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Alumni Speaker Series
Friday, November 5, 2010
9:00am-12:00pm (3 CE credits)
Time magazine predicted that
the orthodontic specialist would become extinct in the 21st. century. Applied, advanced technology has opened
the door for general dentists to provide orthodontic treatment. This lecture
will investigate the challenges and opportunities the general dentist may
encounter in accepting this new role.
The fashionable new paradigm, Early Orthodontic Treatment, has blurred the
line between phase I, mixed dentition interceptive orthodontic treatment and phase
II, adult dentition full braces.
This lecture will investigate the pros and cons of early orthodontic
treatment and all of its ramifications.
Topics Covered:
- History
of the changing role of the general dentist
- Orthodontic
treatment modalities available and their relative merits
- Identifying
a few key points in cephalometric radiograph analysis
- Guidelines
for rating the relative difficulty of orthodontic cases
- History
of the development of the concept of early orthodontic treatment
- Diagnosis
and treatment of cases requiring Interceptive orthodontic treatment
- Evaluation
of traditional phase II finished cases determining if they would have benefited
from early orthodontic treatment
- Ethical
and moral considerations of early orthodontic treatment
Recommended for… entire dental team including
students.
Gary P.
Swistak, DDS ‘75, COL (retired US Army) is a board certified
orthodontist who retired from the US Army Dental Corps in 1995 with the rank of
Colonel after 20 years of active duty service. He received his Certificate in Orthodontics from the
University of Pennsylvania in '83, his DDS from the SUNY at Buffalo School of
Dental Medicine in '75 and a BS in Biology from Siena College in '70. After completing a General Practice
Residency at Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas in '76 he served as a
General Dental Officer for 5 years stationed in Pusan, Korea and at the US
Military Academy at West Point. Dr.
Swistak held assignments as Chief of Orthodontics at both the US Military
Academy in West Point for 3 years and the Landstuhl DENTAC for 5 years in
Germany. Dr. Swistak is a member
of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, the AAO,
the ADA, the 8th District Dental Society, and the 8th District Orthodontic
Academy.
UB School of Dental Medicine
Giving to the School of Dental Medicine