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Introduction to Clear Aligners

Time is TBA 2024

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Singapore, Conrad Continental

Theoretical and practical application of treating minor and moderate cases with clear aligners.

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Introduction to Clear Aligners
Introduction to Clear Aligners

Time & Location

Time is TBA 2024

Singapore, Conrad Continental, 2 Temasek Blvd, Singapore 038982

About the event

Length: 1 day. 8 hours CPD/CE

Format: Interactive discussion/lectures + hands on practical

Max capacity: 10 delegates

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Fahd Khan
  • Dr. Niki Shah 

Short presentations: 

  • Dr Sunny, DRE Composite. Finishing Cases the finer details
  • Richard Onions, Proligner Doctor Portal and Case Management
  • Chris Hichly: Marketing.

Sponsors:

  • Coltene
  • DRE Composite
  • TOC (Pending)
  • Medit (Pending)
  • Chairsyde (Pending)
  • Dental Monitoring (Pending)

DELEGATE COURSE PACK

  • Coltene Everglow composite sample packs
  • Coltene OneCoatSeven Universal bonding agent
  • Dental Model x 2 (performed IPR and placed clinical attachments)
  • 1x upper SUPERCLEAR FLX aligner (IPR model)
  • 1x lower SUPERCLEAR PRO aligner (Attachment model)
  • 10x Proligner patient leaflets
  • 1x Proligner window sticker
  • Greater curve matrix bands sample pack (ortho range)

SCHEDULE

Summary:

  1. Introduction to Clear Aligners and Proligner
  2. Efficient Planning Successful Outcomes
  3. Proligner Online Portal - Case Management (Practical: Taking photos and digital scan)
  4. Case discussions
  5. Clinical attachments (Practical: Clinical Attachment Placement)
  6. IPR (Practical: IPR. IPR strips, Discs, Hand saws, Swingle)
  7. Biomechanics (Practical: Move teeth in was to help understand force applications for different tooth movements)
  8. Finishing Cases
  9. Retention
  10. Practical branding and marketing

Detail:

8.45am – 9.00am – Coffee/Registration

9.00am – 9.30am – Introduction to Proligner Clear Aligners

  • History of clear aligners – evolution over time
  • Why clear aligners are increasingly becoming an essential tool in a dentist’s armamentarium
  • The aims and benefits of orthodontic treatment
  •  Fixed appliances vs clear aligners
  •  Why choose Proligner – choice and flexibility
  • Material science behind Proligner
  • Knowing your limits

9.30am – 11.00am: Efficient Planning Successful Outcomes

  • Importance of clearly understanding patients’ treatment goals
  • A pro consultation model for efficient case planning
  • Understanding the virtual treatment plan and its limitations
  • 3D virtual treatment plan is a guide for treatment journey
  • Certain cases require overcorrection and may look so on virtual treatment plan

PRACTICAL: TAKING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL SCANS

11.am – 11.15am – Proligner Online Portal - Case Management

  • Submitting a case (more detailed look at features)
  • Modifying a plan
  • Ordering retainers

11.15am – 12.30pm: Case discussions

  • Types of cases that can be treated using aligners
  • Discuss a case delegates bring to course they believe suitable for their first proligner case (ideally delegates to email photos and history of case prior to attending course)

12.30pm – 1.15pm: Lunch

1.15pm – 2.30pm: Clinical attachments

  • Types of clinical attachments
  • Biomechanics of attachments

PRACTICAL: CLINICAL ATTACHMENT PLACEMENT

2.30pm – 3.45pm: IPR

  • Cases can IPR be used for
  • Tools for IPR

PRACTICAL: IPR. IPR STRIPS, DISCS, HAND SAWS, SWINGLE

3.45pm- 4.45pm: Biomechanics

·  Overview of principles of mechanics of tooth movement

·  Overview of the principles of biology of tooth movement

·  Principles of clear aligner biomechanics

PRACTICAL: MOVE TEETH IN WAX TO HELP UNDERSTAND FORCE APPLICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT TOOTH MOVEMENTS

4.45pm – 5.15pm: Finishing Cases - The finer details

  • Tooth whitening
  • Incisal edge bonding
  • Black triangle closure
  • Opening bite anteriorly to create space for placing composite or porcelain veneers

5.15pm – 5.35pm: Retention

  • The importance of retention
  • Fixed retention vs removable

5.35pm - 5.45pm: Practical branding and marketing

  • Economically promoting your clinic
  • Application of SEO strategies for long term stable growth

Provide your practice location(s) when registering to be provided a customised SEO report including campaign cost estimates. 

Schedule


  • 15 minutes

    Registration/Coffee

    The Whittington Room

  • 30 minutes

    Introduction to Clear Aligners

    The Whittington Room
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Tickets

  • Introduction to Clear Aligners

    This event will provide you 8 hours CPD/CE

    $1,500.00
    Tax: +$150.00 GST+$41.25 service fee

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