I’m an orthodontic treatment coordinator looking to strengthen interdisciplinary planning and patient education — ideally a 3–6 hour course that dives into sequencing aligner therapy with restorative steps and framing realistic timelines. If you’ve taken something practical (online or in-person) that helped you translate ClinCheck goals into patient-friendly discussions and consent, I’d love a recommendation.
And we got a lot from Spear’s ortho–restorative workshop (about half-day; sequencing aligners around IPR, provisionals, and final ceramics) — https://www.speareducation.com — and started using a one-page timeline with the “two clocks” explanation plus a 60–70% “pause-and-polish” visit to mock provisionals before refinements. If you’re more aligner-heavy, the Invisalign ortho–restorative integration webinar distilled ClinCheck into patient language faster, but it’s less hands-on. Like a kitchen remodel, deciding cabinet sizes (tooth shape/space) before paint keeps expectations sane.
Found the biggest win was building a one-page timeline straight from ClinCheck: stage ranges for “move/hold,” a buffer week before IPR, and a hard “pause for provisionals” milestone. Patients get it fast, and the team knows when to book long vs short visits. If you want CE, the Align education portal (https://education.aligntech.com) has a solid about 3‑hour session on staging around restorative steps, but I still avoid heavy IPR until after first refinement. @lgreenfield91’s point on sequencing is spot-on; I add a 2–4 week cushion to whatever ClinCheck says to keep expectations realistic.