Need a Simple Technique for a Single Tooth Provisional?
In a simple case where only one or two teeth are going to be restored indirectly and the tooth form is not badly broken down, I'll often fabricate the...
Darin Dichter | 10 years ago ›
A Genuine Patient Greeting Makes All the Difference
It is an irony of modern life that we have so many ways to be connected now—cell phones, email, text and instant messages—that we sometimes forget the power of...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
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...
Denise Prichard | 10 years ago ›
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...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
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...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›
Human beings are capable of doing extraordinary things and achieving amazing success when they put their minds to reaching a clearly defined goal. We...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
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...
Frank Spear | 10 years ago ›
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,...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
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,...
Cody Lopez | 10 years ago ›
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...
Gary DeWood | 10 years ago ›![Follow the Case: Fixed Bridge [Part II]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/C2-1-Main.png)
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...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
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...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›