How can clinicians streamline ortho-restorative planning while helping patients clearly see predictable outcomes and the value of treatment?
Cosmetic dentistry without pre-restorative orthodontics often forces compromises. Digital tools such as Invisalign Smile Architect combine orthodontic and restorative planning in one platform, enabling clinicians to anticipate needs, design predictable outcomes, and communicate clearly with patients.
In this course, Dr. Joshua Austin shows how Smile Architect enhances efficiency, accuracy, and case acceptance. Attendees will learn strategies for leveraging digital workflows to simplify planning, ensure restorative readiness, and build patient trust. With his trademark humor and real-world insight, Josh makes the complex approachable and equips clinicians with steps they can apply immediately.
Whether the goal is greater case acceptance, stronger restorative predictability, or maximizing digital investments, this course delivers strategies to work smarter while inspiring patients to say “yes.”
Learning Objectives:
- Define the role of pre-restorative orthodontics in optimizing cosmetic outcomes
- Demonstrate how Smile Architect integrates ortho-restorative planning in a digital workflow
- Apply strategies for presenting treatment plans that increase patient case acceptance
- Evaluate communication methods that improve patient understanding
- Analyze step-by-step workflows for incorporating clear aligner planning into everyday practice
- Differentiate when and how to integrate orthodontic alignment to support restorative success
DDS MAGD - San Antonio, Texas
Joshua Austin, DDS, maintains a full-time restorative dentistry practice in San Antonio, Texas. He serves as editorial director and writes a monthly column for Dental Economics magazine, focusing on dental products and technology.
Dr. Austin lectures across the country and internationally at study clubs and dental meetings on these topics, as well as on orthodontic/restorative treatments and mental health.
A graduate of the UT Health School of Dentistry, he spent five years after graduation in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. In 2024, Dr. Austin received the “Case of the Year” award from the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the Seattle Study Club.
DMd - Montreal, Quebec
Graduating from the Université de Montréal in 1992, Dr. Stéphane Reinhardt has been practicing general dentistry in Quebec and has devoted himself to orthodontics for over 20 years. He incorporated clear aligners into his practice in 2004 and in 2015 became the first Canadian dentist to win the Summit Shootout in Las Vegas. With more than 2,000 completed cases, he is internationally recognized as an expert and key opinion leader in clear aligner orthodontics.
Founder and Education Program Director of The CLEAR Institute Inc., he created the Master Of Clear Aligners (MOCA) program. An international lecturer, published author, and (g)nathos faculty member, he is also a guest lecturer for the orthodontic residents at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. A member of the AGD and the ODQ, he now dedicates his clinical practice exclusively to clear aligner orthodontics.
