Why do we have TC rooms? Why do we have TCs who do nothing but interact with new patients? Why do we believe that only they can do this? Why do we spend an hour or more talking a new patient and their...
By Kyle Fagala Digital marketing is something of an anomaly when it comes to industries. It has the power to propel your business to new, often unparalleled levels of success, but it’s also so esote...
By Jamie Reynolds In previous posts, I shared data we are collecting at OrthoFi. In a series of upcoming blog posts, I hope to share more of the data we have collected from over 76,000 new patient e...
So recently I’ve reexamined what we do and why in our offices with an emphasis on opportunities to increase patient comfort, reduce chair time and increase efficiency. Knowing us orthodontists I...
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Based on recent polls in Ortho101 it’s become obvious that we orthodontists are nothing more than teeth straighteners who do the bidding of our clientele....
By Jason Tam We just saw a nearly 18-year-old new patient as a 4th opinion. Usually I am a bit wary of these, especially if they have traveled some distance to see me, but hey, I had time. She had bee...
I got what is probably the hundredth Facebook message today from a resident asking for a discounted price for OrthoPundit. I don’t understand it. You guys pay tens of thousands of dollars for yo...
The other day I posted this pano and the following question on The Pragmatic Orthodontist: Clinical Discussions: Patient doesn’t want extraction of H or #11. Patient doesn’t want exposure ...
Traveling over the last couple weeks I was able to indulge in my second favorite pastime – people watching. In doing so in Italy and especially in Croatia I was stuck repeatedly by interesting, ...
In my experience, the most valuable thing I can do for family, my friends, my colleagues and our specialty is to ask the hard questions and give the hard answers when asked. Yes, saying so is awfully ...