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CHASING OUR NEW PATIENTS AWAY
By Bridget Burris One of the practices we purchased over the years had this incredible confirmati......
PostScript: Follow the Money
One of our trusted sources was kind enough to give us an advance copy of Dr. David E. Paquette’s Guest Editorial from the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (see below)...
Show Me The Money!
Have you ever wondered whether or not the speaker giving your continuing education lecture or the department head molding young minds is being paid, by whom and how much? By law, publicly traded compa...
How to Handle Dental New Patients in an Ortho Office
We all get them. Calls or messages asking if we do dental work, cleanings or other things besides br......
The Google Review Arms Race
I’ve always taken it at face value that every orthodontist needs to make a concerted effort to amass hundreds of positive google reviews. Why would someone dare question something so obviously true?...
Orthodontists ARE Dentists!
I just don’t understand our collective obsession and unwillingness to changes when it comes to a couple things: Why do people have to see a dentist every 6 months and why won’t orthodontists start...
God Must Be Class II
We humans were created in God’s image right? So it stands to reason that since most of the people in North America are Class II, God must be Class II doesn’t it? That kind of “logical” reasoni...
CLINICAL TIMELINESS & EFFICIENCY
By Bridget Burris Running on time is the most important practice and team value that we have in our office. We consider it a sign of respect to see the patients when they are scheduled and get them ...