This episode’s discussion:

- Reflecting on 34 years of being a general dentist; the joys of change and progress vs. the benefits of the traditional

- The rewards of Adult Orthodontics

- Once you are comfortable with labial, start going lingua

- Advice for young graduates: Fee for service may be tough, but once you've carved your niche and established your unique selling proposition it is smooth sailing. You should ask every patient for a release of their photos for use on your website, blog etc. before starting treatment, and take more pictures than you will ever need!

Dr. Richard Grimmel:

- High School in Germany with 1 year in Bethesda, Maryland, USA

- 1978 Medical doctor degree Hannover, Germany, School of Medicine

- 1981 Dental doctor degree Goettingen, Germany, University School of Dentistry

- 1980s to early 90s All continuums at Pankey, Dick Barnes Courses, Jim Pride Courses, Greg Stanley, Dale Carnegie Instructor

- 2001 Visit to Clifton Georgaklis in Boston, since then building and growing on Adult Orthodontics

- 1983 started 1st practice in Ludwigshafen, Germany, under German mandatory social insurance scheme, lots of oral surgery, perio, general dentistry sold 1989

- 1990 started 2nd practice in Mannheim, Germany, completely private, no social insurance plans taken, focussing on the 5% of the population not under the mandatory regime, mostly restorative, implants and perio sold 2003

- 2003 moved family to Zurich, Switzerland, bought 3rd and present general dentistry practice and turned and built it to mainly adult Orthodontics

- Dr. Grimmel has been married to the same wife since 1981

www.Grimmel.ch