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What Is the Return on Investment for Adding Orthodontics to Your Dental Practice?
Orthodontic training is costly, but you can recoup your investment with a few cases a month. Taking general dentist orthodontics courses can be a great way to expand your dental practice and take in more revenue, but the courses themselves are not the only investment you will need to make in order to offer orthodontics…
Dental Career Burnout and the Endless Cycle of Stress: What to Do
Dentists aren’t exempt from career stress and burnout. Burnout is a major issue across all fields of medicine, particularly in dentistry. Some studies suggest that clinicians can face dental career burnout rates as high as 50%. With so many dentists wrestling with this issue, it’s important to understand its causes and what you can do…
5 Ways GP Orthodontics Courses Lead to Improved Production and Patient Retention
Bolster your dental office production and patient retention with orthodontics. There is no secret that adding orthodontics is a lucrative treatment that can boost production and improve the financial situation of a dental practice. Aside from a financial perspective, adding orthodontics helps dentists form a strong bond with patients because treatment takes place over the…
6 Tips for Dental Professionals Pursuing Financial Freedom
Increasing your income, finding financial freedom for dentists Financial freedom is something that virtually everyone either wishes to pursue, is currently pursuing, or has managed to attain. Being a dental professional opens many doors for you to achieve the financial freedom you’re looking for, but the journey can still be a challenge. You may feel…
5 Must-Haves for Creating and Maintaining a Positive Dental Practice Culture
Culture means everything when it comes to dental practice success. Does your office give a sense of warmth and motivated energy when you walk in or does it feel like utter chaos and stress? Dentists strive to create practices where patients can feel at ease about their dental treatment, and while much of an office…
Over Half of Pediatric Dentists Are Missing Out on This Opportunity
Want to grow your pediatric practice at a rapid pace? If you’re a pediatric dentist looking to expand your pediatric dental practice, you may be uncertain which avenues are worth exploring. Expanding your client base is one of the more obvious options, but there are ultimately only so many potential clients in your area that…
Don’t Let Your Patients Suffer From Orthodontic Problems
Going Beyond General Dentistry With Orthodontics Sometimes patients suffer silently from orthodontic problems because they are simply unaware they have an issue. Others don’t have a dentist who is trained to diagnose orthodontic problems let alone treat them. There are many orthodontic problems that exist aside from obvious crowding and spacing. Yet because there aren’t…
5 Reasons You Need a GP Orthodontic Course, Even If You Refer
How GP Ortho Courses Benefit Your Practice, Even When You Refer Out General dentist orthodontic courses are among the best professional development choices a dentist can make. They can let you offer some orthodontic treatments instead of referring them out, increasing your practice’s potential income. However, there are some reasons that motivate dentists to try…
Get the Ortho Training You Need and More Through the AOS
Not all orthodontic courses are the same. Today, orthodontic courses for general dentists offer a way to add treatment options to your practice. However, not every course can provide the outcome you’re looking for. Where other ortho courses fall behind, American Orthodontic Society courses give you everything you need to develop your practice. Ortho Courses…
Yes, You Can Increase Patient Acceptance Rates in Your Dental Practice
Encouraging an Increase in Patient Acceptance Rates Once a patient is in the chair, how can a dentist convince that patient they need additional dental work besides a routine cleaning? What about individuals who never visit a dentist because they suffer from dentophobia? Fear of dentists and fear of non-routine dental treatment are some of…
Don’t Be Fooled by “Fast-Track” Orthodontic Classes
4 Reasons Fast-Track Orthodontic Classes May Not Be Right for You Orthodontic training courses can be a tremendous asset for general dentists looking to provide more treatment options. However, dentists should know that choosing the right course is critical to their results. While fast-track orthodontic classes might seem convenient at the time, they can’t deliver…
Dentists: Incorporate Orthodontics Into Every Evaluation
5 Reasons To Prioritize Orthodontics in Your Practice Dentists need to get away from the old-school thinking that orthodontics does not apply to them. If you are a licensed dentist and are treating cosmetic dentistry and prosthodontics cases, then orthodontics is, or should be, a major component of your treatment—just like your primary care physician…