Research: Bacteria Preserved on 1,000-Year-Old Plaque
According to a news release, a research team recently discovered 1,000-year-old dental calculus preserved on the teeth of skeletons. This discovery...
Denise Prichard | 10 years ago ›
Six Rules for Keeping it in the Family
What could be better than doing what you love with the people you love most? I have seen a number of dental family 'dynasties.' I have seen sons and daughters following...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
How to Make Sense of the Noise of Articulating Paper
Adjusting the bite on new amalgam or composite restorations can be a daily challenge. With intra-coronal restorations like these we can at least look...
Kevin Kwiecien | 10 years ago ›
'Spreadsheet Junkies' Optional: The Simple Things You Need to Track and Why
When I wrote about the value of keeping score in your professional life by tracking your performance, I said that doing so was more important—and easier—than many...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
How to Manage Dental Literature
What do you read? Who do you trust? What journals should I subscribe to? I get asked these questions all the time. It's fairly common for many of the...
Frank Spear | 10 years ago ›
The Importance of Keeping Score
As I watch the Winter Olympic events I am struck by the level of performance these athletes have achieved and how narrow the margin is between victory...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Completing Class IV Restorations: Finishing and Polishing
Once you have your resin/composite in place, it's time to begin finishing your Class IV restoration. It begins with doing your gross contours and using your...
Jeff Lineberry | 10 years ago ›
Two Simple Secrets of Ideal Patient Retention
Patient retention is obviously one of the most fundamental things to master to achieve success in dentistry. It doesn't matter how good your clinical...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Five Critical Criteria for Digital Smile Design
Learn more about the five critical criteria for smile design in adults.
Vivek Mehta | 10 years ago ›
Help Your Team Understand the Articulator in Your Practice
Mounted diagnostic casts enable treatment planning, patient discussions and the ability to see what the therapy will or will not accomplish before we...
Cody Lopez | 10 years ago ›
An Important Thing to Know About the '10,000-Hour Rule'
By now most people have heard about the '10,000-hour rule.' This idea, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell and others, suggests that it requires about 10,000 hours...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Research: Sequencing Harmless Oral Bacterium May Help to Unravel a Mystery
According to a recent news release, scientists have pieced together sections of DNA from 12 individual cells to sequence the genome of a bacterium...
Cody Lopez | 10 years ago ›