Mini Implant (TADs) Introductory Course - November 21, 2025 - London
Mini Implant (TADs) Introductory Course - November 21, 2025 - London
- Trainee Orthodontists (more suitable for 2nd year and above)
- Specialists Orthodontist
- Consultant Orthodontists
- Dentist with a Specialist interest in Orthodontics
- Dentists currently studying towards a Diploma in Orthodontics
- Anyone who is currently practicing Orthodontics
- To explain the indications, benefits and clinical usage of OMIs
- To provide practical hands-on teaching using the Infinitas system
- To provide a detailed appraisal of the treatment planning process and biomechanics involved for both buccal and palatal OMIs
- To discuss clinical techniques for using OMIs with direct & indirect anchorage
- To discuss clinical techniques for anterior retraction, molar mesialisation, molar intrusion and molar distalisation.
- To critically appraise the evidence regarding factors affecting OMI success rates
- To understand OMI usage
- Be able to use the Infinitas Mini Implant system
- 7-hour session to receive 7 CPD points
- Infinitas Mini Implant Intro Kit with 2 x Sterile Implants (not included on trainee rate)
- Typodont model with 2 mini implants to keep
- 2nd Edition of the Orthodontic Mini Implant Clinical Handbook by Dr Richard Cousley
- Handout and reference material
- 7 hours of CPD with a CPD Certificate
Dr Simon Watkinson
BDS DDSc (Orth) MFDS RCSEd MOrth RCSEd FDS (Orth) RCSEd MDTFEd
Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist | Honorary Lecturer
in Orthodontics
Simon qualified from Newcastle University in 2006. He undertook several hospital and practice jobs prior to his orthodontic training in Liverpool. On completion of training, in 2013, he was awarded both the William Houston Gold Medal at the Membership in Orthodontics examination and the British Orthodontic Society cases prize. In 2015 he completed his Post-CCST training in Manchester.
He currently splits his time between Consultant posts at East Lancashire and Manchester Dental Hospital as well as working in private practice. He is an honorary lecturer for the University of Manchester, teaching in its MSc program.
He examines for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a peer reviewer for a variety of orthodontic journals. Simon is the MCN chair for Lancashire and South Cumbria and sits on the organising committee for the British Orthodontic Conference.
Simon has been using the Infinitas system for over a decade, using it for maximum anchorage cases, buccal segment intrusion and complex cases.
Dr Sara Hosni
BDS DDSc (Orth) MFDS RCSEd MOrth RCSEd FDS (Orth) RCSEd
Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist | Honorary Lecturer in Orthodontics | Royal College of Surgeons Lady Estelle Wolfson Fellow
Sara qualified from Newcastle University in 2009. Following a variety of hospital posts in oral surgery, restorative and paediatric dentistry, Sara undertook her orthodontic specialist training in Liverpool gaining her Doctorate in Orthodontics in 2015. She presented her research at the International Orthodontic Congress and was awarded the first prize in the UTG Research Awards.
Sara completed her Post-CCST training in the North West and is currently a Consultant at Salford Royal as well as working in specialist practice in Manchester. She is an honorary clinical lecturer at Liverpool University, where she teaches on the DDSc programme.
Sara has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and is also a reviewer for several orthodontic journals. Sara is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Recently Sara was awarded the Lady Estelle Wolfson Emerging Women Leaders fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons.
Sara has been using TADs since 2014 when she first attended the Infinitas course. Sara uses TADs for a variety of malocclusions, using both direct and indirect anchorage, but has a special interest in their use for intrusion.
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