With over 90 FDA approved different sleep appliances on the market, it's puzzling to know which one is right for your patient. Not all 90 are...
Steve Carstensen | 11 years ago ›Simple Steps to Curb Postoperative Sensitivity
Over the years many advances in knowledge and technology have decreased the incidence of postoperative sensitivity and pain. However, some of our best...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›Create a Master Program for Easier Patient Image Loading Into PowerPoint
I hope you are having fun with the templates. If you want to make their use easier and more convenient you can create a master patient presentation...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part I]
Planning treatment for wear patients can be difficult because of all the different possibilities that can occur as teeth wear. In some patients the wear...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›The Truth About Cross-Mount Cases
Why is cross-mounting so important? It is used in the laboratory to verify, replicate, or correct the horizontal plane. Cross-mounting is an important...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›ADA Updates Radiograph Recommendations
According to a recent release, the ADA, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration, has released updated recommendations for the prescription...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›If You Have This, You Have Everything That Matters
Sometimes the most profound moments of your life arise from the simplest pleasures, and they come when you least expect them. I spent most of this...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›Experience More Than You Think Possible
A favorite quote from Jim Valvano: 'To me, there are three things we all should do every day. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number...
Peter Virga | 11 years ago ›New Review Links Vitamin D with Lower Rates of Tooth Decay
According to a release from the University of Washington, a new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›Are You Ready for the Exceptional Patient?
Your dental practice is a lot like a public school. The public school system can handle a lot of students quite efficiently. But 'efficiently' is not...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›The Two Realities of Patient Care
Imagine a medical doctor who diagnoses a patient with a life-altering (although not life-threatening) condition. It is a condition he has seen many times....
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›Doppler Auscultation at the Examination
You know that ANYTHING you can do to make your patients' visits to your office different from their visits to their last dentist will help them realize...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›