SmileDirectClub Files Suit Against Michigan Dental Association
It’s been interesting to watch organized dentistry groups rail against direct to consumer, doctor directed aligner treatment. Instead of embracing and incorporating new technology, most dentists...
State Dental Boards ARE Puppets for State Dental Associations
The world is a funny place. Just the other day I was telling a group of people that state dental boards are effectively controlled by state dental associations – even though state dental associa...
A Call for Professionalism
I listened to the talk “A Call for Professionalism” by Dr. Peter Greco and Dr. Eladio DeLeon, Jr. on the AAO member website (their talk starts about 1:34:00) and it was interesting to say the leas...
SmileDirectClub Press Release
SmileDirectClub made a formal press release today in response to AAO emails and the AAO prompted BuzzFeed article released this weekend. You can read it here. ...
Protecting the Public?
The last time organized dentistry and dental boards tried to “protect the public” they warned of the dangers of tooth whitening done outside the office of a licensed dentist. Of course there was n...
Sock-Sock or Sock-Shoe?
When my daughter was about three years old I was helping her put her shoes on and she corrected me. “No daddy. It’s sock-shoe not sock-sock” she told me with all the authority a toddler can must...
Truth and Consequences
by Marc Ackerman Truthiness is the quality of seeming to be true according to one’s intuition, opinion, or perception without regard to logic, factual evidence, or the like. In orthodontics, the...
Pay No Attention to Retention
Retention and post-treatment stability is the Moby Dick of orthodontics. We have been obsessed with the idea that it should be possible to maintain our finished cases in stasis ad infinitum and have c...
Straumann Takes 35% Stake in Rapid Shape 3D Printers
As reported earlier, Straumann bought Clear Correct earlier this year and now they have taken a significant stake in a 3D printing company. It will be interesting to learn what form Straumann’s ...
The Way to Sustainable Growth and Unbelievable Profit
We came across an article in Entrepreneur Magazine called Quantity Versus Quantity. A reader of the magazine wrote into the “What’s Your Problem?” section with an intriguing question. “I own a...