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5 Signs That You’re Choosing the Best Orthodontic Course for You

By American Orthodontic Society | February 19, 2022

Choose an orthodontic course that meets your needs and expectations. You’ve decided to offer orthodontics in your dental practice, but now you’re searching for the best orthodontics course, so you can begin your educational journey. And, in order to find the best course for you, you’re doing your homework to learn what each course has…

Here's what you should look for in an orthodontics course

5 Things to Look For In a Comprehensive Orthodontics Course for General Dentists

By American Orthodontic Society | February 12, 2022

Find the best orthodontics course for you. Choosing an orthodontic continuing education course can be challenging because they all market different things. So how do you know which is the right one for you? When you are picking a comprehensive orthodontics course, consider the important features you are looking for. Some dentists are looking for…

Become an American Orthodontic Society member today

5 Reasons You’ll Want To Be a Member of AOS Orthodontics Society

By American Orthodontic Society | February 3, 2022

American Orthodontic Society Membership Benefits Dentists are bombarded with professional membership options from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) to the Association‌ of‌ State‌ &‌ Territorial‌ Dental‌ Directors (ASTDD) to the American Orthodontic Society (AOS), but which ones are worth it for you to join? Professional memberships are generally a good way to show patients you…

Rewards of offering orthodontics in your practice

7 Reasons Orthodontics Is Such a Rewarding Branch of Dentistry

By American Orthodontic Society | February 3, 2022

Dentist are providing more specialty care than ever. Are you looking to expand your practice and bring even more families through your doors? Have you been noticing that patients are more often looking to their dentists to provide things like orthodontics, prosthodontics, or endodontics? Orthodontics is an expanding field and just happens to be one…

Grow your pediatric dental practice

8 Ways to Grow Your Pediatric Dental Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | February 2, 2022

Expand your dental practice with these tips from the American Orthodontic Society. Pediatric dentistry is a rewarding and exciting career. You have the opportunity to help shape and encourage early dental hygiene habits in your pint-sized patients, which can set the foundation for a lifetime of healthy smiles! Are you looking to expand your dental…

What patients want in a dental professional

5 Leadership Qualities A Family or General Dentist Should Have

By American Orthodontic Society | January 24, 2022

Grow your dental practice by embracing these 5 key qualities. The new year is a great time to reflect on your dental practice. As you think about how far you’ve come and the plans you have for the future, it’s important to consider what your patients want.  Unless the strategies you put in place align…

orthodontic retention makes or breaks success

The 5 Biggest Factors in Maintaining Orthodontic Results

By American Orthodontic Society | January 9, 2022

Top 5 Orthodontic Retention Factors To Consider When Completing a Case Orthodontics is a major investment for your patients, both financially and time-wise. While patients are all smiles at the end of their treatment, in order to maintain that perfect smile, both literally and figuratively, you need to understand how orthodontic retention affects results. An…

Know your patient's pain points

Is It Scary to Have Braces? 10 Biggest Pain Points for Patients

By American Orthodontic Society | January 8, 2022

How to address your patients’ pain points successfully. Are you thinking about adding orthodontics to your general or family dentistry practice? Expanding your services can be both rewarding and profitable, and helps you reach more patients in your local community.  While this is a smart path to pursue, it’s important to realize that orthodontics can…

Leadership success in 2022

10 Statements About Leadership Success Dentists Will Want to Embody in 2022

By American Orthodontic Society | January 3, 2022

Embrace leadership success with these tips for your practice.  Dentistry and leadership go hand-in-hand. While you might not have realized this from the start, it likely became evident as you built your team and planned your dental practice. Being a leader requires strategic planning and expert relationship building. While that’s the case throughout the industry,…

You can treat sleep apnea with orthodontics

How Orthodontics Affects Your Dental Patient’s Sleep Apnea

By American Orthodontic Society | January 2, 2022

Professional orthodontics can open airways and address sleep apnea. If you’re a dentist looking to expand your practice, you may be considering including orthodontics. As we know, the field of orthodontics is not only associated with aesthetics. Its importance in treating sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, is also increasing. Sleep apnea affects an estimated…

Focus on internal dental marketing

The Number One Reason to Focus on Internal Dental Marketing Campaigns

By American Orthodontic Society | December 29, 2021

Benefit your patients and your business by marketing to your current clients.  Did you know that, on average, it costs five times as much money to bring in new clients as it does to keep existing ones? In your efforts to grow your dental practice, have you considered doing so from the inside out? Internal dental…

Best patient communication software platforms

Top 7 Patient Communication Software Platforms for Orthodontics

By American Orthodontic Society | December 29, 2021

Improve your relationship with your patients using the latest in communication software technology.  According to one recent survey, around 80% of people prefer to communicate with their healthcare providers via digital channels. Is your dental practice currently set up to facilitate those types of exchanges? Are you a general or pediatric dentist who also practices…