The Advantages of Clear Aligners

The Roundtable video series is a forum for discussion and debate on key topics, trends, and techniques in dentistry. For each edition, Inside Dentistry's editor-in-chief, Robert C. Margeas, DDS, and a panel of experts examine a subject to help expand your knowledge and improve your practice. This month, our panel explores some of the advantages of clear aligner therapy.

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Questions for Discussion:

How has the expansion of aligner therapy beyond simple/esthetic cases impacted your practices?

What role is the digital workflow playing in streamlining orthodontic cases for predictable success?

What's on the horizon for orthodontics and aligner therapy in the general practice?

Meet the Host:

Robert C. Margeas, DDS, editor-in-chief of Inside Dentistry, maintains a full-time private practice in Des Moines, Iowa, and is an adjunct professor in the department of operative dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He is board certified by the American Board of Operative Dentistry, a diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry, and a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Society for Dental Aesthetics, and the International Team for Implantology. He has written numerous articles on esthetic and implant dentistry and lectures and presents hands-on courses nationally and internationally on those subjects.

Meet the Panel:

Daniel Berant, DMD

Daniel Berant, DMD, a dual-trained specialist in the fields of periodontal plastic/implant surgery and orthodontics/dentofacial orthopedics, maintains a private practice in Manhattan, New York. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and has lectured internationally for various organizations, such as the Academy of Osseointegration and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Jeffrey R. Briney, DDS

Jeffrey R. Briney, DDS, graduated from the Indiana University School of Dentistry, and then after a 1-year hospital residency in surgical dentistry, he opened a private practice in Beverly Hills, California. Later, he moved to Orange County, California, to establish a private practice in Dana Point that specializes in many facets of dentistry harmonized with facial esthetics.

Andrew Ferris, DDS, MS

Andrew Ferris, DDS, MS, earned his doctor of dental surgery degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and then graduated with a master of science degree in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics from Loma Linda University. He maintains a private practice in Santa Barbara, California, and is an international lecturer and instructor of orthodontics.

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