The One Hundred Percent Solution
What are your expectations in a relationship? We often look at a lot of our relationships, especially in a work environment, in a transactional way. In...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
What Does Current Research Say About Pain-Free Injection Techniques?
The following is a review of available research on effective pain reducing tactics during local anesthesia injections. Some of these are commonly...
Vivek Mehta | 11 years ago ›
Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'
If you're a basketball fan, things get really interesting this time of year during the playoffs. It's the time in the season when slight differences in...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Case Study: Soda and Illegal Drugs Cause Similar Damage to Teeth
According to recent media release, a case study published in the March/April 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever
There was a time in America when the pattern of adult life was steady and predictable. You grew up, got a job and stayed in that job until you retired...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
One of the challenges of creating surgical guides for full arch restorations is making a scan with a radio-opaque material. Typically, an interim prosthesis...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?
How much does a patient really know about you before they meet you? Are you just 'the dentist' that they are seeing, the same (in their minds) as any...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Determinants of Vertical Dimension
A lesson on vertical dimension. Vertical dimension is the distance between any point on the maxilla and any point on the mandible when the teeth...
Greggory Kinzer | 11 years ago ›
Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate
There are many different things you can and should do when bringing on a new associate to your practice. The following are five of the key ways to prepare:...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Nancy Case Study: Final Restoration
As the closing article in Nancy Case Study (Part I) series, I'll be discussing Nancy's final restorations. I ended up going with a...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
Do You Have 'The Fire' Within?
People like to believe that there is something mysterious or special about how successful dentists and their teams reach the highest level. It really...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Does Your Practice Have Black Holes of Accountability?
If there is one gift you can give the members of your team, it is clarity. Clarity for the overall vision for the practice. Clarity for how they fit into...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›