This Ain’t the Time for Your Daddy’s Consultant!
By Marc Ackerman & Ben Burris Bob Dylan once sung “the times they are a changin’”. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Embracing change is the only way to survive in orthodontics but if you play you...
Dr. Kyle Fagala Launches Free Web Series
By Kyle Fagala Digital marketing is something of an anomaly when it comes to industries. It has the power to propel your business to new, often unparalleled levels of success, but it’s also so esote...
Will People Pay Interest for Orthodontics? – The Data!
By Jamie Reynolds In previous posts, I shared data we are collecting at OrthoFi. In a series of upcoming blog posts, I hope to share more of the data we have collected from over 76,000 new patient e...
Quality Treatment?
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Based on recent polls in Ortho101 it’s become obvious that we orthodontists are nothing more than teeth straighteners who do the bidding of our clientele....
Doctor, Listen to the Patient!
By Jason Tam We just saw a nearly 18-year-old new patient as a 4th opinion. Usually I am a bit wary of these, especially if they have traveled some distance to see me, but hey, I had time. She had bee...
Resident Discount for OrthoPundit
I got what is probably the hundredth Facebook message today from a resident asking for a discounted price for OrthoPundit. I don’t understand it. You guys pay tens of thousands of dollars for yo...
Our Obsession with Profiles is Unfounded
Traveling over the last couple weeks I was able to indulge in my second favorite pastime – people watching. In doing so in Italy and especially in Croatia I was stuck repeatedly by interesting, ...
Popularity is Overrated
In my experience, the most valuable thing I can do for family, my friends, my colleagues and our specialty is to ask the hard questions and give the hard answers when asked. Yes, saying so is awfully ...
AcceleDent Threatens to Sue Doctors Promoting Propel VPro5
In a unprecedented move, OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc, the makers of AcceleDent, have sent what amount to cease and desist letters via the Gardere Law Firm to orthodontists promoting the Propel produc...
$500 Discount from Charlene White for Current & New OrthoPundit Subscribers
Charlene White has stepped up to create big value for OrthoPundit subscribers! New and current OrthoPundit subscribers are eligible for $500 off of an in-office consultation with Charlene if the docto...