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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD
When I was in dental school back in the '70s, the amount of our DDS curriculum devoted to clinical orthodontics was exactly one class, for one credit hour. In that class, we received a general overvie...
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CASE REPORT
DAVID SARVER DMD, MS, MARK YANOSKY DMD, MS
Treatment options for a skeletal Class II malocclusion include:
1. Growth modification with headgear, a removable functional appliance, or fixed hyperpropulsion.
2. Nonextraction treatment involving c...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
W. RONALD REDMOND DDS, MS, MARTIN "BUD" SCHULMAN
This month's column is a short, but pertinent, interview with long-time consultant Bud Schulman. Over the years, Mr. Schulman has shared many outstanding ideas with orthodontists, and we are pleased t...
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THE READERS' CORNER
JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD
What percentage of your active patients are adults? What percentage of your adult patients are female?
The respondents' mean percentage of adult patients was 25%, with a low of around 20% and a high o...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
BJORN U. ZACHRISSON DDS, MSD, PHD, ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD
DR. KEIM Do you find that more older adult patients, over age 65, are seeking orthodontic treatment?
DR. ZACHRISSON There is a worldwide trend for more and more adults to be interested in orthodontic ...
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ROBERT L. BOYD DDS, MED
The Invisalign* appliance was introduced in 2000 by Boyd, Vlaskalic, and Miller.1 Since then, a number of case reports1-19 and two clinical trials20-22 have demonstrated the applications of this syste...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
WARREN HAMULA DDS, MSD, ROBERT E. BREWKA DDS, MS
Over the past five years, Dr. Brewka and his staff have become increasingly proficient in using Invisalign* appliances; as an Invisalign Premier Provider, he has started more than 700 patients in Invi...
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