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Anterior Implants Suck
I had a very interesting conversation with a dental school classmate today. He’s one of the smartest people I know and given his class rank in dental school, he could have done any specialty he want...
Omnidirectional Orthodontics
Marc Ackerman & Ben Burris We were discussing orthodontic theory and practice from an historical point of view today and remembering that 1) Transverse First was a big deal in the 1990’s and ear...
Pediatric Airway Orthodontics: Keep Rolling the DISE
by Marc Ackerman Much heat and very little light has been shed on the topic of airway orthodontics. The treatment of sleep disordered breathing in the pediatric population differs significantly than t...
If You’re Broke, Consider Sleep Apnea Orthodontics
That’s right, I said it. If you can’t attract enough new patients to satisfy your practice needs, if you struggle to make the patients you have happy, if you’re not making much money, if you’r...
Pricing Implications
You get what you pay for… This was never more true in orthodontics than today. Though we try and ......
Rapid Assessment of Evidence: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Marc Ackerman, DMD, MBA With great fanfare, the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation launched the Rapid Assessment of Evidence” service in the Fall of 2018. https://www.aaofoundation.net...
The Art of Orthodontic Doublespeak
Enjoy this guest blog from Dr. Marc Ackerman. I find it interesting, thought provoking and an excellent prelude to the 2019 NewConn Meeting. There’s an old adage that states, “Say what you mean ...
$800,000
The other day I was asked why I think the median orthodontic pracrice is doing less than a million i......