This introductory section of the Orthodontic Bonding course is designed to help the practice determine the best way to use this course to meet the needs of the practice.  The material presented is partitioned into sections which can be viewed independently to focus on a particular area of bonding or the course can be viewed in its entirety.

For instance, your practice may have a high percentage of loose brackets. To correct this, focus on the method presented in the chapter "Bond Troubleshooting" to measure Bond Failure Percentage. Once you have this information, you can analyze the problem such as which assistants are having loose bonds, are loose bonds mostly on molars or other teeth, is there adhesive remaining on the bracket or on the tooth, and other factors to determine the cause of the bond failures. Once you know the reason, you and your staff may view the sections of this course that will help all of you correct the problem. 

This course was written with the help of 3M Unitek, Ormco, Reliance Orthodontics, American Orthodontics, GAC Orthodontics, and several university orthodontic faculty, researchers, and practitioners. Dr. Rebecca Poling was the Editor of this collaboration.