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OTHER PRODUCTS
BONDING AGENTS
* Assure Plus All Surface
Bonding Resin and S.E.P.
(Reliance Orthodontics)
BRACKETS AND WIRES
* Empower 2
(American Orthodontics)
* Damon Q (Ormco)
HYGIENE
* Enamelon
(Premier Dental Products)
* MI Paste Plus
(GC America)
PATIENT FINANCING
* CareCredit
* In-house interest-free
options

CEMENTS
* Pad Lock and Ultra BandLok (Reliance Orthodontics)
CLASS II APPLIANCES
* Herbst
* Crossbow/Forsus
* Carriere motion appliance
CLASS III APPLIANCES/
TREATMENTS
* Protraction face mask
on younger children
* Carriere motion appliance
* Buccal shelf TADs
* Orthognathic surgery
TECHNOLOGY
* Trios intraoral scanner
(3Shape)
* Elemetrix (SureSmile)

What is something you do vastly different
than when you first began practicing?
I see our profession changing at lightning
speed. What you know and do now will be obsolete
in a matter of years (if not months). I certainly
put an emphasis on being in the know about
the latest technologies. Recent advancements
are revolutionizing the way we treat patients.
What advice would you give a doctor who's
entering the field and starting a practice?
An important piece of advice when starting a
practice is to set realistic expectations for yourself.
Know your market and what you're getting
yourself into. Hire people who are smarter than
you in financial matters to help you with financial
decisions. Debt is your enemy. Don't buy every
gadget and gizmo you think you need at the
beginning. In the early years, being financially
smart, controlling overhead and maintaining
the proper cash flow as you grow are crucial.
One piece of clinical advice I would give is to
address the chief complaint first before addressing
anything else. What you perceive as important
to you as an orthodontist might not even be a
concern for the patient. This is especially true
for adult patients. Also, realize that you can't be
everything to everyone. Some patients are going
to love you, while others will prefer a different
type of practice and that's OK.

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How has Orthotown helped
your professional or social life?
What's your favorite feature?
I am a CE junkie. I truly enjoy orthodontics
and consider myself a lifelong student of the
discipline. I take as many courses in person
and online as I can, and I am super active on
the Orthotown app and social media learning
groups. Orthotown has been my lens into the
constantly progressing ortho world. I especially
enjoy the message board forums and brainstorming over cases with fellow orthodontists. I
really like learning from peers, and sharing and
implementing new ideas into practice. I believe
this collaboration and camaraderie is empowering
and helps keep our profession strong and special.
Tell us a bit about your life
outside of practice.
I am a family and community man first and
foremost. My life revolves around my wife, my
children and my community. I am very active in
several organizations, especially the Sephardic
Bikur Holim Community Service Network,
which is dedicated to caring for those who are
less fortunate. This organization helped my family
financially and socially when we first moved to
the United States. It is my privilege now, 20 years
later, to help this amazing organization do the
same for others in the community.
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