Treatment Planning Services

TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE OPTIONAL ACCESS TO TREATMENT PLANNING SERVICES (TPS) BY THE ALIGNER DENTAL ACADEMY TO ALIGNER DENTAL ACADEMY MEMBERS AND INVISALIGN CUSTOMERS

Last Updated: 31st May 2023

• Aligner Consultancy Limited (T/A Aligner Dental Academy), a company incorporated the Republic of Ireland (Company Registration No.: 472722 whose registered office is at 2 Leinster Woods, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Republic of Ireland ("ADA") is an authorised service provider of Align Technology B.V ("Align") for the provision of certain online support services to Invisalign Trained Doctors based in EMEA for Invisalign.
The following terms and conditions ("Conditions") shall govern the provision of Treatment Planning Services (TPS) (as set out below) by ADA to you in respect of proposed Invisalign Treatments to your patients. Upon completing the registration process for the https://members.alignerdentalacademy.com platform (as the case may be), a contract between you and ADA regarding Treatment Planning Services (TPS) will come into existence on the basis of these Conditions ("Agreement")

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. The Company is a professional consulting company providing services to licensed dentists. The Company assists licensed dentists as part of their complete professional diagnosis and
treatment of their patients. A proposed treatment plan or recommendation from the Company is not a replacement for the necessary treatment by a licensed orthodontist or dentist. The Company solely makes treatment recommendations, with the final treatment decision solely depending on the client’s own examination and diagnosis of their patients. Results may vary, and throughout the course of treatment, the Client must closely follow and monitor the progress of treatment for each patient.

2. The services provided by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are based on the specific representations made by the Client to the Company including, but not limited to, the client’s status as a licensed dentist, in good standing, who is qualified to practice in this field and that s/he has the required knowledge and experience to utilize the services set forth herein with respect to their patients.

3. The Client bears sole responsibility for any diagnosis, treatment, and treatment outcome from such diagnosis and/or treatment.

4. The Client acknowledges that the Company does not require the submission of records of the Client’s patients. The Company’s recommendations and evaluations are focused only on assessing the feasibility and enhancing the predictability of the planned Clincheck® movements. The Client is solely and completely responsible and liable for integrating any or all suggestions and or recommendations made by the Company into their overall treatment plan.

5. When "Direct modification" is selected as preferred correspondence for submitted case(s) to the Company, the Client bears sole responsibility for any diagnosis and treatment as well as sole responsibility for treatment outcome from such diagnosis and/or treatment.

6. Payment for services rendered by the Company is due prior to commencement of Services. The Company will not refund all or partial payment regardless of whether or not the Client uses the Company’s recommendations in their treatment.

7. Services rendered are based on the client's instructions and information provided only and any requested deviations from the initial provided information will be billed as a new TPS Service.

8. The Client will indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Company from any and all third-party claims, damages, losses, liabilities, expenses, penalties, taxes and costs (including attorney’s fees and court costs) in the event of any dispute or action brought against the Company by any third party, including patients of the Client. In the event any action is necessary by the Company to collect any monies owed to the Company by the Client pursuant to services rendered under this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Client all legal and experts’ fees in connection with pursuing a legal dispute under this Agreement.

9. Payment for services. Clincheck planning for Invisalign Go cases will be charged at £50 ex Vat per case and Invisalign Comprehensive cases will be charged at £75 ex Vat per case. Should ADA recommend the case not to be treated or to be referred, a refund less £15 processing fee will be issued.

10. This Agreement is the entire agreement of the Parties as to the subject matter and supersedes all prior written and oral agreements and understandings relating to same. The Agreement may only be modified or amended in writing signed by the Parties.

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