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Current Course · Group 9 · 2025–2026

FACE 9

Transition to the digital age · Istanbul
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Instructors
Dr. Renato CocconiCourse director · Orthodontist · Italy
Prof. Dr. Korkmaz SayınsuOrthodontist · Türkiye
Guest speakers
  • Dr. Mirko RaffainiMaxillofacial surgeon · Italy
  • Dr. Silvia RapaOrthodontist · Italy
  • Dr. Melih ŞengülProsthodontist · Türkiye
  • Dr. Fatih AtıcıOrthodontist · Türkiye
  • Dr. Ramadan CoşkunOrthodontist · Türkiye
Program

Five sessions

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I

Introduction to FACE and TMJ

Introduction to FACE and TMJ · Dr. Korkmaz Sayınsu
25–28 September 2025 · Istanbul · 4 days

Theory · 2 days

  • Introduction to the FACE Concept of diagnosis and Treatment Planning
  • Importance of Stable Condylar Position and Functional Occlusion
  • Concept of Orthopedic Stability
  • Importance of Diagnosis: Key to Success
  • Obtaining Records: Analogical vs. Digital Workflow
  • Roth/Jarabak Analysis
  • TMJ Anatomy
  • Clinical and Radiological Examination
  • TMJ Imaging: CBCT and MRI Interpretation
  • Degenerative Joint Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Wax Bites in CR and CO
  • The Use of Articulators in Orthodontics

Practice · 2 days

  • Wax Bites in CR and CO
  • Face-Bow transfer
  • Articulator Mounting Procedures
  • Occlusal Analysis and Interpretation of CO/CR Discrepancy
  • MPI/CPI Readings
II

Introduction to splints

Introduction to Splints · Dr. Korkmaz Sayınsu
27–30 November 2025 · Istanbul · 4 days

Theory · 2 days

  • Introduction to Splints
  • Splint Protocol
  • One-piece and Multi-piece Splints
  • Splint Adjustment Techniques
  • Arc of Closure: The Key to Diagnosis
  • How to Plan an Orthodontic Treatment?
  • Concept of Vertical Control in the Treatment of TMD patients
  • Modjaw: Occlusal Analysis and Treatment Planning
  • The Role of Physiotherapy

Practice · 2 days

  • Stabilization Splint Adjustment
  • Application of a Distraction Splint
  • Clinical Examination of a TMD Patient
III

Biomechanics and mixed dentition

Biomechanics and Mixed Dentition · Dr. Renato Cocconi · Current anchorage techniques · Dr. Fatih Atıcı, Dr. Ramadan Coşkun
13–15 February 2026 · Istanbul

Dr. Renato Cocconi · 13–15 February

  • Mixed dentition treatment & Class 2
  • Class 2 & Mandibular deficit
  • Different stages of mixed dentition treatment
  • Different design of palatal expansion
  • Vertical control mechanics in Posterior & Vertical growers
  • Enucleation & Serial extractions
  • Strategies in Class 2 anterior growers & severe brachyfacial patients
  • Selection of different FACE prescriptions: NLU & LCU (Nose Lip Unit & Chin Lip Unit)
  • Vertical control mechanics in Vertical & Anterior growers
  • Palatal TADs & the Easy Driver System
  • Molar Distalization vs. 2 Upper bicuspids extractions
  • Class 3 from mixed dentition to orthodontic borderline treatments

Current Anchorage Techniques · 15 February

  • Palatal screws: TAD (pin) first / appliance first (guide lock system); vestibular screws; IZC screws
  • Tomography-supported diagnosis of correct screw placement areas
  • CAD/CAM digital appliance and guide design
  • Current screw placement techniques supported by guides
  • Palatal screw anchored maxillary expansion; current expansion protocols (rapid, slow, polycyclic activation)
  • Surgically Facilitated MARPE
  • Palatal screw anchored distalization, non-extraction treatments, mesialization mechanics, open bite correction and face mask cases
  • Use of anchorage mechanics with fixed treatment and aligners
IV

Digital planning with aligners and fixed appliances

Digital planning · Dr. Renato Cocconi, Dr. Silvia Rapa · Bioesthetic restorative dentistry · Dr. Melih Şengül
2–4 April 2026 · Istanbul

Digital planning · 2–3 April

  • Digital workflow in planning aligners in ordinary and more complex cases
  • Complexity vs. simplification: simplicity is a complexity resolved with proper digital planning
  • How to translate a 3D digital set-up into a proper sequence of orthodontic movements with aligners
  • Common digital planning with aligners and fixed appliances; differences in staging and biomechanics sequences
  • Distalization with aligners and fixed appliances in Class 2 treatment; total arch distalization
  • Vertical control with aligners and fixed appliances; autorotation of the mandible
  • Use of TADs with aligners
  • Asymmetries: dento-alveolar and skeletal; how to diagnose and treat them
  • Interdisciplinary treatment with aligners and fixed appliances

Bioesthetic Restorative Dentistry · 4 April

  • The Origins of the Bioesthetic Philosophy
  • Core Principles of Bioesthetic Dentistry
  • Discovering Bioesthetics: A Journey for Dental Technicians and Prosthodontists
  • Embracing the Bioesthetic Philosophy: Workflow Transformation
  • Physiologic vs. Pathologic Chewing Patterns
  • Understanding the Craniomandibular Relationship
  • Cranio-Cervical Connection and Postural Assessment in the Initial Examination
  • Transitioning from Splint Therapy to Definitive Restorations
  • Material Selection and Restorative Roadmap for Bioesthetic Outcomes
  • Digital Integration within the Bioesthetic Concept
V

Orthognathic surgery

Orthognathic Surgery · Dr. Renato Cocconi, Dr. Mirko Raffaini
2026 · Istanbul / Parma
  • Transverse Discrepancy: MARPE & surgically assisted BAME, 3-piece Le Fort, surgical Class 2
  • 1 jaw vs. 2 jaws surgery
  • Short faces and deep bite preparation
  • Pre-surgical preparation for CW & CCW change of the occlusal plane
  • Surgical design for the mandible and the maxilla
  • 4 levels of surgical interventions: hard tissue framework, rhinoplasty & genioplasty, soft tissues & cosmetic surgery, muscles & ligaments
  • Open bite surgery: a strategy of overcorrection
  • Asymmetries: horizontal and vertical; pre-surgical set-ups