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Create a Master Program for Easier Patient Image Loading Into PowerPoint
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Create a Master Program for Easier Patient Image Loading Into PowerPoint

I hope you are having fun with the templates. If you want to make their use easier and more convenient you can create a master patient presentation...

| 11 years ago
Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part I]

Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part I]

Planning treatment for wear patients can be difficult because of all the different possibilities that can occur as teeth wear. In some patients the wear...

| 11 years ago
The Truth About Cross-Mount Cases

The Truth About Cross-Mount Cases

Why is cross-mounting so important? It is used in the laboratory to verify, replicate, or correct the horizontal plane. Cross-mounting is an important...

| 11 years ago
ADA Updates Radiograph Recommendations

ADA Updates Radiograph Recommendations

According to a recent release, the ADA, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration, has released updated recommendations for the prescription...

| 11 years ago
If You Have This, You Have Everything That Matters
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If You Have This, You Have Everything That Matters

Sometimes the most profound moments of your life arise from the simplest pleasures, and they come when you least expect them. I spent most of this...

| 11 years ago
Experience More Than You Think Possible
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Experience More Than You Think Possible

A favorite quote from Jim Valvano: 'To me, there are three things we all should do every day. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number...

| 11 years ago
New Review Links Vitamin D with Lower Rates of Tooth Decay
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New Review Links Vitamin D with Lower Rates of Tooth Decay

According to a release from the University of Washington, a new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to...

| 11 years ago
Are You Ready for the Exceptional Patient?

Are You Ready for the Exceptional Patient?

Your dental practice is a lot like a public school. The public school system can handle a lot of students quite efficiently. But 'efficiently' is not...

| 11 years ago
The Two Realities of Patient Care

The Two Realities of Patient Care

Imagine a medical doctor who diagnoses a patient with a life-altering (although not life-threatening) condition. It is a condition he has seen many times....

| 11 years ago
Doppler Auscultation at the Examination
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Doppler Auscultation at the Examination

You know that ANYTHING you can do to make your patients' visits to your office different from their visits to their last dentist will help them realize...

| 11 years ago
What's the Right Word?
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What's the Right Word?

A while ago I posted an article about how it is important to use the right language with patients if you want to evoke the right responses. The words...

| 11 years ago
A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts
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A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts

Have you ever over adjusted an interproximal contact of direct restorations? Unfortunately this happens to all of us on occasion and in most cases (unless...

| 11 years ago