Align is Committed to Growing the Market Dentists Understand They Make a Difference As orthodontists continue to test and treat increasingly com- plex cases with Invisalign, general practice dentists will fuel the adoption of Invisalign by a larger portion of the popula- tion. In their role as primary dental care providers, general dentists reach millions of patients who would not otherwise seek orthodontic treatment. In 2002, general practice dentists became committed to bringing the advantages of Invisalign to their patients. In turn, the Company has committed substantial resources to training and supporting their efforts. During 2002 we trained approximately 5,000 dentists in applying Invisalign. Of the thousands of dentists first trained, approximately 55 percent submitted Invisalign cases — an excellent early-stage adoption pattern. We are committed to training 5,000 more dentists this year, and we have created a support structure for these customers that provides the appropriate education, technology support and service necessary to better identify potential Invisalign patients and grow their practices using our product.  Targeting general practice dentists, we have deployed a committed sales force and enhanced our in-house training capacity, increasing our presence in each region of the coun- try. We aim to energize and expand Invisalign use in that community by providing a high-quality service for their patients. Additionally, since dentists and their staff will be better at assessing and diagnosing malocclusion in their broad patient population, their referrals for more complex cases to their orthodontic partners will expand. “I use Invisalign to treat aesthetic cases in my office. Finally, I can offer patients the smile they've always dreamed of. This has improved my reputation as a leading dentist and enhanced my relationship with my orthodontists — to whom I can refer more complex cases that I do not like to treat. It's really a great new mode of treatment for the patient, dentist and orthodontist alike.”  — Dr. Brian Gray