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Dr. David R. Boschken discusses a practice-building tool What differentiates your practice? Customer service, technology, team, doctor skills? Perhaps all of these? However, there is still a special ingredient missing. The why of your business. Why do we do what we do? What drives companies to greatness while other companies fail? My why has always […]

So you have purchased your Propel devices and are staring at them wondering how to incorporate this into your office routine. How do I train my staff on the setup and delivery? What other supplies do I need? Before you can even get to that point, how do I discuss this with patients? How can

Dr. Paul Tran explores the advantages of ceramic brackets As orthodontists, we often think of esthetics as a final result — a patient comes in with malaligned teeth, and we give them a beautiful smile at the end of treatment. However, I will be the first to admit that as orthodontists, we don’t always pay

Drs. Rohit C.L. Sachdeva and Takao Kubota discuss successful treatment of open bite Introduction The open bite malocclusion commonly has three components to it: namely, skeletal, dentoalveloar, and muscular.1,2 Successful treatment of the malocclusion requires correcting the structural deviations and dysfunction when present.     In addition, the influence of temporal elements such as growth

Dr. David Kemp recounts a collaboration that changed a patient’s life There are endless mountaintop mile-stones I am proud of throughout my 28 years of orthodontic practice. There is one story, however, I am most proud of. Tiffany was a sophomore in college, and, because of the appearance of her teeth, she made a decision

Dr. Stuart L. Frost discusses non-extraction treatment mechanics and controlling torque One of the many buzzwords and phrases in orthodontics that are tossed around at meetings and events is “face-driven treatment planning.” Each of us may have a different take on what this means. In a similar vein, there is a great deal of discussion