Discover how a lower-volume, relationship-driven practice empowers the entire team to work more efficiently, connect more meaningfully with patients, and contribute to a practice culture that prioritizes both professional satisfaction and work-life balance. 

A repetitive and persuasive message being conveyed to new orthodontists and orthodontic residents is, “The larger your orthodontic practice, the better.” However, practices that rely on a higher volume of patients, particularly those with multiple locations, can yield more challenges, higher stress, quicker burn-out, and no guarantee of more net income. Is a lower volume practice a viable alternative in today’s business climate? For many orthodontists, the idea of a lower volume practice that affords more time to spend with each patient and which offers a less complex business entity to manage has great appeal. The concern that many doctors have is that deliberately limiting the volume of patients for whom they care may prevent them from reaching their financial needs and goals. With evidence of how orthodontists in lower volume practices are currently maximizing profitability and achieving impressive net incomes, this presentation seeks to allay that concern. The key is to focus on those factors where especially smaller practices have distinct advantages to maximize profitability. Focusing one’s practice on delivering a unique, personalized experience for a lower volume of patients can yield remarkable success while simultaneously facilitating the opportunity for a more desirable work/life balance. 

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