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How to Achieve Greatness From the Inside Out

How to Achieve Greatness From the Inside Out

Being a great dentist can seem like a complicated thing. After all, you have to be many things at once: an accomplished clinician, empathetic listener,...

| 10 years ago
Three Ways to Help Determine Arrangement and Contour

Three Ways to Help Determine Arrangement and Contour

In a recent article, I went over the esthetic options available when determining arrangement and contour in our patients. The esthetic outcome is purely...

| 10 years ago
Free Your Mind To Be Successful
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Free Your Mind To Be Successful

Anything worth achieving in life requires focus. This is true whether it is a simple task, a complex project, or a life-enhancing moment. Many of us pride...

| 10 years ago
Reduction Guides and Provisional Matrices

Reduction Guides and Provisional Matrices

In a previous article I discussed the difference between reduction and room when it comes your preparations. In this article I'll go into more depth...

| 10 years ago
Motivate the Champion Within You

Motivate the Champion Within You

We have all had the experience of surprising ourselves with what we are able to accomplish when we are really motivated or pushed by urgent circumstances....

| 10 years ago
Study: Call for Cutting Sugar to Reduce Tooth Decay

Study: Call for Cutting Sugar to Reduce Tooth Decay

For over 20 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested that an individual's sugar consumption should be no more than 10 percent...

| 10 years ago
Occlusal Appliances: How Do They Impact Joints?

Occlusal Appliances: How Do They Impact Joints?

Pain in the area surrounding the TMJ can be referred from several sources, particularly muscles. This is especially true of pain in front of the ear,...

| 10 years ago
How to Get Out of Your Own Way
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How to Get Out of Your Own Way

As we approach the New Year, I'd like to wrap up 2013 by sharing some quick 'philosophical foundation' reminders here over the next several days....

| 10 years ago
Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part II]

Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part II]

In Part I of this series, I introduced a 21-year-old patient that was missing teeth 8-11 and 21-27 due to a life-threatening car accident. I demonstrated...

| 10 years ago
How Open Are You to Possibilities?

How Open Are You to Possibilities?

I think one of the best measures of greatness in a person is how they respond when presented with a new idea. We all like to think that we are open-minded,...

| 10 years ago
Smile Design 'Alternatives'

Smile Design 'Alternatives'

In esthetic dentistry, determining the arrangement and contour of the teeth can be a fun process since it allows us to be artists. This concept is really...

| 10 years ago
Are Your Patients Keeping up With You?
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Are Your Patients Keeping up With You?

The possibilities for growth in dentistry today are truly astounding. In a previous article, 'The Power of Proximity' I provided some insight on how important...

| 10 years ago