Saving Time With Shell Provisional Restorations
Having a set of shell provisional restorations fabricated pre-treatment, can save significant chair time for you and your patient. It is best to make...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Competing in Today's Economic Landscape
More people these days think of dentistry in terms of lifestyle-enhancing makeovers. They look at high-profile people in the media-saturated world around...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
A Technique for Restoring Abfraction Lesions
I recently attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry meeting and listened to Dr. Newton Fahl speak about a new composite technique for restoring...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
A Great Strategy to Integrate a New Associate
Making the decision to add another dentist to the practice is a huge commitment, which is probably why many dentist-owners wait too long before doing...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Options for Determining Vertical Dimension: Part II
This a continuation of the discussion in part I of some of the philosophies that can be used to determine correct VDO. The foregoing reviews of...
Greggory Kinzer | 11 years ago ›
A dental practice is a place that depends on smooth-running systems: systems for appointing, collecting and delivering the right patient experience. Without...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Five Ways to Improve Implant Crown Cementation
It's important to ensure proper cementation for implant crowns. The following ideas will help you achieve the best results: 1. Manage the...
Vivek Mehta | 11 years ago ›
Are You Still Babysitting Your Patients?
As a parent, I spent a lot of time when my sons were young trying to get them to do things for their own good. Whether it was doing their homework and...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Understanding Reduction Copings
The concept of a reduction coping is to create more space for the restoration after the laboratory receives the impression or cast of the prepared...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Three Questions to Ask About the Patient Who Got Away
I often remind dentists that they are in competition not with other dentists but with all the other discretionary spending choices their patients have....
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Can Early Exposure to BPA Damage Enamel?
A recent press release suggests that teeth can be affected by bisphenol A (BPA). This is based on the conclusions of work carried out by the research...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
The Secret to Getting Out of the Time Trap
Almost all the pressures, anxieties and stresses in life rotate around three things: your time, money and relationships. And if you are like most people,...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›