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Tracking metrics for dental practice success.

What Metrics Matter? Tracking the Right Numbers for Dental Practice Success

By American Orthodontic Society | June 24, 2025

5 Key Metrics Dentists Should Follow Closely Dental practice success isn’t something that happens by accident. It takes long-term commitment and a strategic approach. Making the right decisions requires an understanding of where you are now and where you want to go. Evaluating the appropriate business metrics can help you do just that. 1. Production…

Develop a CEO business mindset for your practice.

Learn How To Develop the CEO Business Mindset in Your Dental Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | June 17, 2025

Needed Mindset Shifts for Long-Term Practice Growth Your clinical skills are the foundation for your practice, ensuring you can deliver quality outcomes for your patients. However, there’s more to running a dental practice than that alone. You also need the right business mindset to achieve success. Having a CEO business mindset can build stronger leadership,…

Straight wire orthodontics give strong results.

Straight Wire, Strong Results: Why This Method Still Leads in Predictable Tooth Movement

By American Orthodontic Society | June 10, 2025

Advantages of Straight Wire Orthodontics Straight wire orthodontics is well known as a versatile and effective solution for a wide range of orthodontic issues. Many dentists seek out training in this area to expand their services, offering efficient treatment and consistent results.  The Basic Comprehensive Straight Wire Orthodontics Course from the American Orthodontic Society (AOS)…

Understand epigenetics and how it affects the smile.

Growing Beautiful Faces: Sign Up for Dr. Jeffrey Dahm’s Online Course

By American Orthodontic Society | June 3, 2025

The Epigenetic Connection The Growing Beautiful Faces course from the American Orthodontic Society is a powerful learning opportunity for general dentists looking to enhance their capabilities in early orthodontic intervention. Developed by Dr. Jeffrey Dahm, the course focuses on epigenetics and its influence on facial growth and airway development. You can gain the knowledge to…

Grow your practice with orthodontic services.

5 Key Strategies To Grow Your Practice by Offering Orthodontic Services

By American Orthodontic Society | May 22, 2025

How To Effectively Implement Orthodontics Into Your Practice Many general dentists are turning to orthodontic services as a means of growing their practices. To that end, below is a set of 5 strategies to help incorporate orthodontic treatment options into your practice. Each can increase the diversity of cases you handle, improve patient satisfaction, and…

Turn cancellations into dental practice growth.

How To Turn Cancellations Into Growth Opportunities in Your Dental Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | May 15, 2025

Making the Most of Last-Minute Cancellations Cancellations can be some of the most common issues you face while running your dental practice. They represent not only lost revenue but also the loss of other opportunities you could have scheduled.  However, even though dental appointment cancellations are challenging, you can take a few simple steps, listed…

Time to take the Hands-On TADs course.

5 Reasons You Should Take the Hands-On TADs Course for Dentists

By American Orthodontic Society | May 8, 2025

Expanding Your Skill Set With AOS’ Hands-On TADs Course A temporary anchorage device (TAD) provides stable anchorage in orthodontic treatment without relying on teeth, allowing for improved results in complex cases. General dentists can take advantage of the AOS Hands-On TADs Course from the American Orthodontic Society to build on their existing straight wire experience…

Avoid a bottleneck in your dental practice.

How Dentists Can Step Back From Being the Bottleneck and Let Their Team Step Up

By American Orthodontic Society | May 1, 2025

Unlocking Your Team’s Potential for a Streamlined Dental Practice As a dentist, you are ultimately the one who decides how many cases your practice can take on.  It makes sense that your capacity to carry out treatments determines how many patients you can see, but there could be other issues slowing down progress. Understanding these…

How to juggle orthodontic education and patient care.

Juggling Priorities: How Can You Make Time for Orthodontics Courses Without Sacrificing Patient Care?

By American Orthodontic Society | April 23, 2025

Level Up Your Skills Without Missing a Beat As a dedicated dentist, you’re always looking for ways to expand your skills and provide the best possible care for your patients. Orthodontic education is a fantastic way to enhance your practice, offer more treatment options, and grow your expertise. But let’s be real—finding time for continuing…

Choose the best orthodontic course.

6 Things To Look for in the Best Orthodontic Course for Dentists

By American Orthodontic Society | April 16, 2025

How To Choose the Right GDP Ortho Course As a general dental practitioner (GDP), you have a wide range of continuing education opportunities available to you. Orthodontics is one of the most popular choices for professional development, with courses to prepare you for a variety of treatments and techniques.  However, choosing the right orthodontic course…

Strategic marketing for your dental practice.

How Strategic Marketing Can Transform Your Dental Practice: 5 Tips for Success

By American Orthodontic Society | April 9, 2025

Top Strategic Marketing Tips for Dentists Providing quality care to your patients is essential for maintaining a successful dental practice. However, in order to do that, you first need to find patients to help. That’s where dental practice marketing comes in. Taking a strategic approach to marketing can help you grow your practice, build a…

Time management while enrolled in orthodontics courses

Effective Time Management for Dentists Enrolled in Orthodontic Courses

By American Orthodontic Society | April 2, 2025

Optimizing Your Schedule for Continuing Education  The life of a dentist, while incredibly rewarding, is not without its challenges. You must manage your patients’ expectations while offering high-quality treatment. At the same time, you must also pay attention to your budget and handle team conflicts. Many of these topics were likely discussed during your time…