Introduction to Clear Aligners

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

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