Bill HangDental Practitioner, Lecturer at OrthO2Health

A Successful Orthodontist Who Trained Under Bill Hang - Dr. Kevin Adair

6 Dec 2018 · 2 min

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In this concise presentation, Dr. Kevin Adair urges orthodontists to adapt to a rapidly changing dental landscape by mastering orthotropics, learning how to reopen spaces, and understanding airway management. He argues that these clinical skills not only improve patient health—by creating more room in the mouth and correcting airway issues—but also differentiate the orthodontist from competitors like DirectSmile and Invisalign. Additionally, he outlines a business strategy: by identifying high‑value restorative cases (e.g., $50,000 procedures) and referring them to general dentists, orthodontists can forge strong, mutually beneficial referral relationships that will sustain their practices over the next 10‑20 years.

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If you're an orthodontist and you would like to practice for the next 20 years in your own office, you're going to need to understand what's occurring in the, in the environment around you. You need to learn orthotropics. You need to learn reopening spaces. If you don't, you'll be left behind and you'll be competing with DirectSmile, Invisalign, everybody else around the corner. You want to be unique? You need to understand about the airway and how to change it and alter it permanently. When you reopen spaces, you are saving people's lives. You're changing their airway dramatically. Giving them a lot more room, making them healthier. And as an orthodontist, this is nothing but good for you because you're going to be sending patients to a general dentist. You want to get referrals? Send a general dentist a case that's a $50,000 restorative case, which needs to be done, absolutely needs to be redone. And I guarantee you, he's going to look at you in a completely different light. He's going to see you as someone that's helping his practice, feeding his practice, helping him become a better dentist. And that relationship is going to be unbelievably important in the future next 10 to 20 years for your own practice. Perfect. Thank you, Kevin. Sure.