The Next Disruptive Innovation in Orthodontics
Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA Leadership in organized orthodontics and orthodontic education today are completely out of touch with the needs of the prospective students they are recruiting and the ...
Risky Business
We have discussed how important it is for those of us in healthcare to be vigilant when it comes to our funds and I can’t encourage you enough to get a Fidelity Policy for key employees who hav...
Coal Miners Hate Solar Energy
Coal miners hate solar energy and they all agree that solar is a bad thing. So does that make their position correct? Does anyone else in the world who is not emotionally or financially invested in co...
Self Assessment Is Hard
I’ve said it many times before in articles and during talks with groups of fellow orthodontists – self assessment is hard! We all think we know who we are, what our strengths are, what we ...
Enhancing Access To Care Is Our Mandate
Originally published in DPS The term “access to care” is thrown around a great deal these days. Dental healthcare providers seem to be OK with the idea of increasing access to care, but when it ...
New Patient Visit Example
I talk about the orthodontic new patient visit and how the doctor should act a great deal. I show photos and give examples when I speak to orthodontists but I thought it was time to do a video to sho...
Why I Accept Medicaid & You Should Too
I’m utterly amazed at how few orthodontists accept Medicaid. If you don’t want to treat this very large group of potential patients that is certainly your right and I wouldn’t care what you do ...
Receivership
The world needs more! We orthodontists are especially terrible when it comes to being good receivers. I have been particularly guilty of being a poor receiver and still struggle to accept anything fro...
Better is Better – The Argument for SmileDirectClub
I understand that 99.9999% of orthodontists and dentists are against the idea of direct to consumer aligners and tele-dentistry and I understand that my words will not change your mind, but I’m...
AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection: Relevance and Reticence PART II
Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and was pleased to receive the latest blog update from my friend, Kevin O’Brien (Manchester, UK). Last week I touched on the r...