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The paper edition of The Progressive Orthodontist Magazine, AAO Edition, has shipped and should be hitting mailboxes this week but while you wait, feel free to download and pursue the digital version....
The New, New Standard of Care
“FLIR THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS ALLOW MACHINES TO READ HUMAN EMOTIONS.” According to this article on Flirmedial.com, heat sensitive cameras and the associated computer software have been suc...
No Wonder We Act This Way
I’ve always wondered why so many orthodontists are resistant to allowing patients’ parents, families and friends to join the patient in the treatment area but this weekend I visited a den...
I’ve Finally Seen The Light!
I am stubborn and resistant from time to time. I wore loupes in dental school but put them away when I started orthodontic residency because that’s what everyone else did… only to rediscov...
STOP BUYING SH*T YOU DON’T NEED – Part II
Great points in the latest AAO Tech BLog. However, I would caution orthodontic residents, young orthodontists and those starting out in practice against taking this article as “proof” that CBCT an...
Are All Academics PRO-Extraction?
It sure seems like it though I know there are notable exceptions. I’m talking about full time academics here of course – the ones at the residency programs day in, day out. The ones who re...
Why My Last Post Was Dumb – 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 collected from over 75,000 starts and over $3...
Arkansas Set to Change Dental Practice Act
It only took 4 years suffering persecution and threats from the AR dental board, the ire of colleagues, a federal lawsuit and dropping my speciality license to get the AR Legislature, AR Dental Board ...
Opal Orthodontics Exits Bracket Business
In a letter sent to customers, Opal Orthodontics President Dirk Jeffs, explained the recent changes in the Opal Orthodontics business model and stated that Opal would no longer produce or sell bracket...
Patient Accounts Receivable Management–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 70,000 starts and...