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Dental training

The Art of Aligners

Dr. Mina Levi, DDS

Athens, Greece

Dental training

The Art of Aligners

Dr. Mina Levi, DDS

Athens, Greece

Clear aligners are one of the most preferred methods of treatment in modern orthodontics.

The advantages are many – an almost imperceptible solution that brings fast results, while being more efficient and easier to maintain.

Aligners treatment planning

In this training, you will learn the necessary skills to work with aligners, understand their biomechanics, as well as in which cases they are suitable and when they are not.

Practicing with intraoral scanners

Not just theory, there will also be plenty of practice - we will work with intraoral scanners, learn the ins and outs of maximum efficiency and look at cases from your practice.

An expert with 20 years of practical experience

All this, presented by an expert with more than 20 years of practical experience with aligners.

Learn more about Dr. Mina Levi, Invisalign Key Opinion Leader for San Francisco, CA further down the page

Curriculum

*The training will be conducted in English.

November 29, 2024

Basics of treatment through aligners

  • Anamnesis, photo documentation
  • Intraoral scan of patients
  • Prescription for a proper treatment plan:
    • Review the prepared treatment plan
    • Launching the case
    • Monitoring progress
    • Need for improvements
    • Finishing phase
    • Retention period
    • Checking the completed case

Biomechanics of aligners

  • Discussing different treatment plans
  • Types of attachments and their application
  • Ways to achieve the required tipping, torque and rotation
  • Intrusion
  • Extrusion
  • Movement of molars
  • How to avoid an open bite with aligners
  • Q&A with Dr. Levi.

Hands-on

  • Scanning models with an intraoral scanner – how to achieve maximum accuracy in a short time.
    • How to reduce the probability of scanning error as much as possible?
  • For Invisalign certified colleagues – discussing their patients’ Clean check plans, eliminating mistakes and discussing different approaches.
    • For colleagues who are not Invisalign certified – discussion of photo documentation and preparation of a treatment plan.

Participation Fee:

1 000 EUR

Materials, tools and supplies are included in the price. You are only required to actively participate in the training.

Special conditions for students and graduates in the last 2 years. Contact us for more information.

*The training will be conducted in English.

About the lecturer

Dr. Mina Levi is the owner of California Dental Innovations, a high-end dental practice in downtown San Francisco. Performs a large volume of dental procedures, orthodontic procedures and surgical procedures. They are actively working with implants as well.

Dr. Mina Levi is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s top Platinum Status Invisalign Key Leaders. She has been working with aligners for over 20 years.

She received a diploma in dental medicine from the Medical University in Sofia, Bulgaria, after which she specialized in orthodontics at the Medical University in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and additionally in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Dr. Mina Levi owned two clinics in Bulgaria before moving to the US in 2002 and attending UCLA. Opened her first dental practice in the USA in 2008. Dr. Mina Levi is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Master of the American Academy of Aligners.

She is currently a Key Opinion Leader for multiple digital dental technology companies and has extensive experience with AI clinical diagnostics, iOS caries diagnostic tools, digital scanning, CAD/CAM technologies, 3D printing, dental imaging, and digital design of a smile. Dr. Mina Levi is a certified user of multiple brands of clear aligners such as Invisalign, Clear Correct, SureSmile, and Ulab. Dr. Mina Levi is one of the early adopters of AI software for clinical diagnostics and RCM. Former SmileDirectClub consultant from 2016-2017.

Directs a dental professional study club for general dentists from San Francisco and the Bay Area. Dr. Levi is a past president of the Northern California Academy of General Dentistry and currently serves on the board of AGD’s PACE Committee.

Reserve your place in the course

*The training will be conducted in English.

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