MESSAGE BOARD 2 New Grad Feeling Lost Docs come to the aid of a new ortho with timely advice Braces4Life Post: 1 of 7 7/26/2023 After just getting out of residency and starting in a high-volume office, I definitely feel a little lost. Any tips on how to successfully transition to private practice? I guess a lot of it is feeling a lack of confidence with treatment planning and clinically as well. Thanks, everyone! n seeing, what I want to do and why. They can accept or decline and then we move forward. The best advice I've been given is to trust your training. There are lots of false promises out there. Find some mentorship, be honest with your leadership and trust your training. You have this, my friend. Good luck! n Find more advice online! Fenrisúlfr Post: 2 of 7 7/26/2023 Take progress records frequently and change the treatment plan as needed. The most common disasters you'll see are: 1. Incisors blown out because of attempts to not extract at all costs. (Easy fix.) 2. Aligners being grossly misused where they have zero chance of success. (Easy fix.) 3. Cases needing surgery being treated nonsurgically. (More problematic.) 4. Noncompliance and excessive breakage. (Easy fix.) Keep treatment plans realistic and logical. Herodontics often fails and is not worth the effort. n Orthotown's online message boards are full of conversations like this one. Whether you're looking for help getting a new practice off the ground or your established office needs a tune-up, Townies like the ones here are online and ready to help! Head to orthotown.com/messageboards to post your questions or to browse past topics and cases. DrSDeV Post: 4 of 7 8/2/2023 Are there opportunities for mentorship in your position? It may be worth being honest with who hired you and saying you're feeling a bit overwhelmed and could use some mentorship and guidance. Maybe they can slow it down a little bit until you get your feet under you. I'm only two years out and the other respondent had great advice. My biggest downfall had been sticking with other people's treatment plans because I knew the patient would be upset if I changed their treatment plan 18 months into it. However, now I don't hesitate to change. I tell the patient what I'm FREE FACTS, circle 37 on card SEPTEMBER 2023 | 29 | ORTHOTOWN.COMhttp://www.orthotown.com/messageboards http://www.zeenorobotics.com http://www.ORTHOTOWN.COM