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Seeing Beyond 'Half-Full/Half-Empty'
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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...

| 10 years ago
Study: Poisonous Weed Contributed to Sterling Oral Health of Ancient People

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....

| 10 years ago
Transferring Retention for Patients Treated Outside Your Referral Network: Part I

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....

| 10 years ago
Tooth Reduction in Endodontics
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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...

| 10 years ago
Three Strategies for Moving Forward
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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...

| 10 years ago
New From Frank Spear: Treatment Planning Evolution with Practice Evolution

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...

| 10 years ago
Answering Dentistry’s Trick Question
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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...

| 10 years ago
The Importance of a Job Analysis When Hiring

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...

| 10 years ago
You Are Creating Your Own Future Right Now

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...

| 10 years ago
Help Your Lab Help You!

Help Your Lab Help You!

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....

| 10 years ago
Two Methods for a Clean and Clear Tongue Space
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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...

| 10 years ago
Have You Claimed Your Independence?
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Have You Claimed Your Independence?

I am now a U.S. citizen, but I also retain my Canadian citizenship, so I got a double helping of celebrations last week—Canada Day on the first of July and of...

| 10 years ago