Course Overview
IAS Academy has partnered with Optident to deliver ortho-restorative education based on successful aligner therapy aimed at General Dental Practitioners.
The Smilers Clear Aligner training course allows you to confidently identify the ideal patients for orthodontic treatment in a simple, predictable and affordable way in one treatment process.
Course Speaker
Dr Tif Qureshi qualified from King's College London in 1992. He is a Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Tif is the founder and clinical director of IAS Academy, an international faculty that provides mentored education for general dentists on a pathway from appropriate simple to comprehensive orthodontics. Tif has a special interest in simple orthodontics and truly minimally invasive dentistry. An experienced teacher in the Dahl concept, Tif shows how this technique is used to plan tooth alignment and minimise invasive dentistry in developing a beautiful smile.
The aligner course covers all aspects of treatment from diagnosis, assessment, and 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
Smilers Clear Aligner Theory & Hands-on
• Philosophy of minimally invasive aesthetic & interceptive restorative dentistry
• An Introduction into the benefits of using Smilers clear aligners
• Diagnosis, assessment & case selection from mild to moderate malocclusions
• Confidence in using the PrediSmile tool as part of your orthodontic assessment
• 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: 09:00 am - Finish time: 05:30 pm
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
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.
