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Four Key Steps to Facial Crown Lengthening

Four Key Steps to Facial Crown Lengthening

When we think of an attractive smile, we are referring to one that lines up smoothly with the lower lip and displays even gingival levels. When a patient...

| 12 years ago
Why Patients Feel Awkward And What You Can Do About It

Why Patients Feel Awkward And What You Can Do About It

Your office is such a familiar and comfortable place to you and your team that it can be easy to lose sight of something important: A lot of patients...

| 12 years ago
Learning When to Say No

Learning When to Say No

In almost every episode of every reality show where contestants go up in front of a panel of judges – whether it's budding entrepreneurs on Shark...

| 12 years ago
Are Your Patients Facing a "Big Desk" Barrier?

Are Your Patients Facing a "Big Desk" Barrier?

Did you ever notice how a judge in a courtroom sits higher up and farther back from everyone else? That's no accident – the judge's bench is meant...

| 12 years ago
Listen Closely Or Your Patients Won't Return

Listen Closely Or Your Patients Won't Return

If a patient feels that you're not listening to them, they will leave your practice. Recently I had a patient come in who told me she left her previous...

| 12 years ago
When Pufferfish Lose Their Teeth

When Pufferfish Lose Their Teeth

According to a press release from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, researchers from the institution's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences...

| 12 years ago
Send a Message Your Patients Won't Forget

Send a Message Your Patients Won't Forget

It's one of the ironies of modern life that while we are more connected than ever it can be harder than ever to reach someone. A call to a home phone...

| 12 years ago
Your Patient Base: From Scarcity to Abundance

Your Patient Base: From Scarcity to Abundance

We all know that the greatest portion of the earth's surface – about two-thirds – is covered with water. And that seems like an...

| 12 years ago
How to Make a Connection by Changing the Way You Gather Information

How to Make a Connection by Changing the Way You Gather Information

It's a fact of life in dental practices that you need to collect data from new patients. It's also a fact of life that nobody really enjoys sitting and...

| 12 years ago
When Life Hands You Lemon-Suckers ...

When Life Hands You Lemon-Suckers ...

Odds are you've seen a significant amount of tooth wear in your practice. They are all out there – the lemon-suckers and the night-grinders –...

| 12 years ago
Four Easy Steps to Midline Inclination

Four Easy Steps to Midline Inclination

Midline inclination isn't only noticed by dental professionals, anybody can notice an imperfect inclination even if it's as little as one millimeter...

| 12 years ago
Do You Have a Backup Plan?

Do You Have a Backup Plan?

Have you ever wanted to throw your computer out of an open window? We've all been there: the frozen screen, lost files, or worse – the crashed hard...

| 12 years ago