Starting & Growing an Orthodontic Practice (w/Dr. Rael Bernstein) [Ep.38]

Don’t miss this fascinating episode with orthodontist and entrepreneur Dr. Rael Bernstein!  In this interview, we discuss:·         How Rael expanded his practice from renting one chair in a colleague’s office to owning and operating 11 orthodontic practices!·         The way Rael is able to maintain a work-life balance with such a busy schedule.·         What Rael believes are the best marketing strategies to grow and sustain a practice.·         The importance of starting to diagnose the patient before you even look at the teeth.·         Why so many docs don’t like performing Phase I treatment.·         How to make Phase I treatment enjoyable and profitable!·         How to know when you are approaching burnout and what you can do about it.·         How Ricketts’ Bioprogressive Technique helped Rael begin to understand the importance of airway in the development and management of malocclusion.·         The importance of looking at your patient from the outside in, versus focusing on the teeth.·         The role the orthodontist can play in the management of airway obstruction and why so many orthodontists elect not to embrace the concept of airway management.·         How Rael transitioned from using traditional “expanders” to using braces and wires to expand the arches of preadolescent patients in the early-mixed dentition.·         Why he developed the Bernie Tube for Phase I Treatment·         The tremendous psycho-social benefit of performing arch development and aligning the teeth on preadolescent patients.LINKS:-To learn more about how to do archwire expansion in Phase I, go to: https://theorthocoach.com/ce-courses/