Hi, I'm Dr. Cara Hodgson

an orthodontist, former teacher, International lecturer, and content creator. I am currently practicing in Southern California since 2019.

I started my academic journey with a bachelor’s degree from the University of California in Berkeley, obtained my Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree under the Dean’s Scholarship at UCLA, and pursued a master’s in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics from Loma Linda University. I created Your Aligner Advisor because after I grew our practice from 5 aligner cases to Platinum Plus in just over a year, I was getting weekly texts and phone calls from friends, and GP colleagues asking me to help them with their clear aligner cases.

After many requests for me to start study clubs and after going over countless cases with friends and my general dentist colleagues, I decided it was time to create something that could help new grads, general dentists and even other orthodontists start bringing clear aligners into their office so they could achieve the same fulfillment that I do.

After a round table discussion with several of my general dentist colleagues, it dawned on me that there was such a need and such a demand from general
dentists to start implementing clear aligners into their practice, but they didn’t feel confident to start, nor did they even know how to begin. They had questions, and I had answers, and THIS is how your aligner advisor came to fruition.