The Future Is All Around Us

The Internet is an amazing place to spend time. I love watching the interactions and the massive amount of information exchange that takes place every minute of every day. I don’t think many ort...

Don’t Be Constrained by the Chief Complaint

In orthodontics, the chief complaint is sacrosanct. Or at least we talk about it like it is. The reality is that better is better and most patients will be well satisfied with a better-looking smile e...

Are All Academics PRO-Extraction?

It sure seems like it though I know there are notable exceptions. I’m talking about full time academics here of course – the ones at the residency programs day in, day out. The ones who re...

How To Properly Calculate Your Receivables

By Jamie Reynolds In previous posts, I shared some of the data we are collecting at OrthoFi.  In a series of blog posts, I hope to share more of the data we have collected from over 70,000 starts and...

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...

Don’t Let Your Goals Limit You in 2017

It’s that time of year. Traditionally we set goals and make resolutions for the new year and that is a fine thing. We all know that setting goals gives us something to shoot for and provides focus f...

Give The People What They Want!

We orthodontists have a big problem and almost all of us suffer from the same disease. Perfectionism. It’s ironic to me that in a profession where we are dealing with asymmetric people and too many ...

It’s Not About Being Right

It’s not about winning. It’s not about what’s fair. What we orthodontists do every day is about a very few things (ranked in the order I see them): Taking care of patients as we wou...