By Daniel Ramos
⋅ 5 min read
⋅ 30 Jun 2023
I'm Daniel Ramos, Orthodontic Clinical Manager at the DSD Planning Center and director of the DSD Aligners course. This popular livestream program is the culmination of the DSD-Invisalign® collaboration of advanced aligner treatment and my 20 years of orthodontic experience. As a participant in the DSD Aligners course, you will benefit from this collective knowledge and expertise to solve the challenges you're facing right now with aligners.
Read on to learn more about DSD Aligners, the clinical course that will change your aligners practice for the better.
What is the DSD Aligners course about?
In my two decades as an orthodontist and in the past three years of developing the DSD Aligners course, I've had the privilege to work with clinics all over the world. The DSD Planning Center ortho team and I have planned and evaluated over 2000 teeth straightening cases, helping doctors achieve the results they planned with a reduced number of refinements.
This wealth of information on orthodontic protocols and our expertise on what we're already doing with our network of DSD Clinics is what I share with you in this course. I'll take you through the process step by step: from diagnostics and planning to creating better treatment plans, to becoming more predictable and accurate with improved outcomes. I want you to walk away from this course being able to attract more patients, treat more cases per year, and to do so with confidence.
To get started with DSD Aligners and access more information about the course, choose from the following two options...
Not just for orthodontists
This course serves general practitioners just as much as it does experienced orthodontists. It's great if you're an Invisalign provider, but if not, all the protocols shared in the course can be used with any aligner system.
For the general practitioner, gaining know-how in aligner cases is invaluable, particularly if you haven't had solid success yet and want to start treating more cases. This course allows you to re-learn orthodontics anddiscover the proven protocols that the ortho team validates with clients from all over the world. I believe there's no other course out there that makes this information available to general dentists who want to work with aligners.
For the advanced orthodontist who is confident with Invisalign clear aligners but wants to treat more cases, improve case acceptance and increase profitability, this course provides the opportunity to advance even further and improve your skills. I usually say that there is no single way to treat a patient, and learning our proven strategies can be the key that propels your ortho business into a great business for your clinic.
DSD Aligners is also for those who are already familiar with DSD and have attended our DSD Residency 1 course, serving as a great stepping stone into our clinical world. DSD Aligners breaks down the methodology and digital workflows from DSD Residency 1, applying it to the aligner patient, from the first appointment all the way through to retention.
A livestream experience like no other
This course comprises over 22 hours of livestreamed online content. While some may think that livestream implies impersonal communication, I'm here to tell you that is not the case with this course. DSD Aligners is ideal for those who can't necessarily take time away from their clinic and enjoy learning at their own pace, while still maintaining a sense of belonging and community with their fellow course participants from around the world.
There are two sessions per week over the course of five weeks. Between each session, you have the opportunity to interact with me and other dentists on our exclusive online community platform, called BeDSD. This is a unique space to connect with me and ask questions between classes, brainstorm and exchange ideas with fellow participants, access the course material and re-watch the previous sessions' content.
Get the most out of the DSD Aligners course
The idea behind this course is for you to get the absolute most out of it, not just from a clinical standpoint, but from an experiential one as well. On the BeDSD platform you become part of a global network of like-minded professionals. In addition, you gain access to thousands of hours of extra content inside the platform, not only about orthodontics but about smile design and comprehensive dentistry.
In your dedicated BeDSD course group, you can talk to me directly about your clinical cases with aligners. Together we deep dive into a lot of articles and if you have doubts about any aspect, we can answer your questions and continue the discussion throughout the course.
In addition, I always invite special guest lecturers to the course to bring even more knowledge to the conversation. I strongly believe that hearing other doctors' opinions on clinical cases enriches the learning process. I share a great deal of extra content during the course on the BeDSD platform, which serves as the perfect space to go back over everything you've learned and gain insight from other members.
When is a good time to take this course?
More than ever before, new technologies are being launched and the integration between orthodontics and other specialties is now a reality. The simple truth is, you cannot do your job today with old methods and hope to stay in business tomorrow. DSD has been an early player in digital and interdisciplinary workflows and no one knows better than us the importance of starting comprehensive dentistry, especially in the world of orthodontics.
So, the best moment for you to do this course is now. I'm a strong believer in differentiating yourself, and to do that you need to understand which tools you have available. There are tools that don’t only improve the way you diagnose and plan but also perform orthodontic treatments with aligners in your clinic. More and more patients are seeking a more comprehensive, esthetic and functional solution, and orthodontics is just one piece of this puzzle.
Why you should take the DSD Aligners course with me
As a participant in DSD Aligners, you will benefit from all the passion and expert know-how I have to share. I deeply enjoy the opportunity to work with dentists from all over the world and to share what I've learned with those who are looking to move into the future of dentistry.
My journey with orthodontics started in my home country of Brazil, where I worked to bring the Micro-Osteoperforation and High-Frequency Vibration techniques to improve aligner predictability and accelerate tooth movement. I've clinically performed over 500 cases with these techniques combined with aligners and delivered the Official Certification Course in Brazil to more than 1000 doctors.
Since then, I've gone on to become an Invisalign speaker in Latin America and an international lecturer, having now completed over 3,000 Invisalign cases and over 1,000 ClinCheck TPS cases. With a team of over 50 dentists and smile designers at the DSD headquarters in Spain, we deliver world class interdisciplinary treatment planning services to our exclusive network of DSD Clinics.
Case acceptance strategies are key!
At DSD, the backbone of all our courses is the Case Acceptance Strategy. For us it is not enough to be able to deliver high-quality treatment, you need to master the ability to show and explain the treatment to the patient, conveying its value in a powerful way.
What this course will provide you with is not only the skills to practice orthodontics with aligners in a comprehensive workflow in the most efficient way, but to then effectively communicate the best possible solutions to your patients. This is key to increasing your case acceptance rate to achieve better outcomes with aligners.
What's my next step?
I recommend that you take a closer look at the course page and evaluate whether this course is what you're looking for to improve your ortho business.
There you can further explore the DSD Aligners course by downloading the official course handbook, a digital resource that features everything you need to know about course objectives, session breakdowns, curriculum topics, as well as more about my experience and credentials.
Join us at an upcoming course
If you're ready to join me for this upcoming course, to grow and learn together to improve your orthodontics skills with aligners, then I invite you to find out more about DSD Aligners and reserve your seat.
Whether you're a general practitioner or an experienced orthodontist, if you're tired of low case acceptance, struggling to make your 3D plan a reality, or limiting your ortho outcomes because you don't have the right systems to follow, the DSD Aligners course is for you.
