Align Technology Inc,San Jose, Calif, has launched the 2011–2012 Invisalign GalleryUniversity Challenge. The challenge, open to any accredited orthodonticprogram in North America, invites residents to submit their bestInvisalign treatment outcomes for a chance to attend and present theirresults at the 2012 Invisalign Summit for orthodontic practices in LasVegas next year. An award pool of $34,000 will be divided among thefirst, second, and third place winners.

Submissions can be made in one of four clinical categories: Class I,Class II, Class III, and multidiscipline. All submissions will bereviewed by private-practice orthodontists and judged based on treatmentdifficulty, records quality, and outcomes achieved.

The orthodontic residents who receive the top score in each clinicalcategory and their supervising faculty members will be invited topresent their treatment results at the 2012 Invisalign Summit.

All submitted entries will also be published in the 2011–2012 Invisalign Gallery University Challenge yearbook.

The deadline for Invisalign Gallery University Challenge submissions is August 15, 2012. For official rules, click here.

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