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Inlays, Onlays and Veneers vs. Crowns
Beyond Restoration

Inlays, Onlays and Veneers vs. Crowns

The most conservative treatment possible for patients is taught as the first choice in dental schools. As with most choices in dentistry, there are...

| 10 years ago ›
Are Your Patients Talking About You?
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Practice Management

Are Your Patients Talking About You?

Having a patient invite their friend or relative to join your practice is a very high compliment. Maybe that's why so many practices take a rather passive...

| 10 years ago ›
The Icing on the Cake: Finish on Provisionals
Techniques & Materials

The Icing on the Cake: Finish on Provisionals

We all know how important it is to provide excellent temporaries or provisionals for our patients. From testing proposed changes to impressing excellent...

| 10 years ago ›
Give Your Team Time to Focus
Practice Management

Give Your Team Time to Focus

Human beings are capable of doing extraordinary things and achieving amazing success when they put their minds to reaching a clearly defined goal. We...

| 10 years ago ›
Restoring Discolored Endodontically Treated Teeth: Case 3
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Esthetics

Restoring Discolored Endodontically Treated Teeth: Case 3

In the previous article in this series I showed an example of isolated discoloration in the cervical of two central incisors that should have been masked...

| 10 years ago ›
Is There Someone Missing From Your Practice?
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Practice Management

Is There Someone Missing From Your Practice?

Every practice should have someone with an excellent clinical background such as a senior assistant, performing a designated treatment coordinator role,...

| 10 years ago ›
New Invention May Help The Body Generate New Bone
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Beyond Restoration

New Invention May Help The Body Generate New Bone

According to a recent news release, a new invention made at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway, helps the body generate new bone,...

| 10 years ago ›
Dental Insurance in the 21st Century
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Case Presentation

Dental Insurance in the 21st Century

Put a group of dentists together and before long the discussion invariably turns to dental insurance. Today, if those dentists are in the states of Washington...

| 10 years ago ›
Follow the Case: Fixed Bridge [Part II]
Techniques & Materials

Follow the Case: Fixed Bridge [Part II]

In Part I of this series I showed the lower anterior bridge removed and provisionalized in preparation for root coverage procedures and grafting in the...

| 10 years ago ›
Five Points of Clarity Before You Bring in an Associate
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Case Presentation

Five Points of Clarity Before You Bring in an Associate

So you've made the decision to expand operations and bring in an associate. Congratulations. But now that you have arrived at that answer, there are a...

| 10 years ago ›
Make Accurate Dental Models
Beyond Restoration

Make Accurate Dental Models

Many dental procedures require models of teeth. Our new staff training course, Making Accurate Dental Models, provides a detailed review of the process....

| 10 years ago ›
Trusting Your Internal Compass
Practice Management

Trusting Your Internal Compass

My sister Nadia is an exceptional woman. So when she graduated from university, I encouraged her to get going on her career. I knew she had incredible...

| 10 years ago ›