What, When & Why to refer to your Orthodontist (OX060319)

Dr Sunil Hirani

BSc (Hons), BDS, MSc, FDSRCS (Eng), MOrthRCS(Eng), FDS (Orth), GCAP(KCL)

Specialist Orthodontist and Principal of SmileLux Specialist Orthodontic Centre in Milton Keynes.

Dr Hirani graduated from Guy's Hospital, London, England in 1996. He has a Master's degree in Orthodontics and is a Fellow of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and holds a Membership in Orthodontics from the RCS which was awarded in 2003. In 2005, he passed his exit fellowship, FDS (Orth) which is a marker of Consultant approved training and obtained first place in the UK.

Sunil is owner and Practice Principal of SmileLux in Milton Keynes, a state-of-the-art fully private multi-award winning orthodontic practice. He is on the editorial board of Private Dentistry and Orthodontic Practice magazines. He also sits as the current Chairman of the British Lingual Orthodontic Society (BLOS), Chairman of the Milton Keynes Section of the British Dental Association (BDA) and committee member of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry (BARD).

He is also a member of the following professional bodies:

British Orthodontic Society (BOS)

British Lingual Orthodontic Society (BLOS)

British Academy of Restorative Dentistry (BARD)

British Dental Association (BDA)

European Orthodontic Society (EOS)

Active Member of European Society of Lingual Orthodontists (ESLO)

World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO)

American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)

Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)

General Dental Council (GDC No:72309)

Sunil has published articles in leading journals such as: Premium Practice Dentistry, Orthodontic Practice, Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, European Journal of Orthodontics, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Update. He has trained, lectured and presented research to other dentists and orthodontists in the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA.

He has a strong background in working with many different dentists and specialists to achieve first-class results. He has a keen interest in digital orthodontics, the management of pre-prosthodontic orthodontics for crown, bridge, veneer and implant preparation; hypodontia and invisible (lingual) orthodontics.

09:00 - 09:30: Registration/refreshments. The educational programme starts at 09:30.

09:30 – 12:30: Lecture

12:30 – 13:30: Lunch

13:30 – 17:00: Lecture and practical

17:00: Close

There will be short refreshment breaks during both the morning and afternoon sessions and lunch also provided. Please advise course tutor of any dietary needs at least 2 weeks prior to the course amanda.evans@hee.nhs.uk

The George Pickering Education Centre is situated on Level 3 of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Please follow link for map http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/jr/find-us/default.aspx  and travel by bus/car parking details http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/jr/documents/jr-a4-travel-sheet.pdf  cash points are available in the hospital.

Please allow extra time for travel into Oxford and parking at the Hospital at peak times, for details of planned road works https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/roadworks

Recommended to all

Index of Treatment need (IOTN)

When to refer for early and late mixed dentitions

When to refer for early permanent dentition

Role of GDP’s in referral process

To use IOTN scoring in real cases

To review cases and determine whether a referral is appropriate

To understand the orthodontic pathway so you can gain good valid consent for a referral

Will be able to apply this Index in daily routine practice

Be vigilant in monitoring 7 - 10 year olds

be vigilant in monitoring 10 - 14 year olds

Be vigilant in looking for permanent canines, why spacing is present, measuring overjets, looking for deep bites