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CLINICAL AID
A Modified Dental Probe for Orthodontic Use
Volume 45 : Number 8 : Page 452 : Aug 2011
We have modified a standard No. 5 dental probe for use in threading elastomeric chain through tight spaces. A No. 139 plier is used to slightly open the tip of the probe; the angled end is then closed...
862.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
A Centennial for the Profession
Volume 49 : Number 2 : Page 77 : Feb 2015
I have heard it argued that for any endeavor to be considered a "profession" requires three things: a national organization, an annual meeting, and a professional journal. Obviously, orthodontics meet...
863.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
Time for Rapprochement The amount of orthodontics being done by GPs is most frequently mentioned by orthodontists as a cause for lack of growth or decline in specialty practices. This belief is creati...
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Volume 11 : Number 7 : Page 439 : Jul 1977
Many orthodontists would favor a full moratorium on graduate orthodontic students as a solution to the declining ratio of children per orthodontist and its effect on the economics of orthodontic pract...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 58 : Number 6 : Page 334 : Jun 2024
Private equity (PE) refers to investment capital for companies that aren’t publicly traded on the stock market. The idea is to offer investors an alternative avenue to generate returns outside of trad...
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Volume 9 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1975
Much is being said and written concerning the parallel increase in the number of trained orthodontists, decline in the population in the age groups which comprise the bulk of orthodontic patients, and...
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Volume 9 : Number 8 : Page 459 : Aug 1975
The transient nature of orthodontic practice has tended to isolate orthodontists from the mainstream of dentistry and from general dentists with whom we ought to be strongly allied. Also, the orthodon...
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Volume 11 : Number 9 : Page 575 : Sep 1977
This issue marks the tenth anniversary of JCO. As with any major anniversary, it invites reflection on the past and speculation on the future. Within these ten years, we have seen significant clinical...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
DDS Referrals vs. Patient Referrals?
Volume 24 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1990
DDS Referrals vs. Patient Referrals? Just as a continuous supply of nourishment is a requirement for the survival of the organism, a continuous supply of referrals is a requirement for the survival of...
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Volume 11 : Number 10 : Page 643 : Oct 1977
I am absolutely fascinated by the number of orthodontists whose offices have one or more pieces of decor related to Don Quixote. It may help explain why orthodontists seem to take comfort from dreamin...
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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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Volume 41 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2007
From June 20-24, I had the great pleasure of attending my first Congress of the European Orthodontic Society (EOS). It was a distinct honor for me to have been invited, on behalf of JCO, as one of the...
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Volume 12 : Number 10 : Page 677 : Oct 1978
We have been fortunate in orthodontics to have had a large number of outstanding people attracted to our field. Among them is the gentleman who graces our cover this month in an office setting reminis...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Who's Who on the Editorial Board
Volume 41 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2007
During its 40 years of publication, JCO has been blessed by having a great many renowned and influential orthodontists agree to serve on its editorial board. Reading over the list of names, I find mys...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
"Surgery-First" Aligner Treatment
Volume 53 : Number 7 : Page 385 : Jul 2019
Although I enjoy every aspect of clinical orthodontics, I must admit to an absolute fascination with orthognathic surgery cases. This began way back in my freshman year of dental school, when an overv...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 56 : Number 2 : Page 75 : Feb 2022
Winston Churchill has always been one of my personal heroes. Churchill is noted for a wide range of memorable quotations, including, “Never, never, never give up!,” “Personally I’m always ready to lea...
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Volume 15 : Number 11 : Page 723 : Nov 1981
A friend of ours looked at himself in the mirror a couple of years ago and saw a 47-year-old blimp, who could easily have passed for 55, and he decided to do something about it. He began jogging and w...
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Volume 24 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1990
In a recent JCO survey, readers were asked to name the issues in orthodontics today of great concern to them. No choices or limitations were given; the orthodontists responded in their own words with ...
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Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 715 : Nov 1977
The article in this issue comparing fees of orthodontists with those of GP's and pedodontists for categories of orthodontic treatment procedures should be an eye-opener to orthodontists and everyone e...
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Volume 10 : Number 9 : Page 637 : Sep 1976
There is a basic philosophical disagreement between most orthodontists and organized general practitioners and pedodontists. It has always been the policy of organized dentistry, and this is reflected...
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