| January 2014Practice Growth and the FutureAs I sit down to write this column, I find myself influenced by three major inspirations. The first is this issue's conclusion of our three-part series on the 2013 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study. The second is my attendance at Ormco's annual Damon Forum in January. Last is a fascinating visit I made recently to the laboratory of one of my patients, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering. As disparate as these three topics might seem, they have a common theme that portends an intriguing future for orthodontists. . .
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