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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Periodontal Control in Adult Treatment
Volume 55 : Number 9 : Page 513 : Sep 2021
Throughout my career—even when I was in training many years ago—the majority of my patients have been adults. I never intentionally tried to develop an “adult practice”; it just happened. A number of ...
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Concept and Commentary: Some More Atypical Cases
Volume 8 : Number 1 : Page 43 : Jan 1974
This is a continuation of the article, Some Atypical Cases, which appeared in the December 1973 issue of JCO. Case 13 Here is an adult case which was a complete Class II with one missing lower bicuspi...
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2017 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study Part 2: Practice Success
Volume 51 : Number 11 : Page 707 : Nov 2017
This month’s Practice Study installment examines management and practice-building methods that seem to be related to practice success, especially in terms of net income and numbers of case starts. Respondents are divided into three net income categories for purposes of comparison.
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Financial Management of the Orthodontic Practice
Volume 14 : Number 4 : Page 242 : Apr 1980
Much has been written concerning the future of the private practice of orthodontics. As each practitioner looks to his future, sound financial planning is advisable under any circumstances. In the pre...
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Early Surgical Management of Impacted Mandibular Second Molars
Volume 32 : Number 7 : Page 446 : Jul 1998
About 2-3% of mandibular second molars in my practice erupt mesially impacted--a figure that agrees with published reports.1-3 I have sometimes spent several extra months of treatment uprighting these...
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How Do You Rate in Today's Orthodontic Practice?
Volume 17 : Number 9 : Page 589 : Sep 1983
Orthodontics has changed a great deal in the past 50 to 100 years, with the greatest change occurring in the last 10 years. Orthodontists in the past have usually based their fees more on the applianc...
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JCO Orthodontic Practice Study: Practice Activity
Volume 15 : Number 9 : Page 603 : Sep 1981
The JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, conducted in the Spring of 1981, is an investigation into the economics and practice administration aspects of orthodontic practice in the United States in 1980. Qu...
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Volume 4 : Number 11 : Page 607 : Nov 1970
I want to try something that I haven't seen done before. I will go to my files and extract some information about some aspect of treatment and establish some kind of a standard that you can compare yo...
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JCO Interviews Aaron Rubin, JD, on Malpractice
Volume 11 : Number 1 : Page 28 : Jan 1977
Dr. Rubin is an attorney who has written and lectured extensively to dentists on the subject of malpractice. He is a partner in the firm of Fanwick & Rubin, which is a malpractice insurance agent ...
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2023 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study Part 1: Trends
Volume 57 : Number 10 : Page 567 : Oct 2023
Trends in U.S. orthodontic practice economics and management are covered in this 22nd biennial survey. Tables include practice activity, fee policies, management methods, computer usage, delegation, practice-building methods, sources of referrals, and practice busyness. The Study methodology is also explained.
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Datamedic: A Computer Billing System
Volume 8 : Number 10 : Page 562 : Oct 1974
I suppose there are a lot of orthodontists who, like myself, have recognized the need for some form of automated billing system. The problem is in finding the one that is right for a particular practi...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Effective Use of a Treatment Communications Coordinator
Volume 26 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1992
This month's article, by Dr. David Drake, explores in detail the various functions of a communications staff person and the feasibility of hiring one. As Dr. Drake mentions, this position has many tit...
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2007 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth and Staff Data
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 739 : Dec 2007
In the first part of this series on the 2007 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, we reported trends in orthodontic economics and practice administration over the quarter-century since the first biennial s...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
How Does Your Garden Grow? I recently received an advertisement in the mail that, at first, I assumed to be a metaphoric put-on because it was so applicable to orthodontic practice. The ad had a title...
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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
Volume 46 : Number 10 : Page 597 : Oct 2012
My practice, like those of most of our readers, has not shown as much economic growth as I would have liked since the economic downturn began around 2008. Case starts are down, and referrals from gene...
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What Business Schools Should Have Been Teaching All Along
Volume 24 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1990
Peter Drucker asked when we were together afew years ago, "How are the meetings atyour company?""Frankly," I answered, "they're prettybad--but meetings at all companies are.""Try this", he suggested. ...
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2023 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study Part 2: Practice Success
Volume 57 : Number 11 : Page 645 : Nov 2023
The second installment in our three-part series focuses on factors that appear to be related to practice success, in terms of net income and case starts. Management and practice-building methods are tabulated, along with routine delegation of certain tasks.
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The Invisalign System in Adult Orthodontics: Mild Crowding and Space Closure Cases
Volume 34 : Number 4 : Page 203 : Apr 2000
The frequency of malocclusions in adults is equal to or greater than that observed in children and adolescents.1 Crowding and spacing are among the most common problems in adults, with crowding affect...
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Computer Evolution = Management Revolution
Volume 24 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1990
It has been five years since the American Association of Orthodontists recognized the age of the orthodontic computer system with a special meeting in Dallas. We are now entering an important second p...
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