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It would be an understatement to describe 2020 as one of the most disrupted years in recent history. Political chaos, a disputed presidential election, and to top it all off, the proverbial cherry on the sundae — a COVID-19 pandemic that rode in on the winds of March with no definitive end in sight. As […]
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Dr. Esther Feldman ponders what came first, the open bite or the habit? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Open bites are one of the most difficult classes of malocclusions that orthodontists are faced with in practice. That’s because the success of their resolution is entirely dependent on correctly addressing the etiology. The
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In the category of billing in the dental field, gone are the days of simple cases and one type of coding. As each practice becomes more of a wellness and total oral healthcare provider, dentists are providing treatment plans for a wide array of patients. Orthodontic care is just one of these specific examples.
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I find it incredibly interesting to hear orthodontists discuss the role that products play in their practice. The “discussion” is often more charged than it is collegial. The topic of twin versus self-ligating bracket systems is the most contentious, but it doesn’t stop there. Extraction versus non-extraction, braces versus aligners, pan/ceph versus CBCT, impressions versus intraoral scanning — the list goes on and on. In an issue devoted to “practice and patient management systems,” I’d like to share the one system that I believe would help any practice improve.
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Recently, I heard a phrase that may sum up the approach of many orthodontists in today’s competitive orthodontic market — growth at any cost. This catchphrase may refer to the very flexible financing of little-to-no down payment and extended terms in-office. Perhaps the expression alludes to the 5% or more of gross production that doctors are willing to hand over for a service with the hope of increased case acceptance. Or could it denote the discounts that practices agree to for in-network participation with an average of 20-plu
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