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Treatment Planning 101: Part II

Treatment Planning 101: Part II

In the first article of this series, I began to discuss treatment planning and the importance of knowing how research can and should impact our treatment...

| 10 years ago
What is Your Success Plan?
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What is Your Success Plan?

It is not an exaggeration to say that almost every dentist who takes one of our hands-on workshops comes away profoundly changed by what they have learned....

| 10 years ago
Equilibration: Visualize the End Before You Begin

Equilibration: Visualize the End Before You Begin

When you were in dental school, you learned a lot about occlusion, but you probably didn't have a lot of time to actually digest it, or get a full...

| 10 years ago
Hiring For Your Dental Practice and the EEOC

Hiring For Your Dental Practice and the EEOC

In previous articles about hiring for your dental practice, I dove into a number of ways to interview that will help you select the right candidate. In...

| 10 years ago
The Spear ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The Spear ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

// Spear was nominated by Dr. Sameer Puri and the cerecdoctors.com team to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - AND WE HAVE ACCEPTED! Amyotrophic...

| 10 years ago
Transferring Retention for Dental Patients with Problem Retention Issues

Transferring Retention for Dental Patients with Problem Retention Issues

In previous posts I discussed how you might go about setting up a plan for transfer of retention from orthodontists both within and outside your referral...

| 10 years ago
Your Success: Are You a Baseline Buster?

Your Success: Are You a Baseline Buster?

We all have what I call a baseline level of comfort and success in life. Whether we are talking about economic success, professional fulfilment, or personal...

| 10 years ago
Soft Tissue Healing Around Dental Implants
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Soft Tissue Healing Around Dental Implants

As we all know, proper soft tissue healing is critical around dental implants. Not only must we achieve healthy tissue, but it is often vital to the success...

| 10 years ago
Busy Dentists: Here’s a New ‘Bucket Challenge’ for You
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Busy Dentists: Here’s a New ‘Bucket Challenge’ for You

A lot of busy people I know have a bucket list. Except it is not the typical kind where you catalog the wonderful and inspiring things that you hope to...

| 10 years ago
Bite Registration Techniques: New Course Added

Bite Registration Techniques: New Course Added

When mounting diagnostic models the bite record determines the relationship of the lower model to the upper. There are three ways to obtain this relationship:...

| 10 years ago
Is Your Energy Output Being Misdirected?

Is Your Energy Output Being Misdirected?

I heard a car buff talking the other day and he said something when discussing his passion for high-performance cars that struck me as a great metaphor...

| 10 years ago
Temporary Restoration Options for Extraction Sockets
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Temporary Restoration Options for Extraction Sockets

This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...

| 10 years ago