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Pay Your 2017 State Income Taxes By December 29
I am not an accountant or a CPA and you shouldn’t take my suggestion as tax advice. Be sure to talk to a CPA licensed in your state before taking any action! That being said my CPA pointed out that ...
What Does the Average Orthodontic Consumer Look Like?
Not the average orthodontic patient seen in the traditional orthodontic office, the average consumer. There is a huge difference between the two but we orthodontists are generally unaware of the discr...
The Buy/Sell Dichotomy
This phenomenon has always been fun to watch but it has rarely been more apparent than now. If you want some good fun then go on any of the closed orthodontic groups and watch the membership scramble ...
Are You REALLY Protecting the Profession?
All I hear these days from a very vocal and very unhappy subset of orthodontists are vitriolic accusations and recriminations: “You’re destroying the profession” “How dare you betray your prof...
The Economy Is Booming – Why Isn’t Your Practice?
The biggest problem facing orthodontic practices in the United States is a lack of new patients. Though there are outliers who have more work than they can handle and despite other concerns, orthodont...
We Are Going to Hell!
This morning Marc received a lovely message from Dr. Blair Barnett of Avery Orthodontics via Facebook. We have no words to adequately describe it so have a look for yourself: While we realize that mos...
SmileDirectClub Files Suit Against Michigan Dental Association
It’s been interesting to watch organized dentistry groups rail against direct to consumer, doctor directed aligner treatment. Instead of embracing and incorporating new technology, most dentists...
State Dental Boards ARE Puppets for State Dental Associations
The world is a funny place. Just the other day I was telling a group of people that state dental boards are effectively controlled by state dental associations – even though state dental associa...