ORTHODONTIC PEARLS: A SELECTION OF PRACTICAL TIPS AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE, 2ND EDITION

• Includes new chapters on current topics such as digital marketing, the importance of continuing education, lingual orthodontics, and digital technology for orthodontics
• Provides hands-on, expert guidance for orthodontists at all levels
• Presents insight from an international team of contributors from the UK, US, Europe, and elsewhere who give a broad perspective on key topics
• Contains full-colour photographs and illustrations

Orthodontic Pearls: A Selection of Practical Tips and Clinical Expertisesynthesizes a wealth of information gleaned from clinical and administrative experiences in orthodontic practice. The administration and running of an orthodontic practice is not often taught extensively or formally in most schools. This book fills that gap by providing tips, techniques, and practical hints to assist in everything from diagnosis and the use of appliances to patient management and marketing. Much of the information in this book comes from experience as well as lectures, courses, and journals. This second edition has been revised and expanded to cover:

• Digital advances in photography and radiology
• Digital intra oral scanning
• Lingual orthodontic treatments
• Temporomandibular joint disturbances
• Temporary anchorage devices
• Impacted canines
• Interdisciplinary treatment
• Risk management
• Marketing of the orthodontic practice
• The expanded orthodontic team
• Continuing education and its relevance to orthodontic practice
Written in an informal style, more akin to a seminar or tutorial, this book provides readers with information helpful in both the administrative and clinical components of their orthodontic practice. It is essential reading for all practitioners—even the most experienced orthodontists—who wish to improve their skills and knowledge in the clinical treatment of patients.

Author
Eliakim Mizrahi, BDS (Rand), Dip Orth RCS (Eng), FDSRCS (Eng), MSc (Manc), PhD (Rand), specialist orthodontic practice, London, UK.

Contents
The Relevance of Continuing Education to Orthodontic Practice
Administration: The Practice
Management of the New Patient
Orthodontic Investigations
Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Orthodontic Photography: An Update
Case Discussion
Inter-, Intra- and Extraoffice Communications as an Orthodontic
Risk Management Tool
The Extended Duty Orthodontic Team
Marketing an Orthodontic Practice
Psychology for Patient Compliance
Fixed Appliances
Practical Tips for Getting the Benefits from Self-Ligating Brackets
Orthodontic Auxiliaries
Auxiliary Springs for Crown and Root Movement
Digital Technology for Orthodontics: Features and Benefits
Temporary Anchorage Devices
Interdisciplinary Treatment
Impacted Canines
Lingual Technique in Current Orthodontic Practice
Temporomandibular Joint: Disc Displacement
Detailing the Final Occlusion
Removable Appliances
Retention
Laboratory Aids
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Specimen Forms and Letters
Appendix B: Specimen Intra- and Extra-office Communications
Appendix C: Specimen Forms and Letters
Appendix D: Specimen Forms and Letters
Appendix E: Specimen Letter