The Supreme Importance of Checklists
This is the airplane I recently left Hawaii on. I took this picture from the departure lounge, and if you look closely you can see the pylon cones and...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Are You Complying With the New OSHA Regulations?
It's so easy to ignore the small yet onerous details that our government requires through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). And...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
How to Create a Team Worth Stealing
Are the people on your team the kind of people another practitioner would love to hire away from you? Are they the kind of people who love leading-edge...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
How to Discover a New Way to See
I didn't expect much of this diving excursion. Our divemaster was young – she was 22 – and as I mentioned previously, our visit to...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Making Occlusal Adjustments Easier
Years ago I was introduced to a bur that I've found to be fantastic for occlusal adjustment. The bur I'm referring to is an 8909, also sometimes...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
What Makes a Good Employee Great?
In a previous article, I posted a picture of a spectacular rainbow taken from my hotel room in Hawaii. But that was not the view I had when I first arrived...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Doxycycline Shortage Reported By Pharmacist Group
A news release from the ADA states, Doxycycline, a broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotic, is in short supply, according to the American Society of...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
Never Underestimate the Force Within
This was the view from my hotel room last week in Hawaii, where I was for a speaking engagement and brief holiday. It was a beautiful rainbow...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
A New Source to Generate Teeth?
According to a recent news release, stem cells derived from urine can be used to generate tooth-like structures, as reported in a recent study published...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
A Lesson in Unconditional Commitment
Every year thousands of people decide they're going to get into martial arts. Whether their reasons are for fitness or personal protection, the idea of...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Four Guidelines for Direct Resin
There can be confusion for clinicians when trying to decide if direct composite is the adequate solution to treat patients, or if dong an indirect restoration...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
This is always a special time of reflection for me because it was on July 31 eight years ago that my wife, Shahinool, passed away. I always...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›