Invisalign ClinCheck Tips for General Dentists: Case Selection & Open Bites | Dr. Corey Anolik

How does a general dentist go from moving one tooth half a millimeter to programming thousands of ClinChecks? Dr. Corey Anolik, an Align Treatment Planning Service (TPS) provider, explains how to pick predictable aligner cases, what TPS actually is, how to avoid posterior open bites, and why treating to function makes treatment easy to explain. In this episode: - The patient who made him start doing Invisalign - What happens behind the curtain with TPS ClinChecks - Why Align can't set up your case for you (it's your lab) - Using an iTero scan and Invisalign Go assessment to judge a case - "There are no easy cases, only predictable ones" - Why outsourcing ClinChecks is a freedom unlock, not a failure - Clinical tip: leave anterior clearance to avoid posterior open bites - Showing patients the "why" and treating to a functional endpoint Plus dental news: a $900,000 embezzlement case, why redheads are harder to numb, and Delta Dental's fee for paper checks. Dr. Corey Anolik is a general dentist who practices with his father, completed a hospital-based residency in Philadelphia, and lectures on clear aligners and ClinCheck treatment planning for general dentists. 🙌 Special shout out to Align Technology and iTero for making this episode possible! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:38 Curiosity and never being done learning 7:09 Should dental schools screen for curiosity and communication? 12:30 News 13:11 News: a $900,000 embezzlement case 15:04 News: why redheads are harder to numb 16:44 News: Delta Dental's paper check fee 19:22 Introducing Dr. Corey Anolik 22:00 ChatGPT rates our outfits 27:16 Using AI to draft lectures 29:05 Corey's story 30:56 The patient who started it all 33:48 Programming thousands of ClinChecks 37:04 What is TPS? 39:16 How many aligners is too many? 40:54 Why Align can't set up the case for you 41:55 Case selection 43:01 Using Invisalign Go assessments on iTero 45:09 No easy cases, only predictable ones 47:54 TPS as a freedom unlock 50:09 Is TPS HIPAA compliant? 51:00 Why a second set of eyes helps 53:00 Avoiding posterior open bites 55:12 The restorative dentist's advantage 56:00 Showing patients the why 57:48 Treating to function, not just looks 1:00:00 Speed round: why Invisalign and iTero 1:02:35 Where to learn Invisalign 1:04:02 Closing 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dentists-in-the-know/id1543254763 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Elfj6LX0hCUyp0AgdTsij 📺 Make sure you subscribe to catch new episodes live every Wednesday at 8pm ET! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow 🌟 Stay up to date on all the latest dental trends when you follow the DINKs: https://fanflet.com/dinks/social-2