Dr Kruger's Continuing Education  
   
       
             
   

Dr Kruger firmly believes in continuing education and membership to worldwide orthodontic organisations to keep himself up to date with the latest techniques. Dr Kruger has attended the following Continuing Education Courses in the Field of Craniofacial Orthodontics and Jaw Joint Therapy:

  • Clinical Foundation for Orthodontics and Orthopaedics : Course I. 1985
  • Clinical Foundation for Orthodontics and Orthopaedics : Course II. 1986
  • Clinical Foundation for Orthodontics and Orthopaedics : Course III. 1987
  • Clinical Foundation for Orthodontics and Orthopaedics : Course IV.1988
  • Clinical Foundation for Orthodontics and Orthopaedics : Course V. 1989
  • Continuing Education Course : Orthodontics for the General Practitioner I. Prof J Reddy. University of Dublin-Westville 1989
  • Continuing Education Course : Orthodontics for the General Practitioner II. Prof J Reddy. University of Dublin-Westville 1989
  • Advanced Course in Orthodontics and Orthopaedic Studies. Dr Skip Truitt. Sydney. 1998
  • Updated Course in Orthodontics and Orthopaedic Studies. Practical TMJ & Orthodontic Therapy. Dr Skip Truitt. Sydney 1999
  • Orthodontic Symposium, Dallas, Texas. Sept/Oct 2000
  • Chirodontics I, Dr Robert Walker, Sydney 2000
  • Chirodontics II, Dr Robert Walker, Brisbane 2001
  • Course III Long Course in Orthodontics: Class II Orthodontics and Orthopaedics. Dr Derek Mahony Sydney, May 2001
  • Course V Long Course in Orthodontics: Advanced Arch Wire Therapy.Dr Derek Mahony Sydney, Sept 2001
  • Course VI Long Course in Orthodontics: TMD & Case Finishing. Dr Derek Mahony Sydney, Nov 2001
  • Chirodontics – Advanced Cranial Therapy. Dr Robert Walker. Sydney 2001
  • Advanced Diagnosis & Treatment of TMD. Dr Barry Glassman. Sydney 2002
  • Accu-Liner – A practical approach to Occlusion – Cranial/Neuromuscular. Jim Carlson. Sydney, 2002
  • Exceptional Dentures and Occlusion. Jim Carlson. Sydney, 2003
  • Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment of TM Disorders. Dr Steve Olmos. Gold Coast, Oct 2003
  • Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course I. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, Feb 2004
  • Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course II. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, Apr 2004
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Myofascial pain. Rotorua, Apr 2004
  • Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course III. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, June 2004
  • Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course IV. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, Aug 2004
  • Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course V. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, Sept 2004
  • Chirodontics – Nutrition and Health. Dr Robert Walker. Melbourne, Oct 2004
  • Contemporary Straight Wire Orthodontics. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, Nov 2004
  • Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course VI. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, Nov 2004
  • Advanced Mini Residency in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Course 14. Dr Derek Mahony. Sydney, April 2005
  • Session 1, Instructors Institute, International Association for Orthodontics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, June 2005
  • Session 2, Instructors Institute, International Association for Orthodontics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Sept 2005
  • Advanced Hands-On Controlled Arch Dr Galella, Memphis Tennessee, USA, Sept 2005
  • Instructors Institute, International Association for Orthodontics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 2005
  • New Directions in Orthodontics, International Association for Orthodontics Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 2006
  • The New Zealand Dentists Orthodontic Society Annual Meeting Two Day Course, November 2006.
    - Was guest speaker on Self-Ligating Brackets
  • The New Zealand Dentists Orthodontic Society “Is it the Wires or the Brackets that Make Orthodontic Treatment Work?” with Dr Tom Hughes, Auckland, March 2007
  • NZACD Seminar with Dr Galip Gürel, – Anterior Esthetics with Bonded Porcelain Restorations, March 2008
  • The New Zealand Dentists Orthodontic Society Annual Conference - Orthodontics and Facial Beauty, Dr Yosh Jefferson, March 2008
  • Completed over 200 hours teaching as a Senior Instructor for the International Association for Orthodontics.

  • Senior Instructor, International Association for Orthodontics, USA
  • Member of NZ Dentists Orthodontic Society
  • Member of American Association of Functional Orthodontics
  • Member of International Association for Orthodontics
  • Member of the Australasian Association of Orofacial Orthopaedics
  • Member of the New Zealand Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Member of Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
Remember, I am just a general dentist who does growth orthodontics 100% - I am not a specialist orthodontist