Live Course
Mastering Clear Aligners: Attachments & Biomechanics
CE Credits: 18 Hours
Instructors
Dr. Stephen Schalk
Date
July 25 - 27, 2025
8:00am - 5:00pm (PT)
Location
JW Marriott, 39 Smithe Street
Vancouver, Canada
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Meet your instructor
Dr. Stephen Schalk
As the visionary behind Clearly Aligned, Dr. Schalk is recognized for equipping general dentists with the in-depth knowledge to master attachments and biomechanics. He’s a practicing dentist and respected educator committed to bridging the gap between knowing the rules and truly understanding their application for consistent, predictable outcomes.
Dr. Schalk has seen how a lack of foundational biomechanical understanding can limit results, even for experienced practitioners. This course offers a clear framework, built from years of clinical practice and teaching, to help you confidently manage a broader range of cases with enhanced predictability.
Why This
Course?
Many skilled general dentists, like you, have successfully integrated clear aligners into their practice. You handle many cases with confidence, yet you know there's a deeper level of understanding that could unlock even greater predictability and the ability to manage a wider range of patient needs.
This isn’t just another attachments and biomechanics lecture.
It’s a comprehensive, in-person deep dive designed to transform your fundamental knowledge into true clinical mastery.
Led by Dr. Stephen Schalk, this Vancouver workshop is built for dedicated GPs who want to move beyond routine applications and confidently tackle cases requiring more intricate planning and precise execution. It’s about gaining not just more information, but a clearer, more applicable understanding of the science.
What You'll Learn in Depth:
- Develop a systematic approach to planning and executing challenging tooth movements.
- Gain mastery over vertical control, molar movements, and achieving ideal occlusal finishes.
- Understand the precise biomechanics behind specialized and custom attachment design. Translate complex case data into predictable, successful treatment outcomes.
Why This Course Exists:
Let’s be direct—even with experience, many GPs find themselves hitting a ceiling with certain clear aligner cases. Perhaps it’s the uncertainty around achieving specific challenging movements, the frustration of unexpected refinements, or the desire to confidently keep more complex treatments in-house.
You know the basics, but achieving consistent, predictable results with intricate attachment strategies and biomechanics requires a more profound understanding.
This course was created to bridge that gap. It’s designed to empower you with the comprehensive knowledge and practical skills to confidently diagnose, plan, and execute a wider array of clear aligner treatments, transforming challenges into opportunities for clinical excellence.
How it Works
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Purchase this course.
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Preparation
We'll send you online study materials in advance.
Live Course
Arrive at your venue, check-in, and enjoy the lessons!
Bonuses
We'll send you additional materials after the course.
What You'll Learn
LESSON 1: Effective ClinCheck® Strategies for Detailed Cases
- Master the full potential of your digital software, focusing on thorough ClinCheck® utilization for efficiently planning, simulating, and troubleshooting detailed multi-stage treatments. Learn to leverage key tools for precise biomechanical simulations, identify potential issues proactively, and shave hours off your most involved case setups.
LESSON 2: Interactive Masterclass: Deconstructing Challenging A&B Cases
- Participate in a live, immersive review of clinically challenging Attachments & Biomechanics cases (e.g., managing deep bites requiring true intrusion, complex open bites, significant transverse discrepancies, or multi-arch extraction scenarios). Analyze the ClinChecks®, dissect the decision-making process, and learn directly from expert-led approaches to these demanding situations.
LESSON 3: Biomechanics of Significant Tooth Movements: Building on Fundamentals
- Move beyond fundamental principles to master in-depth biomechanical strategies for achieving significant and challenging tooth movements. This includes predictable large-scale spacing closure, controlled root tipping in specific situations, achieving ideal torque expression in resistant teeth, and managing rotations of canines and rounded premolars where standard mechanics may be less effective.
LESSON 4: Mastering Vertical Control & Perfecting the Finish
- Become adept at achieving predictable anterior intrusions for deep bite correction, specific extrusions for gingival line leveling and esthetic finishing, and refined techniques to detail the occlusion for a flawless case finish. Understand the subtle A&B strategies that prevent unwanted side effects during vertical movements.
LESSON 5: Conquering Difficult Molar Movements with Clear Aligners
- Study the art and science of achieving previously challenging molar movements. Learn evidence-based protocols for significant (3mm+) molar distalization, predictable molar uprighting for restorative or prosthetic needs, reliable molar intrusion for open bite correction, or full mesialization into edentulous spaces.
LESSON 6: The Power of Specialized Attachments: Lingual, Custom & Precision Design
- Unlock the secrets to effectively utilizing lingual attachments for enhanced esthetics and control, and learn to design and implement custom attachments for unique and highly specific biomechanical needs. Understand how precision attachment design and placement can dramatically increase your case success rate and predictability in your most detailed treatments.
EARN CE Receive 18 Continuing Education hours after attending this course and completing the survey
Location
JW Marriott
Address - 39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3, Canada
Strategically located in the heart of Vancouver, JW Marriott Parq Vancouver offers a complete and sophisticated infrastructure for business travelers and corporate events. With elegant accommodations, versatile meeting and conference spaces, and high-end dining options, the hotel provides a distinctive experience that combines comfort, efficiency, and excellence in service. An ideal setting for business meetings, conferences, and executive stays in one of Canada’s most vibrant cities.
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Deepen Your Biomechanical Understanding Go beyond routine applications. Gain a comprehensive grasp of force systems, attachment strategies, and material science to achieve predictable outcomes and minimize refinements in your clear aligner cases.
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Master Comprehensive Case Planning & Execution Learn to confidently diagnose, plan, and treat challenging clinical scenarios through interactive case studies and expert-led discussions in a live workshop setting.
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Expand Your Clinical Capabilities Acquire practical skills for managing significant tooth movements (like molar distalization and uprighting), achieving precise vertical control, and utilizing specialized attachments to confidently handle a wider range of patient needs.
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