Sit Down, Be Humble (or don’t)
I’ve been wondering lately if the definition of humble/humbled has changed without me knowing it so I consulted dictionary.com. Nope. The definition has not changed as you can see for yourself. The ...
Tactics Will Not Cure What Ails Orthodontists
We orthodontists are obsessed with the latest tactic/tip/pearl to do something “better” or faster or more effectively. No matter whether it’s clinical or practice management or marketing or HR, ...
Technology Will Not Fix What Ails Orthodontists
I received this unsolicited email a couple days ago. Honestly, I’m not sure what the phrase “When evolution means revolution” even means but I do know one thing – the “evolution” of “adv...
Systems Are Great
They really are. Awesome scripting, excellent paperwork (physical and virtual), fantastic billing and collections, outstanding organization, super staff hierarchy and job descriptions… all of th...
The Economy Is Booming – Why Isn’t Your Practice?
The biggest problem facing orthodontic practices in the United States is a lack of new patients. Though there are outliers who have more work than they can handle and despite other concerns, orthodont...
A Call for Professionalism
I listened to the talk “A Call for Professionalism” by Dr. Peter Greco and Dr. Eladio DeLeon, Jr. on the AAO member website (their talk starts about 1:34:00) and it was interesting to say the leas...
Protecting the Public?
The last time organized dentistry and dental boards tried to “protect the public” they warned of the dangers of tooth whitening done outside the office of a licensed dentist. Of course there was n...
What Is Comprehensive Treatment?
I hear disparaging comments all the time from orthodontists when they talk about anything other than what they consider “comprehensive treatment”. But this begs the question, what exactly is the d...