Clinical Blog

For Dentists by Dentists- So what?

January 12, 2023

Insights from the Active Aligners clinical support team What makes us different?  Active Aligners is set up for dentists, by dentists and offers a more bespoke aligner experience. We pride ourselves on delivering a high level of support and personal customer service, encouraging dentists to engage directly with us when the need arises. Active Aligners…

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How clear aligners offer opportunities in a growing market

November 5, 2022

How clear aligners offer opportunities in a growing market As market data suggests that clear aligner sales will continue to expand across the UK, Dr Dan Shaffer details how practices can share in some of this growth. Significant market growth Clear aligners represent a huge business opportunity for your practice. A  high degree of digitisation…

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Top Tips-Troubleshooting Clear Aligners

November 3, 2022

Click here for 50% first case discount Troubleshooting Clear Aligners – Top Tips Clear Aligner treatments are a valuable and commonplace item in our modern clinical armoury. We might encounter barriers to fulfilling our patients expectations from treatment. This article proposes some solutions to potential problems associated with clear aligner therapy. 1. Dental health Prior…

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Case Selection for Active Aligners

October 24, 2022

Case selection for Active AlignersDr Dan Shaffer  & Dr Wayne Hirschowitz

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Case Selection (3 of 3)

September 28, 2022

If a case is too challenging for clear aligners, do you really want to manage the situation where your patient’s mounting dissatisfaction and continued frustration weighs heavily on your clinical conscience? Is your patient’s aligner fatigue going to dictate the end point of your next case? How do we begin to select cases that will…

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Case Selection (2 of 3)

September 13, 2022

It is essential to select the cases that are likely to work and bring satisfaction to our patients. We can only achieve this through identification and management of realistic patient expectations and abiding by accepted orthodontic principles. Is your patient’s aligner fatigue going to dictate the end point of your next case? Planning for treatment…

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Going Digital-considerations

August 30, 2022

Going Digital- considerations. Dr Dan Shaffer BDS RDT PGCertDentLaw

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Case Selection (1 of 3)

August 11, 2022

It is essential to select the cases that are likely to work and bring satisfaction to our patients. We can only achieve this through identification and management of realistic patient expectations and abiding by accepted orthodontic principles. Is your patient’s aligner fatigue going to dictate the end point of your next case? Clear aligners are…

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Bioinks

March 13, 2022

Bioinks and Bioprinting in Dentistry  Dr Dan Shaffer BDS RDT PGCertDentLaw

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Dan’s TOP TIPS- Integrating Digital Workflows

February 27, 2022

TOP Tips- Dr Dan Shaffer  Integrating Digital Workflows  

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