Siddharth (Sid) Vora, BDS, MSD, PhD
LectureThis course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series*
Course Description
Clear aligner therapy (CAT) has rapidly become an integral modality in orthodontics, driven largely by increasing demand among adult patients seeking esthetic treatment options. While diagnostic principles remain unchanged, the biomechanics, staging, and clinical delivery of CAT differ in key ways from fixed appliance therapy. As aligners are increasingly used in general dental practice, it is essential to understand both the scope and the limitations of CAT, as well as the reasons why digitally simulated treatment plans often fail to match real-world outcomes. This course will review the biomechanical principles unique to CAT, highlight strategies to address discrepancies between planned and achieved results, and examine evidence-based approaches for corrections of some malocclusion using CAT.
Course Objectives
As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss biomechanical principles of orthodontic tooth movement as applied to fixed appliances and clear aligners.
- Evaluate some of the current evidence on tooth movement with CAT.
- Recognize why digitally simulated treatment outcomes may diverge from clinical outcomes and identify strategies to minimize these gaps.
Instructor
Siddharth (Sid) Vora is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Dentistry. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Mumbai (2002), his PhD in Oral Biology from Boston University (2009), and his Master of Science in Dentistry with a Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of Washington (2012). Before joining UBC, Dr. Vora served as a faculty member at the University of Washington and as a Senior Fellow at the Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Dr. Vora’s research ranges from craniofacial growth and pediatric sleep apnea to advanced 3D imaging, artificial intelligence in dentistry, and the biomechanics of orthodontic tooth movement. Across these areas, he integrates clinical studies with analytical and computational approaches to better understand growth, development, and treatment outcomes.
Disclosures:
- Dr. Vora has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- The staff of the University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Logistics
DATE:
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
LOCATION:
Online Webinar
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Dental professionals
TIMES:
5:00pm – 7:00pm Pacific time
TUITION:
$69/Participant
CREDITS:
2 hours
*The University of Washington in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 38 of its member schools jointly presents the “ACDE Webinar Series”
This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health care professional’s schedule and interests.
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.
As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.
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For this live webinar, a registration refund will be issued for cancellations received by Monday, March 16, 2026. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.
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