The demand for orthodontic treatment to be done with aligners is:

In general, the number of office visits and length of time to complete treatment is less with aligners compared to traditional braces.

The range of starts in aligners where office will start to experience and recognize these efficiencies is:

It’s necessary to see your patient’s more frequently in aligners than with fixed appliances to make sure the patient’s trays are fitting properly.

It’s recommended that certain processes be staged at specific intervals (ie time of IPR), to allow the practitioner to seamlessly distribute aligners as needed.

Aligners can be more productive than fixed appliances, even though associated lab fees may be higher.

What are three of the major inputs to determine cost for in house lab?

Labor is not an input that matters when calculating the cost per tray to create in house aligners?

Which would be a better decision under the reported constraints – 100 trays 50 U and 50 L will complete the case with retainers: Costs per tray: Labor 6$, model 3$, resin et al $4. OR Outsource case: $1800:

Increasing the number of case starts can actually reduce overall overhead even when there is an increase in the cost of supplies/materials/lab fees.

Because Invisalign costs the office more/case, the overall office overhead will necessarily increase when increasing the percentage of Invisalign use in an office.

In order to do more Invisalign starts, you have to start fewer traditional wire/braces type cases.