New Clear Aligner Webinar with Dr. Drew Ferris
The Aligner Selection System
"A specialist’s framework for predictable clear aligner success in general practice."
Join Dr. Drew Ferris and Dr. Stephen Phelan for a new webinar exploring a specialist’s framework for the diagnosis and treatment planning of clear aligner cases in the general practice.
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Please only register for this webinar if you are a Dentist or Dental Professional. This is a clinical training specifically for Dentists and Dental Professionals only. By clicking this button, you submit your information to the seminar organizer, who will use it to communicate with you regarding this event and their other services.
THE CLINICAL CHALLENGE
Standard aligner education is often provided by manufacturers, focusing heavily on digital simulations that look perfect on a screen. However, when the case lands in the chair, the biology often doesn't align with the virtual plan. The result is a cycle of non-tracking trays and unexpected refinements.
The #1 reason GPs stop offering aligners isn’t clinical difficulty—it’s the uncertainty that comes when a case goes sideways and not having a clear protocol to prevent it.
THE SOLUTION
In this training, Dr. Drew Ferris, one of the nation’s top clear aligner providers, will present a systematic approach to clear aligner case selection and risk assessment. Dr. Ferris will share his framework to help general practitioners categorize cases based on predictability and complexity before treatment begins.
WHY LEARN FROM AN ORTHODONTIST
Most clear aligner education for GPs is taught by other GPs or by aligner manufacturers. Very few orthodontists — and almost none among the country's top aligner providers — are willing to teach general dentists how to think like a specialist.
Dr. Ferris is the exception. As a practicing orthodontist and one of the highest-volume clear aligner providers in the United States, he brings the diagnostic rigor of specialty training together with a clear belief: with the right framework, GPs can deliver excellent aligner outcomes on the right cases.
CLINICAL TOPICS COVERED
- The Ferris Case Selection Framework: Five critical questions every dentist should ask before starting aligners.
- Why Case Selection Matters: The primary reasons GP aligner cases fail and how to understand biological limits before starting treatment.
- The Ideal GP Case: Identifying predictable outcomes in mild-to-moderate crowding, spacing, minor relapse, and pre-restorative alignment.
- Red Flag Cases: How to recognize cases involving severe rotations, skeletal discrepancies, or vertical problems that may exceed the GP scope when you are starting out.
- The "Software Trap": Understanding why 3D simulations can be misleading and how to align your plan with clinical reality.
Register Below- This Is A Free Clinical Webinar For Dentists
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This webinar is not CE eligible. Please only register for this webinar if you are a Dentist or Dental Professional. This is a clinical training specifically for Dentists and Dental Professionals only. By clicking this button, you submit your information to the webinar organizer, who will use it to communicate with you regarding this event and their other services.
About Dr. Drew Ferris
Dr. Drew Ferris attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City for his DDS degree and received his certificate and masters of science in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics at Loma Linda University. He owns four private practices in Santa Barbara, California.
Drew has distinguished himself as a leader in the innovative use of both clear aligners and fixed appliances in first-phase, adolescent, and complex interdisciplinary treatment. He has lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of orthodontic topics including diagnosis, treatment, and practice management.
Drew is one of the nation’s top clear aligner providers, a published author, and has designed and developed products and techniques in his field. He is also a faculty member in orthodontics at Loma Linda University. In addition to working in his practice and frequent lecturing, Drew is director of Santa Barbara Dental Study Group, where he serves as an advisor on orthodontic diagnosis and treatment technique.
About Dr. Stephen Phelan
Dr. Stephen Phelan is the founder of Phelan Dental Seminars.
Stephen has a dental practice in Oakville, Ontario where he uses the techniques that are taught in his seminars daily to treat his patients. The focus of his clinical practice is cosmetic, implant and rehabilitation dentistry. He is very passionate about dental education and has spent hundreds of hours training with some of the best dental educators in the world including Drs. John Kois, Frank Spear, Peter Dawson, Dennis Tarnow, Daniel Buser, Jimmy Eubank, Jeff Morley, Bill Strupp, Otto Zuhr, Marc Hürzeler and Pascal Magne. Dr. Phelan is the creator of the Porcelain Veneer Masterclass, Core Build-Up Masterclass, Occlusion Design and Velocity online training programs for dentists.