Orthodontists and Airport Security
We just went through security at the SJO airport here in San Jose, Costa Rica. It was interesting because the person running the one working bag X-ray machine was also the person who investigated susp...
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...
SYSTEMS: Scheduling and Keeping New Patient Exams–the Data!
By Jamie Reynolds In previous posts, I shared some of the data we are collecting at OrthoFi. In a series of blog posts, I hope to share data we have collected from over 70,000 starts and over $300,0...
Effective Lifetime Retainer Program Promotion
We are big fans of a Lifetime Retainer Program that is affordable for patients and profitable for orthodontists. A real win-win is always great for your practice! There are tons of variants on the Lif...
An Easy Way to Bring in High Canines
Getting high canines or lingual teeth into position is always a pain for us and for patients but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’ll simply use some open coiled spring to make space ...
Confirmation Bias and “Professionalism” Are Killing Orthodontics
I’ve said it many times before, orthodontists are the greatest threat to the orthodontic profession. Nothing I’ve seen lately has changed this point of view and, if anything given recent events, I...
The Traveling Orthodontist Facebook Page is Live!
Join us for in depth discussion of the travel experiences we orthodontists enjoy so much! https://www.facebook.com/groups/travelingorthodontist/ ...
When I Think Back on All the Crap I Learned in Residency…It’s a Wonder I Can Think at All
by Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA We are definitely smart enough to revive our moribund specialty. As a matter of fact, we do some pretty incredible work! Every day I am blown away by some of the...