Mini-Implant (TADs) Training
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Friday 
2nd October 2026
Central London

A complete learning pathway for clinicians integrating skeletal anchorage

The Infinitas Mini Implant system represents a synthesis of theoretical and practical teaching in the placement of orthodontic mini implants (OMIs), also known as temporary anchorage devices (TADs). It is our philosophy that bone anchorage should be a simple and routine option for orthodontists and many of your patients

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Led By | Dr Richard Cousley

Date | Friday 4th December 2026

Venue | Hilton London Metropole, 225 Edgware Rd, London, W2 1JU

CPD | 7 CPD Points 


Suitable for

  • Specialist Orthodontists who regularly use Mini Implants in their current treatment plans and are looking to advance their knowledge
  • Clinicians who regularly use Mini Implants in their current treatment plans and are looking to advance their knowledge
  • Not suitable for beginners

Over the years, the Infinitas course has helped many orthodontists to successfully integrate skeletal anchorage into their clinical practice; and received consistently excellent feedback. This new ‘Advanced’ course will take your knowledge and aspirations onto the next level, with a focus on 3D planning, complex biomechanics and palatal appliances including 3D printed metal expanders.

 

Commencing in 2024, this brand new one-day course includes lectures and supporting practicals on:

  • CAD-CAM planning for mini-implant insertion, including the one-visit protocol (how to go from a digital model to both appliance fitting and mini-implant insertion in a single appointment)
  • An update on advanced buccal biomechanics
  • Molar intrusion treatment for anterior openbite cases
  • Mid-palate mechanics for molar distalisation & mesialisation (protraction)
  • Maxillary skeletal expansion
  • Orthognathic applications

What Our Delegates Are Saying

“This course is superior in all aspects. Arti is a very knowledgeable speaker – informative, relatable and engaging. This is the best course I have attended in many years.”

- Marie Tindall, Specialist Orthodontist

About Dr. Richard Cousley

BSc, BDS, MSc, FDS RCS (Eng), FDS(Orth) RCS

 

Richard is widely regarded as an expert in orthodontic skeletal anchorage, with over 25 years' experience and a track record of clinical innovations. He developed the Infinitas mini-implant system in 2007. This is the most widely used bone anchor in the UK and is currently sold in over 50 countries. He has authored over 45 peer-reviewed clinical and research papers, plus two editions of his textbook: ‘The Orthodontic Mini-implant Clinical Handbook’.  Richard also created a clinical protocol for mini-implant assisted molar intrusion (to correct anterior openbites), established the UK’s leading mini-implant teaching courses (for both introductory and advanced mini-implant usage) and has lectured across the world on mini-implants. 

 

As an early adopter of 3D imaging, model technology and in-house aligners, Richard has been keen to realise all of the opportunities offered by digital design and 3D printing workflows. This led him to develop innovations such as CAD-CAM orthognathic wafers, mini-implant guidance stents, plus the digital Twin Block appliance - all designed using orthodontic software. Richard was also instrumental in introducing 3D printed metal appliances to UK orthodontics and co-founded the UK’s first training course in digital orthodontics, both in 2023. He has since become a sought-after authority on orthodontic software and 3D printing applications, and co-created the UK's first 3D Orthodontics training course (for orthodontists and technicians).

 

Richard created the Priestgate Clinic, a bespoke multi-disciplinary practice, in 2018, after a career as a NHS hospital-based consultant orthodontist (managing a large orthognathic and complex caseload for 16 years). He's also been an associate editor for the Journal of Orthodontics, a referee for eight orthodontic journals, and a Royal College of Surgeons (England) examiner for the Membership in Orthodontics (Morth) specialist examination. He’s currently a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the British Orthodontic Society, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Faculty of Dental Surgery) and the World Federation of Orthodontists.

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