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The Clear Aligner Course

New to the Lodge Training Programme for 2024 is The Clear Aligner Course; designed and delivered by Dr Chloe Harrington Taylor.

This comprehensive 2-day course is designed to provide delegates with the theoretical and practical knowledge to offer a complete approach to aligner therapy, ideal for those embarking on their aligner journey.

Taking you from aligner essentials to aligner mastery. With a particular focus on pre restorative orthodontics setting the teeth into an ideal position to facilitate minimally invasive aesthetic dentistry.

Learn how to finish cases with a composite bonding masterclass delivered by Dr Mike Gray.

Course dates: Friday, 13th and Saturday, 14th September 2024

This is an ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE including tuition fees, use of equipment & materials, hotel accommodation and dinner at the luxurious Angel Hotel in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales.

10% discount for early-bird bookings (until end of June) or Lodge Alumni, full price £1950, discounted price £1755.

Limited spaces, sign up now!

Total course fee £1,755

Finance options are available, for more information get in touch

Secure your place with a £250 deposit

Course instructors

Chloe Harrington-Taylor

Dentist with a special interest in Orthodontics and Implant Prosthodontics

Mike Gray

Cosmetic and Surgical Dentist

Course modules

Day 1

Assessment Diagnosis and Consent

Introduction to orthodontics
The comprehensive orthodontic assessment
Diagnosis and the problem list
Treatment goal setting and writing the prescription
Orthodontic risks and consent
Case selection

Aligner Biomechanics and treatment protocols

Principles of orthodontics
Biology of tooth movement
Aligner biomechanics
Anchorage
Occlusion
Treatment protocols
Class I, spacing and crowding, transverse discrepancies and cross bites
Class II
Class III
Anterior open bites
Deep Bites

Clinical records and Aligner treatment

Photographs in orthodontics
Camera lens and flash selection
Camera settings
Digital scanning
Impression taking
Attachments
IPR
Pontics
Auxiliaries

Day 2

**Advanced treatment mechanics **

Overcorrection and overtreatment
Auxiliaries and elastics
Trouble shooting
Severe rotations
Lagging laterals
Tracking issues
Gingival recession
Ortho/perio considerations
The multidisciplinary treatment plan

Finishing

Refinements
Removable retainers
Bonded retainers
Retention and consent

Ortho restorative interface with Dr Mike Gray and Dr Richard Field

Debonding and teeth whitening
Smile design
Ortho restorative interface composite
Ortho restorative interface ceramic

Training Suite

Our bright and comfortable training suite features two large scale interactive screens for viewing presentations, live streaming from the demo surgery, sharing course materials or playing supporting videos.

With underfloor heating, sliding doors out onto a garden terrace and a well stocked snack and refreshment bar - we've created a comfortable area conducive to learning.

Accommodation

This all-inclusive course includes excellent accommodation at The Angel Hotel, just minutes away from Lodge Dental. The hotel holds a prestigious 4 Silver Star grading from The AA and was named AA Hotel of the Year, Wales 2016/17. It boasts a central Abergavenny location near the Castle and renowned Angel Bakery, making it a convenient and celebrated choice for participants, within a short walk or drive from the Training Academy.