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industry insights
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by Dr. Bill Dischinger
Dr. Bill Dischinger, pictured left, earned his degree from the Oregon Health & Science
University School of Dentistry and his certificate in orthodontics at Tufts University
in Boston. Dischinger, an adjunct professor in the orthodontics department at the
University of the Pacific in San Francisco, is a certified Damon instructor and has
taught and lectured extensively on passive self-ligation with the Damon System. He has
lectured nationally and internationally on subjects including functional jaw orthopedics,
Spark clear aligners, passive self-ligation and practice management. Dischinger has
been published in Orthotown and Ormco's Clinical Impressions and is involved in national
study clubs that address the latest treatment techniques. He is also a member of the
American Association of Orthodontists, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, the
American Dental Association and orthodontic professional associations that enable him
to participate in continual education and remain current on advances in orthodontic
treatment. He is a key opinion leader for Ormco and Propel.
MAXIMIZING
PRACTICE
EFFICIENCY
Innovative changes can help orthodontists
treat patients with fewer appointments
Flatten the curve. Social distance. Stay-at-home order. Paycheck Protection Program.
Virtual meeting. Virtual happy hour. Virtual. ... 2020 will certainly be a year never
forgotten. My grandparents used to tell me stories about the Great Depression they
lived through. My parents talked about the 1960s. Myself? Well, the '80s were totally
awesome. Our kids will be the pandemic generation.
During times of tribulation, people and businesses go one of two directions: They
either innovate and change or fall by the wayside. Sometimes they have no choice, but
many times they do. At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, most orthodontists
had a period of time that their offices were closed. Mine was for six weeks, which allowed
me to look at a number of aspects in my practice and evaluate what had been working
well and what needed to be changed, added or eliminated. Efficiency has always been
a key focus in our practice and in a time where we couldn't see our patients, I realized
even more how important this was. Once we returned to seeing our patients and tried
to recover all that lost time, the importance of efficiency was reinforced even further.
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