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The Real Cost of Patient Financing
Volume 28 : Number 3 : Page 159 : Mar 1994
We've all heard the adage, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." What about your accounts receivable? Is $90 in the hand really worth $100 "in the bush"? Is a discount of 10% appropriate when...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
What Is a Nice Person Like You Doing in a Joint Like This?
Volume 18 : Number 12 : Page 853 : Dec 1984
What is a nice person like you doing in a joint like this?It is not surprising that the temporomandibular joint is the subject of great controversy. It is hard to think of an area of complete agreemen...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 21 : Number 12 : Page 825 : Dec 1987
Be YourselfLike many of you, I've taken my share of practice management courses. I wasn't too happy to learn from them that the reason my practice wasn't as joyful and expansive as I'd like was not my...
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Philippe Self-Ligating Lingual Brackets
Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 42 : Jan 2002
In lingual orthodontics, 1st- and 3rd-order tooth movements are more complicated due to the variability of the lingual tooth anatomy. Torque control is also more difficult because of the reduced inter...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 337 : Jun 1996
The subject of this year's Moyers Symposium at the University of Michigan was "Creating the Compliant Patient". Two of the speakers listed on the program were Dr. Richard "Wick" Alexander, whose topic...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Volume 22 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1988
DR. GOTTLIEB Do you believe in a cuspid-protected occlusion for everybody? DR. SLAVICEK I believe that the cuspid is a very important tooth, but I don't like to make it the godfather of occlusion. The...
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Psychological Disturbances Associated with a Mutilated Malocclusion
Volume 6 : Number 6 : Page 341 : Jun 1972
Throughout the world, the psychological and social significance of an attractive face and teeth is assuming increasing importance.1,2,3 Consequently, the motivation of parents in seeking orthodontic t...
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How to Maintain the High Tech-High Touch Balance
Volume 27 : Number 6 : Page 331 : Jun 1993
Today's orthodontic practice is required to be both "high tech"--on the leading edge of systems for diagnosis, scheduling, practice management, and financial control--and "high touch"--able to provide...
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Practice Growth and the Future
Volume 48 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2014
As I sit down to write this column, I find myself influenced by three major inspirations. The first is this issue's conclusion of our three-part series on the 2013 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study. The ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 11 : Page 589 : Nov 1993
This month's article by Drs. Cusimano, McLaughlin, and Zernik challenges one of orthodontics' most cherished metaphors-- that of the occlusal wedge. The wedge was a simple, understandable way to expla...
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Planning Oral Surgery: New Methods of Communication
Volume 11 : Number 6 : Page 413 : Jun 1977
Because oral surgery is a team effort, there is an increased need for communication. When surgery is to be performed, the patient's desire for (and his right to) information is greatly increased over ...
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FACE: Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education
Volume 15 : Number 2 : Page 134 : Feb 1981
The Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education, called FACE by its students, was founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization dedicated to dental and health education. Special emphasis was to be pla...
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Cephalometrics and the Positioning of the Denture in the Cranium
Volume 4 : Number 9 : Page 523 : Sep 1970
Cephalometrics is important for the clinical orthodontist in the determination of where the denture is in the skull, before and after treatment. It becomes necessary to choose landmarks for reference ...
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2008 Survey of AAO Members on Miniscrew Usage
Volume 42 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2008
This article reports on the current use of miniscrew implants (MSIs) in orthodontic practices throughout the world, based on an electronic survey of all members of the AAO taken earlier this year. The...
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Fact or Friction: The Clinical Relevance of In Vitro Steady-State Friction Studies
Volume 41 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2007
The subject of friction in orthodontic treatment mechanics has attracted considerable attention in recent years.1-59 Appliance manufacturers have battled over whose bracket or system has the least fri...
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Efficient Tooth Movement with New Technologies for Customized Treatment
Volume 45 : Number 5 : Page 257 : May 2011
Within the next few years, most orthodontists will probably be designing treatment plans and evaluating treatment progress by digital means. Considering the fast pace of technological development, a c...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 48 : Number 3 : Page 145 : Mar 2014
As I was walking across a crowded college campus the other day, I couldn't help but notice that almost every pedestrian, whether student or faculty, was staring into a smartphone. I had to chuckle whe...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 29 : Number 12 : Page 735 : Dec 1995
Fortune magazine calls EVA--economic value added--today's hottest financial idea and the one most likely to get even hotter. G. Bennett Stewart III of Stern Stewart and Co. has provided a bible for th...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 54 : Number 12 : Page 728 : Dec 2020
This issue contains the last article in our three-part series presenting the results of our 2020 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures. Since the survey is quite “granular,” to u...
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Let's Design a Conference Table
Volume 9 : Number 9 : Page 557 : Sep 1975
There is a vogue in orthodontics to believe that consultations conducted at a round table inject a note of friendliness and of equality or participatory democracy which is agreeable to the patient, th...
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