The Dental Architect Aligner Launch Pad Course
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During this two-day course by the Dental Architect Academy, Dr. Martina Hodgson will take you from being a plastic tray red dwarf to an aligner supernova! The February 2024 course is held in the beautiful surroundings of UK Practice of the Year, The Dental Architect, in the heart of Leeds.Â
Location:Â The Dental Architect, 56 Wellington Street
Leeds LS1 2EE
When: 2nd & 3rd February 2023
Dentist Fee: £1495
Additional Team Members: £995
Dr Martina Hodgson BChD MJDF PGDip
Dr Martina is a Diamond Apex Invisalign provider placing her in the top 1% of Invisalign providers in EMEA. She is the owner of two dental practices in Yorkshire – The Dental Studio and The Dental Architect – winners of UK Best Patient Care and twice winner of UK Practice of the Year respectively at the recent Dentistry Awards.
Named in the Dentistry Top 50 the last 3 years running and voted UK Dentist of the Year 2023 (highly commended), she was one of the first dentists in the world to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Clear Aligner therapy. She sits on the Private Dentistry Journal Editorial Advisory Board and regularly writes articles for the dental and general press.
Martina has developed a world-class digital patient journey within her practices and is dedicated to sharing her knowledge by mentoring her associates and team as well as hosting regular events and study clubs for her peers.
Course Overview
Ground control to aligner newbies! Have you completed a one-day aligner certification course and feel like you are floundering in outer space, unsure of where to start? Has beginning your aligner cases sent you into a black hole of anxiety? Are you worried about selecting the right cases and does the thought of IPR leave you spinning? Are you wondering what to do if things go wrong and how to even start a conversation with your patients about aligners? Are you scared that you won’t be able to meet your patients’ expectations?
If you’re not ready to commit to a long orthodontic course or feel that the short courses available are a bit advanced, yet you need more help with safely starting aligner treatments, then this is the course for you!
During this two-day course, Dr. Martina Hodgson will take you from being a plastic tray red dwarf to an aligner supernova! The February 2024 course is held in the beautiful surroundings of UK Practice of the Year, The Dental Architect, in the heart of Leeds. The February 2024 course will be held in the beautiful surroundings of the UK Practice of the Year, The Dental Architect, located in the heart of Leeds. The April 2024 course will take place at the Genting Hotel, situated in Resorts World, Birmingham. You will leave with the confidence to start more cases, knowing that you are treating them safely and delivering an amazing experience and outcome to your patients, all while doing the dentistry you love.
Agenda - Day 1
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Introduction
10:00 – 10:45 Invisalign Overview –Â How does it work and introduction to biomechanics
10:45 – 11:30 The place of alignment in the GDP’s toolkit – The ortho-restorative interface
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee
11:45 – 12:30 Out of this World Patient Journeys
12:30 – 13:00 Case selection made simple
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Orthodontic assessment – How planning is the key to successful outcomes – assessment – record taking – scanning and photography – show stopping consultations – how to meet patients’ expectations
16:00 – 17:00 ClinCheck Overview – How to know when to approve your ClinChecks – 3D controls – staging – Bolton Analysis
Agenda - Day 2
09:00 – 09:30 Coffee
09:30 – 10:45 Treating Class II and III cases
10:45 – 11:15 Elastics and Button placement
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee
11:30 – 13:00 The Fit Appointment- HANDS ON – IPR – where, when and how – placing attachments – what to do when things don’t go to plan.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:45 Anterior Open Bite and Ortho-Restorative
14:45 – 15:30 ClinCheck Surgery – BYO cases
15:30 – 16:45 Managing Refinements – Finishing cases – tricks and tips – overcorrection aligners – detailing pliers HANDS ON – Retention – the celebration appointment
16:45 – 17:30 How to do more aligner cases- Minimise chair time and maximise profits – 10 Top Tips
