Orthotown Magazine - January 2012

Articles
by Andrea Cook
Andrea Cook explores the importance of a great training system for new team members.
by Ryan Wilson
Whether you’re signing a new lease for your practice or are renewing an existing one, you are now likely to enjoy a stronger negotiating position than you would have in the recent past. Ryan Wilson details three areas in which landlords try to gain the upper hand.
by Dr. Ron Roncone
Dr. Ronald Roncone discusses his opinions about the major storms that have occurred in orthodontics over the past few years and what can be done to maneuver out of them.
by Pamela Waterman
Pamela Waterman touches on the subject of adult patients and what you can do to answer their questions.
by Ken Fischer, DDS
Dr. Ken Fischer presents a case of a 45-year-old woman that wanted to have her crooked teeth straightened, but did not want any of her teeth removed and insisted that she be treated with Invisalign.
by Benjamin Lund, Editor, Orthotown Magazine
This month Orthotown Magazine visits Dr. Michael Koropp and his team at their practice in Anchorage, Alaska where we discuss his reasons for entering orthodontics, his practice philosophy, the orthodontic competition in his area and more.
by Rachel Mele
Rachel Mele from Sesame Communications presents a list of 52 Facebook posts your orthodontic practice can use.
In This Issue
Wm. Randol Womack, DDS, Board Certified Orthodontist Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Radiation Exposure
Message Boards
Some scary embezzlement scams in these offices might make you change the way you handle money in your practice.
Townie Clinicals
The controversy of early treatment comes up in this case presentation regarding impacted U3s.
This Townie isn’t quite sure what to extract and what to wait on. Care to help him out?

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