Patients Just Don’t Get it!

I hear this all the time from doctors and team members alike. We tend to gripe and complain about all the things that patients consistently just don’t understand or do properly or follow through on....

CLINICAL TIMELINESS & EFFICIENCY

By Bridget Burris Running on time is the most important practice and team value that we have in our office.  We consider it a sign of respect to see the patients when they are scheduled and get them ...

Google vs Facebook Mindset

I assume marketing experts know the difference but I’d never considered the distinction between the two most popular digital marketing platforms in orthodontics and I’ve never heard anyone discuss...

WE ONLY HAVE ONE FEE!

I bet I get asked half a dozen times a day by fellow orthodontists on OrthoPundit, via FB messenger, via text, via email and on our ProOrtho FE Study group if we charge extra for RPEs, broken brackets...

Punked!

Sometimes things just don’t go your way no matter your intentions or your actions! The new dental reality encompasses more than just the way we orthodontists do business. It has a great deal to ...

A Better Use of Your Facebook Time

Since we opened Smiley Face in May I’ve been running our practice Facebook page, responding to messages, answering questions posted as comments and generally doing whatever needs to be done to enga...

No Wonder We Act This Way

I’ve always wondered why so many orthodontists are resistant to allowing patients’ parents, families and friends to join the patient in the treatment area but this weekend I visited a den...