Join Orthodontic Products’ Chief Editor Alison Werner as she talks with Alyssa Emory-Carter, DDS, MS. In this podcast episode, sponsored by Ormco, Emory-Carter, who is in private practice in Texas, shares her experience as a solo practitioner, building a three-office practice, and how she is using Ormco’s Spark Clear Aligners in her practice and the benefits she has found, from achieving better outcomes and to more efficient systems. 

Only 6 years out of her residency, Emory-Carter is early in her career. But in that short time, she has taken ownership of three orthodontic offices, starting with the one owned by the orthodontist who treated her as a child. Each office has one thing in common—it serves the community she grew up in. In this episode, Emory-Carter shares how she knew the time was right to jump on these opportunities and why the decision is about more than potential extra income. 

From there, Emory-Carter talks about building out these offices to run at full capacity, and how staffing, systems, and technology have been key. Included in that is Ormco’s Spark Clear Aligners. Emory-Carter talks about how each of the offices she bought didn’t previously offer aligners and shares how she integrated them and got staff to see the benefits to the system. Emory-Carter talks about the benefits of Spark Clear Aligners, from the integrated hooks and CBCT integration in the software platform to the proprietary TruGEN materials used to manufacture the aligners. What’s more, Emory-Carter talks about the results of her own in-office analysis comparing Spark to other clear aligner brands. A key finding was how many fewer refinements she was doing with Spark Clear Aligners. This translates into less patient burnout, better compliance, and shorter treatment times. 

In this episode, Emory-Carter also talks about both her patients’ and her staff’s experience with Spark. She shares how the former find the aligners comfortable and less likely to stain, while the latter appreciates the attachment template and the Spark dashboard. 

To round out the episode, Emory-Carter talks about the role remote monitoring plays in managing her aligner cases and the technology that she has on her radar. OP