CareCredit has introduced CareCredit Pay Later, a fixed-term installment loan designed to help patients budget for out-of-pocket health and wellness expenses. The new financing option provides dental practices and other providers with expanded payment flexibility to support patient treatment decisions.
Practice owners chasing team burnout usually start with culture. Cassie Kellner, owner of Everbloom, argues the problem begins earlier — in a schedule built around production goals rather than the people expected to run it. Her case for auditing the calendar before booking another team-building workshop.
Weave CEO Brett White outlines how orthodontic practices can adopt AI in administrative workflows—such as scheduling and patient communication—to reduce staff burnout and improve efficiency while minimizing risk.
Personify Group and MRCA have formed a strategic alliance to offer integrated commercialization services to dental companies, introducing a Service Performance Guarantee that ties fees to defined business outcomes.
Dentsply Sirona will host a webinar April 9 on integrating orthodontics and restorative dentistry, outlining a workflow for clinicians to achieve esthetic outcomes using clear aligners and composite procedures.
The AAO has endorsed Panacea Financial to provide members with exclusive rate discounts and zero origination fees on practice and personal loans, following a multi-month evaluation process.
AI-powered search summaries are increasingly shaping how prospective patients discover orthodontists, often delivering answers before users ever visit a practice website. As zero-click search grows, practices must adapt their SEO and content strategies to remain visible, credible, and competitive in AI-driven search results.
Beyond patient care, Hessam Rahimi, DDS, DMSc, MBA, leverages his practice to test innovative orthodontic solutions, such as Brava by Brius.
From gamified apps to remote monitoring, digital tools help teens stay compliant and give adults the convenience and clarity they expect.
Staff turnover is often treated as a hiring or culture issue. But in many orthodontic practices, it reflects deeper structural strain. When growth outpaces capacity, the resulting pressure can quietly reshape the workday—until turnover makes it visible.