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orthotown.com // highlights Lateral Root Torque A 13-year-old patient with a blocked lateral and little patience. Unable to get the root torque needed for the ideal correction, this orthodontist decided to invert the bracket and twist the wire. Were there better methods that could have been implemented? Case Presentation Featured Blog Progression of Treatment Discussion-Evidence | 2.22.2014 | Adel Zakhary See the ongoing treatment of a 27-year-old with a handful of problems, including crowding, upper anterior aesthetics and a troublesome lower midline shift that continues to prove difficult. Progression Lateral Root Torque Online CE Collecting Your Fee: Legal, Ethical and Practical Considerations by Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD Money and ethics often conflict. But being effective in collecting what you are owed is not in conflict with being ethical. There is nothing unethical about charging a fair fee, rendering competent services and collecting your fee. This lecture explores issues that impact on fee collection efforts from legal, practical and ethical perspectives. Message Boards Share and Share Alike Psycho Patient Didn't your mother tell you to share? Well, we want you to share your thoughts. After all, comments don't write themselves or we wouldn't be having this little talk now would we? Let your voice be heard. An alleged less-than-mentally-sound patient causes a stir three months after treatment. Berating staff, pacing in the waiting room and always casting blame. How would you handle an altogether crazy patient? Psycho Pesky Overjet Problems Help out this orthodontist who's fresh out of residency and running into obstacles involving correcting the last little bit of overjetting in some cases. Check out the problem areas. Toss in your hat on the solution. Orthotown.com Registration So you read the magazine, but did you know we also have an active online community? Become a Townie (It's free)! Follow the steps on Orthotown.com to register and see what the buzz is about. Pesky Connect With Us Poll Equipment How often do you replace key equipment in your office? Find Orthotown on Twitter twitter.com/orthotown1 A. Yearly B. Every two years C. Every three to five years. D. Upon obsolescence E. Once broken 4 Find Orthotown on Facebook www.facebook.com/orthotown Receive Orthotown e-Newsletters www.orthotown.com/myprofile.aspx APRIL 2014 // orthotown.com http://www.orthotown.com http://www.orthotown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=6&f=693&t=222339&v=1 http://www.orthotown.com/Orthotown/Blogs.aspx?action=VIEWPOST&b=210&bp=829&v=1 http://www.orthotown.com/Orthotown/OnlineCE.aspx?action=DETAILS&cid=164 http://www.orthotown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=6&f=693&t=222143&v=1 http://www.Orthotown.com http://www.orthotown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=6&f=693&t=222538&v=1 http://www.Orthotown.com http://www.facebook.com/orthotown http://www.orthotown.com/Orthotown/poll.aspx http://www.twitter.com/orthotown1 http://www.orthotown.com/myprofile.aspx http://www.orthotown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Orthotown April 2014

Orthotown.com Highlights
Wired for Success: A Breakdown on Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Office Meetings
New Instructional Video: Bonding a Mandibular 3x3
Ortho Practice Page on Facebook
AAO Consumer Awareness Campaign
Shofu Dental Corporation’s EyeSpecial C-II
AAO Annual Session Information
You Should Know: Truenortho
Data with More Details and Less Radiation
New Products
10 Biggest Missed Marketing Opporutnities
Gearing Up for a Successful Practice Transition
How to Work with Patients You Want to Punch in the Face
Social Media Strategies that Drive Practice Growth and Profitability
Clear Correct Treatment of an Anterior Crossbite
Ad Index
Poll: Scheduling

Orthotown April 2014