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In-Office Course

Dr. Bagden offers an advanced in-office course for orthodontists. This will be the only in-office course presented by either Dr. Bagden or Dr. Damon in 2009! The course will be limited to twenty doctors who have previously attended a Damon seminar and wish to gain an advanced understanding as to how the Damon System can revolutionize their practice. During the course specific workshops will be provided on bonding, bracket placement, Herbst construction, languaging for treatment coordinators, retention strategies, midcourse treatment evaluations, preprosthetic treatment and wire selections. Each morning will start with a short lecture by Dr. Bagden and the rest of each day will be spent working with Dr. Bagden and his skilled staff evaluating and treating the actual patients in his practice.

Hotel space is available adjacent to Dr. Bagden's office and his office is located ten minutes from Washington Reagan National Airport. The seminar is being offered as a Thursday-Friday combination to allow for doctors who may wish to stay in Washington D.C. over the weekend to enjoy what is widely considered the best time to be in the city.

Call (703) 893-0792 or (703) 477-6399 for registraton and details. The fee for the course, materials and receptions is $2295.00. For a tentative schedule of this course, see below.

Damon System In-Office Course

With Dr. Alan Bagden
Springfield, Virginia

May 7-8, 2009 (immediately following the AAO)

Advanced level course for doctors already implementing the Damon System...Each participant is requested to bring a Damon case (either finished or still in treatment) to present and discuss on Friday afternoon

Course Tuition

Fee of $2295 includes lunches, course materials and tuition. Cancellation policy: deposit refunded 30 days prior to session.

Hotel

Information on suggested hotel will be sent to you shortly.

Schedule

Plan to arrive on the Wednesday night prior to the Thursday start date of the course. The most convenient airport to the office is Reagan National, however, Washington Dulles airport is only an additional 15 minutes away. Book into whichever airport offers the most economical fare.

Thursday

7:30 a.m.

Registration/Check-In

8 a.m.

Introductions and course specifics.

9 a.m.

Begin seeing patients in Dr. Bagdens office.

  • Initial bandings
  • Band removals
  • Herbst insertion and removal
  • Turbo insertion and removal
  • Observe patients in various stages of treatment

1 p.m.

LUNCH (provided)

2 - 5:30 p.m.

Treatment Work Stations

  • Bonding/Bracket positioning
  • Herbst construction
  • Marketing the Damon System
  • Wire selection, bonding techniques, use of wire stops
  • Anchorage preparation
  • Delivering a Damon "Lunch-and-Learn" Seminar
  • Languaging the Damon System in patient-friendly terms

5:30 p.m.

Cocktail reception

7 p.m.

Reception concludes

Evening

Dinner on own, at convenient area restaurants

Friday

8 - 9 a.m.

Damon System lecture

9 - 1 p.m.

Begin seeing patients in Dr. Bagdens office

  • Initial bandings
  • Band removals
  • Herbst insertion and removal
  • Turbo insertion and removal
  • Observe patients in various stages of treatment

1 - 2 p.m.

LUNCH, in office

2 - 4 p.m.*

Group Discussion/Sharing of cases

* Doctors who may need to make flights may depart during this time.

Please bring any video cameras, digital cameras or other recording systems to take home important information on Damon System techniques.



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