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How to Create a Team Worth Stealing
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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...

| 11 years ago
How to Discover a New Way to See

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...

| 11 years ago
Making Occlusal Adjustments Easier
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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...

| 11 years ago
What Makes a Good Employee Great?

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...

| 11 years ago
Doxycycline Shortage Reported By Pharmacist Group

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...

| 11 years ago
Never Underestimate the Force Within
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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...

| 11 years ago
A New Source to Generate Teeth?

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...

| 11 years ago
A Lesson in Unconditional Commitment
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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...

| 11 years ago
Four Guidelines for Direct Resin
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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...

| 11 years ago
A Legacy of Love
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A Legacy of Love

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...

| 11 years ago
The Big Meaning of Small Gestures
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The Big Meaning of Small Gestures

An old friend of mine – a dentist in Arizona – has a little habit that says a lot about why he is so incredibly successful at building...

| 11 years ago
Black Bugs Under Margins?
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Black Bugs Under Margins?

I received this image the other day with a question about what causes the black line under veneer provisionals. There are obviously tissue issues...

| 11 years ago