The Biggest Invisalign Mistake Patients Make with Dr. Nicole Haydt

So let's start from the very beginning, Dr. Nicole.

What first got you interested in the medical

field? Oh, that would be from my own orthodontic treatment.

I was in high school and at this time I was really scared of the dentist.

And so when my mom made my appointment for the orthodontic office, I was really nervous.

I was always a shy kid, especially in high school.

And I realized that orthodontics is a little different.

It's not like the standard in the dental office.

The doctor was very personal, which I hadn't had before.

And my treatment was fun.

I looked forward to my adjustments.

I looked forward to my appointments.

And it was actually my orthodontist that introduced me into working in the dental field because he hired me as his assistant as a summer job.

And that turned into my career and passion.

So it really escalated pretty quickly.

Okay, so you already knew from there, you're going to be in the dental industry.

Okay, so that eventually led you down the path of starting your own practice, Scanned Orthodontic Studio.

What led you to decide to start your own practice? I mean, why not just stay working for another practice?

Yeah, that's a good question.

And I thought about it for a very long time.

I think it's a big decision that a lot of dentists and orthodontists do have to make in their career is, am I going to build something out my own and invest a lot of money and time and energy and lose money in the process? Or am I going to continue working for someone else or another corporation where oftentimes you aren't paid well in corporations? And so for me, it was not a money decision.

For me, I was seeing how I work in my day to day in my corporation and I was getting frustrated.

that the traditional model of orthodontics is that you see your consultations pretty much the same time that you're bonding patients and you're bouncing back and forth and you're meeting your new patients and you're in there for two minutes and then you say goodbye, here's my coordinator, and then you bop over to your active patients, you're doing your adjustments, your bondings.

And I really was feeling very stressed in that environment.

I didn't feel like I was giving either category my patients the time they deserve.