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Fall in Love with Your Practice All Over Again
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Fall in Love with Your Practice All Over Again

I remember hearing a story once about a unique gift a man gave to his wife that ended up changing both of their lives. Rather than go to the store and...

| 10 years ago
TMJ Is Not a Disease
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TMJ Is Not a Disease

Every practice has patients who present saying 'I have TMJ'. The temporomandibular joint is the most complex joint in the human body and can be affected...

| 10 years ago
Why You NEED to See Double
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Why You NEED to See Double

The requirement that most new dental school graduates carry to their first business opportunities, namely being able to pay off their tremendous amount...

| 10 years ago
How New Dentists Can Buy Into Their Dream Practice
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How New Dentists Can Buy Into Their Dream Practice

I believe that dentistry, when practiced at its best, is an entrepreneurial profession. It has always been my dream that every new dentist ends up owning...

| 10 years ago
Why Are Those Teeth Loose?
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Why Are Those Teeth Loose?

If you remember your occlusion course from dental school, you probably remember being taught that contacts should be cusp tip to marginal ridge or cusp...

| 10 years ago
Program the Habits of Success
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Program the Habits of Success

A dental practice depends on systems. You have systems for keeping patients coming back for hygiene, systems for new patient protocol, for working with...

| 10 years ago
Let's Talk About Hiring Cycles

Let's Talk About Hiring Cycles

In my last two articles, we discussed how to end the employment relationship. Terminating an employee can be a rather dark topic to talk about, so in...

| 10 years ago
Trust the Process
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Trust the Process

During a recent Facially Generated Treatment Planning workshop I was talking to a participant about how much of an impact the routine use of Facially...

| 10 years ago
Can You Use a Diagnostic Wax-Up When Phasing Treatment?

Can You Use a Diagnostic Wax-Up When Phasing Treatment?

Here are some steps to using a diagnostic wax-up when phasing dental treatment.

| 10 years ago
The Real Secret to Making Dreams into Realities
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The Real Secret to Making Dreams into Realities

Like many young couples, my wife Shahinool and I were ecstatic when we bought our first home. It was a modest townhouse that cost $55,000 but we...

| 10 years ago
Does Your Team Have Occlusion Confusion?

Does Your Team Have Occlusion Confusion?

The term occlusion is often associated with confusion, ambiguity and varying philosophies. Being equipped with a dental team that has an understanding...

| 10 years ago
To Graft or Not to Graft?

To Graft or Not to Graft?

Even with advancements in modern dentistry, tooth extraction is still a common procedure that is completed. In some cases, it is the only choice that...

| 10 years ago