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How to Create a Practice Patients Won’t Want to Leave

By American Orthodontic Society | June 8, 2026

While increasing your patient base is important, patient retention is one of the strongest drivers of long-term success. Improving dental patient loyalty lets you maintain lasting relationships without the effort and cost of new outreach. With the right dental patient retention strategies, you can build trust and value to keep patients coming back. Build Strong…

Learn How Our Diplomate Review Course Elevates Your Clinical Confidence and Credibility

By American Orthodontic Society | June 1, 2026

Patient care is an ever-evolving profession. New techniques, technologies, and scientific advances are constantly moving the goalposts for service offerings and best practices. Dentists who want to provide exceptional care know that continuing education is of the utmost importance. Completing orthodontic courses for dentists allows you to offer additional services and support for patients in-house,…

How to Leverage Orthodontics for Maximum Patient Oral Health Benefits

By American Orthodontic Society | May 22, 2026

General dentists are concerned with long-term oral health, as well as how oral health affects overall health. This means understanding the oral health benefits of complementary treatment specialties, such as orthodontics. What you might not know is that the right orthodontic CE courses for general dental practices allow you to provide added value for patients.…

The Profitability Gap: Why Some Dental Practices Grow Faster Than Others

By American Orthodontic Society | May 15, 2026

Profiting in any business relies on a range of factors, such as the services offered, competitive pricing that exceeds overhead, marketing strategies that increase sales, and encouraging ongoing patronage and referrals. Businesses that grow and diversify have the greatest potential to increase profits. When it comes to dental practice growth, you may naturally see some…

Why Patients Say Yes: Understanding the Psychology Behind Treatment Acceptance

By American Orthodontic Society | May 8, 2026

How do you increase case acceptance? Is your dental treatment acceptance lower than you want it to be for your dental practice? If so, you’re not alone. And it’s not necessarily an indication that your practice is doing anything wrong. The reality is that average case acceptance is only about 34% across dental practices. That’s…

The Efficiency Trap: When Being Busy Doesn’t Mean Being Successful

By American Orthodontic Society | May 1, 2026

Busy Versus Productive: Learn the Difference Oh, the concept of being busy and having plenty to do. It can be so easy to look at someone who is running from here to there, and to naturally think that they’re successful. After all, isn’t the concept of a busybody synonymous with success? The answer? Not really.…

5 Reasons to Take the Functional & Airway-Focused Pediatric Orthodontic Care Course

By American Orthodontic Society | April 22, 2026

Looking for a course that combines traditional alignment techniques with a holistic approach? Many dentists are turning to airway-focused orthodontics to address facial growth, oral posture, and breathing all at once. The Functional & Airway-Focused Pediatric Orthodontic Care Course provides dentists with the foundation they need to bridge the gap between traditional alignment and this…

Maximize Your Benefits: How to Get the Most Out of Your AOS Membership

By American Orthodontic Society | April 15, 2026

How to Get the Most From Your AOS Membership The American Orthodontic Society (AOS) offers courses that can help dentists grow their practices by adding new skills to their treatment arsenals. Most people assume this is the most important aspect of AOS membership, but you have a full toolkit at your disposal to improve everything…

Building Confidence Case by Case: Why Mentorship Matters in Orthodontic Training

By American Orthodontic Society | April 8, 2026

How Mentorship Builds Confidence Adding orthodontics to a dental practice can be an exciting but daunting experience. It may be simple to receive orthodontic training, but when it comes time to apply the new services to clients, many dentists feel intimidated and unsure. This is where mentorship comes into play.  Mentorship offers more than professional…

From Checklists to Champions: Small Daily Habits Can Shape Big Success

By American Orthodontic Society | April 1, 2026

Establish Small Daily Habits for Success Seeing your dental practice grow is the ultimate goal, but it’s not always clear how it can become a reality. Often, it may seem that some practices become successful overnight, but is that really the case? For the majority of businesses, small daily habits are what make the difference. …

Learn How Organized Processes Create a More Profitable and Peaceful Dental Practice

By American Orthodontic Society | March 22, 2026

There are many factors that impact how successful a dental practice is. It’s essential to offer quality services, but part of that depends on establishing organized processes. Without these, it can be much more difficult to provide the assistance your patients are looking for.  A disorganized dental practice causes stress to both the staff and…

Hidden Leaders: How to Spot and Develop Leadership Skills Within Your Dental Team

By American Orthodontic Society | March 15, 2026

When considering what leadership means in a dental practice, the tendency is to focus solely on the dentist. However, there are many other people who make up your team, and some of them could take an active role in improving it. More leaders available can also mean less stress, which helps prevent burnout.  In most…