Stable production in 2025 masks rising overhead, ongoing staffing constraints, and efficiency challenges, as data from the Orthodontic Products/Levin Group Annual Practice Survey shows profitability increasingly depends on operational discipline—not just patient volume.
Operational improvements in chair time management, marketing, and delegation are enabling orthodontic practices to boost production without making clinical changes.
Align Technology will preview a 3D printed attachment system, integrated buttons, and palatal expander updates for Invisalign at AAO 2026, with a mid-2026 release planned, the company announced.
From remote monitoring to AI-driven workflows, Drs Zachary Varble and Adam Reynolds discuss how they’re rethinking care delivery and practice operations.
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Orthodontic practices that implement and maintain strong operational systems consistently achieve higher performance, better teamwork, and improved patient satisfaction.
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With orthodontic case fees under pressure from discount providers and DSOs, private practices must prepare now for intensifying fee-based competition.
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Six orthodontic industry experts share practical, high-impact strategies to help established practices scale with intention.
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Many orthodontic practices lose out on millions in potential revenue due to weak referral systems, inefficient operations, and undertrained teams—but these losses can be prevented.
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Practice performance improved in 2024, but labor constraints and economic volatility could slow further progress
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A step-by-step guide to turning post-AAO meeting inspiration into actionable, lasting change within your orthodontic practice.
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MetLife is partnering with SKYGEN to implement a centralized digital platform that simplifies credentialing and recredentialing for dental providers.
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Lessons learned, advice tested, and insights from orthodontists who’ve built successful practices.
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