Looks Like I’ll Be Joining the AAO

As I mentioned a few months back, I decided not to renew my AAO membership this year. However, times change and it looks like the AAO Board of Trustees is actually changing as well. I just listened to...

It’s Not About Being Right

It’s not about winning. It’s not about what’s fair. What we orthodontists do every day is about a very few things (ranked in the order I see them): Taking care of patients as we wou...

Two Phase Treatment?

Why do we talk this way? Either a patient needs treatment or they don’t. Phase I treatment is often more difficult than comprehensive treatment for a litany of reasons. Why would we charge less ...

10 Ways to Significantly Reduce Treatment Time

Why is the average orthodontic case over 20 months? Why does the average mature practice have such a high percentage of patients overtime? I know you want to point to those outlier, difficult cases bu...

The Pragmatic Orthodontist Elite

Derek Bock, the gold standard himself, is offering unprecedented interaction and learning with this elite version of his proven group. Don’t miss out. Follow the link to apply and secure your ar...

Case Acceptance Tracking

By Charlene White Case acceptance tracking is the foundation to achieving high production in the orthodontic practice. I find many practices are unaware of how powerful an effective recall system can ...

Finite Work, Excess Time, Infinite Possibilities

What we do is easy. Or at least it should be. Hell, it should even be fun for us and for our patients and for our team! But as with anything, perspective and attitude are everything. Tired or running ...