Aligners Biomechanics Tips: Attachments & Staging

Orthodontist specializing in clear aligner therapy, facially and airway-driven digital orthodontics, and TMJ-integrated interdisciplinary treatment planning. Maintains a private orthodontic clinic in Brazil while simultaneously working internationally as an educator and clinical planner. DSD Planning Center (Madrid, Spain) Orthodontics Clinical Manager (since late 2019) — providing DSD and aligner treatment planning services for clinicians worldwide, with more than 2,000 cases planned through the DSD platform. Orthodontist at Well Clinic (the Coachman family practice, founders of Digital Smile Design), Brazil/Spain (2018–2021) — one of the world's most influential interdisciplinary dental clinics and the birthplace of the DSD concept.

Research, clinical, and teaching focus centered on facially driven, airway- and TMJ-conscious digital aligner orthodontics; adjunct therapies that expand aligner treatment limits (Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy, periodontal support, miniscrew anchorage); and the integration of DSD digital smile design into complete orthodontic treatment planning. Co-author of a peer-reviewed journal article on facially driven interdisciplinary integrated digital orthodontics (with Christian Coachman and co-authors). Author of a book chapter on DSD and Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy (with Dr. E. Todd Scheyer and co-authors). International lecturer in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, South Africa, the USA, Mexico, Portugal, and other countries. Course director of the DSD Residency Aligners program (English edition) and the BPOL (Beyond Perio Ortho Limit) hands-on course, Houston, USA.

Guest Faculty, iHDS (Institute for Health and Digital Smile), Houston, TX, USA. Guest Faculty, UCAM (Universidad Católica de Murcia), Spain.

DDS. Master's Degree in Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil (2002). Key Opinion Leader, Digital Smile Design (DSD).