An Easy Way to Bring in High Canines
Getting high canines or lingual teeth into position is always a pain for us and for patients but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’ll simply use some open coiled spring to make space ...
Credentialing & Cash Flow Considerations When Hiring An Associcate (or Being Hired)
Before you hire or offer a contact there are more than a few things you need to keep in mind. While this is not a complete list it contains several things Bridget and I have learned the hard way and h...
CE, License Renewal & Record Keeping
CE is required by all the dental licensing authorities that I know of and it’s that time of year for most of us – being the end of an odd year and all. It’s amazing to me how often n...
Reports You Should Run Regularly if You Own a Practice (& Especially before You Buy One)
Keeping up with what is going on in a growing practice is hard. It only gets harder the bigger you grow and the longer you’re in practice. We have talked about many things that bog down an orthodont...
Adjusting Incisal Edges at Debond
There are lots of ways to do this but I thought I’d video how I get the best possible finish for every patient. Practically every case can benefit from a “denticure” and it’s n...
Using a Slow Speed and Diamond Disk to Close Black Triangles
I’ve gotten some questions about how we do this procedure and also how we deal with bent diamond disks. Both are covered in the short video here. Simple stuff but worth looking at. If you have a...
Fun Quips I Use in Clinic Every Day to Make People Laugh
What we do is fun. It should be. Elective, non-invasive, relatively comfortable treatment with Invisalign or braces makes people better than they ever have been is an easy sell and people want what we...
Two Phase Treatment?
Why do we talk this way? Either a patient needs treatment or they don’t. Phase I treatment is often more difficult than comprehensive treatment for a litany of reasons. Why would we charge less ...
10 Ways to Significantly Reduce Treatment Time
Why is the average orthodontic case over 20 months? Why does the average mature practice have such a high percentage of patients overtime? I know you want to point to those outlier, difficult cases bu...
Easy Way To Adjust Torque – Upper Laterals
I have to do this regularly and today we had a chance to video it. Hope this helps....