Clear Aligner Confidence: Expanding Possibilities and Predictability
Friday, January 29, 2027
8:00 – 11:00 am and 1:00 – 4:00 pm FULL DAY
Course Code:
647RL
Cost:
$649
Credits:
6
CE Hours
Clear aligner therapy can do far more than straighten teeth. When treatment is planned with the bite, muscles, joints, airway, esthetics, and restorative goals in mind, aligners can become a powerful tool for solving a much broader range of clinical problems.
This full-day program gives dentists a practical, step-by-step system for using clear aligners with greater confidence. Attendees will learn how to identify which cases are straightforward, recognize warning signs before treatment begins, and understand when occlusal, TMJ, airway, or restorative factors require additional planning.
The course will show how careful diagnosis can simplify biomechanics, reduce unwanted treatment effects, and improve both functional and esthetic outcomes. Attendees will also learn how tooth movement can be coordinated with restorative care to create space, improve tooth position, simplify preparations, and support more conservative treatment.
Through structured workflows, digital planning, and real-world case examples, attendees will follow the process from initial records and diagnosis through treatment planning, execution, refinement, and retention. The emphasis is on practical implementation and giving attendees a repeatable system they can begin using immediately.
Attendees will leave better prepared to select cases, recognize risk, plan treatment efficiently, and use clear aligners as part of broader patient care, not simply to align teeth.
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After this course attendees will be able to:
- Simplify clear aligner starts through a systematic approach to case selection
- Recognize occlusal, muscular, joint, airway, and restorative factors that may affect treatment
- Simplify clear aligner starts through a systematic approach to case selection
- Recognize occlusal, muscular, joint, airway, and restorative factors that may affect treatment
- Detect clinical warning signs before treatment begins and reduce the risk of functional complications
- Follow a repeatable workflow from initial records through treatment, refinement, and retention.
- Coordinate tooth movement with restorative and esthetic treatment goals
- Use digital tools to improve visualization, patient communication, and clinical control
The Dawson Academy grant has been applied to this course.

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