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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…

Improve patient satisfaction with orthodontics.

Boost Patient Satisfaction Now: Implement These 3 Orthodontic Course Tips

By American Orthodontic Society | March 22, 2025

Raising Patient Satisfaction With the Help of Orthodontic Courses Being able to provide both general dentistry and orthodontics through the same practice offers a wide range of benefits for your patients. They’ll enjoy smoother care experiences and improved outcomes, leading to higher patient satisfaction and retention.  The right orthodontic courses can fully prepare you to…

Use data to improve dental practice operations.

How to Use Data-Driven Insights to Improve Dental Practice Operations

By American Orthodontic Society | March 15, 2025

Use that data to improve your practice. Managing your dental practice operations is a key factor in achieving success. However, it is also a complex task that requires the right approach to see the results you’re looking for.  Putting data to work in your decision-making will help you optimize your dental practice operations, leading to…

Manage your dental practice's financial growth.

Managing Financial Growth: Smart Budgeting and Investment Strategies for Your Dental Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | March 8, 2025

The importance of budgeting for long-term success. Dentists typically make patient care their primary focus during day-to-day operations at their practice. However, it’s also important to remember that your practice is a business. Implementing the right budgeting and investment strategies to achieve financial growth is key to ensuring long-term success. Here are some tips you…

Reduce stress in your dental practice.

5 Wellness Initiatives for Your Dental Practice to Reduce Stress & Burnout

By American Orthodontic Society | March 1, 2025

How to reduce stress in your practice through wellness. A dental practice is a challenging work environment where stress and burnout are serious concerns. You can be proactive and support your team’s well-being by implementing a few simple dental practice wellness initiatives. You’ll be surprised by the impact these changes will have on team morale…