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The thinking behind the treatment.

Orthodontic support for your clinic, from someone who has been there.

For general and paediatric dentists who see orthodontic problems first. Learn to read a ClinCheck with confidence, know when to intervene and when to wait, and have a specialist to ask when you are stuck.

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Dr. S. KrishnapriyaaConsultant Orthodontist, Chennai

MDSOrthodontics, gold medal

WFOFellowship, World Federation of Orthodontists, 2026

500Invisalign patients, 100 to 150 of them teens and Invisalign First

20+lectures, including IDA meetings and paedodontic societies

The problem

You spot it first, then the doubts start

Is it skeletal or just the teeth? Start now or wait? Will aligners work for this child? Is this ClinCheck safe to approve?

My mission

Make orthodontics clear for the dentist in the chair

Through one-to-one training, workshops, free guides and honest case support, built from my own patients.

The vision

Every child seen early, every plan made safely

Dentists who catch problems at the right time and plan aligner treatment with confidence, in their own clinics.

When to look, and when to wait

The timing I teach around. Every child is different, so treat this as a guide to looking, not a rule for treating.

Age 6

13+

First lookCheck-ups every 6 months from about age 6

Early, only if skeletalIntervene for a jaw problem, to help avoid surgery or extractions later

Teeth only? WaitIf the jaw is growing well, let the permanent teeth come in

Permanent teethComprehensive braces or aligners

Before any orthodontic treatment: restorations and gum treatment done, bone and gum health checked.

Live webinar · Dentist Channel Online

Clear Aligners in Pediatric Dentistry: Hype or Reality?

Evidence, case selection and clinical pearls. Which children aligners really work for, which ones need an appliance first, and how to tell the difference at the chair.

10 Nov 2026Tuesday8:00 PMIST, on ZoomCECertificate available

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Learn with me

Start where you are

Every teaching plan is built for that dentist. Tell me where you are, and we start there.

One-to-one · online

Invisalign and ClinCheck training

Live sessions on your own patients · fees shared on request

What we cover

Case selection: simple, moderate or complex, and when to say no
Reading a ClinCheck: staging, attachments, IPR and what to change
Creating space first, and what aligners cannot do alone
Elastics and hybrid plans with appliances
Records, photos and consent before you submit
Mid-course checks and refinements

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Workshops · in person or online

Interceptive and paediatric orthodontics

For your team or study club · dates on request

What you will learn

Telling a skeletal problem from a tooth-position problem
Expansion appliances: what to give, when and why
Myofunctional appliances and habits
Choosing fixed, removable, aligner or hybrid for the child's real routine
Invisalign First case selection
Explaining early treatment to parents honestly

How it helps your practice

You catch problems at the right age, refer with confidence, and keep more of your young patients' care in your own clinic.

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Free resources

Chairside guides, free to download

Short references to print and keep next to your chair. Use them on your next patient.

Found a guide useful? Share it with your team, and message me if you want new guides as they come out.

Get new guides

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Expansion, aligners and early treatment, one topic at a time

Short visual lessons from my own patients and the evidence behind them. Tap any card to swipe through it. This is a taste of what I teach in the workshop and the ClinCheck training.

Case support

Stuck on a patient? Ask me.

Doubts and second opinions

A quick question, a timing doubt, or a ClinCheck you want checked before you approve it. Send it on WhatsApp and we will take it from there.

Second opinion on a diagnosis or plan
ClinCheck review before approval
Appliance or aligner: which one fits this child

Please share photos or records only after your patient has consented.

Ask about a patient

Why I teach

“I teach what I practise. The patients I treat are the patients I teach from.”

Teaching keeps me learning. Every question from an audience sends me back to explore more. For orthodontists, I teach how I think a plan through before I approve it. For paedodontists, I teach how to use myofunctional appliances well in growing children.

MDS Orthodontics, gold medalHabit over talent, every single day

About 30 clinicsPaediatric practices to corporate chains

Swiftodont, patent pendingA bonding device built from a chairside problem

Invisalign Platinum Elite2023 to 2026 · Speaker for Invisalign and My Smart Align

How I teach

Clear rules first. Evidence second. Real patients always.

Diagnose the cause

Find out why before deciding how. The appliance comes last.

Fit the child

Aligners work only when worn. Match the plan to the child's real routine.

Health first

Restorations, gums and bone before any orthodontic treatment, at any age.

Know when to wait

Never over-treat. Early treatment only when the jaw needs it.