By Chris Baker, RN, DMD O ffering orthodontic care may just take you to your dreams. How is that, you ask? In one year’s time, using what I had learned from my formal education and, most importantly from my self-education, I created a million-dollar orthodontic practice for a pediatric dentist. By the way, that’s one million dollars in cash basis with no insur-ance or Medicaid payments or involvement. Most of the patients came from low-to middle-class socioeco-nomics. How did this work? The key lies in the fact that I had changed me. I had changed my philosophy about dentistry and orthodontics. Let’s start with the beginning. You are a dentist. You courageously went off to dental school to learn a ton of stuff and to go out and help people. You are the kindest, most giving of persons. Dentists are like that. Oh, and you planned a career that would support your family, yourself, and make a significant contribution. You do dentistry to make a living. That’s as it should be. Just think -helping people, loving your family, help-22 Summer 2017 JAOS
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