In my practice, there are times when I don't need impression material to go into certain places. I have found red rope wax to be a quick, cheap and easy...
Jeff Lineberry | 12 years ago ›
What Every New Patient Needs to Hear
One of the biggest failures in patient communication often occurs with the very first contact. If you're taking a call from a new patient and you simply...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Why Single Tooth Restorations Need More Adjustments
I am frequently asked why occlusal and interproximal contacts of single tooth restorations commonly need more adjusting than multiple tooth restorations....
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
The factors you need to find out from your patient who is seeking esthetic treatment.
Mark Fleming | 12 years ago ›
Are You Avoiding the Money Issue?
Not surprisingly, there's been a lot of discussion in the dental community about the recent Frontline show 'Dollars and Dentists.' I'm not going to...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
This recent emergency patient just had the restoration on his molar placed about four days prior to seeing me. He was complaining of...
Steve Ratcliff | 12 years ago ›
The Top Five Excuses for Being Good Rather Than Great
1. That's the way we've always done it. Dental practices thrive on routine, so it's easy to get entrenched in systems, and for team members to get...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Dr. Gary DeWood once told the story of the 20 (sick) sheep. If one dies, how many are left? Depending upon how or what is heard, the answer often...
Jeffrey Bonk | 12 years ago ›
Light Savers: Understanding Variables in Shade Selection
Color is experienced through our eyes. An understanding of our physiology is basic to the application of the principles of color science and shade selection...
Martin Mendelson | 12 years ago ›
Make Today Your Interdependence Day
'We hold these truths to be self-evident...' Those famous words from the Declaration of Independence helped launch a great nation. And as we celebrate the...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Is It Time for a Mid-Career Makeover?
'I don't want to be a product of my environment,' Jack Nicholson says at the beginning of The Departed, 'I want my environment to be a product of me.' It's a...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
An Important Reminder on a Bittersweet Occasion
As a wise person once said, 'We more often need to be reminded than instructed.' I thought of that while watching my sons deliver a presentation of...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›