The Future of Orthodontics wDr Tom Pitts Ep57

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I am SO EXCITED to bring you today’s guest, Dr. Tom Pitts. Dr. Pitts is a true legend in the field of orthodontics who has been practicing and educating for over 50 years. We have an amazing discussion about a variety of topics, including: • • How Art Dugoni influenced Dr. Pitts’ career from the very beginning. • • What Dr. Pitts learned from industry legends such as Ricketts, Harvold, Roth, Damon, and others. • • How Ricketts approach to slow maxillary expansion changed Dr. Pitts’ perspective on early treatment and arch development. • • Possible reasons why residents aren’t learning about the benefits of early treatment. • • Why general and pediatric dentists are more open to the benefits of early treatment. • • How to successfully achieve and maintain Class II correction in the mixed dentition. • • How to best retain Phase I arch development. • • The amazing benefits of disocclusion in both interceptive and comprehensive treatment. • • How the use of light, short Class II elastics is a complete game changer to achieve early and predictable sagittal correction. • • The 5 key components to Dr. Pitts’ vision for orthodontic treatment. • • How Dr. Pitts is treating full comprehensive cases in 9-13 months. • • The impact of extractions on lip fullness over time. • • The benefits of using square (versus rectangular) wires. • • Which arch forms to use to develop/expand the arches. • • The reason why Dr. Pitts developed an .021 x .026 bracket (versus the standard .022 x .028). • • The dates and locations of upcoming Pitts 21 Seminars. • • What Dr. Pitts sees as his legacy in the profession of orthodontics. • We also review various cases treated with the Pitts philosophy, so be sure to check out the YouTube link to this episode! • LINKS: • • VISIT OUR EPISODE SPONSOR – Retainers for Life! Visit www.AfterOrthoRevenue.com and use code ‘DOC2024’ to get $2500 off your enrollment fee! • • Link to enroll in the Pitts Seminars: [email protected] • • Links to the DOC courses on Phase I: https://theorthocoach.com/ce-courses/ • • Links to the YouTube videos on Ph I: • • -Part I: • A Paradigm Shift in our approach to I... • • -Part II: • A Paradigm Shift in our approach to I... • • Links to OrthoTown articles: • • -Part I: https://www.nxtbook.com/farran/orthot... • • -Part II: https://www.nxtbook.com/farran/orthot...

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