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Continuing education for your dental team.

4 Reasons You Need To Offer Continuing Education for Your Dental Team

By American Orthodontic Society | July 23, 2024

Want to successfully grow your practice? Invest in your team. Continuous learning and professional development are key ingredients to a successful dental practice. These opportunities keep your team up to…

Stress and your dental practice team.

Signs Your Dental Practice Team Is Stressed and Overworked

By American Orthodontic Society | July 16, 2024

How To Recognize When Your Dental Practice Team Is Struggling A dental practice is a high-pressure environment, even when everything is going well. So if your team faces additional challenges…

Build better team communication.

Team Communication & Dental Practice Morale: How the Two Go Hand in Hand

By American Orthodontic Society | July 9, 2024

The Importance of Effective Communication Effective team communication directly benefits your practice in numerous ways. For example, you can save time on a daily basis and leave your patients more…

The effect of teleorthodontics on your practice.

The Rise of Teleorthodontics and What It Can Mean for Your Dental Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | July 2, 2024

Understanding Teleorthodontics Teleorthodontics is the practice of using various technologies to carry out remote orthodontic appointments. That could mean making a simple phone call or using the latest video call…

Attract patients with social media.

Leveraging Social Media To Enhance Patient Engagement and Attract More Great Patients

By American Orthodontic Society | June 22, 2024

The Truth About Social Media for Dentists When was the last time you scrolled through social media? If you are like most Americans, it was probably earlier today, or at…

Stress management techniques for dentists.

5 Stress Management Techniques for Dental Professionals

By American Orthodontic Society | June 15, 2024

A Mindful Approach to Stress Management for Dentists Stress can impact even the most seemingly calm and collected dentists. And when it hits, it can wreak havoc on your days—and…

Dealing with dental anxiety in patients.

5 Tips for Working With Patients With Dental (and Orthodontic) Anxiety

By American Orthodontic Society | June 8, 2024

Prevalence of Dental Anxiety Dental anxiety is more common than many of us general dentists realize. While the National Library of Medicine published insights many years ago suggesting that dental…

Don't miss our next straight wire orthodontics course.

Did You Miss AOS’ Last Straight Wire Orthodontics Course? There’s Another Coming Up Soon!

By American Orthodontic Society | June 1, 2024

Boost your practice and gain CE credits at the same time. Continuing education in orthodontics allows general and pediatric dentists to enhance patient care and stay up to date with…

3D printing and orthodontics.

Interesting Tidbits About the Use of 3D Printing in Orthodontics

By American Orthodontic Society | May 22, 2024

Advancements in Orthodontic Appliances Dentistry has been at the forefront of 3D printing since the technology’s inception, pushing it forward and providing many of its most practical applications. Modern developments…

Dental practice efficiency.

Part 3: Mastering the Art of Dental Practice Success: Maximizing Operational Efficiency

By American Orthodontic Society | May 15, 2024

Effective ways to operate your practice efficiently. As your dental practice continues to grow, it’s important to focus on ways that you can improve efficiency to maximize your dental practice…

Attract and retain your patient base.

Part 2: Mastering the Art of Dental Practice Success: Attracting and Retaining Patients

By American Orthodontic Society | May 8, 2024

Practice building: attracting and retaining a solid patient base. Once you’ve established your practice, the next step is attracting and retaining a solid patient base. While the previous entry helped…

Set yourself up for dental practice success.

Part 1: Mastering the Art of Dental Practice Success: Building a Solid Foundation

By American Orthodontic Society | May 1, 2024

Steps to building a successful dental practice. Achieving success with your dental practice is no small feat. But it’s something you can achieve with the right approach and a little…