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Updating the Bonded Herbst Appliance
Volume 17 : Number 2 : Page 122 : Feb 1983
A design modification of the Herbst appliance which incorporated a mandibular acrylic splint has been described recently.1 By substituting an acrylic splint for the stainless steel bands of the earlie...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 18 : Number 8 : Page 529 : Aug 1984
Room at the Top At the bottom of any profession is that small number of practitioners who are perceived by their peers to have failed to deliver acceptable standards of care. Their failure is rarely c...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The State-of-the-Art Orthodontist
Volume 18 : Number 11 : Page 769 : Nov 1984
The State of-the-Art Orthodontist Most orthodontists would describe themselves as offering conventional orthodontic treatment to children and adults. Virtually all practices treat some adults. Possibl...
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You Never Have a Second Chance To Make a Good First Impression
Volume 19 : Number 1 : Page 62 : Jan 1985
Could your staff be better missionaries for your practice? Effective communication skills are not innate; they must be learned and practiced daily. Staff members who know how to communicate effectivel...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Reception Desk: Placement and Design
Volume 19 : Number 10 : Page 722 : Oct 1985
The shape and location of the reception desk vary greatly from office to office and can have a major effect on the size and seating arrangement of the reception room. Receptionists forced to communica...
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Overcoming Fingersucking Habits
Volume 20 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1986
Methods advocated for controlling fingersucking habits have included intraoral appliances,1,2 plaster-of-paris thumb spica,3 and pinning or tying children's hands to their sides.4 In addition to these...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 20 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1986
The Process of CaringThe three most important principles of a successful professional practice are availability, affability, and ability--in that order. Like most principles of life, they are easier t...
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Interchangeable Quick-Mounted Study Models
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
Orthodontists who want to mount diagnostic study models usually need several articulators-- one in the lab, one in the consultation room or private office, one at the outside lab for appliance constru...
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Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
1. What is your preferred retention procedure? Have you noticed differences in relapse with or without retention? How do you handle patient cooperation in the retention period? Types of Retainers Read...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 21 : Number 4 : Page 209 : Apr 1987
The Essence of DiagnosisOne of the most valuable lessons I ever learned was from an art teacher, rather than a dental professor or orthodontic colleague. It was the only art class I ever took, and alt...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 21 : Number 8 : Page 493 : Aug 1987
A Question of StyleIn a fictional article that appeared in Harvard Business Review in 1960, Abram Collier postulated a family-owned textile firm--Wickersham Mills--whose founder had just died. A stock...
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Removable Plastic Herbst Retainer
Volume 21 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1987
A variety of fixed and removable single-arch retainers have been useful in maintaining alignment, space closure, and rotation correction. However, single-arch retainers are not effective for preventin...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Look What They've Done to My Song
Volume 21 : Number 9 : Page 557 : Sep 1987
Look What They've Done to My Song In 1967, when JCO was started, the United States was deeply involved in fundamental changes that seriously altered the social fabric of this country and that will hav...
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A Finishing Technique for the Straight-Wire Appliance
Volume 22 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1988
Initial bracket placement is one of the most time-consuming and important steps in treatment with edgewise preadjusted appliances. The effectiveness of the Straight-Wire Appliance depends on perfect b...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 22 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1988
The Advent of Ceramics Every few years some new procedure or material is offered as a major advancement that will solve orthodontic problems. In some instances, these advances have lived up to their e...
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Buccal Shield Appliance for Mandibular Arch Expansion
Volume 22 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1988
Clinicians using fixed-appliance nonextraction treatment have recently begun to take advantage of the arch-widening effect of Frankel's buccal shields,1 which keep the buccal tissues away from the den...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1989
Practice Image Every practice has an image. The real question is whether it is the image you intend to convey. There should be a conscious effort in a professional practice to establish its image to...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1989
Getting Up to SpeedOn Friday, July 29, 1988, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. closed the First Republic Bank Corp. of Texas. Three days later, the bank reopened as an FDIC bridge bank under the nam...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1989
Not by a DamsiteA recent article in the Wall Street Journal described the futility of an effort by the Southern California Edison Co. to capture in a computer program the intuitive thought processes o...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1989
First Things FirstPeter Drucker has told us in his book, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, that the lead time for knowledge to become applicable technology and then to be accepted in the market is 25 t...
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