Yes we have a flat fee of $2998 at Smiley Face. Yes I love it because at this price point I have a great deal of freedom to practice as I see fit, I treat only people I enjoy and I work only when I wa...
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...
Marc Ackerman & Ben Burris We were discussing orthodontic theory and practice from an historical point of view today and remembering that 1) Transverse First was a big deal in the 1990’s and ear...
by Marc Ackerman Much heat and very little light has been shed on the topic of airway orthodontics. The treatment of sleep disordered breathing in the pediatric population differs significantly than t...
That’s right, I said it. If you can’t attract enough new patients to satisfy your practice needs, if you struggle to make the patients you have happy, if you’re not making much money, if you’r...
I received a text a few days ago from a young orthodontist who is a few years out of school. They were distraught over a case that “didn’t turn out the way it should have” and they “didn’t f...