The world of orthodontics is no longer limited to standard braces. This is great news for patients, especially adults who want to straighten their smiles in a way that’s convenient, discreet, and comfortable — with clear aligners.
Modern aligner therapy can do far more than just straighten teeth. But to offer the full range of benefits at your dental practice, you’ll need to master the finer points. In this blog, we explore the kinds of ortho treatments you can provide once you’ve built a strong foundation in modern aligners with RipeGlobal.
According to the National Library of Medicine (NIH) research, “Both clear aligners and braces were effective in treating malocclusion. Clear aligners had advantage in segmented movement of teeth and shortened treatment duration.”
A shorter treatment time is great news for your patients and you. Your patients can have a quicker way to get their ideal smile, giving you more positive reviews and time to take on additional cases.
When you add temporary anchorage devices (TADs) — also known as mini-screws — to the modern aligner treatment plan, you can facilitate difficult tooth movements. For example, correctly placed TADs in coordination with aligners can be used to correct a canted smile and achieve better aesthetics.
For example, if the patient is showing more gum tissue in one side than in the other and this is considered distracting, you can place TADs on the gummy smile side and intrude the teeth to achieve equal gingival display and increase the harmony in the smile.
Since metal braces must stay affixed to the teeth throughout the treatment, your patient can’t hide them during job interviews or date nights. They may also experience discomfort if the metal brackets rub against their lips, inner cheeks, or gums.
Aligners can be taken out, so oral hygiene is easier to maintain, and your patients may appreciate the ability to eat normally without the fear of food getting stuck between the metal brackets of traditional braces.
Our Fellowship in Modern Aligners includes hands-on experience and coaching so you can give your patients more options for reaching their ideal smile. With a Sim Kit included, you get a safe way to practice techniques — including placing TADs — to grow confidence and competence, even if you haven’t had orthodontic experience before taking on a fellowship.
The Modern Aligner Fellowship is like orthodontics continuing education times ten. You still get CE credit-eligible learning, but that’s where the similarities between our program and dental CE courses end.
The Fellowship in Modern Aligners gives you cloud-delivered learning and hands-on practice with:
With the ability to learn from world-class mentor dentists, complete homework without leaving your home or office, receive coaching and support, and build on what you learn through a series of programs, you’ll gain confidence in your ability to handle aligner cases.
Since you had hands-on practice, this means fewer mistakes, resulting in an efficient and comfortable process. When you know the capabilities of aligners, you can give your patients more options and communicate the treatment plan effectively, reducing patient stress.
Fellowship in Modern Aligners includes how to upright a tilted molar and other cross-dental discipline procedures so you can prep your patients for restorative dentistry procedures that are on their wishlist — without sending the patient to a different office.
Patients look to you for help with their ideal smile. However, trial and error to reach success is a process for learning, not for working on live patients. With training and support, you can not only help patients achieve their goals — you can do it the first time around.
Our Fellowship in Modern Aligners gives you the practice and know-how to build your confidence and competence no matter where you are on your dental learning journey.
To accelerate your career and get your patients smiling, explore the Fellowship in Modern Aligners.