Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I’m sixty-four?

By Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA I am the last person that you would expect to hear breaking orthodontic news from. In fact, if I am the first person to hear about something, it probably isn’t th...

Insanity

Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA Insanity is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results      Albert Einstein                                     If...

AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection: Relevance and Reticence

  Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD, MBA Orthodontists cannot modify growth of the craniofacial skeleton. Orthodontists can sort of identify patterns of craniofacial growth but we are mediocre predictor...

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 Contested Orthodontic Convention: How Did the ABO Get the Nomination with a Minority of Pledged Diplomates?

By Marc Ackerman The ABO website proclaims that 1 out of 3 orthodontists are board certified (33%).They report that there are 3410 active diplomates and the AAO membership website estimates 17,000 me...