Anita K. Brown

Founder, Model Ortho · Systems & Operations Consultant for Orthodontic Practices

anita@modelortho.com · Savannah, GA

Professional Summary

Founder of Model Ortho, a systems consulting practice for independent orthodontic practices. Eight years inside orthodontic operations, including nearly six years building the operational, financial, and compliance systems for a 20-employee, multi-million-dollar specialty practice. Helps practice owners look at their current reality, forecast what is possible, and build the systems that make their goals achievable. Advisory delivery grounded in facilitated conversation; work runs on aggregate, de-identified operational data, never patient-identifying information.

Founder, Model Ortho (Freedom in Honesty LLC) · 2025–Present

• Founded Model Ortho to help independent orthodontic practices analyze their capacity and production, forecast what is possible, and build the systems that make their goals achievable.
• Deliverables: capacity and production analysis, schedule architecture through Schedule Canvas, and forecasting through Impact Forecaster.
• Delivery model: facilitated conversation using appreciative inquiry; guides practice leaders until their systems hold, while practice coordinators own day-to-day schedule management.
• Clean-room data handling: aggregate and de-identified operational data only; no protected health information requested or stored.

Experience

Business Development · Operations & Financial Systems Lead

Wall Orthodontics · Statesboro, GA · Dec 2020–Sept 2026 (full-time through Nov 2025; part-time through Sept 2026)

• Oversaw operational and financial systems for a 20-employee, multi-million-dollar specialty practice, supporting productivity, compliance, and fiscal accountability.
• Managed accounts payable with audit-ready documentation; generated monthly QuickBooks expense reports and cost-trend analysis for ownership.
• Implemented inventory tracking and procurement workflows to stabilize supply costs and improve budget accuracy.
• Collaborated with supervisors to design scheduling templates within the practice-management system, aligning patient flow with doctor productivity goals.
• Used the practice-management system and analytics to monitor production, collections, and scheduling performance.
• Processed bi-weekly payroll for 20 employees at 100% accuracy; standardized onboarding protocols and department-specific training materials.
• Coordinated OSHA/HIPAA compliance and maintained secure, audit-ready personnel and operational records.
• Provided ownership cost-impact assessments to inform purchasing and capital-planning decisions; tracked marketing spend and ROI.

Orthodontic Assistant

Wall Orthodontics · May 2018–Dec 2020

• Performed all procedures related to orthodontic treatment plans and patient care under the doctor's direction.

Program Director / Instructor, Neuromuscular Massage Therapy

Ogeechee Technical College · Statesboro, GA · Nov 2014–May 2018

• Directed program operations: policy development, compliance alignment, curriculum standards, and performance outcomes.
• Built the program handbook, objectives, and clinic policies/procedures to Georgia Board of Massage Therapy standards; achieved a 100% licensing-exam pass rate.
• Analyzed student data (retention, persistence, performance) to drive curriculum and operational improvements.

Licensed Massage Therapist (Self-Employed)

Statesboro, GA · Mar 2004–Oct 2022

• Operated an independent practice; maintained confidential client records and practice policies compliant with HIPAA and privacy law.

Credentials & Education

• HIPAA Compliance Officer & OSHA/BBP Compliance (2026)
• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA · Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (Exercise Science), May 2014, GPA 3.92