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lower premolar. This project compared rotational
correction using no attachments against eight
experimental groups that varied in attachment
number and location. Dr. Momtaz completed all
aspects of the digital workflow himself. This included digital scanning, digitally staging rotational movements, three-dimensional (3D) printing
of each model stage, fabricating aligners, and
measuring rotational changes. In 2017, he published an article titled "The Effect of Attachment
Placement and Location on Rotational Control of
Conical Teeth Using Clear Aligner Therapy," in the
Journal of Aligner Orthodontics.
After completing his postgraduate training in
orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, Dr.
Momtaz worked toward achieving his next 2
professional goals: teaching at a university orthodontic program and certification by the American
Board of Orthodontics (ABO). In 2016, he traveled
to St. Louis to take the ABO clinical examination.
Shortly after, he achieved his first goal when his
board certification was accepted.
Dr. Momtaz has always enjoyed being in an academic environment. He greatly enjoys teaching
and working with patients and students. After
graduating from UNLV, Dr. Momtaz pursued his
teaching goal, and he remained at UNLV as a
one-day-per-week volunteer faculty member. At
UNLV, his goal was to pass along the knowledge
he gained from his research thesis and his mentors to the current orthodontic residents.
In 2017, Dr. Momtaz began working at UNLV as a
part-time clinical instructor and began increasing his time commitment to an eventual three
days per week. It was during this time that Dr.
Momtaz proposed an in-house aligner system
for the university. This system would allow the
residents to learn about all aspects of aligner
therapy, from diagnosis to scanning, digital
setup and movement of teeth, attachment
design and placement, 3D printing of orthodontic
treatment models, and final fabrication of align-

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ers. The university invested in intraoral scanners
and 3D printers and partnered with software
providers such as ULab, Archform, and 3Shape
to work toward this goal. One of Dr. Momtaz's
proudest achievements at UNLV is leading their
program in the direction of digital orthodontics. UNLV soon branded their own orthodontic
aligner system, RebAlign, and started making
their own aligners for simple alignment and
orthodontic relapse cases. RebAlign has been a
phenomenal success for both patients and the
residents; residents are gaining more experience
and knowledge using clear aligners to treat their
patients, which they may not have gotten by using commercial clear aligner companies alone. It
has increased the diversity of services and types
of malocclusions that residents are treating with
clear aligners. It has also increased access to
care for patients who may not have been able to
afford the high fees associated with commercial
aligner companies. In addition, it has decreased
wait times for aligner treatment since patients
can receive their first sets of aligners in a matter
of days rather than weeks.
In the coming years, Dr. Momtaz plans to continue building on his clear aligner research and
working with incoming residents to further the
specialty's knowledge and understanding of
clear aligner therapy. He also plans to expand his
students' knowledge of digital orthodontics to
include digital diagnosis, 3D treatment planning
using cone-beam computed tomography, and
computer-assisted indirect bonding.
Anyone who interacts with Dr. Momtaz will recognize his compassionate, pleasant, and professional demeanor. These personality traits, along
with a strong penchant for technological advances, make him a wonderful instructor and clinician
who is approachable and knowledgeable. Dr.
Pouya Momtaz is continuing to make significant
contributions in the realm of digital orthodontics
at his residency program as well as in the field of
orthodontics.

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