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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Ask Ann Marie: Motivating Staff
Volume 57 : Number 9 : Page 532 : Sep 2023
Dr. Gorczyca responds to a question on motivating staff members. Elements of Type I (intrinsic) and Type X (extrinsic) behavior are covered. The author also lists nine ways to inspire team motivation and seven strategies to boost your own motivation.
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Volume 2 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1968
Thermofax billingQ I have wanted to use the Thermofax copying machine system for billing. I have heard it criticized as being too business-like and also that it does not look too good. What do you thi...
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Miniscrew Treatment of Ectopic Mandibular Molars
Volume 7 : Number 7 : Page 380 : Jul 2003
This article describes our experience with miniscrews in the treatment of ectopic lower second molars. Screw Selection and Placement The miniscrews* we use for orthodontic anchorage are made of pure m...
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Survey of Sterilization and Disinfection Procedures
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
Recent dental literature abounds with recommendations for sterilization and disinfection.1-7 The increased concern about prevention of cross-infection probably stems in large part from reports of AIDS...
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Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 11 : Jan 2002
This series will offer an easier approach to the control of molar position without requiring an in-depth knowledge of various wire-bracket relationships, which may result in difficult-to-recognize for...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Light-Cured Adhesives and Internet Usage
Volume 31 : Number 4 : Page 239 : Apr 1997
Do you routinely use light-cured adhesives for bonding brackets, lingual retainers, or any other appliances? If not, why not? Light-cured adhesives were used by 70% of the respondents for bonding brac...
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Essix Retainers: Fabrication and Supervision for Permanent Retention
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 37 : Jan 1993
Orthodontists' concept of retention is moving toward the idea that teeth will move unless retained indefinitely.1-3 However, permanent retention implies permanent supervision, and that is where realit...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 2009
In last month's issue of JCO, Dr. Robert Little presented some fascinating conclusions on orthodontic stability and relapse from the exhaustive University of Washington post-retention studies. He illu...
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Volume 7 : Number 9 : Page 537 : Sep 1973
Opinions vary concerning the wisdom of occlusal equilibration for orthodontic patients. The spectrum of opinion runs from no equilibration at all to constant equilibration beginning as a diagnostic ai...
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Converting Observation Recalls to New Starts
Volume 28 : Number 4 : Page 212 : Apr 1994
Many orthodontists place 35% or more of their new patients on observation recall. Some of them use this as an excuse for having case acceptance ratios of around 55%. With an effective observation reca...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
The Satellite Practice: Counting the Cost
Volume 25 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1991
This quarterly series of articles is being written by successful orthodontists who have particular expertise in certain areas of management and marketing (see JCO, August 1991, p. 471). The following ...
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JCO Cooperative Practice Problem Study: The Impacted Maxillary Cuspid
Volume 4 : Number 7 : Page 404 : Jul 1970
404-jco-img-0.jpgA summary of the first 150 reports in the JCO Impacted Maxillary Cuspid Study is shown in the accompanying chart. If additional reports make any significant change from what is report...
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Volume 1 : Number 10 : Page 146 : Aug 2019
Our final section tackles perhaps the most difficult area of practice management. Once you have found a practice to purchase or have started a new one with bank financing, it is time to build your ort...
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New Treatment Dimensions with First Phase Sectional and Progressive Edgewise Mechanics
Volume 14 : Number 9 : Page 607 : Sep 1980
This paper describes a proven procedure for distalizing maxillary buccal segments and arch leveling. In first phase treatment, sectional modules are inserted to produce unequaled first order mechanics...
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The Post-Treatment Consultation
Volume 26 : Number 8 : Page 460 : Aug 1992
Most practice management consultants recommend holding post-treatment consultations to review treatment results with patients and parents. This article will describe a system that has been used succes...
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Volume 8 : Number 12 : Page 669 : Dec 1974
On transfer cases, it is assumed that there is an obligation on the part of the original orthodontist to make a referral. It is open to question how deep this obligation should go, when you examine th...
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JCO Interviews Dean C. Bellavia, PhD, on Practice Management
Volume 18 : Number 2 : Page 99 : Feb 1984
DR. GOTTLIEB What do you consider to be the ideal one-man practice?DR. BELLAVIA I think the ideal one-man practice has about 300 starts. You must work 40 weeks a year, four days a week, with seven sta...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1991
The More Things Change One of the more interesting aspects of editing JCO is the discovery, through the various surveys we publish, of how orthodontists practice. The 1990 Study of Orthodontic Diagnos...
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The Vari-Simplex Discipline, Part 3: Extraction Treatment
Volume 17 : Number 8 : Page 537 : Aug 1983
In my practice, we treat approximately three out of four cases nonextraction. The decision depends upon the patient's ability to cooperate, and on the orthodontist's ability to produce a result with a...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 44 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2010
The World Federation of Orthodontists knows how to pick its spots for a congress.These events, scheduled every five years, were originally held in conjunction with annual AAO meetings. The Sixth Inter...
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