ACDE Webinar Series
The Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 37 of its member schools, is jointly providing a series of live webinars. This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental professional’s schedule and interests.
Course Description
Clear aligner therapy (CAT) has rapidly become an integral modality in orthodontics, driven largely by increasing demand among adult patients seeking esthetic treatment options. While diagnostic principles remain unchanged, the biomechanics, staging, and clinical delivery of CAT differ in key ways from fixed appliance therapy. As aligners are increasingly used in general dental practice, it is essential to understand both the scope and the limitations of CAT, as well as the reasons why digitally simulated treatment plans often fail to match real-world outcomes. This course will review the biomechanical principles unique to CAT, highlight strategies to address discrepancies between planned and achieved results, and examine evidence-based approaches for corrections of some malocclusion using CAT.
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Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Review biomechanical principles of orthodontic tooth movement as applied to fixed appliances and clear aligners
- Evaluate some of the current evidence on tooth movement with CAT
- Recognize why digitally simulated treatment outcomes may diverge from clinical outcomes and identify strategies to minimize these gaps
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This webinar will be held on Zoom.
Instructions will be sent to you by email closer to the course start date on how to access the Zoom meeting.
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Cancellations made more than 10 calendar days before the course start date will receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 10 calendar days of the course start date.
Refunds will not be issued for registrants who do not attend, regardless of reason for absence.
Registrations cannot be transferred to another individual.
To cancel your registration, please follow the link and instructions provided in the registration confirmation email. If you are eligible for a refund, the refund will be processed automatically upon cancellation. Please allow 3-5 business days for the transaction to be completed.
Continuing Dental Education (University of Toronto) reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient registrations, instructor cancellation, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In the event of course cancellation, a full refund will be issued, and registrants will be notified promptly. We are not liable for any associated losses, damages, or expenses, including travel and accommodations.
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After completing this course, a certificate of completion that indicates the number of Continuing Education (CE) points earned will be sent to you within 7-10 days by email.
Presenter
Dr. Siddharth Vora is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Mumbai (2002), his PhD in Oral Biology from Boston University (2009), and his Master of Science in Dentistry with a Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of Washington (2012). Before joining UBC, Dr. Vora served as a faculty member at the University of Washington and as a Senior Fellow at the Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Dr. Vora’s research ranges from craniofacial growth and pediatric sleep apnea to advanced 3D imaging, artificial intelligence in dentistry, and the biomechanics of orthodontic tooth movement. Across these areas, he integrates clinical studies with analytical and computational approaches to better understand growth, development, and treatment outcomes.