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Creating Models and Restorations Without Impressions

Creating Models and Restorations Without Impressions

Wouldn't it be great if we could get all of our dentistry done without ever taking impressions? I think most of us are nodding yes right now.

| 9 years ago
Avoid This Communication Killer

Avoid This Communication Killer

It's the kind of conversation couples have all the time. I was at my office at the campus, talking on the phone with Shelli, and as the conversation was...

| 9 years ago
Shortened Dental Arch

Shortened Dental Arch

A phased restorative treatment strategy can provide the opportunity for many of our patients to proceed with a plan requiring a significant financial...

| 9 years ago
Can We Talk Contact?

Can We Talk Contact?

We have all been trained to seat restorations with a solid contact to adjacent teeth. We usually determine this with the 'snap' of the floss. It's a happy...

| 9 years ago
The 4 Principles of Lucky Money

The 4 Principles of Lucky Money

With the recent passing of my father, I have found myself looking back over some significant turning points in my life and reflecting on the things I...

| 9 years ago
Troubleshooting Radiographs is Now Live!

Troubleshooting Radiographs is Now Live!

In spite of your best efforts, there will be occasions when your images don't come out the way you had hoped. The key to correcting a less-than-adequate...

| 9 years ago
Inheriting Dental Staff

Inheriting Dental Staff

I was talking to a colleague the other day about issues with their dental staff. This person knew that I had been involved with buying practices in...

| 9 years ago
How to Really Own Your Progress

How to Really Own Your Progress

For a long time, New York City had a huge graffiti problem in their subway system. Cars would get covered with spray paint, at which point they would...

| 9 years ago
The Impact From the Hygiene Operatory on Composite Restorations: Part II

The Impact From the Hygiene Operatory on Composite Restorations: Part II

Proxyt polishing paste from Ivoclar. In a previous post, the multi-factorial impact that a coarse or extra-coarse prophy paste can have on the...

| 9 years ago
Have You Reached Your Saturation Point?

Have You Reached Your Saturation Point?

You can't buy more time. Which means that, no matter how diligent, efficient and talented you are as a dental team,  if you just keep doing what you're...

| 9 years ago
Solving the Overjet Puzzle with Play-Doh: Part I

Solving the Overjet Puzzle with Play-Doh: Part I

Facially generated treatment planning guides us to establish the correct place for the anterior teeth in the face and the smile first.   What often...

| 9 years ago
Quick and Easy Tip to Keep the Bases on Your Models
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Quick and Easy Tip to Keep the Bases on Your Models

Have you ever had the bases come off your models? Chances are, your answer is yes – I know I have. And as we know, it is never convenient and the...

| 9 years ago