Orthodontist only work with children?

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Are children pretty much the only people who see Orthodontists? Well, I know adults may see Ortho's but, for the most part, would an Ortho practice basically work with children?

Thanks.

Edit: I've researched both fields but I can't find the answer to this question.
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Almost 50 views and no answer? 😳

Is anybody out there? Orthos? Dental Students? Someone??? Lol.
 
It is safe to say the majority of clients are children. However, there are lots of adults who get ortho treatment.
 
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Mostly you'll be seeing children, but if you want to market your practice specifically to adult ortho, it can be done (especially if you offer Invisalign, Ibraces, etc).



PrettyNerd said:
Are children pretty much the only people who see Orthodontists? Well, I know adults may see Ortho's but, for the most part, would an Ortho practice basically work with children?

I'm a new pre-dent and interested in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics...

Thanks.

Edit: I've researched both fields but I can't find the answer to this question.
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I used to work for an orthodontist..and I'd say he saw about 75 percent kids/teenagers..but he definitely saw adults too.. I think it helped break up his day .. and gave his practice variety
 
About 30% adults in my practice. We offer Invisalign and clear brackets at no additional charge which may skew our demographics slightly.
 
kato999 said:
About 30% adults in my practice. We offer Invisalign and clear brackets at no additional charge which may skew our demographics slightly.
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Do you have a higher average cost to compensate for the larger overhead associated with Invisilign and ceramic brackets?
 
Guy Smiley said:
Do you have a higher average cost to compensate for the larger overhead associated with Invisilign and ceramic brackets?
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I don't believe we are too much more than our competitors. We are able to keep office visits down for invisalign patients since we only see them once every 8-10 weeks. We are fairly high volume invisalign so we do get a pretty decent discount as well. The ceramic brackets are only on the front 8 maxillary teeth in most cases which really isn't a huge expense.
 
kato999 said:
I don't believe we are too much more than our competitors. We are able to keep office visits down for invisalign patients since we only see them once every 8-10 weeks. We are fairly high volume invisalign so we do get a pretty decent discount as well. The ceramic brackets are only on the front 8 maxillary teeth in most cases which really isn't a huge expense.
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Did you end up staying in MN? Was it difficult finding you current position.
 
I would love to limit my (future) practice to only children, but it doesn't make too much sense to throw away 20-30% of your potential patients. Growth in kids (especially vertical) makes cases much easier to treat.
 
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Guy Smiley said:
How is Invisalign low overhead when you have a $1500 lab fee?
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The overhead gets even higher when you take into consideration that you will likely need to finish most of your Invisalign cases with fixed appliances to get acceptable results anyway.
 
Istr8nthem said:
The overhead gets even higher when you take into consideration that you will likely need to finish most of your Invisalign cases with fixed appliances to get acceptable results anyway.
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Man. this is so true. speaking from my own experience...couldn't get my canines derotated...
 
TKD said:
Man. this is so true. speaking from my own experience...couldn't get my canines derotated...
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I don't care what the Invisalign people tell you, canine rotations are simply not correctable. This is based on many cases that I have seen that have needed fixed appliances placed to derotate canines after the last invisalign tray. If I use Invisalign on a pt (which I don't do often, and likely will never do again with their new "rules") I always inform the pt that they will likely need braces for a few months at the end to fine tune everything (fix rotations, get proper torque).
 
I refer about 4-5 ortho cases per day. The majority of cases are referred to ortho around 12 yrs of age. So you won't have to deal with the cry babies like you do in pedo.
 
Demeter said:
I refer about 4-5 ortho cases per day. The majority of cases are referred to ortho around 12 yrs of age. So you won't have to deal with the cry babies like you do in pedo.
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Opposite here. Refer 2-3 adult cases per day to my orthodontist and keep 30-45 (under 21 yrs old) cases per month for myself. 😀😀😀
 
Damn, you are getting over 400 orthodontic cases a year? I would take those numbers as an orthodontist in this economy any day.

Gav, are you back in the inferno terrorizing little kids?
 
kato999 said:
Damn, you are getting over 400 orthodontic cases a year? I would take those numbers as an orthodontist in this economy any day.
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How many cases a year can a moderately busy ortho practice expect to start?
 
nug said:
How many cases a year can a moderately busy ortho practice expect to start?
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I would have said 400 is very busy. I'm only a resident, but it seems like the average practice that I have seen starts 200-250/year. Anyone else out there can feel free to correct me.
 
Guy Smiley said:
I would have said 400 is very busy. I'm only a resident, but it seems like the average practice that I have seen starts 200-250/year. Anyone else out there can feel free to correct me.
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250 is about average I would say for an urban practice. The rural guys are averaging probably 400 or so. There are some ortho's that are doing 1000 starts a year which blows my mind. I don't think I could treat cases to my standards seeing that many patients.
 
kato999 said:
There are some ortho's that are doing 1000 starts a year which blows my mind.
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Holy cow! That blows my mind too. I have heard of some guys doing 500 or so a year---but 1000! Is that a solo ortho practice? To get 1000 you probably need like 3 or 4 offices and absolutely no competition. Where do these guys practice?
 
How much do you typically charge per case?
 
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