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Aligners: From Beginner to Expert in 6 Months
Connect digital planning with aligner biomechanics—from attachments and staging to complex-case decisions.
With Dr. Daniel Souza Pinto Ramos
Course information
Understand the movement behind the digital setup.
Build a structured approach to clear-aligner treatment with Dr. Daniel Souza Pinto Ramos. Begin with digital diagnosis and smile planning, then study how attachments, staging, elastics and bite ramps influence the proposed movements.
The twelve lessons progress into crowding, Class II and Class III, open bite, deep bite, extraction and growing-patient protocols. The final session considers adjunctive therapies for more complex cases. Study at your own pace: “in 6 months” is part of the course title, not an access deadline or a guarantee of expertise.
Course duration15h 41m
Video curriculum12 lessons
Teaching languageEnglish instruction
Subtitle supportMultilingual options
Streaming qualityFull HD video
Course accessLifetime access
CertificateIncluded after completion
Who this course is for
For dentists developing their approach to clear-aligner treatment.
A grounding in orthodontic diagnosis and tooth movement will help you evaluate the treatment plans discussed throughout the course.
Orthodontists refining their plans
Compare the mechanics used for sagittal, vertical and space-management challenges.
Clinicians reviewing complex cases
Explore extraction protocols, growing-patient treatment and the role of adjunctive therapies.
Diagnosis before setup
Start with the treatment goal—not the animation.
A digital setup describes a proposed result. Biomechanics connects that proposal with the treatment plan.
Use the opening lectures to review diagnostic priorities and movement principles before moving into attachments, staging and auxiliary tools. Then revisit those foundations as the course introduces different malocclusion protocols.
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Connect diagnosis, movement sequencing and auxiliary mechanics in one treatment plan.
What you’ll learn
From the proposed setup to the planned tooth movement.
01
Digital diagnosis
Relate smile planning and orthodontic records to the goals of an aligner treatment plan.
02
Attachments and staging
Examine attachment selection and the sequencing of movements within the digital setup.
03
Auxiliary mechanics
Review how elastics, ramps and additional tools support selected aligner movements.
04
Predictability and overcorrection
Consider movement limitations and the rationale behind planned overcorrection.
05
Malocclusion protocols
Compare crowding, Class II, Class III, open-bite and deep-bite treatment approaches.
06
More complex planning
Study extraction cases, growing patients and adjunctive therapies as distinct planning challenges.
Aligner biomechanics
Give every attachment and stage a purpose.
Dedicated lessons separate attachments and staging from elastics, ramps, predictability and overcorrection. This makes it easier to revisit the specific part of a plan you are studying.
- Attachment selection
- Movement sequencing
- Auxiliary tools
- Overcorrection planning
Course curriculum
12 lessons in a clear sequence.
Review the complete lesson list and available runtimes.
Lesson list12 lessons
- The Digital Orthodontics Diagnosis Rocks and Principles for Ideal Smiles
- Aligners Biomechanics Tips: Attachments & Staging
- Aligners Biomechanics Tips: Elastics, Ramps and Additional Tools
- Aligners Biomechanics Tips: Predictability & Overcorrection
- Crowding Protocols with Aligners
- Class II Protocols with Aligners
- Class III Protocols with Aligners
- Open Bite Protocols with Aligners
- Deep Bite Protocols with Aligners
- Extraction Protocols with Aligners
- Treating Growing Patients with Aligners
- Adjunct Therapies for Complex Cases with Aligners
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OrthodonticsYour instructor
Dr. Daniel Souza Pinto Ramos
Orthodontist · Digital orthodontics educator
Dr. Daniel Souza Pinto Ramos earned his master’s degree in Orthodontics at PUCRS, Brazil, in 2002. His teaching focuses on digital diagnosis, aligner biomechanics and treatment planning. His faculty experience includes iHDS in Houston and UCAM in Spain, and he has lectured internationally on digital orthodontics.
Your learning experience
Study the foundations. Revisit the protocols.
Twelve individually timed lessons take you from digital diagnosis to more complex aligner treatment discussions.
Find the relevant topic
Move directly to attachments, vertical correction, extraction planning or another lesson.
Review offline
Download course videos and included resources for your own study.
Set your own pace
Return to the lessons without a six-month completion deadline.
Study where it suits you
Access the course on desktop, tablet or mobile.
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Frequently asked questions
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No. Your purchase includes lifetime access, so you can learn at your own pace and revisit the course.
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Yes. A certificate of completion is provided after you complete the course requirements.
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Connect digital planning with aligner biomechanics—from attachments and staging to complex-case decisions.
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