About us · NW Calgary
Who We Are
Smile Elements is a specialist orthodontic practice in NW Calgary, led by Dr. Hisham Badawi, FRCD(C). Treatment here starts from orthodontic biomechanics: the physics of how forces move teeth.
Dr. Badawi’s PhD research at the University of Alberta produced OSIM, a 3D simulator of orthodontic force systems, and that work shapes how every case here is planned. We use machine-learning clinical decision support, with the orthodontist in the loop as the sole author of every prescription.
Our approach
You need a treatment, not a product. We start with the gentlest approach that will work, and add only what your case truly needs: aligners, braces or both, chosen from your diagnosis.
We design and make our aligners in our own Calgary lab, and one fee covers whatever your treatment needs, braces included, for up to 36 months.
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Every plan starts from a full orthodontic exam and records. Then we choose the tools: aligners, braces or both.
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Planned, 3D-printed and finished here, on one platform, by the orthodontist who examines you. Designed to avoid attachments and extractions and to keep tooth filing to a minimum where your case allows.
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Through the BioLign Study Club, other clinicians learn the same biomechanics-based planning we use for our patients.
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Planning built on peer-reviewed orthodontic biomechanics, and on published evidence of what aligners and braces each do well.
The people you will meet
Our orthodontist, clinical and administration team work together on every case, from your first visit to your final retainer.
Clear aligners for all ages
Personalised comprehensive orthodontic treatment in North Calgary. With Dr. Badawi’s in-depth experience and training, we assess every case to decide which treatment suits it: aligners, braces or both.
