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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Top Ten Personnel Manual Errors
Volume 45 : Number 9 : Page 513 : Sep 2011
This column is compiled by JCO Contributing Editor Robert S. Haeger, DDS, MS. Every few months, Dr. Haeger presents a successful approach or strategy for a particular aspect of practice management. Yo...
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Volume 51 : Number 11 : Page 728 : Nov 2017
This digitally produced insertion guide simplifies one-visit placement of a Hybrid Hyrax expander for early orthopedic treatment of Class III malocclusion. Alternating maxillary and expansion and constriction are followed by a protraction facemask in the example shown by the authors.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
New Online Features for JCO Subscribers
Volume 54 : Number 11 : Page 655 : Nov 2020
This month, I want to turn over the podium to three other JCO editors, who will describe new online initiatives available to subscribers through our website. RGK Online Bonus Articles JCO receives hun...
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Volume 55 : Number 4 : Page 229 : Apr 2021
This simple toothborne device, as described by Dr. Pithon and colleagues, can be installed as soon as the lower first permanent molars have erupted. Combined with rapid maxillary expansion, it eliminates the need for extraoral appliances or miniplate anchorage in a skeletal Class III case.
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Ask An Expert: Employment Law Ramifications of Monetary Bonuses and Gifts
Volume 56 : Number 6 : Page 364 : Jun 2022
In this installment of Ask an Expert, a noted labor lawyer responds to questions regarding bonus payments to staff members. The difference between discretionary and nondiscretionary bonuses is covered, and issues related to cash payments and partial bonuses are discussed.
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Volume 35 : Number 7 : Page 429 : Jul 2001
Before getting too involved in the many ways to establish a fair price to pay for a practice--or the fair price for selling a practice--let us examine the elements that determine the value of a practi...
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Volume 3 : Number 9 : Page 486 : Sep 1969
"I just don't understand it," I said. "I don't understand why some of my x-ray films are so bad. They were all done with the same machine, with the same settings, with the same batches of film, with i...
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Modular 3D Lingual Appliances, Part 3: Palatal Arch and Sectional Arch
Volume 18 : Number 1 : Page 50 : Jan 1984
The 3D Palatal Arch (Fig. 24) is another advanced design modular appliance with multipurpose functions. Although the palatal arch concept is not new to the experienced orthodontist, the 3D Palatal Arc...
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Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisor Treatment
Volume 19 : Number 4 : Page 258 : Apr 1985
When treating patients with congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors, the orthodontist must decide whether to close the spaces or open them and place fixed bridges. Several authors have suggest...
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A Reassessment of Space Requirements for Lower Arch Leveling
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
The curve of Spee is frequently included in the assessment of lower arch length. It is widely accepted that leveling the lower arch, when there is an excessive curve of Spee, increases arch length req...
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Bass Orthopedic Appliance System, Part 1: Design and Construction
Volume 21 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1987
The increased control over tooth positions made possible by advances in edgewise mechanics has not increased the orthodontist's ability to alter facial growth patterns. In a skeletal Class II case wit...
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Volume 23 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1989
The Bass removable orthopedic appliance system1-4 (Fig. 1) can be used in growing patients with skeletal Class II malocclusions to optimize facial appearance and to rapidly and effectively correct the...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Protraction/Retraction Devices and Scheduling
Volume 38 : Number 1 : Page 31 : Jan 2004
Do you use a maxillary protraction device and, if so, how do you diagnose the need for it? Ninety-six percent of the respondents reported that they used maxillary protraction appliances. Only two clin...
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Tooth Movement with Essix Mounding
Volume 38 : Number 8 : Page 435 : Aug 2004
The Essix* system of tooth-moving mechanics is based on the philosophy that the orthodontist should have enough control over a case to make in-course corrections at the chair throughout treatment.1-3 ...
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The Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device
Volume 40 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2006
Devices commonly used for the correction of Class II malocclusions can be classified as extraoral (headgear), intra-arch, or interarch. The intra-arch devices are either removable (Cetlin or sagittal ...
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OVERVIEW Guidelines for Contemporary Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 41 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2007
Air-rotor stripping (ARS) was first described more than 20 years ago in this journal as an alternative to extraction or expansion in borderline cases.1 Since then, further studies have indicated that ...
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Esthetic Class II Treatment with the Beneslider and Aligners
Volume 46 : Number 7 : Page 390 : Jul 2012
Maxillary molar distalization is a common treatment method for dental Class II patients with excessive overjet, anterior crowding, or both. Given the unpopularity of headgear among patients,1,2 clinic...
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Volume 8 : Number 3 : Page 149 : Mar 1974
Since its development by the late Dr. Spencer R. Atkinson in 1928, the Universal Appliance has undergone periodic refinements without losing its essential characteristics. The modifications that have ...
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The Harvold Activator Simplified Construction and Use
Volume 17 : Number 12 : Page 845 : Dec 1983
In common with many other British orthodontists, we had considerable experience in the use of Andresen appliances beginning in the early 1960s, led by enthusiasts such as Rix and Grossman. Although th...
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The Pendulum Appliance for Class II Non-Compliance Therapy
Volume 26 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1992
Orthodontists have long sought methods of correcting Class II malocclusions without straining the lower arch and without the need for strict patient compliance. In the 1990s, noncompliance therapies i...
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