Clear Aligner Therapy (CAT)

A clear aligner therapy course provides comprehensive training on the use of transparent, removable aligners for orthodontic treatment. It covers diagnosis, treatment planning, and the application of aligners to correct dental misalignments effectively. The course is taught over a 6-month period, with 2 sessions every alternate month.

Session 1: Introduction to clear aligner therapy and market awareness. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning. Common mistakes in executing clear aligner treatment. Hands-on: aligner attachments
Session 2: Diagnosis and treatment planning. Orthodontic records: Hands-on  Orthodontic records
Session 3: Clear aligner basics and Class 2/3 corrections—hands-on software planning
Session 4: Open bite and deep bite cases. Finishing and retention
Session 5: In-house aligner printing
Session 6: Topics tailored as per request: business strategies, graduation, and certification.

Key Heighlight

• Summary of complete records for Clear Aligners
• Differential diagnosis of aligner cases.
  • Growing vs Non-Growing
  • Facial diagnosis
  • Skeletal diagnosis
  • Tooth diagnosis
• Method for submitting cases for aligners.
• Informed Consent for Aligner Therapy.
• Phase One Treatment: Functional and Skeletal problems
• Technique for using a digital scanner to take impressions.
• Indication for different attachments.
• Technique for bonding attachments.
  • Hands-on bonding
• IPR (interproximal reduction).
• Precision bite ramps (Deep overbites).
• Protocol for wearing aligners.
• Business development: internal marketing and external marketing.
• Refinements.
• Retention, lingual bonded retainers, and Essix retainers.
• Office workflow
  • Dental health scans
  • Role of team members
  • Tips and Techniques
  • Appointment sequences