A More Meaningful Way of Looking at Case Acceptance Numbers
If you are tracking your case acceptance rate—and since it is one of your primary indicators of progress, you really should be—how are you going about it? The...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
Polishing Provisional Restorations
Fig.1 One of the most frequent questions I get asked is 'What material do you use to fabricate your provisional restorations?' There are many different provisional...
Greggory Kinzer | 9 years ago ›
As we all know, bone is needed in areas that we plan to place implants. And we also know that sometimes it looks like we have plenty of bone to place...
John Carson | 9 years ago ›
The Most Powerful Anesthetic in Your Practice
One of the most common and powerful anesthetics in dental practices is not used for clinical purposes. It is the anesthetic of routine. A certain measure...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
'Understanding Dental Anesthesia' is Now Live!
According to a 2004 article in Dentistry Today by Jennifer de St. Georges, the two most important factors that patients look for in a dentist are...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›
Becoming The Dentist You Were Meant to Be - in 10 Days a Year
Focus on what you are good at. That's advice you hear a lot, and in fact there is something to be said for the 'hedgehog' philosophy of playing to your...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
Do I Medi-Care or Do I Medi-NOT Care?
If you think the Medicare opt-in or opt out decision is a confusing one you are not alone. I have been reading opinions from every direction regarding...
Gary DeWood | 9 years ago ›
Why Re-Investment Should Always Be a Priority
Forty years ago, few people outside of IBM had any first-hand interaction with computers. Today, the average teenager has more computing power in their...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
When Should I Worry About a Jaw Click?
Clicks in the jaw joints are a really common finding in our patients. The question we most often hear is 'how do I know it is ok to do the dentistry if...
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›
Why Word of Mouth Means So Much More These Days
For decades in this country, among the most powerful people in any given city were those who owned the newspapers, because they controlled a good deal...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
What type of medical history questions do you ask your patients? Do you ever update this information for your existing patients? Sometimes patients may...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›
'Managing Fear When Presenting Findings to Your Patients' is Now Live!
Do you ever feel anxiety when you have to tell patients information they might not want to hear? Perhaps a patient came in for a simple cleaning, yet...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›