Use Your Head!

As I’ve mentioned several times recently, I took over a practice that I own but haven’t run for many moons this summer. Overall the patients are in good shape but I’ve seen things...

Just Do As I Say

So I came across this gem, watched it and took some notes. I usually have to pay for this kind of entertainment. Enjoy! 13:40 – Klontz tells us how to practice and how many patients you’re all...

Retractor Choice and Placement

I get asked about the retractor we use all the time so I thought I would share a video we did for team training. You can get this retractor and the bite block shown here in different sizes from Tim La...

“The Right Way” Is A Relative Term

Healthy relationships require a nurturing of respect, a steadfast commitment to truth-telling and transparency.  In advance of making any decision or making declarations of right and wrong, we should...

Down Payments and Monthlies – 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 more of the data we have collected from over 76,000 new patien...

Angle Classification is Dead

  Deader than dead. As dead as the once revered science of Phrenology. I’ve suspected as much for a long time but recently, undeniable proof has surfaced in the form of a Facebook poll of all t...

An Access to Care Fairytale

Let’s say that you were in a car wreck – you went to sleep and ran into a tree out on some deserted highway – and you were injured to the point of incapacitation. Let’s imagine not a living so...

So You’re Mad at Invisalign?

Let me get this straight… We orthodontists are dying as a speciality and yet we refuse to make any substantial changes to save ourselves. We orthodontists believe we are top 1%ers and our track ...

FREE Bentson Clark reSource Subscription

As promised, here’s the fist of many special offers/deals for OrthoPundit subscribers. The Bentson Clark reSource is an awesome publication that I’ve read for years. Here are some details ...

Treatment Fee vs Conversion — The Data!

By Jamie Reynolds In a previous post, I shared data we are collecting at OrthoFi regarding same day starts.  In a series of upcoming blog posts, I hope to share more of the data we have collected fro...

You Can Make A Huge Difference!

By Jill Reynolds Today I had the pleasure of meeting a tender-hearted mother and a beautiful daughter who recently graduated valedictorian from her high school class. She told me she wants braces beca...