The Enhanced Clear Aligner Hands-on Course

Course Overview

IAS Academy has partnered with Optident to deliver ortho-restorative education based on successful aligner therapy aimed at General Dental Practitioners.

The Aligner training course allows you to combine cosmetic treatments to achieve a stunning smile in one treatment process.

Course Speaker

Dr. Kelly Toft qualified from Guys, Kings and St Thomas’ in 2003 and completed VT training in Dorset. She worked as a clinical supervisor at the Otago Dental School in New Zealand for a year before returning to the same practice and has been there ever since!

Kelly has always had an interest in orthodontics and found IAS Academy fulfilled her need to be able to integrate it into general practice. She completed the Inman course in 2015 and then worked her way up to completing the Advanced course in 2019.

She is a trainer and mentor on the fixed and aligner forums. Always happy to give advice and tips she’s picked up along the way. She lives in Dorset with her husband and two children.

The aligner course covers all aspects of treatment from diagnosis, assessment, case evaluation, to fitting and then retention. After this course, attendees will be able to handle simple to moderate cases immediately. It is proven that getting started quickly will help you introduce clear aligners into your practice. You’re supported every step of the way with an online mentoring system, where your cases are checked for suitability, your records are assessed, and assistance can be given at any point through treatment.

Included is access to the mentoring platform, allowing clinicians to post their first case for Suitability Checks, Treatment Plan Discussions and Full Case Support.

Course Content

Clear Aligner Theory & Hands-on

• Philosophy of minimally invasive aesthetic & interceptive restorative dentistry

• The workings of Enhanced clear aligners

• Diagnosis, assessment & case selection

• Arch evaluation, space calculation & Inter-Proximal Reduction (IPR)

• Occlusal planning & retention

• Case presentations & troubleshooting

• Clear aligner attachment placement

Course Benefits

• Start with simple cases & introduce orthodontics to patients

• Mentoring with every case available

• Learn which cases to avoid & when to refer

• Integrate restorative dentistry with orthodontics

• Learn how to provide dentistry that lasts

• Clinical support & governance to keep you clinically safe

Learning Objectives

To educate and train dentists to offer anterior alignment orthodontics using removable appliances with a safe and ethical approach.

The Schedule

Start time: 09:00am - Finish time: 05:30pm

Timetable

8.30 – 9.00: Arrival/Registration (Tea/Coffee Available)

11.00 -11.15: Refreshments

13.00 – 14.00: Lunch

15.30 - 15.45: Refreshments

17.30 -Close

Development Outcomes

CPD Hours - 7 hours

Location - Henry Schein Dental, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, Wales CF10 4AZ

Learning Development Outcomes: A & C

Optident reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrolment, inclement weather or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If Optident cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund. Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at the new, future date. Refund policy: 30 days. Attendees can receive refunds up to 30 days before the event start date.

Host or Publisher Optident