A Diamond Provider of Invisalign is a dentist that is starting 140 cases every 6 months in their practice. Originally, it was considered impossible for a GP to achieve this goal, however, the 4 General Dentists on this Panel Discussion have all achieved this illustrious title.

Course Objectives:

• Hear their stories live during this casual moderated interview with David Galler.

• Learn how they overcame personal, staff, and patient barriers to develop the Invisalign Practice of their Dreams and to sit at the Top of The Invisalign Game in North America.

• Find out if you have what it takes to be the next Diamond Provider with Invisalign.

Dr. Katie Beach

Dr. Anna Berik

Dr. Andrea Dernisky

Dr. Michael I. Wollock

One of the major challenges a dentist encounters on a regular basis is the treatment of ‘Extensive Anterior Tooth Wear’. Dentin has been shown to be ‘softer’ than enamel and therefore will wear at a faster rate. These patients are prone to premature loss of tooth structure and require restorative treatment to protect their teeth for many years to come.

Course objectives

• Understand the concept of ‘Dento-Alveolar Eruption’

• Revisit the term ‘Vertical Dimension of Occlusion’

• Discussing whether the term ‘Open the Bite’ is a viable tx. option.

• Introducing the concept of ‘Dento-Alveolar Intrusion’.

• Learn how the Invisalign System is fundamental in the minimally invasive restorative treatment of ‘Extensive Anterior Tooth Wear’.

Presented By:

Dr. Richard Schmidt

Graduate University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry

• General Dentist in Private Practice over 30 yrs. in Brampton, Ontario

• Implementing Orthodontic Dentistry since 2005

• Poster Presentation @ the Moyers Sympo- sium University of Michigan 2014, 2015

• Member of SPEAR Education and Study Club since 2014

• Invisalign GP Summit: Semi-Finalist 2013, Finalist 2015, Semi-Finalist 2019

• Contributor to the AACA Journal

• Passion for educating colleagues the value and benefits of implementing ‘Orthodontic Dentistry’ to improve the outcomes for our patients.

HealthyStart is the ultimate advantage for any parent looking to resolve unhealthy habits in their child. There are currently 40 million children in the United States exhibiting one or more outward symptoms of sleep and breathing issues. When treatment begins early in life, those HealthyStart smiles are less likely to relapse and will aid in a lifetime of good health.

Course objectives

• Identifying the poor oral habits that contribute to Sleep Disordered Breathing

• Understanding the long term benefits of resolving habits in a child's overall health, growth and development

• Discussing compliance in children: bribing doesn't always work!

• Providing and discussing HealthyStart cases

Presented By:

Jill Ombrello, DDS, AIAOMT

Jill Ombrello, DDS, AIAOMT, is the owner and dentist of a practice providing comprehensive and esthetic dental care to families. Services include, but are not limited to, early intervention orthodontics, periodontal therapies, oral appliance therapy for Sleep Disordered Breathing, implants, TMD therapy, and cosmetic smile makeovers.

Attend this webinar to understand how to implement a membership plan to take your practice from great to greater in 2021. This presentation will cover how you can use your membership plan to double uninsured patient production and attract new patients to your practice by offering your membership plan as a dental benefit to local employers.

Course objectives

• Understand the post-COVID climate and why dental membership plans are a must-have.

• Review best practices for implementing a membership plan that will drive the best financial results for your practice in 2021 and beyond.

• Learn how to get results from your membership plan including doubling uninsured patient production and attracting new patients to your practice by offering your membership plan as a dental benefit to local employers.

Presented by AACA Sponsor: Kleer

Dave Monahan

Dave Monahan is the CEO of Kleer, a cloud-based platform that enables dentists to easily create their own membership plan and offer it directly to their patients. Dave has a passion for creating technology-enabled businesses that improve people’s lives. He designed the Kleer platform based on dentist and patient feedback, built a passionate and hardworking team, publicly advocates for dentists and patient rights, and continuously pushes the company to innovate and be better. Prior to joining Kleer, Dave served as the CEO of FitLinxx, where he created simple and affordable wearable devices that enabled patients to monitor and manage chronic conditions.

HealthyStart addresses pediatric growth and development concerns tied to Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders, the airway and jaw development. It is no longer just about the health of the teeth; it is about the whole health of the child. Understanding how to identify Sleep Disordered Breathing in a child is essential to increasing profitability and driving more cases into your practice.

Course objectives

• Understand how to identify Sleep Disordered Breathing in children ages 2-12

• Educating parents about Sleep Disordered Breathing appropriately to drive more cases

• Examples of HealthyStart cases

Presented By:

Jill Ombrello, DDS, AIAOMT

Jill Ombrello, DDS, AIAOMT, is the owner and dentist of a practice providing comprehensive and esthetic dental care to families. Services include, but are not limited to, early intervention orthodontics, periodontal therapies, oral appliance therapy for Sleep Disordered Breathing, implants, TMD therapy, and cosmetic smile makeovers.

Influencers can be a game-changer for increasing production in your practice.

Join us for the top 5 tips on how to work with influencers in your practice. Learn how to find them, communicate with them, and utilize them for profitable marketing.

Course objectives:

• Learn how to find influencers

• Know what type of influencers to look for

• Become confident in leveraging procedures for influencer marketing

• Learn how to utilize influencers to grow your practice

Dr. Christina Blacher

Dr. Blacher is a general dentist based in Dallas, TX as well as a speaker for Align Global Faculty. She became a dentist to change lives, including the lives of other dentists. She prides herself on creating a positive professional community united to help one another. Dr. Blacher is also a Platinum Invisalign provider and a board member for the AACA. She is most passionate about social media and marketing and enjoys connecting with dentists.

Find her on Instagram @queenofinvisalign.

15yrs ago David Galler created GST- The Galler Spacing Technique- to supercharge Invisalign IPR cases and create perfect exact interproximal areas with no ledging, no estimating, no guesswork, and no damage to adjacent teeth. Although it is a super safe and predictable technique, it does take time and can hurt feelings and fingers when dealing with lots of spaces or tight contacts.

ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?!

In this webinar we will be launching the brand new GOST - Galler Ostreicher Spacing Technique!

This revolutionary new technique is just as accurate and safe as GST but, will take only minutes to create perfect interproximal minimally invasive spaces even on the tightest teeth. The new technique combines new innovations and NEW SPECIALLY PATENTED INSTRUMENTS to make this integral part of adult orthodontic cases stress-free and 100% predictable.

This technique is guaranteed to allow you to start treating advanced cases and to allow you to reduce refinements and eliminate midcourse corrections.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the strategy and reasons for IPR in Orthodontic Cases

• Understand the shortcomings of current methodologies

• Learn the (GOST) Galler Ostreicher Spacing Technique

• Feature Complicated Orthodontic Cases completed easily once IPR becomes stress free

Dr. David Galler

Dr. David Ostreicher

Occlusal issues run rampant in dental offices and can be very frustrating. Dr. Ryan Oakley will address these frustrations and share his experiences with everyday occlusal problems and how technology can help solve them.

Course objectives:

• Evaluation of occlusal principles and how they impact your practice and patients - Stop chasing the bite.

• Learn how to use technology to help patients visualize occlusal problems and their impact on their overall dental health.

• Learn practical solutions to ensure long term success with your cases.

• Eliminate the confusion around occlusion.

Dr. Ryan Oakley

Ryan Oakley, DDS, FAGD earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Baylor University in 2000 before completing his Doctorate in Dental Science from University of Texas Houston Dental Branch. Dr. Oakley has completed several hundred hours of continuing education, and has earned fellowship status with the Academy of General Dentistry. A believer in lifelong education, he regularly expands his expertise in dentistry by attending continuing education courses.

In this course, you’ll learn how you can:

• Regenerate bone in periodontal patients

• Treat peri-implantitis

• Feel like a superhero with SWEEPS activated endo

• Offer fast, pain-free fillings without needles

• Remove ceramic restorations (Emax and Zirconia) easily and without damage

• Add same day treatment to increase hygiene production

• Eliminate facial pain

• Expand into anti-aging and aesthetic options—and break free from insurance

• Take sleep dentistry to a higher level

WARNING: After this course, you’ll be dying to start these laser treatments in your practice.

Presented By AACA Board Member

Amir Daoud, BDS, DDS →

Dr. Amir Daoud graduated from King’s College dental school in London. After working a few years in the UK, he moved to the U.S. and graduated from NYU dental school in 2013. After graduation, he bought his private dental office in Clearwater, FL. A self-proclaimed ‘CE junkie’, Dr. Daoud is a scholar of the Dawson Academy and is an executive board member for the AACA.

Denise Clements, RDH

Denise Clements spent her hygiene career in the top 1% of U.S. practices. She worked closely with Schuster Center, Scheduling Institute, and other dental business schools gaining valuable practice management skills that she used to significantly increase her office’s profitability, doubling production and collection. After her employer bought a LightWalker™️ laser, Denise’s role at the office changed to ensuring successful education, implementation, marketing, and sales of the new procedures the laser enabled. Now working with Fotona directly, she is able to help many offices duplicate that same success, adding up to $250K in revenue.

Treating our younger patients with Invisalign is sometimes avoided due to concerns of the doctor of treating a growing patient.

In this webinar, we will:

• Demystify the 9 to 15 year old demographic and make it possible for you to begin treating simple cases of this group tomorrow.

• Provide the viewer with an introduction to treating patients as young as nine with Invisalign.

• Phase 1 and phase 2 treatment strategies will be presented.

• We will also introduce the use of simple fixed and removable functional appliances to prepare the arches for more predictable clear aligner treatment.

• Concerns of treating a growing patient will be discussed.

• Treatment of Class II occlusions using distalizing and Mandibular Advancement techniques will also be included.

Treating our younger patients uses the same skills you have used with your adult patients and it is tremendously rewarding to watch a child blossom when they are no longer embarrassed to smile.

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Presented by AACA Key Opinion Leader

Dr. Rob Herron →

• Benefits of sedation dentistry for your patients and practice.

• How to implement sedation dentistry in your office.

• Target audience: dentists wanting to add sedation but don’t know where to start and/or are fearful of complications.

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Presented by AACA Key Opinion Leader

Dr. Wes Kandare →

Marketing isn’t magic and it doesn’t have to be confusing. 

• Make your marketing work better with a deeper understanding of these key concepts:

• The audience and platform are important so choose these wisely

• Effective marketing takes time so make a plan and stick to it

• If you believe in your solution, then selling is serving       

This presentation will be packed with lessons learned after growing multiple practices while working fewer days and limiting practice to fun, elective dental solutions.

Presented by AACA Opinion Leaders:

Dr. Nathan Jeal →

Dr. BaoTran Nguyen →

Objectives:

• How to develop a simple system to troubleshoot most Invisalign problems.

• Try to identify common Invisalign mistakes easily.

• How to develop verbiage to motivate patients to follow proper protocols to achieve predictable results.

Presented by AACA Board Member Dr. Luis Camacho

Full Arch Implant Solutions

Goal: Review various methods of rehabilitations of full arch of dentition

Objectives:

i. Review Fixed vs hybrid

ii. Four vs six , Tilted implants vs non tilted implants

iii. Review treatment planning

iv. Review prosthetic driven planning

v. Lip support, facial aesthetics

vi. Occlusion for full arch cases

vii. Complications and how to avoid complications

Sinus Augmentation

Goal: Review art and science of sinus grafting

Objectives:

i. Review Sinus anatomy

ii. Case selection

iii. Technique review:

1. Vertical or crestal

2. Lateral window

iv. Flap design

v. Window dimension

vi. Dealing with intra operative complication

1. Bleeding

2. Perforations

vii. Use of different biomaterials

Review of Implant Placement principles

Goal: Review osteotomy and implant placement

Objectives:

i. Review the site of the placement

ii. Flapless vs flap

iii. Guided vs non guided

iv. Drilling sequence

v. Insertion torque

vi. Isq values

vii. Healing abutment vs cover screw

viii. Immediate loading vs delayed loading

Advanced Bone Grafting and PRF and PRP

Goal: Review Methods and various techniques for advanced bone grafting and use of growth factors from blood concentrate.

Objectives:

i. Review bone deficiency at the implant site

ii. Evaluate best practices for the horizontal and vertical one deficiency

iii. Review particulate, block, autogenous and xenografts materials

iv. How to harvest autogenous bone blocks and secure at the donor site

v. Review venipuncture

vi. Review technique to make PRF plugs, membranes and Buffy coat PRP to make sticky bone

vii. How to achieve primary closure

viii. Review post-operative complications

Atraumatic Extraction and Socket Grafting

Goal: Review technique for atraumatic extraction and simple socket preservation.

Objectives:

i. Why atraumatic extractions

ii. Review various atraumatic extraction techniques

iii. Review various instruments and how to use them effectively

iv. Why socket preservation

v. Review various methods of the socket grafting

vi. Review use of various bone grafting materials used for socket preservation.

Medical Evaluation of a Patient

Goal: Medical Evaluation of the patient as pre-operative management of the patient

Objectives:

i. Identify Potential issues in healing process post surgery

ii. Avoid drug interactions

iii. Reduce the morbidity and mortality of the

iv. Make surgery as predictable as possible

C.T. Analysis for Implant Placement

Goal: Review of the 3d analysis of the maxillary and mandibular anatomy for the safe placement of the dental implant restoration

Objectives:

i. Review important anatomical structures

ii. Analyze available bone

iii. Analyze bone density

iv. Will be able to diagnose bone density

v. Will be able to differentiate normal and abnormal findings