hey this is dr amanda from street smile solutions street smile solutions.com and today we're going
to talk about a common question that i see in a lot of invisalign consumer facing forums
about whether or not they can view their clint check which is the branded term for
the animation of what your teeth will look like as they move it's generated by the computer
your doctor contributes to that as well as their technicians and their software
but in any case there seems to be a misunderstanding or misconception that
you cannot view it before you buy and ultimately this is not up to invisalign or align technology
this is up to your doctor how he chooses or she chooses to charge you
now i can tell you on their end there is no fee for them to get the simulation
so they only pay their fee to align technology depending on what complexity of treatment you have
um once it is approved by them so they can see it and they can share it with you and all this
is built into the portal by a landline technology so light technology has built this all so you can
see it now whether or not your doctor chooses to share it with you is up to them so i like to say
if this is a concern to you and it really should be a concern every patient should
see their clinchack before they buy you know especially if they have questions or concerns
i wouldn't pay for something sight unseen you know for certainly not because what if it's
not good or what if it's not what you want or if you don't like it because what kind of cracks me
up is these these patients will get to the end of their treatment and they're saying i don't
like this and i said well did you ever see the clinch act did you did you know what you were
getting you know maybe what you thought you were getting is not what the doctor thought you were
getting and the only way the two of you can really communicate is to look at the clinch act together
so if this doctor doesn't know what he's doing or perhaps what you thought was possible isn't even
possible it might not even be possible you know why would you start treatment i don't get that so
yes i have videos so if your doctor does not know how to do this your doctor it's very easy um i
have a video on exactly how they can go about sending it to you it's not as easy as you think
in terms of because of hipaa compliance which is a law especially in most countries
they have to go through this special process where it's a two-step process where they email it to you
and you get a password it's not hard by any means but it's something your doctor will have to do on
their end it'll come by email you can view it then and you can play with it manipulate it everything
like that you can see how many stages it is and all that so that would be my suggestion is not to
put down any money before you see the clint check if that's a concern to you so and i really don't
know any doctors that would not be okay with that everyone i know would be fine with that if you ask
so of course they would like to get you committed to treatment sooner and of course they are using a
little time and resources but if they have an internal scanner it literally takes them one
minute to scan you now again if you've seen my videos and my tutorials on how to pick the right
dentist or orthodontist for your invisalign or clear aligner treatment you should only be
picking someone that has a scanner if they do not have a scanner that is a sign that they are not
very very skilled in this they're just new because anyone that does a fair amount of cases
has a scanner there's just no way you wouldn't it just saves so much time and money it just doesn't
make sense so if your doctor does not have in an interval scanner if you are taking a guri
rubbery impression for your aligner treatment that's a sign your doctor is not experienced
and that's okay if that is as long as you're aware of that but i think most doctors are less likely
to let you see your clint check without putting down some deposit if they're doing impressions
because it costs them money you know it's resources the scanner doesn't cost you anything
maybe the cost of a tip which is like three dollars but it's pretty much a drop in the bucket
especially if you're a good patient so hopefully this was helpful hopefully give you some scripting
so that you can approach your doctor before you start your treatment and tell them what you expect
and what you'd like to see and i want you to see your clickjack and i want you to share it and
share it with other people share it with friends and family get feedback show it to other dentists
if this isn't your general dentist this is your orthodontist show your general dentist say
what do you think about this because sometimes when there's an accountability loop
you get a much better outcome remember it is the doctor that sets up the clinch
the technicians just do what they say so if your doctor doesn't know what they're doing
i'm laughing just because i see it all the time um if your doctor's winging it you know not all
dentists have training and orthodontist many have zero training in orthodontics they might just take
a weekend course they might take no course they might just take an online course it is
not generally taught in dental school it is only taught in residency which is a two to three year
additional training full time that i've taken and many other orthodontists have taken around the
world doesn't mean to say that general dentists cannot do orthodontics they absolutely can
and i have some that i work with that are absolutely fantastic but it takes time and
it takes practice and i wouldn't want to be anyone's guinea pig it's just what i'm saying
so in any case hopefully this was helpful all right thanks so much