Comments on: What the Heck is Invisalign Doing to Dentists?

By: Unhappy Dentist

Unhappy Dentist — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:22 +0000

I took one of the first courses offered by Invisalign,and the advanced course as well. My staff was trained and 3 or 4 days were lost in production. At the time of my investment there was no requirement of 10 cases per year. If they want to require this for new providers, fine. Otherwise they can reimburse me for my time and expenses, if they refuse to take my cases. I think dentists should get a class action lawsuit against them.

By: Richmond Hill Dentist

Richmond Hill Dentist — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:27:38 +0000

Invisalign is taking a big gamble on this. They are risking losing a large market share to a new competitor, Clear correct.

By: Dental Thornhill

Dental Thornhill — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:44:57 +0000

I thinks its great to ensure that patients get the best treatment, however the minimum requirements may be hard to acheive for the newly certified provider.

By: patricia stifter

patricia stifter — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:39:38 +0000

So maybe I’m in the minority. But I feel that as a general dentist, a mandatory case number/year is unreasonable and without basis. I don’t believe that proficiency is contingent upon number of cases treated. How are they able to determine that quantity is necessarily a measure of quality control? Is this about invisalign trying to increase its revenues by requiring minimum number of cases? Or is it b/c invisalign really just wants to work w/ \super-users\? Or perhaps they really are only interested in orthodontists providing invisalign. I hope other providers of dental resources/materials don’t try to require that I do a minimum number of cases/year or buy a certain amount of products/year. As a new invisalign provider who considers invisalign a tool in my treatment planning options for patients, I’m totally disgusted and disappointed with Align technology.