Is Your Orthodontic Offering Up To Date?

Today’s patients are savvy and well-informed. They’re not just looking for results, they want convenience and aesthetics on top of effective treatment. This shift has transformed orthodontics into a technology-driven field where innovations like clear aligners, digital impressions, and 3D imaging are essential to gaining and retaining orthodontic patients.

With these advances comes a new reality: the competitive landscape of orthodontics has never been fiercer. Patients today have options, and they’re increasingly choosing practices that offer the latest orthodontic technology. Without this technology, your practice may be losing business.

Clear Aligners: Do you have the right solution for your practice?

Clear aligners have revolutionised orthodontic treatment. Unlike metal brackets and wires, clear aligners are virtually invisible and custom-made to fit each patient’s unique dental profile.

How well is your aligner solution working for your practice?
Are you looking for a clear aligner solution that can truly support you become clinically confident, self-sufficient, and successful?

Unlike many competitors, Henry Schein & Optident have structured a comprehensive 90-day onboarding journey aiming to understand your dental practice, set clear expectations, and establish successful goals and targets, as well as offer education opportunities. For us, every practice’s success is important, and our team will be available to help you along the way.

Why Smilers?

The market is filled with clear aligner options, so what makes Smilers such a great choice?

Support: feel supported with onboarding tailored to your practice needs, no matter how big or small your practice is.
Customisable: everything about Smilers can be adjusted, from the trim height to the thickness, so that you can tailor everything to the patient.
Environmental: Smilers is committed to sustainability, manufacturing aligners in an eco-friendly facility in France.
Enhanced Software from Nemotec: Smilers is powered by Nemotec, an advanced treatment planning software that gives you unprecedented control over every step of the process, including 3D modelling and real-time adjustments.

Smilers offers an easy-to-use, customisable aligner solution that empowers general dentists—not just orthodontists—to provide effective treatment to their patients. Is it the missing link in your practice?

Smilers: Patient Benefits

Aesthetics: These aligners stay crystal clear from the first day to the last , so patients don't have to worry about stains or discolouration.
Comfort: The aligners have scalloped and trimmed edges that minimise irritation.
Precision: With a custom design that can tailor to every individual and be tweaked as needed.
Attachments: With Smilers, there is the flexibility to add attachments only where needed to help with movements such as rotation, intrusion, and extrusion.

Smilers: Practice Benefits

Streamlined process: With a seamless workflow from digital impressions to 3D printed aligners, Smilers provides faster turnaround times.
Advanced options: With Smilers, you can offer your patients top-tier treatment options and ensure you aren’t losing business to more advanced practices.
Seamless treatment planning: The integration of Nemotec software allows for meticulous treatment planning, so that every aligner step is perfectly executed.

With the cutting-edge technology of Smilers, your patient satisfaction and reputation will be better than ever.

Intraoral Scanners

Intraoral scanners are designed to improve patient experiences, streamline workflows, and enhance diagnostic precision.

The Power of Precision: Intraoral Scanners

The effectiveness of clear aligner treatment hinges on the accuracy of the initial impressions, which is why intraoral scanners have become an indispensable tool for modern orthodontic practices. Traditional impressions simply do not deliver the same level of precision.

Are intraoral scanners essential for clear aligner treatments?

A perfect fit is crucial for clear aligner treatments. Even the slightest inaccuracy in the initial impression can lead to discomfort, extended treatment times, or imperfect results. Intraoral scanners eliminate the guesswork by delivering precise, high-resolution digital models that ensure each aligner is tailored to the exact contours of the patient’s teeth. This level of precision translates into aligners that fit better, work faster, and provide predictable outcomes. Digital impressions are also immediately available for review, allowing for quicker adjustments and faster turnaround times.

Intraoral scanners also make the process more comfortable for patients. The quick scanning process is a far cry from the discomfort of traditional moulds, and the immediate feedback allows patients to see their digital impressions in real-time, boosting their confidence in the treatment – and as a result, the likelihood of compliance throughout the long treatment time. The digital impressions captured by intraoral scanners seamlessly integrate with Smilers’ advances Nemotec software, creating a smooth, fully digital workflow that enhances every step of the treatment process. Enhance your orthodontic offering with Smilers and intraoral scanning technology.

Seeing the Full Picture: CBCT Machines and Orthodontics

To truly see the full picture in orthodontics, advanced diagnostic tools like CBCT (Cone Bean Computed Tomography) machines are essential.

These powerful devices provide a 3D image that goes far beyond traditional X-rays, offering a detailed analysis of tooth roots and bone structure. With the accuracy of the CBCT, you can make better informed decision and ultimately achieve superior patient outcomes.

By combining CBCT diagnostics with Smilers’ Nemotec software, you can take treatment planning to a new level. Nemotec’s advanced capabilities include CBCT overlay and true root segmentation, meaning you can see both the movement of the teeth, and the true trajectory of the roots throughout the treatment.

This provides an unprecedented level of precision and ensures that every aspect of the treatment can be meticulously planned. By incorporating CBCT imaging into your workflow, you can create more predictable and effective treatment plans, minimising surprising, maximising satisfaction, and catering to even the most complex cases.

3D Imaging

A CBCT scanner is a state-of-the-art scanning machine that is used to produce precise, high resolution 3D images of a patient’s mouth including the teeth, jaws, soft tissue and bones – all with high levels of detail.

Streamlining the orthodontic workflow with Smilers and Carriere

It’s not only Smilers that integrates seamlessly with CBCT technology; it also enhances the Carriere Motion Appliance and streamlines the entire orthodontic workflow. By using CBCT scans to inform both Smilers aligners and Carriere, you can achieve quicker and more synergistic treatments.

This means less time in the chair for patients, fewer adjustments, and more predictable outcomes, no matter how complex the orthodontics.

Carriere Motion Appliance

Correct difficult malocclusions into less complex ones with Carriere Motion Appliance.

Don’t Get Left Behind: Inaction Costs

The landscape of dentistry is evolving rapidly; patients have come to expect more than just quality care—they want convenience, comfort, and cutting-edge technology.

Clear aligner technology, intraoral scanners, and CBCT all enhance your ability to provide efficient, effective, and precise treatment. Practices that rely solely on traditional methods risk being perceived as outdated, even if the quality of care remains high. This perception can lead to a decline in patient retention, as individuals seek out alternatives that promise faster, more comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing treatment options.

It’s not only about the patients. Clinicians also want to work with the latest technology, and being able to provide these advanced orthodontic facilities will help you to attract and retain the best candidates possible to your dental practice.

Invest in the latest orthodontic technology and position your practice as a leader in the field today. Rely on Henry Schein Orthodontics, now offering Smilers powered by Nemotec.