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5 Advanced Dentistry Choices Dentists Love

By American Orthodontic Society | August 25, 2021

Expand your skills with a continuing education course in advanced dentistry.  There is no greater feeling for a general dentist than providing the highest level of dental care for your patients. What better way to offer great dental care than to invest in yourself as a provider? When you choose to advance your knowledge and…

Orthodontics can benefit a pediatric dental practice

5 Ways Orthodontics Benefits Pediatric Practices

By American Orthodontic Society | August 20, 2021

Expand your skills and provide added benefits for your patients with orthodontics.  Your pediatric dental practice is booming, but you want to raise the bar and offer your patients treatment that most other practices don’t have. Incorporating orthodontics into your pediatric dental practice is the number one way you can brand yourself as a comprehensive…

Ways to learn orthodontics

5 Best Ways to Learn Orthodontics as a General or Pediatric Dentist

By American Orthodontic Society | August 20, 2021

Take advantage of online or in-person orthodontics training. Dentists get questions about orthodontics every single day. Patients want to perfect their smiles, and sometimes orthodontics is necessary to restore functional health or correct a cosmetic issue. What can you do to effectively answer your patients’ orthodontic questions? Wouldn’t it be convenient for you to learn…

Understand your patient's facial esthetics

3 Things To Know About Facial Esthetics & Orthodontics

By American Orthodontic Society | July 23, 2021

A healthy smile means more than just straight teeth.  The general public assumes dentists solely observe and treat teeth, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, dentistry is a comprehensive subsection of medicine that involves the cardiovascular system, the temporomandibular joint, and the sensory system. Moreover, dentistry affects our facial esthetics, our…

Tips to being the best pediatric dentist

5 Tips to Be the Best Pediatric Dentist for Parents and Their Kids

By American Orthodontic Society | July 23, 2021

Little smiles deserve the best pediatric dentist.  Pediatric dentistry is a valuable, rewarding field. Helping the littlest patients create a foundation of healthy dental habits is a great way to create a community full of bright smiles! Are you currently preparing to set up your own pediatric dental office? If so, it helps to know…

Best ways to manage your dental practice

5 Tips to Increase Production for General Dental Practices

By American Orthodontic Society | July 21, 2021

Simple Steps for a More Efficient Dental Practice Running a dental practice entails so many business areas that dentists were simply not trained for in dental school. Between hiring a staff and worrying about patient care, there are so many dental practice management areas to focus on to ensure your practice is running smoothly and…

Facts about dentists

7 Amazing Facts About Dentists

By American Orthodontic Society | July 14, 2021

Yes, dentists, you really are amazing! Did you know that there are currently over 201,000 dentists working today in the United States? That’s one dentist for every 1600 people! We all know that dentistry has been with us for thousands of years, but how many amazing facts about dentists do you know? Today, we’ll share…

Pediatric dental practice production

5 Tips to Increase Production for Pediatric Dental Practices

By American Orthodontic Society | July 11, 2021

Simple tips to boost your pediatric practice.  Pediatric dentists enter the field because of their love of treating young patients, but it takes a lot more than patience and a desire to help children to run a successful dental practice. In order to create a successful pediatric dental practice, you need to warm the hearts…

Being a dentist pros and cons

Pros and Cons of Being a Dentist

By American Orthodontic Society | July 6, 2021

Dentistry is a rewarding—and challenging—career.  You love life, being a dentist—most days. Other days…well, you consider taking a very long vacation. You didn’t choose dentistry because you’re crazy about dental fillings and crowns, billing questions, and team management. You jumped into the profession for a lot of reasons that sometimes get lost in the day-to-day…

Stay in the know with these dental blogs

The Best Dental-related Blogs You Should Be Following

By American Orthodontic Society | June 30, 2021

Stay up-to-date with dental blogs. Dental professionals have so many responsibilities that it can be difficult to remain up-to-date with the latest research, news, and blogs. We spend so much time working on the efficiency of our practice and bringing in revenue that it is easy to lose sight of the latest dental publications.  Dental…

Do more as a pediatric dentist

5 Ways to Expand Your Career as a Pediatric Dentist

By American Orthodontic Society | June 25, 2021

Increase your pediatric dental skills and give your patients optimal care. Dental professionals are always looking for ways to expand their careers and find personal and professional fulfilment. There are outdated mentalities in dentistry that believe dentists simply “drill and fill,” but more recent dental education focuses on preventive dentistry and treating the patient as…

Tips to avoid doctor burnout

10 More Ways to Avoid Doctor Burnout

By American Orthodontic Society | June 25, 2021

Taking care of yourself will also take care of your practice.  It’s no surprise that dentistry has one of the highest rates of professional career burnout. Between the physical and financial stress, it can cause a person to have a short-lived dental career if they don’t plan ahead and take charge of their lives. The…