Research: Can Nanotube Surface Help Implants Heal Faster and Fight Infection?
According to a recent news release: 'Smile!' a scientist at Michigan Technological University wants to lower the implant failure rate to zero using nanotechnology. 'Dental...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
A Story of Real Customer-Focused Service
Like many of you I am very familiar with the usual baton-passing ritual of arriving at a hotel. The doorman opens your car door and passes you off to...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Anterior Resin Restorations: A Technique For Predictable Class IV Restorations
In my last article 'Anterior Resin Restorations: Which Resin Do I Use?', I wanted to give a quick overview of the many different composite resin materials...
Jeff Lineberry | 11 years ago ›
Make Your World Full of Significant Others
I love this picture because it signifies something special. It's a picture of my sons Kaleim and Rezwan, with Kaleim's wife Liz. What gives this...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Two Rules for Achieving Ideal Patient Retention
Too often when practices appoint patients they focus on just the date. But picking a number on the calendar is really just the beginning. If you want...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Study: Are Nanodiamonds the Future of Dental Implants?
According to a recent press release UCLA researchers have discovered that diamonds on a smaller scale than those used in jewelry could be used to promote...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
The First Rule For Buying Your First Practice
Define your personal priorities. Buying into a dental practice is a big decision. The consequences are far-reaching because each day in your practice...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Requirements of a Stable Designed Occlusion
Natural occlusions come in all arrangements, and they all work – unless they don't. I have seen many patients for whom 'maximum...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›
Dental practices have always been about person-to-person interaction; it's the nature of the profession. Practices have always grown and thrived on...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Research: Bacteria Responsible for Gum Disease May Also Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis
According to a recent news release from the University of Louisville, researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between periodontal...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
Are You Giving Your Practice the Opportunity to be Great?
Have you ever seen what happens when you ask a group of kindergarteners how many of them can sing? Practically all the hands go up. For that matter, anyone...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
When the Restoration Fits the Model But Not the Patient
Have you ever had a restoration that fit the model it was made on but not your patient's tooth? While this should be a rare occurance, this has or will...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›