Ramping Up When Things Slow Down in Your Dental Practice
When you're a dental practice owner, how do you react when outside economic forces are working against you? For instance, the U.S. economy is showing encouraging...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Restorations: Do They Need to Be Redone?
I have distinct memories of hearing lectures on the rationale for redoing restorations that included marginal leakage and stain as an indication to redo...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Your Dental Practice: Make Change a Part of the Routine
In an industry where high staff turnover is not uncommon, it is a point of pride for any dental practice owner to have a team that has been together a...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Composite for Managing Wear and Altering VDO
In general, the use of composite is significantly more common in Europe than the United States. Let me clarify that by saying that although composite...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›
But Doc, Can’t You Just Fix My Broken Tooth?
While we all want to help patients in this situation as quickly as possible, it is important to ask ourselves what caused the broken tooth. In this particular...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›
I guess one could say that as soon as you start a practice you should consider on how you are going to transition out by selling a practice. That being...
Mark Fleming | 10 years ago ›
Ergonomics to Enhance Clinical Performance is Now Live!
Ergonomics is the study of one's efficiency in their working environment. The nature of dentistry brings with it many unique challenges when it comes...
Denise Prichard | 10 years ago ›
Dental Patients: Another Identity Crisis?!
Is your livelihood based on your income from doing dentistry for your work? In other words, are you dependent on money that you make from restoring teeth...
Kevin Kwiecien | 10 years ago ›
Can Your Dental Team Pass “The Knowledge” Test?
It has been called the hardest test in the world. It is actually a series of written and oral exams and conquering it is a process that takes an average...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture
Have you been through the experience of constructing an immediate denture where the patient returned from surgery with an overly prominent display of...
Doug Benting | 10 years ago ›
Why You Should Celebrate Thanksgiving Twice
I have often remarked that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. There are a couple of reasons for this. First of all, the spirit at the core of Thanksgiving...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Lab putty is the dental material's version of baseball's utility player. In the lab, it can be used for a variety of applications like restorative space...
Darin Dichter | 10 years ago ›