Smilefixed – The Easy Guide to Fixed Appliance Therapy (2-day practical course)
Course Speaker: Professor Ama Johal
Course Length: 2 days (12hrs ECPD), plus follow up clinical support and webinars
Venue/Date:
London Hilton Watford, June 5th / 6th
Manchester Hilton, September 11th / 12th
Specifically designed and tailored for Dentists with no prior experience, this course will arm you with all the necessary clinical skills to provide simple and predictable treatment outcomes to your patients.
The course fee includes:
- Two-days of training, including practical workshops
- Voucher for additional free kit
(worth up to £799) - Typodont model
- 3x follow-up webinars, led by Prof Johal - exclusive to delegates
- 1 follow-up webinar
- 2x loom video to aid 1st case selection
- 1st case clinically guided by Prof. Johal
(up to 3 consults, worth £500)
Further Information
What is Smilefixed?
Smilefixed is designed and expertly crafted by S4S Dental Laboratory using the latest technology, combining the clinical expertise of Professor Ama Johal - who has spent over 30 years training dentists and orthodontists - with the technical excellence of S4S Dental Laboratory - one of the UK’s leading dental laboratories.
Results can be achieved in as little as three to four months, depending on the scope of treatment.
What's in the kit?
Kits are available in metal or ceramic and include everything you need to effectively treat one patient. Each kit includes:
- 5 stages of wire
- Cement
- Durachain
- Ligatures
- Brackets
- Indirect bonding trays
Benefits of Smilefixed Treatment
- Continuous force application – 24/7 tooth movement.
- Higher precision and control – ideal for rotations, root torque, vertical corrections, and complex malocclusions.
- Broader Clinical Scope – suitable for mild to severe cases across all age groups.
- Predictable timelines – reduced variability compared to removable appliances.
- Better patient progress and compliance issues resolved.
Key features of our brand-new ECPD training course
What's included in your course pack?
Each delegate will receive:
- 12 hours of verifiable ECPD
- Voucher for free first Smilefixed kit
- A kit to take away with you on the day
- Complete tool kit
- Typodont model
- 3x follow-up support webinars with Ama
- How-to videos
Course Itinerary: Here's What You Will Learn
Day One
- 9:00-9:30 - Registration and Refreshments
- 9:30-9:40 - Course Introduction
- 9:40-10:45 - Treatment Planning + Practical
- 10:45-11:15 - Coffee Break
- 11:15-12:00 - Treatment Planning + Practical
- 12:00-13:00 - Principles of Fixed Appliances and Bracket Positioning
- 13:00-13:45 - Lunch Break
- 13:00-13:45 - Practical: Bracket Placement
- 14:15-14:45 - Arch-wires and Arch-wire Sequencing
- 14:45-15:15 - Arch-wire Ligation
- 15:15-15:45 - Coffee Break
- 15:45-16:30 - Practical: Arch-wire Placement and Ligation Methods
- 16:30-16:45 - Round-up and Questions
Day Two
- 9:00-9:30 - Registration and Refreshments
- 9:30-10:30 - Practical: Arch-wire Placement and Ligation Methods
- 10:30-11:00 - Monitoring Treatment Progress
- 11:00-11:30 - Coffee Break
- 11:15-12:00 - Retention Principles 1
- 12:00-13:00 - Practical: Bonded Wire Placement
- 13:15-13:45 - Lunch Break
- 13:45-14:15 - Retention Principles 2
- 14:15-15:00 - Practical: Review of Techniques
- 14:45-15:15 - Close and Questions
- 15:15-15:45 - Coffee Break
Meet our host: Professor Ama Johal
BDS, MSC, PHD, FDS RCS [ENG], FDS RCS [EDIN], MORTH RCS [ENG], FDS [ORTH], RCS [ENG], DMS, PG CERT, FHEA.
Ama is a Professor/Consultant Orthodontist, Academic Lead for Orthodontics at Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary College, University London [QMUL].
He qualified in dentistry at Sheffield University in 1989, with Honours and completed the Membership in Orthodontics (Royal College Surgeons England) and Masters Degree in Orthodontics at QMUL, graduating with distinction in 1996.