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Ergonomics to Enhance Clinical Performance is Now Live!

Ergonomics to Enhance Clinical Performance is Now Live!

Ergonomics is the study of one's efficiency in their working environment. The nature of dentistry brings with it many unique challenges when it comes...

| 9 years ago
Dental Patients: Another Identity Crisis?!
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Dental Patients: Another Identity Crisis?!

Is your livelihood based on your income from doing dentistry for your work?  In other words, are you dependent on money that you make from restoring teeth...

| 9 years ago
Can Your Dental Team Pass “The Knowledge” Test?

Can Your Dental Team Pass “The Knowledge” Test?

It has been called the hardest test in the world.  It is actually a series of written and oral exams and conquering it is a process that takes an average...

| 9 years ago
Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture

Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture

Have you been through the experience of constructing an immediate denture where the patient returned from surgery with an overly prominent display of...

| 10 years ago
Why You Should Celebrate Thanksgiving Twice
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Why You Should Celebrate Thanksgiving Twice

I have often remarked that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. There are a couple of reasons for this. First of all, the spirit at the core of Thanksgiving...

| 10 years ago
Understanding Lab Putty
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Understanding Lab Putty

Lab putty is the dental material's version of baseball's utility player. In the lab, it can be used for a variety of applications like restorative space...

| 10 years ago
New from Dr. Frank Spear: Management of Gingival Levels - Part I

New from Dr. Frank Spear: Management of Gingival Levels - Part I

Dr. Frank Spear gets a lot of questions about treatment plans for patients with excess gingival display, otherwise known as a gummy smile. Although these...

| 10 years ago
The Three Types of Employees
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The Three Types of Employees

My wife has been a dental assistant for nearly 20 years. It has always been interesting as an HR professional to watch her interactions in the...

| 10 years ago
Implants: How Cool is That?
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Implants: How Cool is That?

I've been working on a case with my world-class ceramist, Matt Roberts, for the past month. It is a case that will require some pink porcelain or composite...

| 10 years ago
Limitations: Know When to Fold 'Em

Limitations: Know When to Fold 'Em

I got my pilot's license 42 years ago.  I learned to fly in an airplane that had only five basic instruments and no electrical system. It was one of...

| 10 years ago
PFMs: They Are Not Dead Yet!
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PFMs: They Are Not Dead Yet!

As we all know, we have a lot of new materials to pick from – and yet sometimes 'old friends' are the best thing for us to remember. Two of those...

| 10 years ago
Dentistry in the Age of the Consumer
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Dentistry in the Age of the Consumer

Dr. Imtiaz Manji discusses the consumer mindset and how dentists can use it to their advantage by creating value for their patients.

| 10 years ago