Participation criteria

The ClearCorrect® SmileAward2022 contest is open to Orthodontists and General Practitioners from all over the world; each colleague may submit a case report (or however many cases the participant wishes) covering the treatment of any malocclusion with ClearCorrect clear aligners (all clinical on-label indications are accepted), focusing on the patient story and how the treatment changed her/his life. You can find the IFU here.

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC, ("ClearCorrect") will only accept cases for the ClearCorrect SmileAward 2022 in which only ClearCorrect clear aligners were used throughout the treatment. By entering the contest, you confirm that you have only used ClearCorrect clear aligners (and no other clear aligner brand) for the treatment.

To enter the contest, cases must be submitted online via the ClearCorrect Case Gallery from January 14th to April 20th 2022. To use this Case Gallery, you must register for a Case Gallery Account (if you do not already have one) and agree to the applicable ClearCorrect Case Gallery Terms & Conditions and Case Gallery Doctor Consent Agreement.

An entry consists of completing the required Case Gallery Submission fields, including a complete online treatment summary report, before photos and after photos. Progress photos are optional but are highly recommended. Radiographs and STL files are optional and should not be taken for the purpose of record submission into the program, but are encouraged if they are available.

In addition, it is encouraged to submit a video (maximum 4 minutes duration), which includes a combination of clinical images in high definition describing the case and a testimonial of the patient. You can find the video requirements here.

Please, before starting your video, make sure you are following the mandatory steps that will make the video be eligible for the award. This includes making sure that a copy of the patient consent is kept in the clinical file at the clinic (the candidate must be able to prove the patient agreed to have his/her case promoted). 

Every accepted clinical case will be posted on the ClearCorrect Case Gallery for a public voting period, where everyone is invited to vote for their favorite case by giving a "like/reaction". Participants can also share the post in their private channels, however only the "likes/reactions" in the ClearCorrect Case Gallery will be considered valid for the final evaluation jury. The jury will receive the 25 most voted cases and will select the final 8 winners who will be announced during the ClearCorrectXP (CCXP) 2022 Global Virtual Event. 

Summary of criteria to participate:

  • Cases must 
    • Be treated using ClearCorrect clear aligners
    • Have a minimum treatment time of 6 months
    • Be completed
    • Be with patients who have permanent dentition (i.e., second molars) ages 13+
    • Respect the Instructions For Use and clinical indications
  • Submissions must be done through the ClearCorrect Case Gallery portal and include the required case submission fields, including
    • A complete online treatment summary report
    • Before photos and after photos
    • A video case is suggested (maximum of 4 minute length) including clinical rationale and a patient testimonial. 
      • No ClearCorrect or Straumann logo may appear in the video. Remember to include the necessary disclaimer. More details here. 
  • Ensure you have the patient consent stored in your office, but do not submit it. The patient consent shall allow for submission to ClearCorrect, the case report, testimonial, usage consent, permission release, including publication on ClearCorrect channels. Such disseminiation entails that the Patient is made aware that their personal data may be transferred outside of their country of residence. Please ensure that your patient consent complies with applicable data protection laws. 

Straumann employees or relatives are excluded from participating by submitting case(s).

The participant represents and warrants that he / she is the owner of all rights to any uploaded or transferred content. If participant is not the owner of any rights, he / she represents and warrants to have the necessary rights for the uploading or transferring of the content. The participants furthermore explicitly agree to a publication of the submitted content by ClearCorrect or a third party involved in the execution of the contest through any channel chosen by ClearCorrect or the third party (websites, social media channels etc.).

The videos must not include any inappropriate content or infringe any laws or regulations. Each participant shall make sure that his / her video does not infringe any third party rights, including, but not limited their patients’ rights. The participant agrees to hold ClearCorrect harmless from any claims that a third party may raise against ClearCorrect relating to the participant’s video.

The participant’s data will be used for the ClearCorrect® SmileAward 2022 contest and will be shared with third parties who are involved in the execution of the contest.

ClearCorrect is entitled to exclude participants and/or remove any submissions for any reason in ClearCorrect's sole discretion, including without limitation, if they submit incorrect, improper or inappropriate data or infringe these terms or any other applicable laws and regulations.

This contest and all disputes related to it, any statute of limitations, set-off claims, tort claims and interest claims, shall be governed by the laws of Texas. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under, out of or relating to this contest, shall be referred to and determined exclusively by the courts of Williamson County, Texas.

The decisions regarding the winner of the contest is taken by the Evaluation Jury. Any legal recourse against these decisions are explicitly excluded.