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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 49 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 2015
Like many others in my generation--the baby boomers-- I am looking forward to the day I can retire. As I write this editorial, I look up at my daily calendar and see that I have 1,676 days until I am ...
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OVERVIEW
Volume 57 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2023
Hybrid aligner mechanics utilize the advantages of clear aligners while accounting for their limitations in producing certain tooth movements. Drs. Kravitz, Miller, Bowman, and Wilmes review applications of clear aligners in combination with fixed appliances, laboratory-fabricated devices, and various auxiliaries.
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2013 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: Trends
Volume 47 : Number 11 : Page 661 : Nov 2013
This three-part series will describe and analyze the most important results of the 17th biennial JCO Orthodontic Practice Study. JCO subscribers can access the complete tables and the survey questionn...
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OVERVIEW
Clinical Considerations in Patients at High Risk for Root Resorption
Volume 55 : Number 4 : Page 207 : Apr 2021
Drs. Al-Awadhi and Finan list patient-related risk factors for root resorption and review evidence-based recommendations from the literature for avoiding orthodontically induced resorption. Appliance choices, types of tooth movement, force application, duration of treatment, and extractions are covered.
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Volume 5 : Number 12 : Page 655 : Dec 1971
One of the annoyances that orthodontists encounter from time to time in extraction as well as in nonextraction cases is a slight crowding of mandibular incisors following orthodontic treatment. We hav...
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Fighting Inflation Through Productivity Sharing
Volume 10 : Number 12 : Page 900 : Dec 1976
Is it ever possible to make everybody happy? Can you simultaneously increase your profits, your employee morale, and your patient satisfaction? Can you reduce your percentage overhead and pay higher s...
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Orthodontics in Central America
Volume 11 : Number 7 : Page 491 : Jul 1977
Central America consists of six countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) in a land area of 188,000 square miles and is populated by 19,263,000 inhabitants. The et...
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Volume 14 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 1980
Have you ever checked back to see how close to "on time" you finish your cases? Have you ever compared the actual length of treatment to the estimated length of treatment? If you are consistently off ...
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Volume 14 : Number 10 : Page 685 : Oct 1980
A recent development in orthodontics has been the recognition by a number of non-orthodontists, usually with some background in clinical psychology, that there has been a missing link in the practice ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Fringe Benefits as "Hidden" Pay
Volume 16 : Number 2 : Page 77 : Feb 1982
Fringe Benefits as ''Hidden'' PaySome interesting statistics were published recently on the high cost of fringe benefits. It was estimated that the average employee receives almost $100 a week in "hid...
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Volume 19 : Number 11 : Page 826 : Nov 1985
I have found over and over again that, in the competitive world of orthodontics, it is the practice that gives the best service that always does well. I said " service" , not " treatment". To provide ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1991
Perception Is RealityMy orthodontic partner and I recently had a philosophical discussion regarding patient care and management. I had determined that a retainer wasn't needed in a particular case, gi...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1994
The Carrot or the Stick?There is a good question in orthodontic practice with regard to how much a system of rewards affects the commitment of our employees and of our patients. This was brought to mi...
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Efficacy of Collection Methods in Orthodontic Practices
Volume 31 : Number 2 : Page 103 : Feb 1997
Management experts have suggested that orthodontic offices may not be aggressive or efficient enough in collecting fees to compete with other financial obligations and discretionary purchases.1-6 Cred...
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A Practical Approach to Presurgical Orthodontic Preparation
Volume 32 : Number 6 : Page 350 : Jun 1998
Over the past decade, new rigid-fixation techniques have improved the skeletal stability of most surgical cases, at least in the months immediately following surgery, compared to traditional wire fixa...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 1999
To my knowledge, Clayton Christensen is the first management consultant to suggest that dominant, well-managed firms can fail because of what they do right. They can listen to their customers, careful...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 4 : Page 201 : Apr 2001
Johnny Mercer could not have known when he wrote the song, "Accentuate the Positive", that he was forecasting a 21st-century management theory, but four lines of that lyric capture exactly the idea pr...
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2003 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth and Staff Data
Volume 37 : Number 12 : Page 667 : Dec 2003
This third installment in our four-part series on the 2003 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study will cover growth in case starts and gross income during the two years since the 2001 Study. We will also exam...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 38 : Number 6 : Page 317 : Jun 2004
Did you ever have one of those days when it seems like the only things that don't go wrong are the ones that just don't happen at all? Not too long ago, I had a couple of those days almost back to bac...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 40 : Number 3 : Page 133 : Mar 2006
Long-face syndrome has been a vexing problem for orthodontists, oral surgeons, and otorhinolaryngologists for some time now. I have heard it debated whether this particular constellation of clinical s...
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