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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
New From Frank Spear: Treatment Planning for Complex Patients

New From Frank Spear: Treatment Planning for Complex Patients

One of the greatest challenges in practice is when you are treating a new patient for the first time and you are shocked by the condition of their mouth....

| 10 years ago
Sub-Pontic Osseous Hyperplasia
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Sub-Pontic Osseous Hyperplasia

I had the pleasure of meeting a great patient for the first time earlier this year. She had been to her hygienist who identified an area of decay around...

| 10 years ago
Are You Making Your Schedule Work for You?

Are You Making Your Schedule Work for You?

Do you ever find yourself coming into the office in the morning, taking a glance at the day's schedule, and finding yourself exhausted before your day...

| 10 years ago
Oh Wow, That is BAD!

Oh Wow, That is BAD!

Every dentist knows what I mean by a radiographic diagnosis. You may not know the term, but a radiographic diagnosis is what happens when at the end of...

| 10 years ago
Get Yourself a 'Performance Partner'
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Get Yourself a 'Performance Partner'

As I have pointed out many times, dentistry is an essentially solitary profession. If you have your own practice, nobody is there to tell what you need...

| 10 years ago
New from Frank Spear: Creating a New Patient Experience with Intention

New from Frank Spear: Creating a New Patient Experience with Intention

Trying to understand behavior tactics and proper procedures at a new patient’s visit can be some of the most challenging things we face as clinicians. We don't...

| 10 years ago