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A Story of Real Customer-Focused Service
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A Story of Real Customer-Focused Service

Like many of you I am very familiar with the usual baton-passing ritual of arriving at a hotel. The doorman opens your car door and passes you off to...

| 10 years ago
Anterior Resin Restorations: A Technique For Predictable Class IV Restorations
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Anterior Resin Restorations: A Technique For Predictable Class IV Restorations

In my last article 'Anterior Resin Restorations: Which Resin Do I Use?', I wanted to give a quick overview of the many different composite resin materials...

| 10 years ago
Make Your World Full of Significant Others
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Make Your World Full of Significant Others

I love this picture because it signifies something special. It's a picture of my sons Kaleim and Rezwan, with Kaleim's wife Liz. What gives this...

| 10 years ago
Two Rules for Achieving Ideal Patient Retention
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Two Rules for Achieving Ideal Patient Retention

Too often when practices appoint patients they focus on just the date. But picking a number on the calendar is really just the beginning. If you want...

| 10 years ago
Study: Are Nanodiamonds the Future of Dental Implants?

Study: Are Nanodiamonds the Future of Dental Implants?

According to a recent press release UCLA researchers have discovered that diamonds on a smaller scale than those used in jewelry could be used to promote...

| 10 years ago
The First Rule For Buying Your First Practice
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The First Rule For Buying Your First Practice

Define your personal priorities. Buying into a dental practice is a big decision. The consequences are far-reaching because each day in your practice...

| 10 years ago
Requirements of a Stable Designed Occlusion
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Requirements of a Stable Designed Occlusion

Natural occlusions come in all arrangements, and they all work – unless they don't. I have seen many patients for whom 'maximum...

| 10 years ago
Word-of-Mouth, Multiplied
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Word-of-Mouth, Multiplied

Dental practices have always been about person-to-person interaction; it's the nature of the profession. Practices have always grown and thrived on...

| 10 years ago
Research: Bacteria Responsible for Gum Disease May Also Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Research: Bacteria Responsible for Gum Disease May Also Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis

According to a recent news release from the University of Louisville, researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between periodontal...

| 10 years ago
Are You Giving Your Practice the Opportunity to be Great?
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Are You Giving Your Practice the Opportunity to be Great?

Have you ever seen what happens when you ask a group of kindergarteners how many of them can sing? Practically all the hands go up. For that matter, anyone...

| 10 years ago
When the Restoration Fits the Model But Not the Patient

When the Restoration Fits the Model But Not the Patient

Have you ever had a restoration that fit the model it was made on but not your patient's tooth? While this should be a rare occurance, this has or will...

| 10 years ago
What Can Dentists Learn From a Charity?

What Can Dentists Learn From a Charity?

It was a charitable organization based out of a university in Israel, working to help provide services to disabled people in specific neighborhoods. Every...

| 10 years ago