Please Don’t Mess Up OUR Practices
This is an open letter to all you associates out there from all of us who employ and pay you: I appreciate you, as I’m sure your employer does. You work hard but you are paid very well. It̵...
Do You Want the 99% or the 1%?
The answer is obvious. Or it should be. We orthodontists think it is obvious, but our actions often say otherwise. “What the heck are you talking about Burris?” I can hear you saying. I’m glad y...
Insurance Benefits and PIF Accounts
I know that many of you offer a payment in full bookkeeping courtesy for patients who pay for treatment up front. It’s a very common thing to do and doing so makes logical sense given the reduce...
Herodontics
I was introduced to this term early in my orthodontic education but it took several years to fully understand what Herodontics is, why we engage in it and the results thereof. Herodontics is the act o...
Orthodontist or Circus Master?
I’ve bought and worked in dozens of orthodontic offices. I’ve visited hundreds of them. The two almost universally present issues I see are: 1) The office running significantly behind sche...
Shift Happens
“I just want you to move this tooth. Can you do it with a retainer?” patients often ask innocently. It’s so tempting, especially as a young orthodontist, especially in a start up pra...
Total Recall
Recall is the bane of orthodontic practices. Why is that? I guess it’s all a matter of perspective but TCs hate doing recall and owner doctors hate trying to make sure TCs are doing recall. Whenever...
Try Not To Suck!
So I was in one of our new, startup offices and saw this patient. When doing a startup we all know it’s vital to get patients in braces/aligners because that increases cash flow and increases th...
The Arkansas Dental Practice Act Made Forbes!
In a list including some of the craziest regulations and rules in each state, Forbes chose to highlight the fact that it is illegal for a licensed orthodontist to perform dental cleanings in the sta...
More Likes On Facebook and Instagram
No, I’m not talking about how to get more Likes for your practice pages! I don’t know much about that kind of thing and will leave it to people like Angela Weber, Jeff Behan, Kyle Fagala a...