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Volume 9 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1975
Much is being said and written concerning the parallel increase in the number of trained orthodontists, decline in the population in the age groups which comprise the bulk of orthodontic patients, and...
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Volume 10 : Number 5 : Page 337 : May 1976
In a pair of articles, Orthodontic Economic Indicators in the April issue and Blueprint for Economic Survival in Orthodontics in this issue, I have tried to show the effect on orthodontic practice of ...
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Volume 11 : Number 1 : Page 44 : Jan 1977
The management of impacted molars used to be a difficult problem. Separating wires and threaded pins (requiring restorations) have been advocated. Uncertainty and delay characterized these approaches....
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Volume 12 : Number 8 : Page 539 : Aug 1978
It was something of a shock to read in the AAO Manpower Report that the average orthodontist felt he could manage 124 patient starts a year, if they were available. The reason that this is a shock is ...
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FACE: Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education
Volume 15 : Number 2 : Page 134 : Feb 1981
The Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education, called FACE by its students, was founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization dedicated to dental and health education. Special emphasis was to be pla...
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JCO Interviews Dr. C. Norman Shealy on Holistic Health, Part 1
Volume 15 : Number 8 : Page 536 : Aug 1981
DR. GOTTLIEB Norm, I think our readers ought to know your background. DR. SHEALY At age 16 I knew that I was going to be a neurosurgeon. My plan was to be a professor of neurological surgery and do re...
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Volume 16 : Number 5 : Page 313 : May 1982
The Problem Suppose you have a case that started out with a Class II division 1 malocclusion with crowding, blocked out upper cuspids, and protrusive upper incisors. After many months into treatment, ...
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Creating a Master Scheduling Model
Volume 20 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1986
A scheduling model permits orthodontists to control working time and gives direction to a practice. The first step in forming such a model is to mark off all the planned holidays, vacations, conventio...
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Volume 21 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1987
There are many ways to evaluate a dental practice. My basis for valuation has changed over the years, although I have used the same formula for the past several years. I currently believe a practice i...
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Volume 22 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1988
The Bass orthopedic appliance system (Fig. 1) has been shown capable of producing significant improvement in growing patients within six to nine months (Fig. 2).1-4 An initial orthopedic phase convert...
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Indefinite Storage of Orthodontic Records
Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
Recent legal opinions have held that orthodontic records should be kept indefinitely if possible.1-4 However, several authors have implied that this is impractical and have attempted to define some lo...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
DDS Referrals vs. Patient Referrals?
Volume 24 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1990
DDS Referrals vs. Patient Referrals? Just as a continuous supply of nourishment is a requirement for the survival of the organism, a continuous supply of referrals is a requirement for the survival of...
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Sliding Tube Appliance for Maxillary Canine Retraction
Volume 24 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1990
Most of the removable appliances used for upper canine retraction-- including cantilevered palatal springs, supported or unsupported buccal retraction springs, and reverse-loop buccal retraction sprin...
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Volume 28 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1994
In the fall of 1993, the Orthodontic Management Group surveyed all the residents of graduate orthodontic programs in the United States to determine their future plans. OMG's intention was to assist th...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Esthetic Brackets and Partnerships & Associates
Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 235 : Apr 1998
On what percentage of cases are you using esthetic brackets? Forty-five percent of the respondents used esthetic brackets on 5% or fewer of their cases. Another 40% used them on 6-15% of their patient...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Bisphosphonates in Orthodontics
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
Many of my Editor's Corners have pointed out that we are living in a period of dynamic change within the specialty of orthodontics. There is no question that our patient demographics have shifted cons...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 44 : Number 7 : Page 409 : Jul 2010
Like any other health-care discipline, orthodontics has its share of complications. In a busy practice, it is rare for a day to go by when the orthodontist does not see issues ranging from gingivitis ...
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A Reinforced Clear Retainer for the Mixed Dentition
Volume 48 : Number 6 : Page 375 : Jun 2014
Maxillary retainers are sometimes used in the mixed dentition after treatment of anterior crossbite or unerupted maxillary incisors.1 Since the deciduous molars are usually replaced by permanent teeth...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 49 : Number 8 : Page 493 : Aug 2015
Legend has it that when Michelangelo was asked how he created his magnificent sculpture of David, he replied that he simply carved away everything that was not David from the block of marble, and the ...
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BOOK REVIEW
The Alexander Discipline, Vol. 3: Unusual and Difficult Cases
Volume 51 : Number 1 : Page 54 : Jan 2017
Dr. R.G. "Wick" Alexander is well known to JCO readers as a long-time member of our editorial board and a regular contributor. He has spoken practically everywhere orthodontic lectures are given. Furthermore, as a professor at several universities, Dr. Alexander has helped form the diagnostic, treatment-planning, and clinical skills of myriad orthodontic students. His clinical philosophy has attracted a worldwide following under the moniker of the Alexander Discipline, with its concomitant technique and appliance, the Vari-Simplex Discipline.
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