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Report: Billions Suffer From Major Tooth Decay

Report: Billions Suffer From Major Tooth Decay

A recent EurekAlert! press release states, billions of people across the globe are suffering from major untreated dental problems, according to a new...

| 11 years ago
How to Create Reliable Team Alignment
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How to Create Reliable Team Alignment

'I wish I could get the right people on my team,' is right up there with 'I wish I could get the right patients,' among the most common dreams of dentists. Naturally, you...

| 11 years ago
When to Use a Custom Incisal Guide Table?

When to Use a Custom Incisal Guide Table?

A common question asked of me is: 'When should I make or prescribe a custom incisal guide table?' If there is no pathway wear, generally there is not a...

| 11 years ago
The One Hundred Percent Solution
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The One Hundred Percent Solution

What are your expectations in a relationship? We often look at a lot of our relationships, especially in a work environment, in a transactional way. In...

| 11 years ago
What Does Current Research Say About Pain-Free Injection Techniques?
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What Does Current Research Say About Pain-Free Injection Techniques?

The following is a review of available research on effective pain reducing tactics during local anesthesia injections. Some of these are commonly...

| 11 years ago
Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'
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Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'

If you're a basketball fan, things get really interesting this time of year during the playoffs. It's the time in the season when slight differences in...

| 11 years ago
Case Study: Soda and Illegal Drugs Cause Similar Damage to Teeth

Case Study: Soda and Illegal Drugs Cause Similar Damage to Teeth

According to recent media release, a case study published in the March/April 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the...

| 11 years ago
Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever
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Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever

There was a time in America when the pattern of adult life was steady and predictable. You grew up, got a job and stayed in that job until you retired...

| 11 years ago
Surgical Scans Made Easy
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Surgical Scans Made Easy

One of the challenges of creating surgical guides for full arch restorations is making a scan with a radio-opaque material. Typically, an interim prosthesis...

| 11 years ago
Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?

Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?

How much does a patient really know about you before they meet you? Are you just 'the dentist' that they are seeing, the same (in their minds) as any...

| 11 years ago
Determinants of Vertical Dimension
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Determinants of Vertical Dimension

A lesson on vertical dimension. Vertical dimension is the distance between any point on the maxilla and any point on the mandible when the teeth...

| 11 years ago
Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate

Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate

There are many different things you can and should do when bringing on a new associate to your practice. The following are five of the key ways to prepare:...

| 11 years ago