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The Hygiene Exam: Are You and Your Patients Getting Full Value?
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The Hygiene Exam: Are You and Your Patients Getting Full Value?

Hygiene visits are still often under-appreciated - both by patients and dentists. Patients tend to think of them as cleanings, which makes it sound...

| 10 years ago
Preparation Reduction Guides: New Course Added

Preparation Reduction Guides: New Course Added

Preparation reduction guides are a vital link in creating a system that allows you to get exactly what you intended in the final restorations. Clinicians...

| 10 years ago
Light-Curing Solution for Provisional Restorations

Light-Curing Solution for Provisional Restorations

During the fabrication of provisional restorations, it's not uncommon to use a visible light-curing oven, such as Triad or Procure from Great Lakes. These...

| 10 years ago
The Dentist’s Business Advantage
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The Dentist’s Business Advantage

Every business has its advantages and its limitations. When you compare dentistry with other businesses and professional services, however, you begin...

| 10 years ago
Treatment Planning 101: Part III

Treatment Planning 101: Part III

In Part I and Part II of this series, I discussed what research is showing us about periodontal disease; how it impacts the overall longevity of our patients'...

| 10 years ago
Two Benefits of Advanced Clinical Education

Two Benefits of Advanced Clinical Education

I am sure nobody is surprised that I feel strongly about the virtues of advanced clinical education for dentists. There are obvious reasons why having...

| 10 years ago
Dental CE

Dental CE

After practicing dentistry for over 35 years, I believe one of the biggest challenges to the growth of a practice is lack of knowledge; that is what...

| 10 years ago
Change: Do You Have the Passion to Pursue It?
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Change: Do You Have the Passion to Pursue It?

There is one character trait that I have found to be a very reliable indicator for success in life: a passion to pursue change. Most people don't like...

| 10 years ago
Basic Endodontic Diagnosis Course Now Available

Basic Endodontic Diagnosis Course Now Available

An endodontic diagnosis, or any type of diagnosis, made when treating patients is important because it informs the intention to treat. Clinicians need...

| 10 years ago
Implants: Custom Abutment Choices
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Implants: Custom Abutment Choices

Have you ever struggled with removing the cement around implant restorations as discussed in my previous article? Or perhaps you have struggled with proper...

| 10 years ago
Interview Questions You Don’t Want to Ask

Interview Questions You Don’t Want to Ask

So, if my last article made you nervous, then this one should offer you a bit of relief. If you have ever brought in a practice management consultant...

| 10 years ago
The Appliance as a Diagnostic Tool
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The Appliance as a Diagnostic Tool

The oral orthotic appliance has almost as many uses as a diagnostic aid and for treatment as it has names – splint, bite splint, guard, night guard,...

| 10 years ago