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761.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 201 : Apr 1998
Fortune magazine recently published a list of the 10 most admired companies in America. They were (from first to 10th place): General Electric, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Southwest ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Viewing the Child Patient as a Customer
Volume 34 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2000
Peter Drucker turned 90 the other day. You may have read his extraordinary book, The Practice of Management, which in one volume established management as a separate discipline. It did more than that...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 3 : Page 125 : Mar 2000
Growing numbers of orthodontists are turning to web-design services to develop and maintain a presence on the Internet. The main function of these websites is advertising to the general public, and fr...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 12 : Page 689 : Dec 2000
Given the current doldrums and uncertainties in the stock market, this might be a good time to pause and examine what you have invested in equities or other speculative ventures. Actually, no matter w...
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What Hiring Questions Should You Ask?
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 89 : Feb 2001
Did you ever reach the point in a job interview when you needed to extract crucial information, but didn't know how to ask the right question? Worse yet, did you ask it in such a way that could lead ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 127 : Mar 2001
Several years ago, I noticed that I was converting into patients only about 70% of the people who came to my office and had records made. Not only that, but many of the 30% who did not choose to have ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
A Paradigm Shift in Cephalometric Imaging
Volume 37 : Number 4 : Page 181 : Apr 2003
Radiographic cephalometry has been our diagnostic workhorse for nearly three-quarters of a century--ever since Pacini first described a workable cephalostat and a radiographic protocol for anthropomet...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Orthodontic Staff Shortage
Volume 37 : Number 8 : Page 401 : Aug 2003
Over the last 22 years, I have had the great good fortune to work with some of the best assistants in the world. I actually count my current staff as friends and family more than I consider them emplo...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Richard P. McLaughlin, DDS, on Facial and Dental Planning
Volume 38 : Number 4 : Page 199 : Apr 2004
DR. KEIM Dr. McLaughlin, your new book, Facial and Dental Planning for Orthodontists and Oral Surgeons, co-authored with Dr. Bill Arnett,1 focuses on diagnosis and treatment planning. What do you see ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Fascination of the Class II
Volume 38 : Number 9 : Page 469 : Sep 2004
The Class II malocclusion, in all its permutations, seems to hold a special interest for orthodontists, whether they are in private practice or academics. It is a rare month when we at JCO do not rece...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 2 : Page 61 : Feb 2005
Back in the early '80s, I had the unpleasant task of moving my office. While the move did not cover any great distance, it still provided many stressful moments. Relocating can be a hassle even for th...
772.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Adult Treatment in the 21st Century
Volume 39 : Number 4 : Page 193 : Apr 2005
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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 9 : Page 509 : Sep 2005
Last month, the Editor's Corner touched on the touchy subject of limited treatment, with particular emphasis on those cases in which the patient's wishes may not be in agreement with the doctor's best...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 40 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2006
As I write this Editor's Corner, I have just dealt with an uncomfortable situation involving the pediatric dentist who sees Roger, one of my Phase I patients. It seems this gentleman had never seen a ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Adventures in the Occlusal Plane
Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
One of the most difficult cases I have ever tackled involved a finicky middle-age woman with a unilateral buccal crossbite. Other than the Brodie bite on her left side, almost everything else about he...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Don't Forget the Second Molars
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Second molars pose a considerable challenge to any dental specialist, with the possible exception of a pediatric dentist. The endodontists on my multidisciplinary team report that root-canal therapy o...
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Uprighting Mesially Inclined Mandibular Second Molars with a Modified Uprighter Jet
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Premature loss of the mandibular second premolars and first molars due to caries or periodontal disease can lead to mesioinclination of the second molars. Various orthodontic methods have been used to...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 42 : Number 4 : Page 193 : Apr 2008
"First, do no harm." Although the phrase has traditionally been ascribed to Hippocrates himself, it appears more likely that it was first coined by the Roman physician Galen. Regardless of whether the...
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Differential Friction in Treatment with Preadjusted Fixed Appliances
Volume 42 : Number 9 : Page 504 : Sep 2008
Low-friction fixed appliances have become increasingly popular among orthodontists in the past decade. These systems are designed to reduce the frictional forces that tend to counteract desired tooth ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Complexities of Partial Treatment
Volume 42 : Number 10 : Page 549 : Oct 2008
The subject of partial treatment comes up frequently in both the orthodontic literature and day-to-day practice. While the main focus of our clinical activities is always on comprehensive treatment of...
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