Orthotown Magazine - December 2011

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Response from Planmeca Regarding “The Truth About CBCT Radiation”

(Orthotown Magazine, Sept. 2011)

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Social Media Revisited

by Donald E. Machen, DMD, MSD, MD, JD, MBA, CFA and Hollie A. Machen, Esq.

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Protect and Build Your Practice

by Carolyn Friedman

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An Inside Look at Invisalign G4

by Wm. Randol Womack, DDS, Board Certified Orthodontist Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine

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Office Visit: More Than Meets the Eye

by Chelsea Knorr, staff writer, Orthotown Magazine

This month we paid a visit to the eclectic office of Dr. S. Jay Bowman in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Not only is Bowman an orthodontist, he is also a professor, a widely known lecturer and researcher, an inventor and a rock musician.

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Wm. Randol Womack, DDS, Board Certified Orthodontist Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine

A Year of Progress

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Straight Talk

by Jeff Sessions, DMD, MSD, PC

The Wisdom of Using CBCT with Hidden Molars

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