THE ROLE OF EFFECTIVE ORTHODONTIC TRAINING & LINGUAL ORTHODONTICS IN BUILDING YOUR ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE.
WHAT’S THE VALUE OF ADDING LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS TO YOUR PRACTICE? Attract 100 orthodontic patients a year (9 braces a month) and add £340,000
- £1,600,000 to your practice revenue.
SO WHERE DOES EFFECTIVE ORTHODONTIC TRAINING & LINGUAL BRACES COME INTO IT? EFFECTIVE TRAINING ENSURES COMPETENCE. • This means you know what results you can deliver for people, •
This means you can offer a detailed consultation,
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This means you can deliver the results you promised,
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This means you get great reviews & referrals and your reputation expands.
THIS IS THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE. There is more to orthodontics than simply aligning the front 6 teeth, Once you start attracting more and more patients to your practice you will encounter more and more clinical situations and medico-legally you have a responsibility to comprehensively assess and document your treatments properly, this is where proper training comes into it, but there is so much more to proper orthodontic training than defensive record keeping, it can open up whole patient groups and cases that you otherwise would never have been able to help.
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ADDING THE RIGHT LINGUAL BRACES system supported by the right laboratory to your practice can help you offer 20 - 50 lingual braces per year that you otherwise would never have got. This could add £50,000 - £250,000 in revenue to your practice.
ADDING COMPREHENSIVE ORTHODONTICS TO YOUR TREATMENT OPTIONS ensures you can offer all the options in your consent and also means you can help those people looking for a more transformative solution that may not be possible through other means. People seeking to reduce their overjet or to improve their smiles without making their front teeth appear more prominent or “pirhana like” (where the upper and lower teeth point are too proclined) require a comprehensive approach. The correct training foundation opens up three patient groups that are highly motivated and that have the desire to get the treatment. These two groups can add upto & beyond £750,000 to your practice annually.
ADDING ORTHODONTICS FOR CHILDREN DENIED TREATMENT BY THE NHS to your practice supported by the right training and laboratory can add another 12 - 120 cases per year to your practice which could deliver £24,000 - £360,000 to your practice.
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SO WHAT TYPES OF TRAINING DO I NEED? YOU NEED TWO TYPES OF TRAINING: a) Orthodontic foundations training b) System specific training
ORTHODONTIC FOUNDATIONS training covers all the fundamentals and mechanics involved in orthodontics. This means you understand the forces, elements, tools and protocols involved in the science and art of aligning teeth and you will then understand the fundamentals so that you can then choose the right system to treat each case.
SYSTEM SPECIFIC training means that you understand
the mechanics, techniques and protocols to use each different system effectively. There are nuances and techniques to get the best results from each system.
WHAT TYPE OF LAB SUPPORT WOULD THE IDEAL ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE NEED? YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR 4 ELEMENTS WHEN CHOOSING YOUR ORTHODONTIC LAB SUPPORT. 1. Digital records / models storage. 2. Orthodontic simulations / setups for full consent in complex cases. 3. Orthodontic applicance pre-programming - Pre-set up intelligent braces to deliver the simulated specified result (available with lingual and labial braces systems) 4. Training & Clinical support to help you complete cases. Wired Orthodontics offers all these elements. They are experts in educating general dentists in comprehensive aesthetic orthodontics and lingual systems.
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Led by Technical Director Sue Bessant and Specialist Orthodontist Ian Hutchinson, Wired Orthodontics offer you a pathway to build the orthodontic part of your practice with confidence & support every step of the way
WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED BY WIRED ORTHODONTICS? Pretty much all the UK GDP instructors for the other systems came to Ian & Sue at Wired to learn the fundamentals.
WHAT SHOULD I START WITH? Everyone should do the 9 day core of knowledge training to provide the foundational training, but to get a taste you can start with a single day course such as the introduction to secret smile lingual braces or simply smile ceramic braces.
WHAT SUPPORT CAN I GET? Everything from digital model setup & simulation to help you establish consent with the patient prior to commencing treatment ranging to a full support forum where you can submit cases for support. ranging to personalised support on a case by case basis by phone and email.
HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH? VISIT http://wiredorthodontics.co.uk 5
Comprehensive & Foundational Orthodontic Education for GDPs http://wiredorthodontics.co.uk/