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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
LARRY W. WHITE, DDS
Building FriendshipsAs a consequence of the recent increase in professional liability insurance premiums, professional conferences are beginning to sponsor speakers who are addressing the problem of m...
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PHILLIP M. CAMPBELL, DDS, MSD, NANCY PHENIX, BS
Even though orthodontists do not grossly invade tissues or treat infectious diseases, our patients still carry germs that can be transmitted to others. In today's world, there are many moral, professi...
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ARTHUR FERTMAN, DDS
"This is Dr. Fertman calling electronically with a reminder of your orthodontic appointment". That's what my patients hear, in my voice, the evening before their scheduled appointments. They don't han...
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MICHAEL C. ALPERN, DDS, MS, LARRY HYDEN
A multi-functional orthopedic appliance (Fig. 1) combines the effects of a rapid palatal expander, a Molar Incisal Resting Orthopedic Splint (MIROS), and a lower spring retainer. It is thus able to ca...
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EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON, PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS
Years in Practice The 1,486 orthodontists who responded to the 1986 JCO Study questionnaire were arbitrarily divided into five groups according to the number of years they had been in practice. These ...
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ALBERT H. OWEN III, DDS, MSD
I have organized a number of cephalometric factors into six descriptive fields: maxillary skeletal, maxillary dental, mandibular dental, mandibular skeletal, vertical, and soft tissue.
To keep a balan...
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