OHI-S Digital orthodontics

5 lessons (8h 39min)

A complete course on the use of digital technologies in orthodontics, from which you will learn everything from the features of digital planning of orthodontic treatment to 3D printing methods of orthodontic appliances.

The authors of the course will tell in detail about the principles of obtaining a high-quality image on a CBCT, the advantages and protocols of working with an occlusogram, creating a digital design of orthodontic appliances.

You will learn about the MARA approach when planning TADs, as well as the anatomical and biological limits of tooth movement.

The OHI‑S Digital Orthodontics course is best for orthodontists, general dentists, and dental technicians who want structured, training in modern digital workflows for orthodontic treatment. It emphasizes diagnosis, treatment planning, and appliance fabrication using digital tools such as intraoral scanners, CAD/CAM, and aligner systems.

Who Should Enroll
Orthodontists seeking to integrate digital technologies into diagnosis, treatment planning, and appliance design.
General dentists offering orthodontic services (especially clear aligners) who want predictable, evidence‑based digital workflows.
Dental technicians & lab professionals fabricating aligners, retainers, and orthodontic appliances using CAD/CAM and 3D printing.
Residents & fellows in orthodontics learning structured digital orthodontic protocols.
Prosthodontists & restorative dentists collaborating on interdisciplinary cases where orthodontics supports aesthetic and functional rehabilitation.
What You’ll Learn
Digital diagnostics: CBCT, intraoral scanning, and digital records for orthodontic case analysis.
Treatment planning software: aligner staging, tooth movement prediction, and virtual setups.
Appliance fabrication: CAD/CAM workflows, 3D printing, and lab collaboration.
Interdisciplinary integration: combining digital orthodontics with restorative and prosthodontic treatments.
Case‑based lessons: real patient examples demonstrating digital orthodontic protocols.

 

+ Topics:

Lesson 1.Digital orthodontic office

– Advantages of the digital approach in work

– 3D technologies in orthodontics: indications for CBCT

– Advantages and disadvantages of MRI in orthodontics

– 3D printing technologies:

– Stereography

– Extrusion of materials.

– Digital workflow in orthodontics

– Artificial intelligence in dentistry

– Methods of creating the design of orthodontic appliance: Meshmixer CAD Software

– Technology for creating a digital model

– Materials for digital printing

– The design of aligners: the methodology of work in the program

– Direct and indirect method of fixing braces: advantages and disadvantages

– Technologies of orthodontic braces design

– The use of a robot for bending arcs

– 3D design and printing of lingual and vestibular braces.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Lesson 2.Fix & removable appliances: milling vs printing

– 2D and 3D operating modes: comparison

– Digital manufacturing process of removable and non-removable orthodontic appliances

– Materials for the manufacture of orthodontic appliances

– Modified Zero Expander 3 appliance: digital workflow

– Milling and printing: advantages and disadvantages

– Digital process software:

– 3Shape

– 3DLeone.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Lesson 3.Digital design of Herbst, Frankel, TwinBlock, retainers

– Rapid Palatal Expander: digital manufacturing protocol

– The 3DLeone program when creating Rapid Palatal Expander

– The Carriere appliances: digital methods of individualization

– Manufacture of non-removable orthodontic appliances: Herbst appliance

– Twinblock: digital manufacturing process

– Clinical tips and recommendations for the manufacture of appliances.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Lesson 4.Why facially driven digital interdisciplinary treatment planning?

– The role of the orthodontist in interdisciplinary treatment planning

– Digital treatment planning: advantages

– Rules and stages of the digital workflow

– Photo and video protocol

– DSD Hands on: working principle

– Indications for 3D digital smile design

– Full protocol of digital treatment planning

– Motivation and presentation of the treatment plan to the patient: the advantages of visual communication.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Lesson 5.Why facially driven digital orthodontics with aligners?

– The value of the digital workflow in the orthodontist’s practice

– Advantages of treatment on aligners

– Ways to fast and predictable treatment on aligners

– Biological aspects of the movement of teeth by aligners

– Rules and features of working with aligners

– Acceleration of the treatment process: microperforations

– Treatment of complex clinical cases with aligners

– VPRO and aligners: advantages and disadvantages of the method

– Planning of orthognathic surgeries.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.