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When do YOU jump into new technological advances? Are you the kind of person who buys the “latest and greatest” or are you the one who feels you need to buy things because of the social pressure of being the last person to not have that greatest new technology? Most importantly, do you understand how…

I find it ironic that the more technology has made it easier for us to capture images, the worse (as a whole) the average clinical image has become. Let’s me explain… For those of you too young to remember the days of slide film, there was a time where we actually had to wait a…

I was 16 years old and I remember it like it was yesterday. As we started our shoot around before high school hockey practice, I took my helmet (with face visor) off and I distinctly remember this little voice inside my head saying:”This isn’t a good idea. Maybe you should keep it on.” Three hours…

I love visiting ortho practices. Not as a consultant and not as a clinician, but as a visitor. I just love watching how a team comes together and feel the energy of their practice. I mostly act as a “fly on the wall” and try to soak up the vibe of the place and learn…

I’ve never been prouder to be an orthodontist than I am today, and it has nothing to do with straightening teeth. While I was in synagogue yesterday morning, I had a friend ask me about Orthopreneurs and what the group was about. This guy is one of Ross Perot’s top advisors, an attorney who has…

I love keynote speakers. I’ve heard some great stories and been taken on some amazing journeys with them. One of my favorites was Denny Fitch and his story and message was amazing. You see, Captain Fitch (and the rest of the flight crew of United Flight 232) hold the record for the most time aloft…

The year was 1984. The Raiders won the Super Bowl, Magnum P.I was one of the most watched TV shows, an average 3 BR house in Chicago cost $123,000, Michael Jackson won 8 Grammy awards (after having his hair catch fire in a Pepsi video) but even more importantly, I got my drivers license. For…

You’ve got a great office and it’s been growing nicely. You need to hire more team members, specifically, another clinical assistant. So, you place an ad and go through tons of phone interviews until you actually find someone very capable and sane. She is amazing at her working interview and has great patient and hand…

It was July of 1997. I had been out of school for 5 years and it was my first meeting with a man who would later become of my greatest teachers and mentors. He asked me: “So, how do you think you’re doing right now? Where do you think you are?” My answer, about which…