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Optimizing Orthodontic Sterilization Techniques
Volume 31 : Number 8 : Page 491 : Aug 1997
The fear that AIDS might be contracted in the dental office led to a flurry of activity on the part of both government agencies and dentists in the late 1980s. We now know that there is far greater ri...
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The Universal Appliance Today, Part I
Volume 3 : Number 11 : Page 582 : Nov 1969
The Universal Appliance was developed by Dr. Spencer R. Atkinson in 1928. It has undergone periodic refinements up to this day, keeping up with changing techniques, without losing its essential charac...
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Volume 7 : Number 8 : Page 477 : Aug 1973
Many orthodontists accept an obligation for retention of their treatment results far beyond what is reasonable or what should be normally expected. They say, "I want to continue to see my cases as lon...
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Behavior Modification of Orthodontic Patients
Volume 8 : Number 9 : Page 501 : Sep 1974
The most dominant emerging force in the psychological disciplines of the 1970's has been behaviorism. Behaviorism, which is literally a study of how and why behavior occurs, hasn't always enjoyed such...
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The Role of the Receptionist-Secretary in an Orthodontic Pffice
Volume 8 : Number 12 : Page 709 : Dec 1974
The receptionist-secretary is the heart of an orthodontic practice. In an office with only one auxiliary employee, she performs every imaginable office duty covering every aspect of orthodontic practi...
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Improved Office Efficiency by Coordinating Preforms, Expanded Duty Auxiliaries, and Group Scheduling
Volume 9 : Number 2 : Page 101 : Feb 1975
Conditions of supply and demand in orthodontic care have changed drastically since 1955-1960. Birth Rate and Fertility Rate In 1957 the birth rate in the United States was 3.77 children per family. Th...
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Volume 9 : Number 9 : Page 527 : Sep 1975
Have you noticed that the Johnson & Johnson Company is aiming its TV commercials for baby powder and baby shampoo for use by the adult population? The significance of this should not be lost on or...
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Comparing Orthodontic Fees of Orthodontists, General Dentists, and Pedodontists
Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 731 : Nov 1977
In the February 1977 JADA, a report was published entitled "Dental fees charged by general practitioners and selected specialists in the United States, 1975". It was intended to compare the fees charg...
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Effective Communication with Clients: Retention of Information
Volume 13 : Number 5 : Page 321 : May 1979
A number of studies of doctorpatient interaction have shown that a clinic visit, or a consultation during which patients are informed about medical procedures and consequences, are periods of high str...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of a Disc Dysfunction
Volume 16 : Number 6 : Page 408 : Jun 1982
A 26-year-old female presented with a severely restricted mandibular opening (24mm). She complained of a tight feeling in the left TMJ area, occurring toward the end of the opening range. Marked devia...
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Personnel Policies for Orthodontic Offices
Volume 16 : Number 8 : Page 520 : Aug 1982
Personnel policies in orthodontic offices come in assorted sizes, shapes, and states of disarray. Similar to legends that have been handed down through the ages, personnel policies are sketchily verba...
872.
Volume 16 : Number 8 : Page 545 : Aug 1982
With the increasing number of orthodontists, satellite offices are proliferating. This article deals with the physical organization and management of two types of satellites: 1. A satellite located in...
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The Short Face Patient: Surgical-Orthodontic Treatment Options
Volume 16 : Number 10 : Page 668 : Oct 1982
The clinical and cephalometric radiographic characteristics of individuals with a short face have been mentioned in the literature (Schudy, 1966; Sassouni, 1969; Willmar, 1974; Bell, 1977). Recently, ...
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The Acrylic-Splint Herbst Problem Solving
Volume 18 : Number 7 : Page 497 : Jul 1984
The bonded acrylic-splint Herbst appliance has undergone several design revisions in an attempt to solve clinical management problems.1-8 The surface coverage was maximized in an effort to reduce loos...
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Analytical Orthodontic Computer Programs
Volume 19 : Number 6 : Page 445 : Jun 1985
I have developed a computer program that performs several diagnostic analyses--cephalometric, mixed dentition, and tooth size--and a practice management analysis of patient starts. This program is wri...
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Volume 21 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1987
Topics include oral hygiene and insurance.1. What are your typical oral hygiene instructions for patients with fixed appliances ? All offices reported that their patients were given oral hygiene instr...
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Practice Status Report: Practice Economics and Activity
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
Case reports customarily describe treatment of malocclusions. This Practice Status Report describes and compares two practices with regard to practice economics and activity--based on a number of fact...
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Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
This month's topics are dietary recommendations and medicolegal issues.1. What dietary recommendations do you offer to young patients? to adolescent patients? to adult patients? The respondents were f...
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Volume 22 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1988
In the early part of my career I used to think, "If only I could find good help, and if only 'the girls' had the same interest in and conviction of the importance of orthodontics that I have, how wond...
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The Modular Palatal Disjunctor Appliance
Volume 23 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1989
Development of a modular, easily removable palatal expander was prompted by the need for increased precision and working comfort during maxillary surgery. It was designed for a patient with hypertelor...
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