Of the over 200,000 primary care dentists in the U.S., most have little to no formal educational training in orthodontics. Those who do seek training often have to resort to expensive and time-consuming weekend services. You learn on the job through trial and error, but those errors can be expensive and unfortunate for both patients and doctors. An Easy Guide to Adding Orthodontics onto Your Dental Practice fills that gap by helping you reduce your cost and your trial and error period by providing valuable solutions for doctors and their teams.Author Amanda Wilson, MDS, DDS has been in the field of dentistry for nearly two decades. She is an orthodontist, dental consultant, and dental advisor by profession; she previously served as dental director for SmileDirectClub and is the founder and CEO of StraightSmile Solutions. Wilson has seen almost everything, wants to give back to the field, and has made it her mission to help doctors build out their practices, educating them on how to create healthy and happy smiles for their patients. That's where the idea for An Easy Guide to Adding Orthodontics onto Your Dental Practice was born. Within the pages of this book you'll learn about how to start up, what machines to buy, training a competent dental assistant and treatment coordinator, how to maximize time and revenue, various kinds of invisible aligners, IDB and functional appliances, diagnosing and treatment planning, how to upsell necessary services to your patients, how to market your new orthodontics menu of services in a variety of ways, and so much more. If you're looking to make your practice more lucrative and need practical tools, tips, and tricks of the trade then you need to pick up a copy of An Easy Guide to Adding Orthodontics onto Your Dental Practice.

This book is written by an orthodontist for an orthodontist, but any smart business owner, sales person, or professional would be wise to read it and apply the ideas inside to their business or practice. The author is a speaker, teacher, author and business strategist for thousands of doctors located in 24 countries throughout the world. He is a champion of the private practitioner and has a long track record of help- ing orthodontists transform their practices and increase their impact on their families, employees, communities, and the profession of orthodontics. His orthodontic marketing campaigns have generated over $425 million in revenue for his clients and privately-held practices.

Your child needs an expander. Most people need permanent tooth extractions. You're too old for orthodontics. You'll be in treatment for about two years. Orthodontics is painful. Lies, lies, lies, lies and yes, more lies. The Truth About Orthodontics: A Consumer's Guide to a Beautiful Smile gives you the information you need to make the best decisions for your orthodontic care. Written by a doctor who is both an orthodontist and a physician, this fact-filled and entertaining book walks you through the basics, explaining old treatments versus new developments, and debunking the lingering lies that tend to feed people's fear of orthodontics, preventing them from enjoying the benefits a beautiful smile can provide. Discover how the current understanding of tooth movement has transformed smile design into a process that can be shorter and more comfortable. Now, you can be prepared with the knowledge you need to find the treatment that will most benefit your smile. Engaging, humorous, and easy to read, this book about orthodontics will actually give you something to smile about.

Robert F. Garrison, DMD, PA has more than 30 years of experience as an orthodontist. He works diligently to help patients achieve beautiful and healthy smiles through braces and a wide array of orthodontic treatments.A lifelong South Carolina resident, Dr. Garrison takes after his father who was a general dentist in Columbia, SC. Once he was old enough to choose his profession, he knew that he would be going into dentistry and ultimately decided that orthodontics was where he belonged. Starting his career in the Columbia and Lexington areas, he owned a successful orthodontic practice in Lexington for decades, where he put braces on more than 10,000 patients, including the daughter of former Governor of South Carolina and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.In 2016, Dr. Garrison sold his orthodontic practice in Lexington with the idea of retiring in Bluffton. However, it didn't take him long to realize that starting a new orthodontic practice made sense in so many ways. (Our passion never leaves us!) With his new practice well underway, Bluffton Orthodontics, Dr. Garrison is bringing his many years of experience and passion for orthodontics to the Lowcountry - creating a unique atmosphere that not only provides patients and families the highest quality of experienced orthodontic care and outstanding results, but offers a fun environment and stress-free journey to a beautiful smile.A graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS in Biology, he earned his Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and his degree in orthodontics from the Medical College of Georgia.Aside from Dr. Garrison's amazing credentials, he is a member of the Southern Association of Orthodontists, American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, SCAO (South Carolina Association of Orthodontics), and the South Carolina Dental Association. He offers a complimentary consultation and he and his team go above and beyond to cater to every individual need.

This book is the Course Manual for Academy of Fixed Orthodontics (AFO) courses in Orthodontics for the general dental practitioner and has been written exclusively for the general dentist who wants to incorporate fixed orthodontics into their practice. Towards this goal the course manual is a concise treatise on the study and practice of fixed orthodontics in general and explains in particular, the technique of MBTTM prescription of preadjusted edgewise appliance system (Straight WireTM). Within about 100 pages of text amply illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, the reader is introduced to the basics of orthodontic theory and practice. Biomechanics of tooth movement and the theory behind the preadjusted appliance system is given in brief. Basic instruments and materials for the fixed orthodontic practice is presented with photographs. Diagnosis and Treatment planning using Clinical tools, Cephalometrics and cast analysis is explained in enough detail. Banding and Bonding of the appliance and wire changes through planned sequence are presented succinctly. Each type of clinical cases (malocclusion) and the extraction and non-extraction methods to be followed is explained in detail. The chapter on Standard Operating Protocol gives the reader the entire steps in practice of straight wire fixed orthodontics in just 3 pages. Four pages of sample Cast Analysis form allows for a thorough practice and at the end of the book few blank pages are given so that the reader can write any notes if needed. All these features make this a unique handbook and desktop reference for the dentist who would like to lean fixed orthodontics. As this is a course manual, it is highly recommended to take up the entire Academy of Fixed Orthodontics course, which is supported by Videos and Lectures and effective post course mentoring. The concepts and implementation of this course will allow the participant to choose the content and period of study that best suits her practice. The course also teaches the latest in fixed orthodontic treatment mechanics including Tip-Edge, Lingual Orthodontics, Orthodontic Mini-Screws and the Self Ligating systems. The course is designed in such a way that the participant can easily understand the basics and will confidently be able to incorporate fixed orthodontics in the general practice. This is a handbook for the clinical practice of fixed orthodontics and is not a textbook on the subject.

This latest addition to the Dental Update books series provides a clear and thorough guide to contemporary orthodontic principles and practice. Written as a highly practical clinical manual, it covers patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning of both standard class malocclusions and specific entities such as impacted teeth, digit sucking habits and asymmetries, as well as appliance techniques, complex and multidisciplinary care, and retention. Orthodontics: Principles and Practice is written by a range of international specialists in the field. It is an essential guide to the subject for dentists seeking to improve their knowledge of orthodontics, as well as dentistry students and trainee orthodontists. Key features • Covers the full process of orthodontic treatment from initial patient assessment to post-treatment stability • Provides up to date, evidence based and clinically relevant information • Presented in a clear practical format for use as a clinical manual • Written by international orthodontic specialists • Highly illustrated in full colour throughout

This book is a comprehensive guide to the surgery-first orthognathic approach (SFOA), which overcomes the problem of the very prolonged treatment period associated with conventional orthognathic surgery by avoiding the presurgical phase. The shorter duration of the treatment is due to a phenomenon triggered by the surgery, termed the regional acceleratory phenomenon, whereby higher osteoclastic activity and metabolic changes at the dentoalveolar level accelerate postoperative orthodontic tooth movement. In this book, readers will find in-depth discussion of integration of the basic biological principles of SFOA with sound biomechanical doctrines. The authors’ own treatment protocol for surgical and orthodontic management is fully explained. Diagnosis and treatment plans are presented for various skeletal maxillofacial deformities, and key considerations in pre- and postsurgical patient care are highlighted. Detailed attention is given to complication management and to the impact of recent advances such as 3D image integration, virtual surgical planning, and rapid prototyping of surgical wafers. This richly illustrated book will be an ideal resource and quick reference guide for orthodontists at all levels of experience.