A method of managing a schedule of orthodontic aligners (30) using an aligner manager (20). The method includes calculating the orthodontic aligner schedule (30) according to a plurality of scheduling formulas, and presenting an interactive profile page (32) on a graphical user interface for displaying a summary of the calculated orthodontic schedule (30) and for allowing a user to interact with the aligner manager (20) and independently manage the orthodontic aligners. The method also includes presenting a plurality of interactive schedule prompts (34, 42, 48, 50) on the graphical user interface for allowing the user to enter a treatment preference and request a recalculation of the aligner schedule (30) using the preference and the scheduling formulas. The method proceeds by displaying a summary of the recalculated aligner schedule (30) on the interactive profile page (32) for allowing a user to review and manage the updated schedule.