Cosmetically Focused Adult Straight Teeth Certification Course

Cfast stands for Cosmetically Focused Adult Straight Teeth, and this program will designate, upon completion, that the clinician is a Certified Cfast Provider.  Cfast is a quick, effective, affordable and aesthetic way to address mis-alignment of teeth in the patient’s smile zone, cuspid-to-cuspid.  Treatment is done considerably faster than traditional comprehensive orthodontics since it is only the anterior teeth that are moved.  Cfast is not a replacement for comprehensive orthodontic treatment, but often allows us to conservatively address our patients’ aesthetic wants.  Cfast can also be a profit center for your practice as it is very easy to learn and implement.

AGD course code:376

1. The clinician will understand the indications and contra-indications of providing cosmetically focused adult tooth movement thus allowing them to determine the proper case selection.
2. The clinician will understand the biomechanical mechanism and movements which allow cosmetically focused adult tooth movement to occur quickly without compromising the health of the teeth and supporting periodontium.
3. The clinician will be able to communicate realistic expectations to their patients.
4. The clinician will be able to communicate with the laboratory to properly set-up the case.
5. The clinician will understand the clinical techniques and skills necessary to place brackets with the indirect placement technique, and place archwires, elastic O-rings, metal ties, long metal ties and powerchains.
6. The clinician will understand the clinical techniques and skills necessary to remove the orthodontic appliances and select the proper form of post-orthodontic retention.
7. The clinician and team will learn how to integrate the clinical protocols into their practice.

I.    Why Cfast

II.   The Science of Tooth Movement

III.  How Cfast Works

IV.   Hands-on

V.    Patient expectations and Case Discussions

VI.  Integration and Marketing

• Part 1 - Why Cfast?
  How will Cfast fit into your practice?

• Part 2 - The science of tooth movement
  Dr. Miyasaki will review orhodontic tooth movement and how Cfast works

• Part 3 - How Cfast works
  Dr. Miyasaki reviews how to place the brackets and wires as well as what considerations need to be made prior to treatment.

• Part 4 - Hands-on
  Dr. Miyasaki demonstrates how to apply the brackets and wires on a model.