4 Invisalign Challenges – A Guide for New Providers – PDP116

Today, we will share with you some of the lessons that Dr. Avi Patel and I learned at the very beginning of delivering clear aligner treatment. If you're just starting out, this is an excellent episode for you because it'll help you avoid some of the pitfalls that we encountered. For example, best protocol for attachments or accurately estimating what level/complexity of aligner treatment is needed by a patient. https://youtu.be/4831y3g4MOI Check out this full episode on YouTube Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Protrusive Dental Pearl: Correct a rotated tooth by means of HYPERCORRECTION. This means adding a few extra clicks of rotation so that on the clincheck it looks like you have done a little bit too much. This works because orthodontic movements are NOT 100% predictable. This episode is brought to you by Enlighten Smiles which is a premium brand of teeth whitening that guarantees B1 in your Viveras. If you want to know more about teeth whitening and get better results for your patients, do check out their webinar, Enlighten Online Training. The Highlights of this episode:  11:39 Invisalign does not teach you Orthodontics 16:49 Basic rule in Orthodontics 21:49 Patient Communication regarding fees 26:59 Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment 34:06 Refinement and Additional Aligners 38:02 Patient Communication in terms of treatment duration 41:23 Planning IPR - Best practices 43:53 Best Composite for Invisalign Attachments? 45:33 Protocol for Bonding Invisalign Attachments If you're finding a mentor to implement clear aligners at your practice, be sure to check out Clear Aligner Advisor also Dr. Avi's YouTube Channel for some career advice. If you liked this episode, you should check out Do’s and Don’ts of Aligners with Dr. Farooq Ahmed  Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: When you will have an adult and you're trying to move their teeth with plastic, that does not mean that you cannot improve their situation, right? You can. So if you are coming from a place of function, health and improving, the clear aligners will check all those boxes. It's as dentists we get hung up, I think on perfection. And I'm not saying to not strive for perfection, always strive for it, but we also have to be realistic. These are humans. Jaz's Introduction:Hello, Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati and welcome back to your favorite dental podcast. This one is really for the new dentists, new grads, or maybe you've been qualified for some while but you're new to the world of clear aligners, and I know the title of this episode, and we discuss Invisalign a lot, it's actually applicable to any clear aligner system, clear correct or any, you name it. It's not specific to the Invisalign brand. But the lessons that me and Avi are going to share with you today can be applied to all of those different aligner systems. Essentially, it's about the challenges that we had at the very beginning. For example, I didn't know what to quote the patient in terms of which comprehensive or light or express like which level of aligner therapy the patient needed ie how many aligners the patient needed, how long the treatment would be little tips for IPR, all these things I just didn't know, I didn't appreciate how to do your attachments. We're gonna discuss all of that in this episode. So essentially, this episode is the episode I wish I had, when I was new to clear aligners or new to Invisalign. By the time you listen to this, the app, the Protrusive app is actually out. And it's being used by around about 185 beta testers, these are people who signed up to a Splint Course, as a bonus, like early, you know, fast action bonus, if you sign up for Splint course, in this time, you get the protrusive premium. So these people qualified for first access to the app, and they can now get CPD or CPE certificates for all episodes. As in when they listen,