CLEAR ALIGNERS FOR BEGINNERS with LUMILIGNER

Join us in Leeds for a 1-day, beginner-friendly, hands-on course on clear aligners. Learn with LUMILIGNER and gain skills you can use with any aligner system.

This comprehensive programme has been designed to provide clinicians with a structured, predictable framework for delivering clear aligner therapy in modern general practice.

While the course is delivered using LUMILIGNER as the aligner system, the principles, protocols and decision-making frameworks taught are fundamentally applicable to all clear aligner systems. The focus is not simply on a product, but on clinical control, risk management and long-term stability.

This is an end-to-end aligner workflow, from consultation through to retention.

Course Philosophy

Successful aligner treatment is not defined by the brand of aligner used, but by:

• Case selection
• Treatment planning precision
• Structured consent
• Technical execution
• Review discipline
• Retention strategy

This programme is built around those core pillars.

Course Structure

1. Foundations & Clinical Context

• Introduction to the speakers and their clinical background
• Integration of aligner therapy within general and aesthetic dentistry
• Rationale for selecting LUMILIGNER within practice

2. The Structured Consultation

A repeatable consultation framework covering:

• Intraoral scanning
• Clinical photography
• Radiographic assessment (OPG)
• Case suitability assessment
• Treatment discussion and expectation management
• Consent documentation

The emphasis is on creating a professional, defensible and conversion-focused consultation.

3. The 5STP Treatment Planning Protocol

A structured prescription framework designed to:

• Improve clarity of communication with the aligner provider
• Reduce revision cycles
• Enhance predictability of digital setups
• Maintain clinician-led control

These planning principles apply across aligner systems.

4. Digital Setup Assessment & Modification

• Critical evaluation of proposed tooth movements
• Identifying unrealistic biomechanics
• Communicating modification requests effectively
• Avoiding common approval errors

Planning discipline directly reduces refinements.

5. Consent & Risk Communication

Clear and structured discussion of:

• Attachments
• Interproximal reduction (IPR)
• Treatment duration
• Refinements
• Fees and inclusions
• Retention

Delivered with emphasis on medico-legal protection and patient clarity.

6. First Fit Appointment Protocol

• Structured aligner delivery
• Expectation setting
• Compliance guidance
• Clinical documentation standards

7. Attachment Placement – Demonstration & Practical

• Video demonstration of clinical technique
• Hands-on placement principles
• Bonding protocol
• Finishing and polishing
• Complication prevention

8. Interproximal Reduction (IPR)

• Instrumentation options
• Case selection
• Safe reduction guidelines
• Risk mitigation and documentation

Applicable regardless of aligner brand.

9. Review Appointment Structure

• Monitoring tracking
• Identifying non-tracking early
• Photographic updates
• Intervention protocols

Structured reviews reduce reactive refinements.

10. Whitening Integration

A protocol for safely incorporating whitening during aligner therapy to enhance aesthetic outcomes and patient satisfaction.

11. Mid-Treatment Review & Refinements

• Identifying appropriate refinement timing
• Minimising unnecessary additional phases
• Efficient resubmission workflows

12. Attachment Removal & Retention Strategy

• Enamel-safe attachment removal
• Retainer planning (removable and/or fixed)
• Long-term stability protocols
• Managing transition to restorative treatment

13. Relapse & Long-Term Risk Management

• Causes of relapse
• Prevention strategies
• Clinical management pathways
• Structured patient communication

14. Case Presentations

Clinical cases illustrating:

• Planning rationale
• Treatment progression
• Challenges encountered
• Outcome analysis

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Conduct a structured and defensible aligner consultation
• Prescribe cases using a defined planning protocol
• Confidently place attachments and perform IPR
• Critically assess digital setups
• Manage reviews systematically
• Implement a robust retention strategy
• Apply these principles across multiple aligner systems

This programme is designed for clinicians who want structure, clarity and clinical confidence in aligner therapy - irrespective of the aligner brand utilised.

It is a disciplined, systemised approach to clear aligner treatment within modern practice.