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Root Banking in 3 Steps
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Root Banking in 3 Steps

Root banking can be a great treatment option. Find out why and how to do it successfully in just three steps.

| 5 years ago
6 Steps For Creating an Ovate Pontic
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6 Steps For Creating an Ovate Pontic

The goal of an ovate pontic treatment is to create a natural appearance. The following steps will guide you to an ideal result.

| 5 years ago
3D Printing
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3D Printing

It seems that 3D printing is all the rage right now. There have been articles and news reports about this fascinating technology being talked about all...

| 9 years ago
Inheriting Dental Staff

Inheriting Dental Staff

I was talking to a colleague the other day about issues with their dental staff. This person knew that I had been involved with buying practices in...

| 9 years ago
Selling a Practice
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Selling a Practice

I guess one could say that as soon as you start a practice you should consider on how you are going to transition out by selling a practice. That being...

| 9 years ago
A Case for Taking a Restorative Design Course
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A Case for Taking a Restorative Design Course

After taking the Restorative Design course, I came to find out I could learn how to prepare teeth even better.

| 9 years ago
Dental Forums: Which One is Right for You?

Dental Forums: Which One is Right for You?

I've been involved with dental forums since 2000. In the beginning, I was the classic lurker. What is a lurker? It is someone who logs on an...

| 9 years ago
Is Dental Education Like a Smart Phone?

Is Dental Education Like a Smart Phone?

I remember when I bought my first portable phone. Notice I said portable – not smart. It was hardly smart. But it allowed me to not be tied down to...

| 9 years ago
Dental CE

Dental CE

After practicing dentistry for over 35 years, I believe one of the biggest challenges to the growth of a practice is lack of knowledge; that is what...

| 9 years ago
Three Simple Tricks to a Great Model

Three Simple Tricks to a Great Model

The most common full coverage appliance employed in a restorative practice is the full coverage, hard appliance, built and adjusted in centric relation....

| 11 years ago
Concerns of Placing Margins Subgingivally

Concerns of Placing Margins Subgingivally

Placement of the margin supragingival, equigingival or subgingival is a decision that must be based on the situation. Some restorative situations require...

| 11 years ago
The Ins and Outs of Gingival Margins
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The Ins and Outs of Gingival Margins

One of the most common procedures in the dental practice is the preparation of teeth for full crown restorations. As common as it is, a step in this procedure...

| 11 years ago