Orthotown Magazine - June 2009

Articles
Benjamin Lund, Editor, Orthotown Magazine
Breaking Through
Wm. Randol Womack, DDS Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine
Orthotown Magazine Editorial Director Wm. Randol Womack interviews Dr. Ron Roncone for his take on the economic crisis facing orthodontics today.
Benjamin Lund, Editor, Orthotown Magazine
This month, Orthotown Magazine's major focus is on lasers, and we contacted several leading laser companies to find out what orthodontists ought to know about purchasing a laser.
Wm. Randol Womack, DDS Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine
We interview laser guru Dr. Donald J. Coluzzi for his take on laser applications in orthodontics, as well as what constitutes sufficient training when purchasing a laser.
Angie Mott, RDH
Auxiliary Chair of the Academy of Laser Dentistry Angie Mott, RDH, presents some guidelines to follow when using a diode soft tissue laser to treat herpetic lesions and aphthous ulcers.
In This Issue
Wm. Randol Womack, DDS Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine
Sign of the Times
Economic Issues
Message Boards
This Townie is looking for ideas on how to add informed consent to his forms that are specifically for laser procedures. Townies sound off.
Townie Clinicals
Townie "10Grin" presents his problem via case photos. His oral surgeon is wary of extraction. The Orthotown.com community comes to his aid. The thread wraps up nicely when "10Grin" posts his final treatment plan.
An orthodontist who has never placed TADs before would like to start, but doesn't want this to be his first TAD case. He is considering referring to an oral surgeon, but Townies make their own recommendations.

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