Vienna Immersive Experience

Two days in Vienna. Live patients. Hands-on.

The full DOME maxillary expansion workflow, from first turn to final aligner.

September 4 and 5, 2026 · Vienna, Austria.
Optional reception Thursday evening, September 3.

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The Course

An intimate cohort, working real cases.

You observe live patient treatment, place mini-screws on true-to-life bone models, and leave able to start maxillary expansion for sleep breathing in your own practice. The online webinar series is the prerequisite foundation, completed before you arrive.

The work builds on the published DOME literature, first described in the peer-reviewed record by Dr. Stanley Liu and colleagues.

DOME overview Peer-reviewed publications Read the clinical review

Faculty

Dr. Stanley Liu, sleep apnea surgeon and DOME Course faculty

Dr. Stanley Liu, MD, DDS

Sleep apnea surgeon across dentistry, medicine, oral surgery, and ENT. More than 120 peer-reviewed papers on sleep medicine and surgery.

Dr. Claudia Pinter, orthodontic specialist and DOME Course faculty

Dr. Claudia Pinter, DMD

Orthodontic specialist in Vienna. Leads the synchronized aligner and no-diastema expansion protocol.

What you take away

  • Integrate sleep breathing into your practice from day one.
  • Diagnose and plan maxillary expansion for sleep-disordered breathing.
  • Place orthodontic mini-screws, guided and freehand, on phantom-head bone models.
  • Apply expander design and the no-diastema, clear-aligner protocol.
  • Know when expansion needs surgical support and how to collaborate across specialties.

Six hands-on workshops

Diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing

Dr. Stanley Liu

Sleep studies, endoscopy, and nasal algorithms, with a focus on women and children.

Mini-screw placement mastery

Dr. Claudia Pinter

The full clinical workflow on phantom heads, from anesthesia to torque settings, guided and freehand.

Precision expansion and the no-diastema protocol

Dr. Claudia Pinter

Appliance-first versus bone-first, patient-specific expansion rates, and avoiding a midline diastema.

Aligner integration and digital planning

Dr. Claudia Pinter

Synchronize appliances, software, and outcomes, with planning in Blue Sky software.

Advanced troubleshooting

Dr. Claudia Pinter

Anatomy-based complications, real case analysis, and when surgical osteotomies are indicated.

Maxillary expansion anatomy and surgical sequencing

Dr. Stanley Liu

What limits expansion, what structures must give, and how to coordinate nasal and pharyngeal procedures.

Live patients

Across the two days you observe and assist on live patients moving through the DOME workflow: examination and imaging work-up, mini-screw and expander placement, and clinical follow-up. Real cases, in clinic, with the faculty.

Schedule

Day one · Friday September 4

08:00Breakfast.
08:30Lecture: the DOME story, clinical work-up and examination. Dr. Stanley Liu.
09:15Lecture: records and clinical workflow. Dr. Claudia Pinter.
09:45Live patient demonstration: nasal examination.
10:15Coffee break.
10:30Patient briefing.
10:45Live patient demonstration: expander check.
11:00Live patient demonstration: TAD and expander placement, Piezo, nasal exam.
12:00Clinical continuation and open discussion.
13:00Lunch.
14:00Hands-on workshop: TAD placement on bone models.
15:00Live patient demonstration: TAD, expander, and ICZ TAD placement with attachments.
16:00Lecture: surgical cuts and VSP. Dr. Stanley Liu.
17:00Interactive Q and A session.
18:30Dinner with faculty and participants.

Day two · Saturday September 5

08:00Breakfast and hands-on setup.
08:30Lecture: MARPE complications, lessons learned. Dr. Claudia Pinter.
09:00Hands-on: TAD planning in Blue Sky software.
10:00Coffee break.
10:15Patient briefing.
10:30Live patient demonstration: TAD placement.
11:45Lecture: clinical case review. Dr. Claudia Pinter and Dr. Stanley Liu.
12:30Lunch.
14:00Live patient demonstration: TAD placement.
15:00Lecture: latest DOMEzero protocol and course summary.

Times may shift on the day. Full participant details are shared after registration.

Venue

Practice Dr. Oliver Sas and Dr. Claudia Pinter. Schottengasse 4/34, 1010 Vienna, Austria.

Where to stay

A few hotels within easy reach of the venue.

Hotel Steigenberger Herrenhof Motel One Staatsoper The Guesthouse Vienna

The facts

Dates

September 4 and 5, 2026

Location

Vienna, Austria

Format

Intimate cohort, live patients

CE credits

19, Austrian Dental Chamber

Tuition

$4,500

Prerequisite

DOME Webinar Series

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Vienna Immersive Experience, September 4 and 5, 2026. Seats are limited to the cohort.

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New to the course? Start with the DOME Webinar Series, the prerequisite for VIE.