The DOC Podcast

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/

What is The DOC Podcast?

The DOC Podcast brings you unique educational content taught by Dr. Mike DeLuke, a Board Certified Orthodontist with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience. Dr. DeLuke built his orthodontic practice from scratch in the early 2000s and grew it into a multimillion-dollar enterprise in less than 10 years. He was able to retire from private practice at the age of 46 years old, and now devotes his energy to teaching his colleagues how to succeed both personally and professionally.

Dr. DeLuke has served as a faculty member at numerous hospitals and orthodontic residency programs around the country, including as the cleft craniofacial orthodontist at Albany Medical Center in New York, and as a clinical professor at The University of Connecticut in the Department of Orthodontics. He is presently an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University in the Department of Orthodontics.

The DOC Podcast will bring you in-depth discussions and interviews with industry leaders and experts on a variety of topics including clinical excellence, practice management, finance and wealth creation, health and wellness, taxes and accounting, fitness, and much more!