Hands-on Cadaver Intensive Course in Orthognathic Surgery and Ancillary Procedures

To review the relevant clinical anatomy for treating maxillofacial conditions.
To review and practice all the contemporary techniques in orthognathic surgery.
To review and practice all the contemporary techniques in facial aesthetics in the context of orthognathic surgery.
To review and practice basic contemporary techniques in speedy orthodontics.
To provide a refresher on surgical techniques in this field.
To provide an update of surgical techniques in this field of knowledge.

Competences and learning outcomes to be acquired by students
− Theoretical and practical knowledge of maxillary osteotomies:
One-piece Le Fort I osteotomy
Three- or four-piece Le Fort I osteotomy
SARPE
Minimally invasive techniques (“twist technique” by Hernández Alfaro)
− Theoretical and practical knowledge of mandibular osteotomies:
Sagittal split osteotomy
Anterior segmental osteotomy (frontblock)
Genioplasty
Chin wing
Internal and external condilectomy
Rigid Internal Fixation: our protocol
How to approach eventual complications
Zygomatic osteotomies:
Sandwich osteotomy
− Theoretical and practical knowledge of facial harmony optimisation techniques:
Rhinoplasty
Buccal fat pad transposition
Facial liposculpturing
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of speedy orthodontics:
Corticotomies
Orthopaedic miniplates