Train In Vain
By Marc Ackerman, DMD, MBA, FACD Many orthodontists speak reverently about being a member of the orthodontic profession. Platitudes like “it’s good for the profession”, “we owe it ...
Please Don’t Mess Up OUR Practices
This is an open letter to all you associates out there from all of us who employ and pay you: I appreciate you, as I’m sure your employer does. You work hard but you are paid very well. It̵...
Do You Want the 99% or the 1%?
The answer is obvious. Or it should be. We orthodontists think it is obvious, but our actions often say otherwise. “What the heck are you talking about Burris?” I can hear you saying. I’m glad y...
439 Orthodontic Practices with Ben Burris : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Uncensored look at the state of the dental industry amongst other things.....
In Town Transfer Patients
We spoke in detail about transfer patients from out of town on Sunday and based on the response I wanted to discuss transfer cases from other orthodontists in the same town. In town transfers are prob...
We Are Failing Our Patients & Fooling Ourselves
Whenever a group of orthodontists get together, the topic of transfer patients is bound to come up. It’s amazing that we always seem to receive patients who are in “terrible shape” ...
Better is Better… But Better Can Still Suck
So this popped up on my FB thread. It's an ad from the Australian Society of Orthodontists and it do......
Insurance Benefits and PIF Accounts
I know that many of you offer a payment in full bookkeeping courtesy for patients who pay for treatment up front. It’s a very common thing to do and doing so makes logical sense given the reduce...
Flying Machines & Other Things That Will Never Happen
By Chris Bentson In September of 1901, McClure’s Magazine, in an article written by Simon Newcomb, a distinguished astronomer and professor at Johns Hopkins University, dismissed the dream of flig...
Herodontics
I was introduced to this term early in my orthodontic education but it took several years to fully understand what Herodontics is, why we engage in it and the results thereof. Herodontics is the act o...