You’ll learn:
- History of aligner therapy
- General concept of biomechanics revisited and how does it apply to aligners
- Difference in biomechanics for aligners compared with braces
- The different type of attachments and their uses
- Aligner setups for crowding cases
- Aligner setups for spacing cases
- Aligner setups for deep bites and open bites
- Aligner setups for Class 2 and Class 3 malocclusions
- Management of Extraction Cases
- Realistic outcomes with aligner movements
- Braces vs Aligners- which cases are better treated with aligners
- The aligner Hybrid system
- Fundamental principles of aligner setups, including staging of treatment and Assessment of an aligner setup
- Clinical and Administrative Treatment flow with aligner therapy
- Troubleshooting with aligners – Tips, tricks and techniques including overcorrection and overtreatment
- Accelerated orthodontic techniques –Do They help?
- A Biased and Unbiased Evaluation of different aligner systems
- Final summary of principles with aligner Therapy
- The business side of aligners-How to integrate aligner treatment into practice efficiently and profitably
- TX planning session
Course outcomes
- You will understand the different aligner products in the marketplace and their advantages and disadvantages.
- You will be able to identify realistic goals of aligner therapy, the eligible patients and keys to success with this type of therapy as it applies to various orthodontic problems including, crowding, spacing, deep bite, open bite, Class 2, Class 3 and extraction cases.
- You will feel more confident in attempting more challenging cases with aligner therapy.
- You’ll gain a full understanding of aligner therapy, including its biomechanics, the use of different attachments, tips and tricks, and how to perform aligner treatment with high quality outcomes predictably and profitably in your practice.
Enrol in the Clear Aligner Therapy 2 day in person course and you’ll also have access to our Complete Aligner Planning Service (CAPS)
Complete Aligner Planning Support (CAPS) is a brand new initiative from the world-leading Orthodontic training institute, OrthoED. CAPS provides you, the dentist, with an unrivalled support system to plan, track and finish more aligner cases with complete confidence, predictable tooth movement and excellent clinical results while reducing the number of patient visits.
This will also allow you to start more challenging cases and still deliver excellent clinical outcomes.
CAPS has partnered with the international Clear TPS team and through this elite group of 20 + years of experience with aligners ,they have planned over 150,000 aligner cases!!
Our CAPS planning service provides the most comprehensive aligner therapy planning and support for dentists across Australia, including:
- Changes done for you
- Support for most Aligner systems
- FREE Invisalign, SmileStyler, and Angelalign Planning Service**
- Changes made directly through the Doctor’s Aligner site
- 30+ Years Experience in Orthodontics
- Be with the team that has planned over 150,000 aligner cases and has a staggering 10% refinement rate.
The result?
- Reduced number of aligners and refinements required.
- Fewer hours spent in the clinic for the dentist and the patient.
- Less hours of time consuming digital work for the doctor which usually needs to be done after work.
- The ability to treat more challenging cases, which equates to more aligner cases in your practice and these cases being more successful with better clinical outcomes.
- More profit per case.
With the CAPS program, 90% of cases are reported as having successful clinical outcomes without a need for refinement after the initial set up, with the correct treatment plan put in place .CAPS cases have less than a 10 % case refinement rate — which is staggering by world aligner standards.
For Invisalign, SmileStyler, and Angelalign, CAPS treatment planning service may be complimentary**
** Conditions apply. Not available to Corporate groups. Must have a dedicated doctor site. Must agree to come under the umbrella of the OrthoED/CAPS aligner treatment planning service. Complimentary ClinCheck/digital treatment planning available for Invisalign full cases and Invisalign moderate cases, SmileStyler comprehensive and Angelalign comprehensive cases only**
Online | Face-to-face in 2021
