John Wellington Truitt

He is an outstanding specialist in the field of dental orthopedics, orthodontics and therapy of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD). For 40 years, Dr. Skip Truitt has trained dentists around the world, helping them correctly diagnose and effectively treat patients with malocclusion and TMJ. He founded the Clinical Foundation of Orthopedics, Orthodontics & TMD (CFOO) in 1980 with the goal of educating the general dentist in the principles of dental orthopedics and anticipatory intervention, rather than simply "masking" bone abnormalities with extractions and standard orthodontics .

Key achievements

– Founder and teacher of the CFOO Institute, which has trained tens of thousands of dentists .

— The center of his teaching activity is an established combination of orthopedics, orthodontics and TMJ therapy, offering practical and systemic treatment regimens.

– Author of the innovative night retainer "Truitt III Retainer", designed to control the growth of the lower jaw in children with progressive class III anomaly without surgery .

– Participant and speaker of a number of professional associations (IAO), author of textbooks and articles on dental orthopedics, orthodontics and TMJ therapy .

– An individual whose lectures and approaches have fundamentally changed the practice of many dentists, especially in matters of occlusion and function of the temporomandibular joint .

Major publications and educational initiatives

– CFOO course series: Maxillofacial Orthopedics, Cutting Edge Orthodontics, Bimler Cephalometric Analysis – all available digitally with lifetime access for dentists .

— The conceptual principles of treatment make up the "Four Golden Rules!" (Treatment to mandibular arch, inter-canine width, only Class III treat to maxilla, TMJ function must be correct) .

– Practical orthopedics and orthodontics protocol with examples, appliances (Schwarz, Crozat, Twin Block, etc.), diagnostics and treatment stages – used in CFOO training.

Skills taught

– Correct diagnosis and orthopedic/orthodontic treatment plan, emphasis on the lower jaw as a supporting arch

– Development and use of orthopedic devices: Williams, Twin Block, Crozat, etc.

– Class III abnormality correction with Truitt III Retainer – an alternative to surgery for children

– A systems approach: a diagnosis-based strategy from pediatric orthopedics to TMJ management in adults

– Training in digital and face-to-face methods: lectures, master classes and practical classes through CFOO and other platforms

For Otexe.com participants, training with Dr. Skip Truitt is a unique opportunity to master a deep, diagnostically sound and multi-layered approach to occlusion and TMJ management. His technique combines orthopedics, orthodontics, and function restoration to help dentists create sustainable, high-quality results.