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About Ben Burris

Ben is in private practice in Arkansas. He graduated from UT Memphis in 2004 and lives in Jonesboro, AR with his wife and two children. Ben spends a great deal of time writing and speaking to residents about the business of orthodontics. He also the founder of The Progressive Orthodontist magazine and Smile for a Lifetime Foundation. To contact Ben please email

Don’t Be A Prisoner To What You Know!

Our profession is full of brilliant minds that know just about everything there is to know about the teeth and craniofacial complex. We spend decades preparing ourselves and competing to achieve the next level until the blissful day we become orthodontists. And the learning continues. Countless CE courses quench our thirst to raise the clinical [...]

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The Associate vs. Ownership Debate

In the following discussion, we’ll examine the opportunities and risks involved with associate versus ownership options, interactions and transitions. We’ll look at things from the selling/hiring doctors’ and the buyer/associates’ perspectives, and add insights from financial and transition experts, John McGill and Roger Hill. As Roger points out, with the exception of academia and the [...]

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