Schedule Template Examples From Our Office
One of my favorite sayings is, “If someone else has already done it, then it’s probably possible.” I know this is heresy in orthodontics where anyone who is doing more than you are m...
Rubber Band Wear Scripting
As all of you know, getting kids and teens to do anything is a challenge. Talking at them, demanding, insisting, pleading, nagging or explaining why we want them to do something is a waste of time. Wh...
Question from OP Subscriber about Recall Patients
“I have over 200 recall/pending patients and I need to know how best to get them to come in. Any advice?” Of course! You know I’m full of a lot of things – especially ad...
Doctor Scripting for Retainer Delivery – Video
It’s important to get patients to buy into retainer wear. No matter how great your finish, your cases will look terrible if you can’t get compliance in retention. Here’s a 30 second...
Your Office Should Reflect Your Patients – NOT YOU!
I know that we orthodontists believe that our personality and our hobbies and our likes should be reflected in our offices. We think that our offices belong to us so, of course, they should be pleasin...
Pragmatic Pokémon Practice Policy
THESE are the most pressing questions in all of orthodontics today: How do we use Pokémon in our offices to attract patients? Should we get a Pokestop at our office location? What’s this Pokém...
Perfect Drawers – How to Massively Boost Practice Efficiency (Photos)
Of course nothing is perfect but I wanted to share some ideas on how you can have as much of what you need chair side to limit the time away from the chair. In my experience, it’s not the doing...
Three Minute Debond – Video
Removal of braces and, more specifically, removal of the adhesive left on the teeth after the brackets are removed is still considered a huge job by most orthodontists and residents – to the poi...
The Six Foot Rule
I don’t remember who first told me about this “rule” but I use it daily and cannot encourage you enough to do the same. The Six Foot Rule is simple – if you come within 6 feet of any person yo...
Stop Talking About Me!
Bridget and I went on a date night last night and, for something different, we got a manicure together before dinner. It was awesome! The people helping us were obviously experts who were also very ni...