Thank Your Mentors – Part 2

I had a lot of fun walking down memory lane and thinking about those who enabled me and others to become solid orthodontic practitioners the other day. So much so that today I decided to do the same t...

Defensiveness & Peerlessness

It happens to me all too often. Someone says something or comments on what I’m doing and I get that hot feeling and a rush of adrenaline caused by a fight or flight response to a perceived threat. I...

Michael Jackson Was Right – Clinical Efficiency Part 2

One glove is plenty in most situations! I’m talking about new patient exams, regular active appointments, appliance checks, retainer checks and the like. For those appointments, there is rarely ...

Thank Your Mentors!

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I arrived where I am, what I do, how I do it and why. It’s probably because I’m rethinking my mechanics and practice model while we are in...

The AAO Annual Session Is The. Best. Thing. Ever.

** Originally published as the Editor’s Note for the Q2, 2016 Edition of The Progressive Orthodontist Magazine We orthodontists love tradition and once again it’s time for our favorite, th...

Turnover Is Killing You – Clinical Efficiency Part 1

We all worry about how long a wire change takes when talking about orthodontic office efficiency but often we are missing the boat by focusing on that. The time it takes to do the procedure is rarely ...

Dentists Make Too Much Money – DrBicuspid

I’m getting a bunch of flack for stating what I think is pretty obvious stuff in this DrBicuspid piece**. Fees for dental work will decrease for lots of reasons, the cost of doing business will...

Wedge Techniques- Golf Tips with Andrew Rice

Check out these two key elements that current #1 Player Jason Day clearly demonstrates with his wedge techniques. Andrew explains how these two elements are important in creating crisp contact when ch...

ABO’s A Joke

This is one of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long, long time. To see the people on this video talk about why being board certified makes you a better orthodontist is sheer entertainment. W...

Success!

Bridget and I love to share. Hopefully that’s abundantly clear on OrthoPundit and on the Ortho101. Sharing what we have learned with others is our favorite thing to do. Well, it’s our second favor...