In an increasingly competitive market, maintaining liquid cash is the ultimate safeguard for an orthodontic practice. While structured patient payment plans can create the illusion of steady cash flow, they often mask a critical slowdown in new patient starts. Here is why tracking your daily cash balance—and understanding seasonal fluctuations—is vital to protecting your business.
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.
Growth can strengthen an orthodontic practice—but it can also strain it. When patient volume increases without changes to scheduling, staffing, and workflow design, practices may experience what experts call capacity compression. Recognizing the early signs is key to sustaining healthy growth.
A strategic look at when—and how—new competitors emerge in orthodontic markets, and why proactive marketing and referral protection determine whether practices grow or decline.
Dentsply Sirona has opened registration for its 2026 North America Orthodontic Symposium, set for April 10-11 in Charlotte, NC, featuring CE-accredited education on digital workflows and hands-on training with the SureSmile platform.
Planet DDS will integrate CareCredit financing into its Cloud 9 orthodontic practice management software, expanding its partnership with Synchrony to streamline patient payment options for more than 2,500 orthodontic practices.
Gargle Inc has launched "Straighten While You...," a digital ad platform designed to reach clear aligner patients through hyper-local targeting based on daily activities rather than active online searches.
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.
A well-trained, empowered office manager functions as the practice’s true operational leader, driving efficiency, supporting growth, and freeing the orthodontist to focus on clinical care.