Same-day de-band appointments are costing you more chair time than you think.
The old way: patient comes in, brackets come off, work goes to the lab, you wait, patient comes back in the afternoon to collect their retainer. That’s two appointments, half a day of turnaround pressure, and zero room for anything to go wrong.
The better way: scan the patient one to two weeks before their de-banding. Send us the file. We build the retainer in advance. When the patient sits down for de-banding, the appliance is already sitting in your clinic, ready to go.
How it works
- Scan ahead — take a digital impression one to two weeks before the scheduled de-band, brackets still on.
- Send the case — we start production immediately, well before the patient’s appointment.
- De-band and deliver in one visit — brackets off, retainer fitted, patient out the door. No return trip, no waiting on us.
Why it’s worth switching
You get your appointment book back. No more holding a slot open in the afternoon for a delivery that may or may not be ready. One appointment does the job instead of two.
Fewer surprises. Digital scans are more accurate than alginate impressions, which means fewer fit issues and fewer remakes at the point that matters most — the last appointment in a course of treatment.
Less pressure on same-day turnaround. Same-day requests will now attract a fee, listed on our updated price list. Pre-scanning avoids it entirely and gets you a better result in the process.
Patients notice. Faster, more predictable de-band appointments mean less time in the chair and less time waiting around — a better experience on the last visit of their treatment.
Most of our high-volume ortho partners have already made the switch. It’s a small change to the workflow that pays off in a straightforward way: better use of your day, and appliances that are right the first time.
Ready to send a case?
If you’re not scanning ahead of de-band appointments yet, it’s worth the conversation.
