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Effective Lifetime Retainer Program Promotion
We are big fans of a Lifetime Retainer Program that is affordable for patients and profitable for orthodontists. A real win-win is always great for your practice! There are tons of variants on the Lif...
An Easy Way to Bring in High Canines
Getting high canines or lingual teeth into position is always a pain for us and for patients but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’ll simply use some open coiled spring to make space ...
Confirmation Bias and “Professionalism” Are Killing Orthodontics
I’ve said it many times before, orthodontists are the greatest threat to the orthodontic profession. Nothing I’ve seen lately has changed this point of view and, if anything given recent events, I...
The Traveling Orthodontist Facebook Page is Live!
Join us for in depth discussion of the travel experiences we orthodontists enjoy so much! https://www.facebook.com/groups/travelingorthodontist/ ...
When I Think Back on All the Crap I Learned in Residency…It’s a Wonder I Can Think at All
by Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA We are definitely smart enough to revive our moribund specialty. As a matter of fact, we do some pretty incredible work! Every day I am blown away by some of the...
Don’t Let Your Goals Limit You in 2017
It’s that time of year. Traditionally we set goals and make resolutions for the new year and that is a fine thing. We all know that setting goals gives us something to shoot for and provides focus f...
Dr. Greg Jorgensen Rethinks the ABO in the AJO-DO
I have known Greg Jorgensen for many years and I can’t say enough good things about him. Few have the ability to recognize what is going on in the world or the will to change to meet the challe...
Great Is the Enemy of Good
Jim Collins famously said, “Good is the enemy of great” in his book Good to Great and I’ve taken that saying to heart for over a decade of trying to go from good to great in our dental business....