OHI-S A one year program on aligner therapy

12 lessons (20h 35min)

The most complete and detailed information on working with aligners is presented in the course “A one year program on aligner therapy”!

4 training modules await you (from simple to complex):

– Biomechanics, diagnosis and treatment planning

– Early orthodontic treatment using aligners

– Combining aligners with other orthodontic tools

– Complex clinical cases: treatment with aligners.

This is the training that will solve any questions about working with aligners for the coming years!

The OHI‑S One‑Year Program on Aligner Therapy is best for orthodontists, general dentists, and dental residents who want comprehensive, training in clear aligner treatment over an extended period. It emphasizes deep clinical understanding, case management, and advanced protocols through a structured year‑long curriculum.

Who Should Enroll
Orthodontists seeking mastery of aligner biomechanics and advanced case management.
General dentists offering clear aligner therapy and wanting to improve predictability and expand treatment scope.
Residents & fellows in orthodontics who need structured, long‑term training in aligner therapy.
Prosthodontists & restorative dentists integrating aligners into interdisciplinary rehabilitation cases.
Dental technicians & team members supporting aligner workflows and patient monitoring.
What You’ll Learn
Foundations of aligner therapy: case selection, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Biomechanics of tooth movement: limitations and strategies for predictable outcomes.
Digital workflows: intraoral scanning, software planning, and aligner design.
Clinical protocols: staging, attachments, refinements, and troubleshooting.
Interdisciplinary integration: combining aligners with restorative and prosthodontic treatments.
Case‑based lessons: real patient examples across simple and complex scenarios.
Long‑term mentorship: continuous learning and support throughout the year.

 

+ Topics:

Lesson 1.From clincheck to aligner treatment clinical reality

– Treatment planning: clincheck, recommendations and tips

– Correction of canine spread using aligners

– Technique for overjet correction

– Features of the use of elastics: recommendations

– Use of mini-implants: indications

– Treatment planning in patients with TMJ diseases

– Mandible unlocking: technique

– Power ridges: indications and advantages

– Additional aligners: indications for use

– Protocols G5 and G8: Characteristics, Comparison and Clinical tips

– Periodontal restrictions: recommendations for work

– Communication between patient-orthodontist-prosthodontist.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 2.Aligner therapy protocols depending on the patient’s growth stage

– Treatment of growing patients: the main criteria for successful treatment

– Optimal timing for the start of orthodontic treatment

– Improving the quality of cooperation with the patient: factors and recommendations

– Identification of the bone age and growth potential of the patient

– Slow and rapid expansion of maxilla by aligners in early childhood

– Correction of class 2: the protocol of extension of mandible

– Protocol of posterior rotation of the mandible.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 3.Class 2 malocclusions: the hybrid option in kids, teenagers and adults

– Predictability factors in the treatment of aligners
– Appliance for use in combination with aligners
– Motion 3D: application aspects
– Elastic protocols:

– Standart
– Protocol with dystopian canines
– Protocol in adults
– Mixed dentition protocol with deciduous canine.

– Buttons: application methodology
– Sources of anchorage
– Appliance selection criteria
– Treatment sequence
– Strategy for integrating Motion 3D and aligners:

– Treatment of adolescents
– Adult treatment
– Treatment of patients with early bite.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

Lesson 4.Aligner treatment in early dentition: management of the three dimensions

– Aligners: features, characteristic, advantages

– Work in the three dimensions:

– Transversal

– Sagittal

– Vertical.

– Maxillary expansion in early treatment

– Early treatment vs Treatment in one phase

– Guidelines in treatment timing with aligners in early dentition

– The proper technical and clinical tips

– The virtual process within the treatment workflow

– Mandibular advancement in patients with class 2:

– Indications

– Timing selecting

– Diagnostic

– Treatment protocol.

– Clinical cases:

– Cross bite

– Class 2

– Crowding

– Deep bite.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 5.Early intervention to make non extraction orthodontics possible for aligner treatment

– Invisalign: advantages of the system

– Protocol for the treatment of a growing patient

– The algorithm of the first appointment: diagnostics and documentation

– Treatment of pathology in class 3: protocol

– Control of the position of the incisors using ClinCheck

– The use of functional appliances: effectiveness in growing patients

– Treatment protocol for an adult patient

– Stages of maturation of the cervical vertebrae: its significance for orthodontic treatment

– Treatment protocol without intermaxillary elastics

– Complex cases of orthodontic treatment: partial adentia

– Indications for microperforation of the jaw

– Early treatment: indications and benefits

– Expansion in the transversal plane: disadvantages of the method

– Invisalign First: treatment protocol

– Distalization of teeth: the technique

– Scanning in young patients.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 6.Clinically predictable ClinChecks® for advanced Precision Wing treatments

– Principles of creating an ideal individual treatment plan

– Professional ClinCheck protocols:

– Movement of single teeth

– Sequential movement protocol

– Retroclination protocol.

– The complexities of MA ClinCheck programming

– Properties of precision wings

– The 3 phases in ClinCheck

– Creating ClinCheck: errors at the technical stage

– Specifying treatment: tips.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 7.Digital protocol and digital tools for diagnostics, planning and treatment of children and teenagers with Invisalign

– Advantages of digital treatment planning

– Features of treatment of growing patients with aligners: plan and strategy

– iTero Element Scanner: diagnostics, treatment monitoring, analysis of treatment results

– Planning the treatment of a young patient

– Progressive treatment protocol on aligners

– Treatment with Invisalign of cases with severe crowding and protrusion

– Invisalign First treatment strategies and protocols for young patients

– Determination of the optimal age to start treatment: stages of maturation of the cervical vertebrae

– Secrets of effective communication with parents

– Presentation of the treatment plan: advantages of digital visualization

– The concept of DSD: planning the correction of the “gingival smile”.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 8.Diagnostic and therapeutic approach with aligners in growing subjects (Invisalign First and Teen)

– The concept and goals of intercepting orthodontics

– Early orthodontic treatment: advantages and indications

– Development of occlusion and interaction with craniofacial growth

– Protocol for the treatment of cross bite

– Deep bite: treatment protocol and tips

– Blocked occlusion: correction methods

– Clinical tips and recommendations for the treatment of aligners

– Features of the treatment of class 2

– The use of intermaxillary elastics: the rule of 3

– Assessment of the stage of maturation of the vertebrae

– Correction of the forced position of the lower jaw: a clinical cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 9.Tools for improving predictability in the treatment of aligners

– Tooth movement by aligners: assessment of the predictability of treatment

– The problem of rotation of the upper incisors

– Aligners vs braces: comparison of treatment effectiveness

– Tools to increase the effectiveness of aligners: Chewies, Clear Collection tools

– Treatment of class 2 in growing patients

– The use of aligners in combination with Horseshoe jet

– Lag in the movement of teeth: mechanics “button-to-button”

– Protocols for the treatment of crowding teeth: tricks and tips

– Treatment of open bite: aligners and screws

– Hypercorrection and individualization of aligners

– Relapse prevention: Apex revolution spring retainer.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 10.Keys to aligner treatment for challenging cases

– Reasonable diagnosis and treatment plan for aligner treatment

– The use of CBCT in the treatment of complex orthodontic cases

– Writing and revising Clincheck plans

– The use of aligners and TADs: detailed protocol. Сlinical cases

– Lifehacks in using attachments

– Using elastics. An extraordinary approach

– Treatment malocclusion and TMJ dysfunction with aligners

– Correction common mistakes during aligner treatment

– Treatment strategies for complex clinical cases before using aligners

– The use of TADs, segmental braces, minor surgeries and bite plate

– 12 keys for working with aligners.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General Dentist.

Lesson 11.Class 2 malocclusion camouflage in adult patients using clear aligners

– Problems of predictability of tooth movement using aligners

– Protocols for the treatment of class 2 in adults:

– Using of attachments

– By sequentially distalization the teeth

– By the method of interproximal reduction of enamel

– Without tooth extraction

– Using of elastics in class 2.

– Tactics regarding wisdom teeth

– Treatment of asymmetric cases of class 2

– Failures in planning and treatment by aligners.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.

Lesson 12.Surgical and non-surgical approach in treating deep bite cases by using clear aligner orthodontics treatment

– Evolution of orthodontic treatment

– History of the use of transparent aligners

– Biomechanical predictability of treatment on aligners: scientific justification

– Protocols for the treatment of deep bite:

– Tactics and basic principles

– With and without tooth extraction

– Surgical approach

– In adult patients

– In growing patients.

– G5 function of the Invisalign for the treatment of adult patients

– Failures in the treatment with aligners and ways to eliminate them

– Protocol of orthodontic preparation for orthognathic surgery.

Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.