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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…

Build a successful dental team

5 Things to Consider When Building Your Dental Team

By American Orthodontic Society | December 23, 2021

Tips for Successful Team Building The early stages of your dental practice are some of the most important. This is a season of new growth and opportunity, and the way you approach it matters. Once you’ve purchased your practice, you can start working toward your personal and professional goals, and finally turn your dreams into…

Manage your dental patient appointments

The Complete Guide to Balance with Dental Patient Appointments

By American Orthodontic Society | December 23, 2021

Optimize your dental patient appointments. As a general or pediatric dentist, you naturally want to see and help as many patients in your community as possible. After all, you entered into this profession to help others, so the tendency to over-extend your patient appointments load is understandable. Yet, have you ever considered that taking this…

Build a successful dental practice

5 Ways to Achieve More Dental Practice Success

By American Orthodontic Society | December 22, 2021

Take your dental practice to new heights of success. Whether you’re a new dentist or you’ve been practicing for years, there’s always room to grow your dental practice success. Thankfully, doing so doesn’t usually require a sweeping overhaul of your existing processes. In many cases, even small adjustments can have a major impact. Today, we’re…

Know the types of orthodontic malocclusions

What Are the Different Types of Orthodontic Malocclusions?

By American Orthodontic Society | December 14, 2021

Crooked teeth, crowded teeth, and protruding teeth are more than cosmetic issues. When your teeth do not align properly, you can suffer from trapped bacteria, incidental wear and tear, difficulty eating, as well as a host of other dental problems. Malocclusion can even lead to problems with your gums, like gum tissue recession from increased…

Tips to improve your dental reception area

10 Ways to Improve Your Dental Reception Area

By American Orthodontic Society | November 17, 2021

Raise your value with your dental reception area. First impressions matter. This is true for almost everything in life, and it especially applies to your dental office. From first-time patients to long-time devotees, your doors are constantly revolving with people seeking premium, professional care. Your dental reception area is the very first thing they’ll notice when…

Improves your patients' overall health with orthodontics

How Orthodontics Improves the Overall Health of Your Patients

By American Orthodontic Society | November 17, 2021

Whole Health Benefits of Advanced Dentistry When most people think about orthodontics, they think about dental procedures that can correct misalignment in their teeth and jaws and beautify their smiles.  However, few realize the whole-health benefits that they can achieve by pursuing this form of advanced dentistry. Not only can orthodontic treatments give your patients…

What sets your dental practice apart

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 for years, there is always room for improvement.  In addition to providing excellent oral health care, there are many other elements that can influence dental…

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 discomfort when chewing and speaking, they are not alone. This type of pain in the jaw is a common condition called temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD).…