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Study: Sensory Adapted Dental Environments

Study: Sensory Adapted Dental Environments

According to a recent press release from USC, an ongoing study, Sensory Adapted Dental Environments, aims to find adaptations suitable for the dental...

| 10 years ago
Papilla: Don't Call it a Comeback
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Papilla: Don't Call it a Comeback

We have plenty of patients present to our offices desiring a nicer smile. Of course we want to transform our patient's desires into the restorations...

| 10 years ago
Is the Staining 'Triple-Threat' Working Against You?
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Is the Staining 'Triple-Threat' Working Against You?

Would you be open to the possibility that most conditions that we see in dentistry are multi-factorial and ambiguous? I thought so.

| 10 years ago
Say Cheese With Ease
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Say Cheese With Ease

Dental photography is one of the most powerful tools available to clinicians. Dentists can use photography to help patients see themselves in ways they...

| 10 years ago
One Question to Help You Understand Your Team

One Question to Help You Understand Your Team

In all my years working with people in dentistry, I have found that there is one question I can ask a team member that quickly gave me a read on the person...

| 10 years ago
When Talent Meets Purpose

When Talent Meets Purpose

Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Academy Award a record 18 times. She also holds the record for Golden Globe nominations and has received...

| 10 years ago
What is a Megapascal?
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What is a Megapascal?

I have always loved science and numbers; putting the world around me into neat little boxes of information that can be classified, reviewed and studied....

| 10 years ago
The One Conversation Every Great Dentist Knows How to Have

The One Conversation Every Great Dentist Knows How to Have

How many of your patients do you think are walking around today with mouths that showcase the great dentistry you are capable of delivering? In most...

| 10 years ago
Understanding Your Unemployment Insurance Rate

Understanding Your Unemployment Insurance Rate

Among the controllable costs for any practice is the unemployment insurance rate that you must pay for your employees. In most states, the percentage...

| 10 years ago
Go With the 'Outside-In' Flow

Go With the 'Outside-In' Flow

Every doctor has a preferred exam sequence and incorporating the outside-in rule in the new patient exam can makes things flow as smoothly as possible....

| 10 years ago
The Law of Energy Spirals
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The Law of Energy Spirals

It is often said that there is no such thing as an 'overnight success,' and I believe this to be true. In almost every case real success is the result of...

| 10 years ago
So You Hated Setting Denture Teeth?
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So You Hated Setting Denture Teeth?

For many of us, removable pros lab was a pain in the elbow. Yet everything we need to know about esthetics can be demonstrated in a denture setup....

| 10 years ago