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Pearls of Clear Aligner Therapy for the General Dentist
Educational Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify how to jump start or increase aligner therapy in your office
- Discuss what tools and equipment you need in order to get more predictable outcomes
- Review what to look for on virtual treatment proposals & how it relates to the actual patient
- Evaluate ways to make aligner therapy something that the whole office is excited to present
Abstract
Most patients have some type of malocclusion or misalignment of teeth that they have considered fixing. Some patients may be too shy to discuss or feel they may be too old for treatment. Or, worse yet, their general dentist may have never even asked them or explained to them the importance of straight teeth.
There have been increasing requests, due to unsolicited marketing by a multitude of companies on multiple media platforms, for aligner therapy. Many orthodontists have been steadily growing their aligner therapy to include more and more adolescent patients as aligner therapy has gained the acceptance of the dental community. Most patients would love to stay at their general dentist’s office to accomplish this treatment.
Do aligners work? The good news is yes they do! Do they have their limitations? Of course!
Find out how you can implement, grow, and utilize aligner therapy to create a win-win situation for both you and your patients. Know what to look for and how you can tackle cases so that you look forward to your next case.
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from ClearCorrect
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Author Bio
Dr. Ricardo Suarez
A graduate of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Dr. Ricardo Suarez is a general dentist with over 20 years of experience providing a full range of dental care in a private practice setting. He is actively involved with the Academy of General Dentistry and is currently the President of the California Academy of General Dentistry. He is a fellow of the AGD and is planning on attaining his mastership in the AGD in 2022. Dr. Suarez has been a solo practice owner since 2005 and currently practices in the city of West Covina, CA. He has been treating patients with aligner therapy and traditional orthodontics for over 15 years and is a graduate of the Progressive Ortho Seminars. He is able to provide his patients with comprehensive treatment plans due to his training in the many disciplines of dentistry. He feels what brings everything together is occlusion, and there is no better way to get a more ideal occlusion than orthodontics, be it traditional or aligner therapy
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of ClearCorrect. Dr. Ricardo Suarez is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, ClearCorrect. Dr. Ricardo Suarez may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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