On What Planet Does This Make Sense?

Someone please explain this to me.  The AAO DOS charges a 200 dollar fee for people to get access to donated services (provided entirely by an AAO member) but the doctor donating the service doesn...

STOP BUYING SH*T YOU DON’T NEED – Part II

Great points in the latest AAO Tech BLog. However, I would caution orthodontic residents, young orthodontists and those starting out in practice against taking this article as “proof” that CBCT an...

Orthodontists Are Like Taxi Drivers

No, I’m not talking about the fact that we both are hired help who are paid to get people from where they are to where they want to be. Neither am I talking about the fact that all taxis look t...

Looks Like I’ll Be Joining the AAO

As I mentioned a few months back, I decided not to renew my AAO membership this year. However, times change and it looks like the AAO Board of Trustees is actually changing as well. I just listened to...

The ADA Capitulates… Like They Had A Choice!

I received this from a friend this weekend: ADA Resolution It’s terribly interesting for many reasons and could be viewed by dentists to have huge repercussions on dentistry at large and espec...

IRS 990 Forms for the AAO, ABO and AAOF

By Marc Ackerman and Ben Burris We discovered that the IRS requires 990 forms from the AAO, AAOF and the ABO annually and we have acquired copies. Since it’s very difficult to find out how me...

The AAO Annual Session Is The. Best. Thing. Ever.

** Originally published as the Editor’s Note for the Q2, 2016 Edition of The Progressive Orthodontist Magazine We orthodontists love tradition and once again it’s time for our favorite, th...

ABO’s A Joke

This is one of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long, long time. To see the people on this video talk about why being board certified makes you a better orthodontist is sheer entertainment. W...

The First Day Of Spring

As I watch the sunrise here in Vail and think about all that I’ve learned during The Orthodontic Exchange meeting this weekend, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed with gratitude. Gratitude fo...

UFOs Are Afraid Of Cell Phone Cameras

When I was a kid in the 1970s, UFOs were all the rage. Sightings occurred regularly and everyone had a theory as to what the visitors wanted and how they would either elevate or destroy humanity. So w...