SureSmile In-Focus: A Live Clinical Course for More Confident Clear Aligner Treatment

Clear aligners can look simple from the outside.

A scan is taken. A plan is built. Trays are delivered. Teeth move.

But anyone who has treated aligner cases knows there is much more happening underneath that sequence. The predictability of a case is shaped long before the first aligner is seated, and it continues long after the last tray is worn. Records, scanning, consultation, treatment planning, delivery, refinements, retention, and team coordination all play a role.

That is why I’m so excited to share Build Your Clear Aligner Success: SureSmile In-Focus, a live-streamed clinical course presented with Dentsply Sirona on May 22, 2026.

This complimentary four-hour CE course will be broadcast from my office and is designed to give dentists and teams a real-world look at how SureSmile® clear aligner therapy works in practice, not just in theory.

A Course Built Around the Real SureSmile® Workflow

Clear aligner education often focuses on individual steps: the scan, the setup, the consultation, or the delivery appointment. Those pieces matter, but they only become truly useful when clinicians can see how they work together.

During SureSmile In-Focus, we’ll walk through the clinical sequence from digital records and Primescan® 2 scanning protocols to treatment planning, delivery, monitoring, refinements, and retention. We’ll also look at the practical details that shape the experience along the way: how to use DS Core tools and patient-friendly visuals during consultations, how to think through attachments and IPR sequencing, how team roles support efficiency, and how to troubleshoot common aligner challenges before they disrupt treatment.

That full-picture view matters because predictability rarely comes from one perfect decision. It comes from a repeatable workflow. It comes from knowing what to look for, when to slow down, how to communicate clearly, and how to give the team enough structure to support the case confidently.

For doctors who are newer to SureSmile®, this course can make the starting point feel clearer. For clinicians already offering aligner therapy, it can help refine the systems already in place and identify where small improvements may create a smoother experience for both the team and the patient.

What We’ll Focus On

The goal of this course is to make the SureSmile® workflow easier to understand, easier to teach, and easier to bring back into practice.

We’ll spend time on the clinical and practical details that often shape case success, including:

• Digital records and scanning protocols that support accuracy
• SureSmile® consultation strategies using DS Core tools and patient-friendly visuals
• Attachments, IPR sequencing, refinements, and monitoring
• Team roles from consult to delivery
• Common aligner challenges and how to troubleshoot them early
• Retention protocols that help protect long-term outcomes

These are the areas I focus on often in clear aligner education and SureSmile® consulting: case selection, treatment planning, workflows, and team training. Not because every case needs to feel complicated, but because the right structure gives everyone more confidence.

Why Seeing the Process Matters

One of the most common challenges with clear aligners is that the outcome can feel disconnected from the steps that created it.

A strong scan does not replace a strong consultation. A thoughtful treatment plan does not replace patient compliance. A smooth delivery appointment does not replace monitoring. And retention is not an afterthought; it is part of protecting the work that came before it.

When the process is visible from beginning to end, the details become easier to connect. Better records support better planning. Clearer visuals help patients understand the value of treatment and their role in it. Defined team responsibilities reduce missed steps. Retention planning helps maintain the result long after active treatment ends.

That is the heart of this course. It is not about making aligner therapy feel more complicated. It is about making the process more visible, more structured, and more predictable.

Course Details and Registration

Build Your Clear Aligner Success: SureSmile In-Focus with Dr. Sara Mahmood and Dentsply Sirona will take place on May 22, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM CT.

The course will be hosted online by Zoom, and tuition is complimentary. Participants are eligible for 4.0 CE credits under AGD PACE Subject Code 370 Orthodontics.

The registration deadline is May 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM CT.

If you are a dentist or team member who wants to feel more confident with SureSmile® clear aligner therapy, I would love for you to join us. This is a chance to step inside the workflow, see how the pieces come together, and leave with a more practical understanding of how to bring clear aligner systems into daily practice with more clarity and intention.

Register for SureSmile In-Focus with Dentsply Sirona and spend the afternoon learning the process in a way that feels real, applicable, and encouraging from start to finish.