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3 Tips to Talk to Staff as Your Practice Reopens
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Practice Management

3 Tips to Talk to Staff as Your Practice Reopens

It's important to have your team's comfort and safety at the forefront of your discussions as you consider the practice's eventual reopening.

| 4 years ago ›
A-EFSB: Airway and 3D Treatment Planning
Airway

A-EFSB: Airway and 3D Treatment Planning

With the addition of airway to the EFSB (esthetics, function, structure, biology) concept, our focus is now 3D. It does not change the idea of setting...

| 4 years ago ›
Anterior Repositioning Appliance: The Night Guard You Never Heard Of
Occlusion & Wear

Anterior Repositioning Appliance: The Night Guard You Never Heard Of

A splint anterior repositioning appliance that is not traditionally mentioned in dental school can be a very successful design.

| 5 years ago ›
Children Sleep Studies: A ‘Gold Standard’ in Need of Polishing
Airway

Children Sleep Studies: A ‘Gold Standard’ in Need of Polishing

Even if a sleep study comes back ‘normal,' a child may still have a compromised airway.

| 5 years ago ›
Integrating Airway into Your Practice
Airway

Integrating Airway into Your Practice

Discover how to integrate modern airway concepts into your restorative practice.

| 5 years ago ›
Why Do We Sleep?
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Airway

Why Do We Sleep?

With airway as an increasing focus in dentistry, it's important to understand why our patients deserve 7-8 hours of restful sleep a night.

| 5 years ago ›
Airway, Sleep and Respiratory Reflux
Airway

Airway, Sleep and Respiratory Reflux

Learn a new perspective on reflux and the possible triggering mechanisms that occur during sleep.

| 5 years ago ›
Choosing the Correct Nightguard: Let the Patient Decide
Airway

Choosing the Correct Nightguard: Let the Patient Decide

Dr. Jeff Rouse breaks down the 5 main categories of appliances for wear patients and how to help a patient select the best nightguard for their...

| 6 years ago ›
Foundational Knowledge of Airway Starts With Knowing Why We Sleep
Airway

Foundational Knowledge of Airway Starts With Knowing Why We Sleep

If you want to offer the best treatment for airway dysfunction, you must understand the reason we sleep and how profoundly it affects one's overall health.

| 6 years ago ›
A Return Worth Investing In For Your Dental Career
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Airway

A Return Worth Investing In For Your Dental Career

What's the true value of investing in continuing education and seminars like Airway Prosthodontics? Dr. Jeff Rouse breaks it down.

| 7 years ago ›
Should Dentists Recommend Wearing Dentures During Sleep?
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Airway

Should Dentists Recommend Wearing Dentures During Sleep?

Years of research have shown the risks of wearing dentures to sleep, but its major airway benefits are worth considering.

| 7 years ago ›
Defining Hypopnea: What's In a Number?
Airway

Defining Hypopnea: What's In a Number?

Developing a solid understanding and definition of hypopnea is key to strengthening links between medicine and dentistry.

| 7 years ago ›