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Bracket Positioning for Smile Arc Protection
Volume 51 : Number 3 : Page 142 : Mar 2017
Ackerman recently wrote about disruptive orthodontic technology with the view that “orthodontics is the art of the possible” rather than “the science of the improbable”.1 According to him, “Nothing in...
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Edit Your Own Practice Letters
Volume 21 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1987
Letters are potent image builders. Every letter is a chance to cement a relationship--or to aggravate a patient or referrer. Yet many orthodontists pay little attention to the letters that go out over...
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Volume 24 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1990
Topics are retention and meeting with parents.1. What is your preferred retainer for the nonextraction patient? More than 80% of the respondents preferred a Hawley-type retainer for the maxilla. About...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 25 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1991
With today's emphasis on proper sterilization and disinfection techniques, orthodontists have responded in a variety of ways. Some conscientious doctors have gone so far as to provide locker facilitie...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 26 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1992
How many orthodontists would want to treat someone who fit this profile? Cooperative Loyal; strong referrer Willing to pay above-average fee Pays on time This profile happens to describe the typical a...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 28 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1994
Designing an exciting orthodontic office requires a subtle combination and coordination of several major elements, including colors, lighting, and surface treatments. Often overlooked, however, is wha...
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Flexible Financing: A Paradigm Shift
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 30 : Jan 1996
Businesses that refuse to adapt internally to external paradigm shifts can face swift consequences. Fifteen of the 75 companies that Peters and Waterman wrote about in their 1982 book, In Search of Ex...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 31 : Number 1 : Page 47 : Jan 1997
Before an orthodontist purchases land on which to build an office, there are many critical issues that must be addressed. Most are aware of the significance of the area's demographics, the proximity o...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1999
Orthodontists are often dismayed that even their finest treatment results can change with time; patients cannot be faulted for a reasonable expectation that their teeth, once straightened, will stay s...
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JCO ROUNDTABLE
Ethics in Orthodontic Practice, Part 2
Volume 33 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 1999
Editor's Note: The participants in this discussion are JCO subscribers who were chosen at random. Other topics will be explored in upcoming issues. DR. GOTTLIEB An adult patient presents with a modera...
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The DenOptix Digital Radiographic System
Volume 33 : Number 7 : Page 407 : Jul 1999
Since its introduction in the 1980s, digital technology has become increasingly important to the practice of orthodontics. Initially used to manage business operations, computers have now taken on the...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Adult Maxillary Expansion and Practice Websites
Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 25 : Jan 2002
Do you attempt adult maxillary expansion? If so, do you customarily use a surgical or non-surgical technique? What do you feel are the advantages and disadvantages of each technique? Two-thirds of the...
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The Effect of Gingival-Margin Design on the Retention of Thermoformed Aligners
Volume 46 : Number 11 : Page 697 : Nov 2012
Thermoformed aligners provide an esthetic, comfortable, easy, and hygienic alternative to conventional orthodontic appliances.1 Although widespread marketing has increased the popularity of removable ...
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OVERVIEW
Extraction Treatment, Part 2: Guidelines for Making the Extraction Decision
Volume 49 : Number 1 : Page 29 : Jan 2015
(Editor's Note: In this regular column, JCO provides an overview of a clinical topic of interest to orthodontists. Contributions and suggestions for future subjects are welcome.) In the first part of ...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 28 : Number 9 : Page 547 : Sep 1994
The delivery system selected by an orthodontist affects the design of the operatory, the efficiency of chairside working patterns, and the productivity of office space. Efficiency can translate into i...
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Volume 5 : Number 10 : Page 539 : Oct 1971
In discussing the management of moderate malocclusions, I shall present some guidelines that have been found helpful. These guides are an effort to put down on paper some of the management alternative...
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Effective Communication with Clients: Financial Arrangements
Volume 15 : Number 7 : Page 497 : Jul 1981
The practice of orthodontics is viewed as the delivery of a specialized health care. But the practice of orthodontics can also be viewed as the management of a business. Services are rendered and fees...
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1995 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth
Volume 29 : Number 12 : Page 743 : Dec 1995
Editor's note: Parts 1 and 2 of this series are published in the October and November 1995 issues of JCO. The first two articles in this series presented the methodology of JCO'S eighth biennial surve...
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1997 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: Trends
Volume 31 : Number 10 : Page 675 : Oct 1997
Over the next three issues, we will report the major findings of JCO's ninth biennial survey of orthodontic economics and practice administration. This month's article will follow trends that have eme...
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Survey of Orthodontists' Attitudes and Experiences Regarding Miniscrew Implants
Volume 44 : Number 8 : Page 481 : Aug 2010
Orthodontic miniscrews are becoming widely used on the basis of their ability to provide skeletal anchorage and to reduce the need for patient compliance.1-7 To date, few clinical studies have assesse...
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