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    Case Presentation    

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?


    Message Boards    

Psycho Patient
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?

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.


    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.

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.

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