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What Makes a Good Dental Practice? Grow Your Dental Practice Well.

By American Orthodontic Society | November 17, 2021

Do you want to grow your dental practice and increase the number of patients who walk through your doors? Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been an established business…

You can treat TMJ with orthodontics

How orthodontics improves TMJ symptoms for your patients

By American Orthodontic Society | November 17, 2021

How you can improve your patients’ quality of life by treating their TMJ problems with orthodontics.  If your patients report they have chronic pain in their jaw or suffer from…

Orthodontics can give a general dentist an advantage

6 Advantages Dentists Practicing Orthodontics Have Over Orthodontists

By American Orthodontic Society | November 7, 2021

Add orthodontics to your skillset so your patients (and your practice) can benefit.  Are you a general dentist thinking about adding orthodontics to your practice? Enhancing your skills in this…

Build better communication with your patients

10 Ways to Improve the Way Your Practice Communicates With Patients

By American Orthodontic Society | November 2, 2021

Grow your practice by connecting with new and existing patients.  You have an established dental practice, but you are now looking to take your office to the next level by…

Ways to attract new patients

10 Ways To Attract New Patients to Your Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | October 28, 2021

Dentists are always looking for the best ways to grow their dental practice. According to one recent report, 40% of private practice dentists would like their offices to be busier…

Best cosmetic choices that benefit your community

5 Advanced and Cosmetic Dentistry Choices That Patients Love

By American Orthodontic Society | October 28, 2021

Advancing Your Dental Practice Are you a dentist looking to enhance your practice? Adding advanced and cosmetic dentistry services can be a great way to attract new patients and retain…

Benefits of AOS virtual track

5 Benefits of the AOS Virtual Track

By American Orthodontic Society | October 19, 2021

Find flexible course options with the AOS Virtual Track. Research shows that nearly 70% of dentists pursue continuing education (CE) to meet their personal learning needs. In addition, around 67% take…

Be the best family dentist possible

5 Tips for Becoming the #1 General and Family Dentist

By American Orthodontic Society | October 19, 2021

Create a general and family dentistry practice that stands out. Did you know that there are around 60 dentists for every 100,000 U.S. residents? Though ratios vary by state, this…

Your career vision is important

5 Reasons to Write Down Your Ideal Career Vision

By American Orthodontic Society | October 13, 2021

Turn your dreams into reality with some thought-out planning. There’s nothing like checking a goal off your to-do list. It delivers instant satisfaction and makes you feel more accomplished. This…

A mentor can help you in your dental career

The Importance of a Mentor in the Dental World

By American Orthodontic Society | October 3, 2021

5 Reasons to Mentor or be a Mentee Dentistry is a unique sector of medicine because it combines an educational background in the biology and science of dentistry with specific…

Orthodontics is important for your little patients

Orthodontics Can Make a Big Impact on Your Little Patients

By American Orthodontic Society | September 28, 2021

You’ve seen the effects of untreated orthodontic issues. The prevalence of malocclusion in children and adolescents is 56% globally. Crooked or misaligned teeth hamper a child’s ability to chew food…

Are patients leaving your practice

10 Reasons Patients May Be Leaving Your Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | September 28, 2021

Keeping the patients you have is important to the health of your dental practice. Dental practices put so much effort into getting new patients through marketing and patient referral programs…