Invisalign for General Dentists: Focus on What You Love | Dr. Ryan Moulis

Dr. Ryan Moulis is the number one solo-practice Invisalign provider in the world, with more than 7,000 cases over his career. He stopped doing root canals and oral surgery, and his practice production went up four times. He shares how focusing on what he loves made him happier and grew his practice, the orthodontist who told him what he was doing was "disgusting," and how he's trained more than 6,000 dentists to make clear aligners a big part of their practice. In this episode: - Teaching from mistakes, not before-and-afters - The "flywheel of momentum": why Invisalign patients bring you more patients - The orthodontist who said he was ruining the profession, and the one who brought him a plant - You don't have to do everything to be a great general dentist - Falling back in love with dentistry by simplifying your schedule - Taking a leap of faith, and changing your practice like an aligner: small moves every week - Why 85 to 90% of his Invisalign patients stay for general dentistry - Letting your hygienist and the scanner start the conversation - What sets Invisalign's attachments and SmartTrack material apart 📰 Plus dental news from 2024: the Visa and Mastercard merchant fee settlement deadline, Florida's new dental insurance laws, and Colorado and Minnesota join the dentist and dental hygienist licensure compact. Dr. Ryan Moulis is a general dentist in the Chicago area who has practiced since 2001. He founded Moulis Coaching, an online clear aligner training program with video lessons, live sessions and a Facebook community of thousands of dentists in 23 countries. 🙌 Special shout out to Align Technology, our educational partner, for making this episode possible! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:57 Thanks to Align Technology 1:54 Jeff at Align's exocad and iTero event 3:24 How to find CE that's worth your time 8:09 What a dentist learns at a hygiene seminar 11:14 "I'm just an assistant": don't ever say that 14:03 News: the Visa and Mastercard settlement deadline 15:56 News: Florida's new dental insurance laws 17:01 News: Colorado and Minnesota join the licensure compact 19:11 Meet Dr. Ryan Moulis 20:40 Teaching from his mistakes 21:43 The flywheel: why Invisalign patients talk 25:02 The orthodontist who called it "disgusting" 29:06 The orthodontist who brought a plant 31:48 Did he ever consider becoming an orthodontist? 32:12 Do what you love, and refer the rest 35:04 Falling back in love with dentistry 40:36 Taking a leap of faith 42:52 Change your practice like an aligner 43:42 What built you isn't what keeps you going 47:41 What is Moulis Coaching? 50:28 How Invisalign patients become general dentistry patients 53:28 Mentorship and the Facebook community 55:54 Let your hygienist and the scanner start the conversation 59:12 Why Invisalign over other aligners 1:04:31 Closing 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dentists-in-the-know/id1543254763 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Elfj6LX0hCUyp0AgdTsij 📺 Make sure you subscribe to catch new episodes live every Wednesday at 8pm ET! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow 🌐 Check out our brand new website: https://dentistsintheknow.com 🌟 Stay up to date on all the latest dental trends when you follow the DINKs: https://fanflet.com/dinks/social-2