INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR THE MIRABELLA PROGRAM
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Date:
20-21 March 2026
Price:
550 EUR
City:
Warsaw
COURSE TOPICS
Day 1
The Straight Wire Philosophy (Straight Wire Appliance)
- Historical Overview
- Andrews’ Six Keys to Normal Occlusion
- Tip, Torque, In-out and Offset concepts and values
- Overview of Straight Wire technique
- Archwires and their mechanical properties
- Brackets and molar tubes: features and their components
- Overview on ties, lacebacks, bend-backs, tie-backs and continuous elastic chains
Biomechanical Concepts
- Stages of orthodontic treatment with Straight Wire appliance
- Principles of direct bonding
- Direct Bonding procedures
Pratical Part
- Direct bonding on stone models
Day 2
Biomechanical Concepts
- Force Systems and Movement Classification
- Archwire/slot play: Clinical Implications in Orthodontics
- Technical and Biomechanical Characteristics
Guided Diagnostic Path: Lateral Cephalometric Radiography and Dental Cast Anaysis
- Radiological Anatomy (identificationof anatomicalstructures)
- Cephalometric Anatomy (identification of points and cephalometric planes)
- McLaughlin Cephalometric Analysis
- Bases of Dental Cast Analysis
Craniofacial Growth Concepts
- Brief overview on Cephalometric Superimposition and craniofacial growth
PracticalPart
- Insertion and Ligation of Archwires
- Performing of lace-backs and bend-backs
- Instrumentation
- Auxiliary Accessories
AGENDA
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LECTURER
DR. MARIO PALONE
- Degree in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” with a score of 110/110 cum laude, January 2013.
- Specialization in Orthodontics from the University of Ferrara, with a score of 50/50 cum laude, April 2020.
- Exclusively practicing Orthodontics. Served as a fixed-term researcher (RTD-A) at the University of Ferrara from 2021 to 2024.
- Held the teaching role of Preventive and Community Dentistry and Pediatric Dentistry for both the Dentistry and Dental Hygiene degree programs; lecturer for the elective course Oral Lesions; and Adjunct Professor of the Orthodontics module within the Integrated Course of Dental Disciplines at the University of Ferrara from 2021 to 2024. Course Director of Pediatric Dentistry at Albanian University from 2021 to 2024.
- Lecturer for the Second-Level Master in Orthodontic Sciences at the University of Ferrara, 2022–2023.
- Clinical instructor at the Department of Orthodontics, University of Ferrara, 2017–2024.
- Held the position of Treasurer (two-year term 2021–2023) and Vice President (two-year term 2024–2025) of the Italian Association of Orthodontic Specialists (ASIO). Served as Board Member (two-year term 2019–2021) of the Italian Society of Aligners (SIALIGN).
- Author of publications in national and international peer-reviewed orthodontic journals.
- IBOA Diplomate (Italian Board of Orthodontics for Aligners), 2021. Full Member of the Italian Academy of Orthodontics (AIDOR), 2023, and of the Italian Society of Orthodontics (SIDO), 2024.
- Licensed for the National Scientific Qualification of Second Level – Sector 06/F1 (Dental Diseases). Speaker at national and international conferences.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LOCATION
Hotel Crowne Plaza The Hub
Rondo Ignacego Daszyńskiego 2
02-843, Warsaw
POLAND