Ten-point Crown Prep Checklist
In 'The Checklist Manifesto,' Dr. Atul Gawande, suggests that your work efficiency and outcome can be improved by using a simple checklist. Dr. Gawande describes...
Vivek Mehta | 13 years ago ›
The Top 10 Problems With Shade Selection
Poor lighting, mixed materials, old shade guides ... these are just some of the top issues dentists face with shade...
Martin Mendelson | 13 years ago ›
Why Your Practice Should Run Like a Movie Studio
Movie studios make their money in two ways: First there are those big numbers we read about when a major new film opens, where one true blockbuster can...
Imtiaz Manji | 13 years ago ›
Laser Dentistry: The Missing Link to Beautiful and Predictable Cosmetic Dentistry
Journal Review From:_J Laser Dent 2008; 16 (Spec. Issue): 36-41_ Question: Can laser surgery offer hemostatic gingivectomy treatment, precision...
Everett Heringer | 13 years ago ›
Electronic Health Records: Mandate or No Mandate
At some point during the past several years you might have heard that the federal government will soon be mandating that all dental practices, as well...
Gary DeWood | 13 years ago ›
This individual presented for a restorative evaluation and during the exam reported that his front teeth are sometimes sore. The two images below show...
Steve Ratcliff | 13 years ago ›
This maxillary right central incisor is going away. The resorption evident on the root has left it little support, and it exhibits a 3+...
Gary DeWood | 13 years ago ›
Composite materials in dentistry have come of age during my career. When I was at Case Western Reserve Dental School in Cleveland we had Adaptic,...
Gary DeWood | 13 years ago ›
Dr. Spear shares his technique for removing permanent restorations that have been cemented temporarily.
Frank Spear | 13 years ago ›
The First Piece to the Puzzle in Shade Taking: The Light
In my last blog we discussed the four pieces to the shade-taking puzzle. Let's take the first piece: The light. There are two aspects to this variable...
Martin Mendelson | 13 years ago ›
Anytime I get all the preps in my impression, I'm ecstatic – even more so when it's this many preps. Alas, I must confess that the distal margin on...
Gary DeWood | 13 years ago ›
I had an interesting visit to a company here in Scottsdale that is fabricating 'digital' dentures. The technique is based on impressions that are stitched...
Gary DeWood | 13 years ago ›