Course overview

This course is a foundational program designed to establish the core principles for successfully implementing clear aligner therapy in a modern orthodontic practice. The course emphasizes digital workflows, clinical systems, and decision-making processes that underpin predictable aligner treatment.

Learn the essential building blocks of clear aligner therapy, including digital data capture, CAD-based treatment planning, attachment design, progress assessment, and fundamental case selection across common malocclusions. The course also addresses foundational practice systems such as workflow efficiency, delegation, and team culture to support sustainable implementation and long-term success.

Educational objectives

  • Identify the core components of digital orthodontic workflow, including data capture, CAD-based treatment planning, delegation strategies, and case-tracking systems used in clear aligner therapy.
  • Evaluate clear aligner case selection across common malocclusions, including deep bite, open bite, Class II, and Class III presentations, to determine appropriate treatment approaches and limitations.
  • Apply principles of digital treatment planning, attachment design, and force system control to improve predictability, efficiency, and finishing outcome in clear aligner therapy.
  • Recognize the role of team culture, leadership, and practice systems in supporting the successful implementation and long-term scalability of clear aligner therapy within a digital practice environment.

Course curriculum

    1. Foundations of Clear Aligner Treatment

    1. The Digital Framework

    2. Working with Data to Treat Patients

    3. How to Digitally Augment Orthodontic Work

    4. Review Processes with Attachment Design

    5. Using Digital Applications for Progress Assessment

    6. Ebook: Designing a Modern Digital Orthodontic Practice

    1. Review of Dental Equipment and Materials

    2. Capturing Digital Data with Advanced Technology

    3. Digital Work and Ergonomics

    4. Clinical Preparations and Techniques for Bonding Attachments

    5. Equipment and Techniques for Interproximal Reduction

    6. Using Detailing Pliers for Modifying Aligners

    7. Ebook: Equip Your Digital Orthodontic Practice for Clinical Precision

    1. Introduction to CAD Workflow and the Digital Process

    2. Core Components of the Digital Treatment Process

    3. Biomechanics and Tooth Movement Control

    4. Conventional and Optimized Design with Invisalign Attachments

    5. Implementing Rx, CAD, and Virtual Workflows

    6. Ebook: Develop an Efficient Digital Workflow

    1. Introduction to Case Types

    2. Deep Bite Cases

    3. Open Bite Cases

    4. Class II Cases

    5. Class III Cases

    6. Ebook: Driving Practice Efficiency with Aligner Therapy

    1. Investing in a Digital Practice Culture

    2. Encouraging Team Involvement and Breaking Habits

    3. Deliver Your “Wow” Factor

    4. Ebook: Cultivating a High-Performance Practice Culture

Method: Self-Instruction
CDE Hours: 1.5
AGD Subject Code: 370

Category Clear Aligner Treatment
Instructor Sean Holliday, DDS, MS
Course length 28 lessons (1.5 hours)
5 PDFs
Price $99.00
About the Instructor

Learn from an Invisalign Sapphire provider

Dr. Sean Holliday is a board-certified Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a published author, a public lecturer, and an active member of leading dental organizations. He has treated over 12,000 clear aligner cases and contributes to ongoing clinical research in digital orthodontics.

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