United Kingdom
Clear Aligners (Level 1)
£714
CPD - 7 Hours
Next Course - 31 Jan 2025
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This certification course covers all aspects of the treatment from diagnosis, assessment, case evaluation, to fitting then retention. This is so attendees will be able to handle simple to moderate cases immediately. It is proven that getting started quickly will help you to introduce the Inman and clear aligner treatment into your practice. You are supported every step of the way with an online mentoring system where your cases are checked for suitability, your records are assessed, and help can be given at any point through the treatment. Three monitored cases are treated as part of your certification.
What Is The Format Of The Course?
Program morning
The morning is mainly theoretical
- Philosophy of minimally invasive aesthetic & interceptive restorative dentistry
- The workings of Inman & clear aligners
- Diagnosis, assessment & case selection
- Arch evaluation, space calculation & Inter-Proximal Reduction (IPR)
- Occlusal planning & retention
- Case presentations: and troubleshooting
- Align, bleach & bond philosophy & techniques
Program afternoon
Includes an extensive hands-on session with expert assistance
- Hands-on assessment & diagnosis
- Treatment planning, arch evaluation & case selection
- Inter-proximal reduction
- Clear aligner attachment placement
- Inman Aligner button placement
- Adjusting aligners
- Retention
Course Benefits
- Start with simple cases & introduce orthodontics to patients
- Mentoring with every case available
- Learn which cases to avoid & when to refer
- Integrate restorative dentistry with orthodontics
- Learn how to provide dentistry that lasts
- Hands-on experience with IPR, 'creating space'
- Clinical support & governance to keep you clinically safe
- Hands-on clear aligner attachment placing & retention
- Learn how to access our online mentoring support forum
Upcoming Course Dates
Taken this course before?
You can book on as a refresher
Meet the Lecturers
Tif Qureshi
Dr Tif Qureshi qualified from Kings College London in 1992. He is a Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Tif is founder and a clinical director of IAS Academy, an International faculty that provides mentored education for general dentists on a pathway from appropriate simple to comprehensive orthodontics.
Tif has a special interest in simple orthodontics and truly minimally invasive dentistry. He has committed his life’s work to empowering dentists to provide important alternative techniques. He offers a wide variety of treatments to many more patients, while always respecting the fundamental precepts of orthodontics.
Tif also pioneered the concept of Progressive Smile Design through Alignment, Bleaching, Bonding – a course that combines tooth alignment, composite bonding and teeth whitening to produce superior smiles using techniques with the absolute minimum of invasiveness available today.
An experienced teacher in the Dahl concept, Tif shows how this technique is used to plan tooth alignment and minimise invasive dentistry in the development of a beautiful smile.
Tif now lectures and published scientific articles internationally.
- Qualified from Kings College London in 1992
- Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- Pioneered the concept of Progressive Smile Design through Alignment, Bleaching, Bonding
- An experienced teacher in the Dahl concept
Andrew Wallace
Andrew Qualified from Queens University Belfast 1998 and has a private practice in Northern Ireland.
Andrew has a particular interest in restorative and cosmetic dentistry and lectures regularly on cosmetic dentistry, including cosmetic tooth alignment, tooth whitening and is a trainer for the IAS Academy, teaching dentists how to use removable appliances, fixed braces and clear aligners. He also teaches the Align, Bleach and Bond course. Andrew also runs introductory talks and study clubs and is known for his friendly and approachable manner.
In 2014 Andrew completed his MClinDent in Prosthodontics (Fixed and Removable) from Kings College London dental institute and is the Vice President and a director of the European Society of Aesthetic Orthodontics.
Andrew is an active Member of the Irish Academy Of Aesthetic Orthodontics and is on their conference committee and regional representative of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
- Vice President and Director of the European Society of Aesthetic Orthodontics
- An active member of the Irish Academy of Aesthetic Orthodontics
- Valued trainer for the IAS Academy
- Owns his own private practice in Northern Ireland
Kelly Toft
Kelly Toft graduated from Guys, Kings and St Thomas in 2003 and completed vocational training in Dorset. She became a clinical supervisor at the Otago dental school in New Zealand the following year before returning to Dorset, where she continues to practice.
Kelly has always been interested in orthodontics and found the IAS Academy to be an ideal fit for integrating it into general practice. In 2015, she completed the Inman course and progressed to completing the Advanced course in 2019.
As a trainer and mentor on the fixed and aligner forums, Kelly is always eager to share her skills and knowledge.
- Graduate of Guy’s King’s and St Thomas
- Clinical Supervisor at Otago, New Zealand
- IAS Academy graduate (Inman & Advanced Course)
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Guy Wells
After graduating from Newcastle University in 2005, Dr Guy Wells pursued his passion for dentistry by completing his MFGDP qualification.
Over the years, Guy has taken extensive courses in restorative dentistry, occlusion, and endodontics. He has also sought out knowledge from leaders in various fields of dentistry to refine his expertise further.
In 2008, Guy completed the IAS Advanced Course, and in 2021, he was honoured with the opportunity to teach for IAS in the ABB course. Guy also teaches composite placement, rubber dam isolation, and matrices for the Northern Deanery.
From 2009 to 2018, Guy was a partner in a group of practices before taking on the role of Clinical Director as the group expanded. He now works across two sites in North Yorkshire, primarily focusing on private restorative and orthodontic treatments. Additionally, he has been a long-standing Educational Trainer for Dental Foundation Training.