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Six Bad Reasons to Not Think About a Transition

Six Bad Reasons to Not Think About a Transition

Why deal with the headaches of managing a 'big' practice when you can just keep things at a nice intimate level?

| 11 years ago
Triumph Over the Dark Side

Triumph Over the Dark Side

I would like to share a particularly challenging case I had to deal with a few years ago, and how keeping an open mind along with some great teamwork...

| 11 years ago
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]

Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]

In my last article I provided some background information on zirconia full-contour restorations. This week I'll discuss indications and contraindications...

| 11 years ago
Can You Spot the Two Patients in Your Schedule Ready for Ideal Care?

Can You Spot the Two Patients in Your Schedule Ready for Ideal Care?

The equation that drives dentistry: How often you get to deliver ideal care is going to depend on what patients choose to accept. It's one thing to diagnose...

| 11 years ago
How to Turn an Emergency into an Opportunity

How to Turn an Emergency into an Opportunity

Your day is booked solid, and you're on track and on time. Then it happens – an emergency patient has to be squeezed in. It can feel like someone...

| 11 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
I Can See Clearly Now
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I Can See Clearly Now

If you are like me (read that as old, or rather, mature) you went all the way through dental school without magnification. I don't know how widespread...

| 11 years ago
Passing the Marshmallow Test

Passing the Marshmallow Test

It's one of the most famous and successful behavioral experiments ever. It's been called the Marshmallow Test. In the late 60s, researchers at Stanford...

| 11 years ago
Why Dentists Should Never Take No For an Answer

Why Dentists Should Never Take No For an Answer

What do you do when a patient says no to the treatment you have presented? If you're like many dentists you consider your job done, accept their decision...

| 11 years ago
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations

Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations

It seems like whenever I am with a group of dentists discussing the latest and greatest advances in dental technology there are a lot of questions about...

| 11 years ago
The First Rule of Competing in Today's Marketplace
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The First Rule of Competing in Today's Marketplace

Today's patients have more forces clamoring for their attention and wallet than ever before. They may have said 'I'll think about it' while they were...

| 11 years ago
A Fundamental Truth About Patient Loyalty

A Fundamental Truth About Patient Loyalty

As a dentist you want to believe that your patients are loyal, and at least when it comes to hygiene and routine treatment, most of them are. But how...

| 11 years ago