Faculty of Dentistry

Training Course in Interceptive Orthodontics and Functional Orthopaedics

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Type of programme
Specialization courses
Campus
Campus Sant Cugat
Duration
between 30-01-2026 and 21-03-2026
Credits
5 ECTS
Schedule
From 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Language
Spanish (secondary language: English)
Places
Limited
Modality
On site
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Presentation

Interceptive orthodontics starts and ends during the primary or mixed dentition phase. This type of treatment is habitually used to correct abnormal habits, which can interfere with the normal growth pattern of the face and jaws.

Assessment method

An online self-assessment test will be carried out at the end of the course so that students can assess the  achievement  of their personal goals and their knowledge of the content of the course.

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Course objectives

  • Give students the skills they need to diagnose dentofacial problems in paediatric patients and assess when to start treatment.
  • Create accurate diagnostic records.
  • Dental photography, the best diagnostic method to use at the clinic.
  • Training and experience in multiple early treatment philosophies.
  • Understand the technical skills needed to carry out treatment.
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Competences to be acquired by students

  • To know how to distinguish the normal from the pathological in the mixed and temporary dentition stage.
  • To learn how to apply the basic principles of diagnosis in common occlusive alterations.
  • To show through specific clinical situations the parameters to be followed (with the use of clear and simple protocols) in the interception of a future malocclusion.
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Prospective students

The course is aimed at general dentists, stomatologists and specialists in paediatric dentistry.

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Teaching team

Course Coordinators

The coordinators and lecturers have no financial ties to any companies that would pose a conflict of interest with the course.

GUINOT JIMENO, Francisco Antonio

Odontologia

GUINOT JIMENO, Francisco Antonio

GARCIA VILLA, Cristina

Odontologia

Prerequisites & admissions

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  • To be in possession of an undergraduate/bachelor’s degree in Dentistry or Medicine (specialist area Stomatology).

Prices, grants and financial aid

Price

€2,590.00. *Prices corresponding to the 2025-2026 academic year.