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[boobah]

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It says "Dr. Swain received his Orthodontic training in Toronto through Mid-Continent Orthodontics." Is this an accredited orthodontic residency program or is it a weekend CE course?

http://www.6monthsmile.com/about.html

 

[OMFS2B]

It says "Dr. Swain received his Orthodontic training in Toronto through Mid-Continent Orthodontics." Is this an accredited orthodontic residency program or is it a weekend CE course?

http://www.6monthsmile.com/about.html

This guy has said multiple times on dentaltown that he only did CE courses. By that same token any general dentist can say they received their orthodontic training from their dental school.

 

[vorosvirag]

6 months, huh? I'd like to see the complete records (x-rays, photos, and models) before and after. Not just one view pre and post.

All orthodontists would love to accelerate tx if they could and finish in 6 monts (or even 6 days) if they could. You just can't get good outcomes in that amount of time. Even Damon needs a year and a half w/ his "light forces."

This guy Swain has got to use the same NiTi wires everyone else does. He's got to be shortcutting something.

 

[gryffindor]

http://www.docere.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=2&f=135&t=78705&v=1

Read this discussion, especially the end where there is a debate between the 6-month guy and the regular orthodontist. Highly entertaining.

Straight quote from 6-month smile guy himself - "I've really taken to the Short term ortho concept – basically because I am failing to see a value in comprehensive ortho."

Fantastic.

 

[Firm]

Swain use to be my roommate in school. We've argued this so many times. He doesn't do comprehensive ortho, but you can finish cases in 6-12 months if you manage your time right. Too many orthodontist tie the treatment time with the payments. Now whose unethical?

 

[vorosvirag]

Swain use to be my roommate in school. We've argued this so many times. He doesn't do comprehensive ortho, but you can finish cases in 6-12 months if you manage your time right. Too many orthodontist tie the treatment time with the payments. Now whose unethical?

Roomates? Interesting.

So, if he doesn't do comprehensive ortho what does he do? He only finishes? So, he's so selective that he only does finishing-touch ortho? People of all kinds are going to walk into his office. Does he turn away those who need comprehensive ortho?

Tying tx time w/ payments? So, are you claiming that orthdontists extend tx times just to make it convenient for their parents to complete the payment plans before tx's end?

 

[vorosvirag]

Now whose unethical?

Firm,

I couldn't pass this one up. It's true that misspelllings are rampant on SDN, but since you're an axis-of-evil grad I'll continue to make an example of you.

In your above sentence who is or who's is the way to go. Using whose suggests possession. Whose what? Whose behavior would have been correct. But in this case, you meant to say (I think) who is or who's. Better luck next time.

Main Entry: 1whose
Pronunciation: 'hüz, üz
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English whos, genitive of who, what
: of or relating to whom or which especially as possessor or possessors <whose gorgeous vesture heaps the ground -- Robert Browning>, agent or agents <the law courts, whose decisions were important -- F. L. Mott>, or object or objects of an action <the first poem whose publication he ever sanctioned -- J. W. Krutch>

 

[Firm]

Roomates? Interesting.

So, if he doesn't do comprehensive ortho what does he do? He only finishes? So, he's so selective that he only does finishing-touch ortho? People of all kinds are going to walk into his office. Does he turn away those who need comprehensive ortho?

Tying tx time w/ payments? So, are you claiming that orthdontists extend tx times just to make it convenient for their parents to complete the payment plans before tx's end?

Ryan basically aligns 3 to 3. He doesn't fix posterior cross bites, not concerned with acheiving class one if it takes longer than 6 months. It's all patient driven, only address what the patient wants to correct. I'm not claiming orthodontists extend tx to coordinate with payments, I KNOW they extend tx to coordinate with payments. This is probably a whole new thread which I hope to discuss someday. I don't even bother to check my spelling and grammar anymore, I'll leave that to you.