How to Manage Dental Literature
What do you read? Who do you trust? What journals should I subscribe to? I get asked these questions all the time. It's fairly common for many of the...
Frank Spear | 10 years ago ›
The Importance of Keeping Score
As I watch the Winter Olympic events I am struck by the level of performance these athletes have achieved and how narrow the margin is between victory...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Completing Class IV Restorations: Finishing and Polishing
Once you have your resin/composite in place, it's time to begin finishing your Class IV restoration. It begins with doing your gross contours and using your...
Jeff Lineberry | 10 years ago ›
Two Simple Secrets of Ideal Patient Retention
Patient retention is obviously one of the most fundamental things to master to achieve success in dentistry. It doesn't matter how good your clinical...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Five Critical Criteria for Digital Smile Design
Learn more about the five critical criteria for smile design in adults.
Vivek Mehta | 10 years ago ›
Help Your Team Understand the Articulator in Your Practice
Mounted diagnostic casts enable treatment planning, patient discussions and the ability to see what the therapy will or will not accomplish before we...
Cody Lopez | 10 years ago ›
An Important Thing to Know About the '10,000-Hour Rule'
By now most people have heard about the '10,000-hour rule.' This idea, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell and others, suggests that it requires about 10,000 hours...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Research: Sequencing Harmless Oral Bacterium May Help to Unravel a Mystery
According to a recent news release, scientists have pieced together sections of DNA from 12 individual cells to sequence the genome of a bacterium...
Cody Lopez | 10 years ago ›
Every practice has a protocol for their 'new patient experience' with first-time visitors. It's such a crucial subject that I have spent a lot of time...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
It's not a surprise that we all like to do what we're good at. For instance, I realize that I'm never going to win a marathon. I like to run but I'm getting...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
I've done some dumb things over the years. I've even made an upper partial denture that didn't have room for teeth because the lower teeth had erupted...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Drive Time: Why Implant Drivers Are So Important
In implant dentistry hand drivers are used to turn the attachment or abutment screws that secure different components to implant fixtures. Hand drivers...
Darin Dichter | 10 years ago ›