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The Importance of Being True to Your Words

The Importance of Being True to Your Words

Have you ever had an unpleasant experience with a particular business – rude or indifferent service, an obvious lack of interest in solving an...

| 12 years ago
The Four-Step TMJ Checklist
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The Four-Step TMJ Checklist

Manage TMJ patients by using this four-step checklist to collect all the information you need for diagnosis and treatment planning.

| 12 years ago
Unlocking an Important Truth About Technology
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Unlocking an Important Truth About Technology

I remember when I got my first car with automatic door locks. To be more specific, I remember an incident that occurred shortly after getting that car....

| 12 years ago
The Three Things That Make Any Practice Great

The Three Things That Make Any Practice Great

Over the years I have been in literally thousands of dental practices, big and small, all over the country. I've been in the practices of 'dentists to...

| 12 years ago
Top Five Reasons Patients Are Afraid of You

Top Five Reasons Patients Are Afraid of You

Part of our role as dentists is to help patients overcome fear and anxiety by creating an environment to help alleviate their concerns. Learn the top...

| 12 years ago
Giving Patients What They Want is Not Good Enough

Giving Patients What They Want is Not Good Enough

When Apple was first developing the iPad it was suggested to Steve Jobs that they bring in focus groups so 'regular folks' could provide their thoughts...

| 12 years ago
Committee Finds No Link Between Periodontal Disease and Heart Disease
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Committee Finds No Link Between Periodontal Disease and Heart Disease

Many of you may have received the e-mail Issue Alert from the ADA about the link between gum disease and heart disease. According to a recent scientific...

| 12 years ago
How Smartphones Are Changing Dentistry

How Smartphones Are Changing Dentistry

There's more good news for the future of dentistry in this interesting blog post, 'Within Five Years, All Phones Will Be Smartphones' on Slate awhile...

| 12 years ago
Ovate Pontic Maryland Bridges for Implant Temporaries
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Ovate Pontic Maryland Bridges for Implant Temporaries

Anterior implants are the most challenging implant to restore. Everything must be spot on for it to be considered a success. With the advent of cone...

| 12 years ago
No Sacred Cows
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No Sacred Cows

Pick your favorite entrepreneurs: Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump, the founders of Google, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey or Ben and Jerry....

| 12 years ago
Provide a Horizontal Reference For Your Lab
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Provide a Horizontal Reference For Your Lab

When taking full-face photos of your patients (full face smile, the eyes and retracted teeth apart pre-op, the eyes and retracted teeth apart provisionals,...

| 12 years ago
Can't Afford Time Away? Run the Numbers

Can't Afford Time Away? Run the Numbers

When I say that every successful dentist needs 'AWAY' time (time spent away from the facility working on the practice), I sometimes hear the objection...

| 12 years ago