Right or Rich?

We average a couple visiting doctors a week at Smiley Face these days. Doctors who generally come to see what we are doing and learn but in a significant number of cases it is readily apparent that th...

Obsequies for the American Board of Orthodontics:

By Marc Ackerman  Mission Statement of the Commission on Dental Accreditation: The Commission on Dental Accreditation serves the public and profession by developing and implementing accreditation sta...

Playing Offense or Defense?

By Marc Ackerman Lower incisors have to be positioned upright over basal bone and you must measure this on a lateral cephalometic radiograph before and after treatment. If you don’t finish your ...

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...

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...

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...

Nobody Gives A Sh*t About Your Graber Award (1)

Considering how few of these awards are given out, I must admit that it’s shocking to me how often I encounter an award winner in person or in one of the many orthodontic Facebook groups. I don&...