It’s been over five years since we started the experiment that is Smiley Face Braces in Orlando, Florida. A lot has happened – both expected and totally out of the blue – so we thought we...
By Angela Weber and Ben Burris Almost all orthodontists think they have an 80-90 percent conversion rate. And for some that may be true depending on how you measure it and at what point in the game me...
For years I refused to hire “experienced” chairside employees. I knew that other offices weren’t as good as mine and that my treatment was superior to all others – well I believed this any...
I was perusing mass emails in my spam folder when I came across one from OrthoYes. It was interesting for lots of reasons but the thing that struck me most were the assumptions that almost all orthodo...
I love Facebook groups. I’m a member of several – one of them is focused on investment ideas/questions for medical professionals of all types. It’s fascinating reading… the schemes and plans a...
Yes we have a flat fee of $2998 at Smiley Face. Yes I love it because at this price point I have a great deal of freedom to practice as I see fit, I treat only people I enjoy and I work only when I wa...
All things being equal, all orthodontists KNOW the following to be true: A higher conversion rate is better than a lower one. A higher collection rate is better than a lower one. A lower no-show rate ...
We average a couple visiting doctors a week at Smiley Face these days. Doctors who generally come to see what we are doing and learn but in a significant number of cases it is readily apparent that th...
Definition of average /ˈav(ə)rij/, noun a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by divid...
If you listen to consultants and gurus they will insist that orthodontists and their staff should never, ever respond to the question “How much do braces cost?” with a number. Some of the more lib...