Message from the Online Community Manager

 
Message from the Online Community Manager

Update Your Account on Orthotown.com
Whether you're completing your ortho residency or just finishing up your spring cleaning, this is the perfect time to update your Orthotown.com account information. Visit the My Profile section of the Web site to revise any changes to your password, e-mail address, work address and more under My Account. Make yourself known by modifying your public profile so that fellow Townies can search for your posts and information. Take a minute to adjust your subscriptions, community affiliations and settings to optimize your online membership with Orthotown.com. Don't forget to click the update button after any of your changes and remember I'm here to help if you have any questions!

If you have questions about the site, call me at 480-445-9696
or e-mail me at kerrie@farranmedia.com.

See you on the message boards,
Kerrie Kruse
Online Community Manager


Online Features

Help Center
Feature of the Month – Looking for someone? You can locate fellow members by their display name, alma mater, city, occupation and more. Just use the Member Search button located in the top menu bar. Would you like to make yourself more identifiable? Update your public profile so Townies can get a hold of you too! Check out the Help Center's Feature of the Month for more information!

Video Tutorial
How to Update Membership Information – Are you having trouble updating your membership information? Learn how to make changes to your registration information and public profile and update your subscriptions and settings. Go to the Media Center and click on the Tutorial section to watch a short video with step-by-step instructions.
Virtual Study Club – Case of the Month

Previous Ortho with Extractions
Case number: 165894
This patient is a dental hygienist that had braces with extractions 23 years ago.
Her chief complaint is her overbite. However, she will not do orthognathic surgery.
Any treatment alternatives?


Message Boards

Bruxism During Treatment
An 11-year-old boy with significant wear on the upper and lower incisors grinds through his nightguard every six months. Mom is concerned about maintaining some type of nightguard during treatment. How do you handle a patient with bruxism during treatment?

Who Gets Patient Credits in a Buy Out?
A new grad is buying out an existing doctor and is running into a lot of different scenarios when it comes to what to do about patient credits. Any advice or guidance?
Features

Online CE
Manage Your Treatment Process Efficiently and Effectively – Al Atta, DDS, MSD, MBA
This course is an introduction to the business of orthodontics, where treatment process must be managed according to the accepted business function and business intelligence to ensure on-time efficiency, and with controlled cost for continuous cash flow effectiveness.

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