The Department of Child Dental Health and Orthodontics within the Faculty of Dental Surgery organised a seminar complemented by a hands-on session on Monday, 23 September 2024, to introduce the Aligner Therapy Orthodontic treatment modality and the Inter Proximal Reduction (IPR) technique to all clinical dental students.
As of this academic year, Dr Emad Deen Alzoubi, Resident specialist in Orthodontics, will tutor students in applying clear aligner therapy for patient treatment at the Faculty Teaching Clinic.
The upgrade in the teaching and clinical practice of Aligner Therapy at undergraduate level places the Department of Child Dental Health and Orthodontics as a forerunner amongst European Dental Schools. This shall ensure that future dental graduates of the faculty are well-trained in the knowledge and clinical skills of Aligner Therapy and IPR techniques in line with contemporary orthodontic practice.
This opportunity is being made possible by the support of Bart Enterprises Ltd. representing ClearCorrect (Straumann Group) and Intensiv® Ortho-Strips System.
This collaboration with the Faculty of Dental Surgery underscores the importance of partnerships between academia and industry in advancing dental education.