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Facebows … Optimizing the Data
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Facebows … Optimizing the Data

It is nearly impossible to find a textbook related to prosthodontics or restorative dentistry that does not mention the facebow as a technique to orient...

| 9 years ago
3 Rules for Family Dental Practices
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3 Rules for Family Dental Practices

What could be better than doing what you love with the people you love most? Over the years I have seen a number of dental practice family 'dynasties'—sons...

| 9 years ago
Working With Your Lab

Working With Your Lab

In this article, I will go over some tips that may help improve your current relationship with your lab or get a relationship with a new lab off on the...

| 9 years ago
Three Strategies for Moving Forward
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Three Strategies for Moving Forward

Every dentist has issues they have to deal with—whether they are team issues, patient issues, facility or business issues, time or economic issues. This is...

| 9 years ago
Using a Leaf Gauge With Intention: Part III
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Using a Leaf Gauge With Intention: Part III

Part I and Part II of this series reviewed the four common uses for the leaf gauge, separating the intent and use for each. In Part III, I will review...

| 9 years ago
The Dentist's Business Advantage

The Dentist's Business Advantage

Every business has its advantages and its limitations. When you compare dentistry with other businesses and professional services, however, you begin...

| 9 years ago
Controlling Accounts Receivable for Patients is Now Live!

Controlling Accounts Receivable for Patients is Now Live!

Some patients expect to be able to leave your practice without paying until you send them a statement or for the practice to automatically offer financial...

| 9 years ago
The 2 Ways to Make Patients See Your Unique Value

The 2 Ways to Make Patients See Your Unique Value

The first is by creating the right physical environment. You're asking people to spend discretionary dollars with you, after all. This puts you in competition...

| 9 years ago
Your Dental Practice - Is It Time for a Reboot?

Your Dental Practice - Is It Time for a Reboot?

Remember when you were first learning to drive? Remember how hard you had to concentrate on every little thing you did—from being aware of the traffic around...

| 9 years ago
Using a Leaf Gauge With Intention: Part II
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Using a Leaf Gauge With Intention: Part II

In a previous article, I discussed the common dilemma of using one tool, the leaf gauge, for four different objectives. I also went over the confusion...

| 9 years ago
Treatment Decisions: To Remove or To Retain?

Treatment Decisions: To Remove or To Retain?

Imagine if this was your patient and he was presenting to your office for a second opinion on treatment. What would you?  This 18-year-old patient presents...

| 9 years ago
How Any Dentist Can Achieve Great Success from Optimizing the Basics

How Any Dentist Can Achieve Great Success from Optimizing the Basics

For a new dentist, graduating with a load of school debt and facing the costs of starting in practice, it can seem like financial independence is a long...

| 9 years ago