The Economy Is Booming – Why Isn’t Your Practice?
The biggest problem facing orthodontic practices in the United States is a lack of new patients. Though there are outliers who have more work than they can handle and despite other concerns, orthodont...
We Are Going to Hell!
This morning Marc received a lovely message from Dr. Blair Barnett of Avery Orthodontics via Facebook. We have no words to adequately describe it so have a look for yourself: While we realize that mos...
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. ...
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 ...
What’s the Goal of a Consensus Conference?
We received a typical bulk e-mail from the American Association of Orthodontists this week that makes for an interesting thought experiment. The e-mail announced that the AAO plans to have a consensus...
How to Turn Work into Play: Secrets for Achieving a Profitable and Pleasurable Practice-Life Balance
All of us are in a constant struggle to maintain a good work-life balance. At different points in our career, we find ourselves wondering how to improve the efficiency, enjoyability, and profitabili...
We Welcome Peer Review
Dr. Courtney Dunn has graciously read and reviewed our book, Straighter: The Rules of Orthodontics. Dr. Dunn is a leader in our specialty and she has created a fantastic forum for improving the pract...