I Continue to be Impressed – No Pun Intended!

Thirty months ago, I wrote a post about a company called Six Month Smiles. At that time, I was very enthused after attending a two-day course for general dentists that provided hands on learning for short-term orthodontics. STO is defined as cosmetically focused orthodontic treatment performed in less than nine months with aesthetic brackets and wires.

Five of my clients at that time attended the seminar with me and all of them were thrilled. Since then, another 10 clients have attended the course, and three more are signed up to attend the course in the Boston area scheduled for this coming April. I continue to hear rave reviews about the information taught at the course and the online continuous support and mentoring that is provided by experienced instructors to all attendees.  I felt then–and continue to feel now–that Six Month Smiles is often a better, quicker, and always less expensive option to Invisalign. Having options and the ability to present choices to your patients greatly enhances case acceptance.

Six Month Smiles has grown dramatically since I attended my course in 2012. They actually started offering courses in 2011, and as of today, over 6000 dentists in the United States have been trained and have completed 80,000 cases. A terrific and new updated feature is that you will very soon be able to use an intra oral scanner to send digital scans instead of traditional impressions. The company has also made major strides in progressive advertising and enhanced social media presence to make the general public aware of their name and what they do. I was told that in the last 30 days, over 5 million potential patients viewed their advertising, 2.5 million potential patients viewed social media posts, and 30 thousand potential patients visited the patient education section of the Six Month Smiles website looking for a provider in their area.

So as I said in my original post, if you are a restorative dentist who loves to create beautiful smiles and has an ability to visualize cases, this ortho technology can and will be a fabulous addition to your armamentarium. You will quickly be able to move teeth into proper position so that bonding, veneers, and more traditional crown and bridge or implants can now be performed. Click here for more information – you will not regret it!