Senior Ortho Residents Are The Smartest People On The Planet!
I had an interesting conversation with an orthodontic resident Monday at the AAO Annual Session. A couple of friends of mine and I were sitting at a table catching up when a senior resident approached...
ProOrtho CoverDoc Marc Ackerman
Super proud of our current Progressive Orthodontist Magazine CoverDoc! If you aren’t aware of all the things Dr Marc Ackerman has done for the profession – research, innovation, peer reviewed ...
Free Payment Slider- New Release
By: Angela Weber, CMO OrthoSynetics We still get a ton of requests for our free Smile Planner. Due to the high demand, we are releasing Smile Planner 2.0 at the AAO! The Smile Planner is a tool your t...
Obsequies for the American Board of Orthodontics:
By Marc Ackerman Mission Statement of the Commission on Dental Accreditation: The Commission on Dental Accreditation serves the public and profession by developing and implementing accreditation sta...
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...