SDC, DSOs & ROI, Oh My!

The last few years have been terribly interesting! Unforeseeable and even unbelievable events seem to have become the norm and the pace of change is ever increasing. Adapt or die has never been more a...

Thought Experiment – The Next Big Thing

Marc Ackerman & Ben Burris What event will totally disrupt the landscape of orthodontics more than any other we can imagine? That’s easy and we have mentioned it before: When someone is able to ...

You’ll Have to Sit in the Back!

We arrived in London at 5:40 this am, proceeded to the hotel and took an awesome family nap. We woke up hungry and The Trafalgar St James has a great rooftop hotel that we’ve been keen to try. We as...

The Invisalign Train Is Leaving The Station

By Chris Bentson – Partner, Bentson Copple & Associates, LLC If you aren’t on board with Invisalign in your practice, the seats on the train are filling up, and if the first quarter 2017 resul...

What Is A GOOD Referral Source?

Ancient History When I got out of residency in 2004, this question was easy to answer. A good referral source was a general dentist or pediatric dentist who sent me every child or adult that the denti...

The Future of Clear Aligners

We live in a very interesting time. The advent of SmileDirectClub has changed the game forever, but this is just the beginning and there will be a resulting chain reaction that is perpetuated for year...

Orthodontists Are Like Taxi Drivers

No, I’m not talking about the fact that we both are hired help who are paid to get people from where they are to where they want to be. Neither am I talking about the fact that all taxis look t...

Don’t Let Your Goals Limit You in 2017

It’s that time of year. Traditionally we set goals and make resolutions for the new year and that is a fine thing. We all know that setting goals gives us something to shoot for and provides focus f...