In a recent article, I wrote about a new perspective on the 'glass half-empty' metaphor, in terms of how it applies to our lives. The empty portion, as...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Seeing Beyond 'Half-Full/Half-Empty'
When I was young, I was like a lot of kids in that I could never seem to get enough of what I wanted. My mother would often remind me that my glass is...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Study: Poisonous Weed Contributed to Sterling Oral Health of Ancient People
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that a highly toxic weed may be responsible for the impeccable dental health of ancient people....
Denise Prichard | 10 years ago ›
Transferring Retention for Patients Treated Outside Your Referral Network: Part I
In my last post I discussed how you might go about setting up a plan for transfer of retention from orthodontists within your referral network to yourself....
Cheryl DeWood | 10 years ago ›
Tooth Reduction in Endodontics
To paraphrase one of my favorite people in dentistry, the late Dr. Bob Barkley, 'the best dentists help patients fail at the slowest possible speed.' Drilling...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Three Strategies for Moving Forward
Every dentist has issues they have to deal with—whether they are team issues, patient issues, facility or business issues, time or economic issues. This is...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
New From Frank Spear: Treatment Planning Evolution with Practice Evolution
There are many factors that enter into the processes of treatment planning and case presentation. One factor that we don't often think about is the fact...
Denise Prichard | 10 years ago ›
Answering Dentistry’s Trick Question
Which is more important to you – running a high-quality practice that provides quality clinical care administered by a quality team that delivers a...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
The Importance of a Job Analysis When Hiring
If you have ever had to hire someone, you can relate to the frustration of not getting great candidates. As the economy improves, the war for talent will...
Adam McWethy | 10 years ago ›
You Are Creating Your Own Future Right Now
At the July Fourth celebration I attended last week, a band performed. They called themselves 'Boogie Nights' and when I saw them take the stage in their...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
We all know that providing our lab with images of shade tabs against adjacent teeth helps them to produce the best possible results for our patients....
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Two Methods for a Clean and Clear Tongue Space
I don't know about you, but I really hate it when I get excess stone in the tongue space on a lower model. Not only does it look terrible, this excess...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›