits

b. Intra oral examination

c. Photography in Orthodontics and Model Analysis

d. Cephalometrics

5. Space gaining

6. Straight Wire Appliance

7. MBT System

8. Armamentarium

9. Banding and Bonding

10.Anchorage Control

11.Mechanotherapy

12.Retention and Relapse

Day 2

Hands-on Typodont - Full mouth Banding, Bonding, Wire placement and Wire removal

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Orthodontics of Biomechanics (Level II Certification)

The Level I and Level II can be taken together for a direct Level II certification.

Date: Day 3, Day 4, Day 5

Time: 10.00 AM TO 5.00 PM each day

Course Fee Level II– 35,000 INR / 950 USD (Level II alone for those who have completed Level I)

Course Fee Level I and Level II together– 55,000 INR / 1400 USD

Topics

Day 1

Biomechanics of Wire bending within PEA

Cephalometrics

Practicals

Day 2

Biomechanics of Wire bending within PEA II

Model Analysis

Practicals

Day 3

Realistic Treatment PhilosophyTM

Interceptive Orthodontics

Functional Orthodontics

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Advanced Orthodontics (Level III Certification Condensed)

Day 6 – Orthodontic Mini Screw Implants with handson on Typodont

– Self Ligating Brackets, Tip-Edge, Begg's Technique

Course Fee – 15,000 INR / 350 USD for Mini Screw alone and 25,000 for both / 650 USD

Course Fee for Level I to Level III (Fellowship) 80,000 INR / 2000 USD

Topics

Mini Screw Implants (Handson)

Tip-Edge

Self Ligating

Begg's

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Handson Work shops

1.Hands on training on typodonts

2.Practical class on Cephalometric Tracing and Analysis

3.Practical class on Model Analysis

4. Practical class on Wire Bending

5. Practical class on Orthodontics Mini Implants (TAD)

6. Practical class on Free Ceph software

Case Review & Post-Course Mentoring No extra charges will be levied for the post-course mentoring of all new and in-progress cases for a period of 5 years. This post course mentoring is the unique highlight of the course as this will allow the participant to discuss their cases as the treatment progresses. Each participant also gets 10mts of online discussion time per case if needed.

FAFO – Fellowship of Academy of Fixed Orthodontics and Cert. (Ortho) for all those who takes up Level I to Level III.

Each of the above courses is stand-alone and participants can stop at any level, if they are satisfied with the clinical / knowledge outcomes for the particular skill level.

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Course Fee: 80,000 INR / 2000 USD or as detailed above for individual courses

Course Registration

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Lingual Orthodontics - STb Technique

Day 0 – 1 day course on STb technique in Lingual Orthodontics with handson on Typodont

Course Fee – 20,000 INR / 450 USD (Typodont and STb bracket kit has to be bought by participant)

Topics

Lingual Straight Wire - Technique and Practice

Handson

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For more information contact: Director AFO

Dr.Ravi Kumar
Office:+91 484 2388149
Mob:+91 8089795589
00919961658186
Email: orthocourse@drravikumar.in

Contact AFO

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"The course was very interesting."
Dr.BASHIR ELMILADI, Tripoli, Libya, North Africa. Mob:00218912152956 (12.00 to 8.00pm IST)

"Its great!"
Dr.ABDULLAH ELMILADI, Tripoli, Libya, North Africa. Mob:002183745279 (10.00 to 11.00pm IST)

"An eye opener. Best orthodontics handson course ever attended."
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"It was very good compared to other courses!"
Dr.OZAIR, Afghanistan. Mob:0093799241473

Very well planned and it gives you the confidence to start off right after it is over
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Mobile: 09415027314

Now I am ready to practice orthodontics in my clinic!
Dr.Haider, Iraq.
Mobile: +9647712639438

Enlightening!
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Mobile: +91 9816784217 (6.00 pm to 8.00pm IST)

Great Experience!
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Mobile: +91 9435081168

AFO Orthodontics Course has covered all the needed things which is required for starting practicing orthodontics. Now I feel confident to start doing it!
Dr.Parikshit Pandey, Rajasthan, India. Phone: 09125764909

Perfect course for the practicing Dentist!
Dr.Moses Thong, Nagaland, India.
Phone: 09774168982

Superb course in orthodontics!
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Phone: 09992007003

Felt, good and confident after doing it!
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Phone: 09466237178 (Call after 5.00 pm IST)

Very useful and interesting!
Dr.Anand Suresh, New Delhi, India.
Phone: 09711916378

Extremely Satisfactory!
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Phone: 09045090456

Excellent!
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Phone: 09872761938

It was very good and to the point!
Dr.Puneet Malhotra, Punjab, India.
Phone: 09815583533

Very Satisfying!
Dr.Ruchi Bhuyan, Orrisa, India.
Phone: 09438160144

"Good Experience."
Dr.Adisorn Hanworawong, Thailand
Mob:0066813713196

"Looking forward to start practicing orthodontics. Very good experience and exposure for a beginner like me to start taking up orthodontics cases. I have build some confidence in me!"
Dr.Rubini Arasu, Malaysia
Mob:0060163782184

"Very Good. God bless you sir!"
Dr.Navanath Pise, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Mob:09480001091

"I am just a starter and I can tell that this course has given me the confidence to start fixed orthodontics treatment in my clinic."
Dr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, Karnataka, India
Mob:09986445864

"Good Experience. Gives the confidence to start fixed orthodontics."
Dr.Amish Doshi,
PO BOX 66576-00800, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa.

"Excellent! I feel I will be able to handle cases with more confidence."
Dr.Praful M Sanghavi, Kenya, Africa
Mob:00254202227725 (9.30 am to 4.00pm Local Time, Mon - Fri)

"Concise, precise insight into Orthodontics. Excellent course for the general practitioner."
Dr.Rashmi Raghavan, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Email: rashmiraghavan@yahoo.com

"Overall good experience and glad I did it!"
Dr.Sandhya Ramanujam, BDS, DDS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Mob:09880027728

"Good to start practicing orthodontics."
Dr.Krishna Mohan,Karnataka, India. Mob:09886668567 (8.30 to 4.30pm Local Time)

"There were lots of discussions which created confidence and enthusiasm."
Dr.Karthigeyan L, Ipoh, Malaysia
Mob:0060125684060

"It has been very useful. Now after attending the course, I have confidence in taking up orthodontics cases."
Dr.Shajahan V A, Saudi Arabia
Mob:00966547405286 (9.30 am to 9.30pm Local Time)

"It is a very good course to start orthodontic practice."
Dr.Dharmendra Gupta, Madhya Pradesh, India
Mob:09981720853

"Excellent and very Enlightening."
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Mob:002348038345222

"Very Interesting and easy to understand for beginners."
Dr.Didier Rwamamara, Rwanda, Africa
Mob:00250784106487 (6.00 pm to 8.00pm Local Time)

"It was fun learning through the easy and interactive lectures."
Dr.Archana Singh, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Mob:09931162408

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