Most continuing education teaches dentists how to treat patients better. Almost none of it teaches how to run a practice better. That gap — between clinical training and business training — is exactly what the GPS dental program was built to close. Created by Gladwell Practice Solutions, GPS is a learning-management platform that pairs leadership, business acumen, and operational training with team-wide execution, designed specifically for dentists, orthodontists, and residents.

Rather than a single course or seminar, GPS is structured as an ongoing curriculum: one platform, one shared playbook, and one aligned team working from the same system instead of each person learning growth strategy independently — or not at all.

What the GPS Dental Program Actually Is

GPS is described by its own team as more than a course library — it's a complete practice transformation platform, not a one-off educational product. The curriculum is built from strategies developed inside real, high-performing practices, created by Dr. Jason Gladwell, a top-tier Invisalign® provider and Diamond Plus Speaker who has grown his own practice into one of the top performers in the Southeast.

The GPS program's core premise is straightforward: most clinicians are trained to deliver excellent treatment, not to build excellent practices. GPS Premium is designed to install the leadership, systems, and commercial capability required to turn that clinical excellence into scalable, measurable growth — the "missing engine" behind more patients, more starts, and predictable practice performance.

What's Included in GPS Premium

The GPS dental program is organized around six core learning areas, spanning the full spectrum of what it takes to run — not just staff — a growing practice:

• Practice Performance — proven methods for optimizing patient experience and overall practice outcomes.

• Business Acumen — strategic financial, legal, and marketing content, paired directly with practice growth strategy.

• Operational Excellence — precision systems covering everything from scheduling to chair time, aimed at maximizing both efficiency and quality.

• Behavior Science — the psychology behind patient decisions, from event urgency and gift-giving to objection handling and conversion behavior.

• Event-Led Growth — the Smile Event System, a GPS-exclusive framework built to drive over 100 Invisalign® starts through structured, conversion-focused events.

• Tech Strategy — frameworks for evaluating, procuring, and integrating technology based on real impact to patient experience, operational flow, and long-term growth.

Beyond the content itself, GPS Premium includes 10 seats per practice — built around the principle of one platform, one playbook, one aligned team, rather than training reaching only the doctor while the rest of the team learns nothing formally at all.

Backed by Real Curriculum Numbers

The GPS dental program isn't built on theory alone. According to the platform's own curriculum data, GPS has been used across 160 offices, is built from 63 years of combined experience, has contributed to more than 15,000 cases closed, and includes over 100 lessons across its curriculum — with participating practices seeing strategy translate into more than 150 closed cases per year on average.

GPS Premium is also backed by CE credit through a nationally approved PACE program provider, giving participating doctors continuing education value alongside the practical business and leadership training — a combination that's uncommon among dental training platforms focused primarily on growth strategy.

Who the GPS Dental Program Is Built For

GPS is structured around three distinct tracks, recognizing that a general dentist, an orthodontist, and a resident are all solving different versions of the same underlying problem: how to turn clinical skill into a thriving, scalable practice.

For Dentists. GPS helps general practice teams confidently present treatment and convert "I'll think about it" into "let's do it," with training built for real-world dental workflows — including navigating a confident, symbiotic relationship with referring specialists.

For Orthodontists. GPS functions as a plug-and-play growth system built specifically for the orthodontic patient journey — team training that boosts consult-to-start conversion, paired with referral-building playbooks designed to keep the schedule full with the right patients.

For Residents. GPS offers a fast, actionable playbook for succeeding outside the operatory — communication, case acceptance, and business fundamentals that residency programs typically don't cover, aimed at preparing residents for the realities of practice ownership or associateship.

How GPS Differs From Typical Dental CE

Most dental CE is clinical: new techniques, new materials, updated protocols. It's valuable, but it doesn't explain why two clinically similar practices can perform completely differently on production, conversion, and growth. The GPS dental program deliberately occupies a different space — closer to a business and leadership curriculum than a clinical refresher — while still carrying the CE credit value doctors need to track for licensure.

That distinction matters for how a practice should think about using GPS: it's not a replacement for clinical CE, but a parallel track addressing the business, leadership, and operational skills that determine whether strong clinical work translates into a growing, well-run practice.

Getting a Read on Where Your Practice Stands

For practices unsure where their biggest opportunity lies before diving into a full curriculum, GPS offers a Growth Scorecard — a starting-point assessment designed to help identify which areas (patient experience, conversion, operations, or team alignment) represent the clearest opportunity for that specific practice, rather than assuming every practice needs the same starting point.

Is the GPS Dental Program Right for Your Practice?

The GPS dental program is built for practices that want structured, measurable systems rather than abstract concepts — and for owners who are tired of CE that adds knowledge without adding income. It's designed for teams, not just doctors, and for practices ranging from a single owner building their first team to multi-site groups looking to align performance across every location.

For any practice where clinical skill has outpaced business systems — a common pattern across dentistry — GPS is built to close exactly that gap, with a curriculum, a community of instructors, and measurable outcomes behind it.

Curious where your own practice stands? Take the GPS Growth Scorecard or explore the full GPS curriculum to see which track — Dentists, Orthos, or Residents — fits where your practice is today.