Tooth health should be considered when selecting which teeth to extract
I am writing regarding a case report in the June 2017 issue in which a patient with a Class II malocclusion was treated with mandibular skeletal anchorage (Cakir E, Malkoç…
Malocclusion and health care
In an editorial in the June 2017 issue, Dr Nadia Laniado wrote the following: “A fundamental issue distinguishes the specialty of orthodontics from the rest of dentistry: malocclusion is not…
International items of interest
ASA ruling on IGDP Ltd Upheld Internet (on own site) 08 March 2017 Background Summary of Council Decision: Three issues were investigated, all of which were Upheld. AD Description The…
“Alternative facts” and orthodontic advertising in the United Kingdom
Seven years ago, Kevin O’Brien and Jonathan Sandler wrote a guest editorial for this Journal entitled “In the land of no evidence, is the salesman king?” in which they cautiously…
International Items of Interest
As I begin this editorial, I will admit that most of what I will tell you is not original. I will simply use this opportunity to inform you of a…
