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Why Should Your Team Care About Occlusion?

Why Should Your Team Care About Occlusion?

The term occlusion is one that has been routinely associated with confusion, ambiguity and varying philosophies. In fact, the topic of occlusion is often...

| 10 years ago
Dealing with Nervous Patients [Part I]
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Dealing with Nervous Patients [Part I]

As we all know the thought of visiting a dental office can cause anxiety for many of our patients. This anxiety can range from mild nervousness to extreme...

| 10 years ago
The Most Powerful Anesthetic in Your Practice

The Most Powerful Anesthetic in Your Practice

One of the most common and powerful anesthetics in dental practices is not used for clinical purposes. It is the anesthetic of routine. A certain measure...

| 10 years ago
The Secret to Reliable Practice Growth
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The Secret to Reliable Practice Growth

In a recent article I outlined the value of a patient's average treatment over 20 years, which is an eye-opening exercise for many practitioners....

| 10 years ago
Sophisticated Simplicity: The SAM 3

Sophisticated Simplicity: The SAM 3

The SAM 3 is my go-to articulator system due to its reliability in calibration, clean design and the ability to tailor the scope of programming....

| 10 years ago
Do You Already Have a Million-Dollar Practice?

Do You Already Have a Million-Dollar Practice?

What is a patient worth to you? I realize this is a loaded question. As a dentist you are in a profession where you give personal care and attention...

| 10 years ago
Restoring Discolored Endodontically Treated Teeth: Case 6
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Restoring Discolored Endodontically Treated Teeth: Case 6

In the previous article in this series I showed an example of masking a discolored crown prep by bonding an opaque masking agent and opacious composite...

| 10 years ago
The General Dentist's Role in Managing Retention
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The General Dentist's Role in Managing Retention

I met a friend for lunch recently and she told me she was talking about me the previous weekend. I don't know about you, but it always gets my attention...

| 10 years ago
Do Patients Understand Your Unique Value?

Do Patients Understand Your Unique Value?

Patients believe that most dentists are good—and they're right. Dentistry as a whole has demonstrated consistently high standards so most people are confident...

| 10 years ago
Living in a Digital World

Living in a Digital World

Digital cameras are great to have in your practice because they allow the photographer to pick the quality and resolution of the image being exposed....

| 10 years ago
Increase Predictability With Your Lab

Increase Predictability With Your Lab

Would you like to make your communication with your lab more predictable? When it comes to increasing predictability, communication with our lab is the...

| 10 years ago
Create Goals to Inspire Your Team

Create Goals to Inspire Your Team

It's important to have goals. However, if goals are not specific they become problematic. Having goals like increasing patient retention numbers and improving...

| 10 years ago