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Ten-point Crown Checklist
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Ten-point Crown Checklist

In 'The Checklist Manifesto,' Dr. Atul Gawande, suggests that your work efficiency and outcome can be improved by using a simple checklist. Dr. Gawande describes...

| 11 years ago
Risks of Total-Etch Systems
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Risks of Total-Etch Systems

The topic of dental adhesives has consistently complicated the world of dentistry for quite some time. Newer generations of both self-etch and total-etch...

| 11 years ago
Make Your Schedule Work For You
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Make Your Schedule Work For You

Does it seem to you that most of your days are spent doing 'assembly line' dentistry? Do you have little time for the more rewarding dentistry you want...

| 11 years ago
Do You Feel the Shirt on Your Back?
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Do You Feel the Shirt on Your Back?

When I begin the process of speaking with patients about their current dental conditions, I often get responses like, 'It never bothers me, 'or' I never...

| 11 years ago
Preparation Reduction Guide

Preparation Reduction Guide

Using mock-ups for ideal crown and veneer preparation is a great way to minimize preparation depth and unnecessary tooth structure loss. The same index...

| 11 years ago
Shade Change or Adjustment Requests for the Laboratory

Shade Change or Adjustment Requests for the Laboratory

In esthetically critical situations, there may be a need to modify the final shade of a restoration.

| 11 years ago
The Champion Effect
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The Champion Effect

You see it in sports all the time: A player goes from a mediocre team to a championship team and suddenly starts performing at a higher level. Presumably...

| 11 years ago
Beat the Overhead Game

Beat the Overhead Game

When I see dentists who are feeling pressured by runaway expenses, I find it's seldom a result of reckless spending. If anything, they're often too focused...

| 11 years ago
Minimizing Alteration in Soft Tissue Esthetics
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Minimizing Alteration in Soft Tissue Esthetics

The loss of an anterior tooth quickly creates an esthetic dilemma with the soft tissues. In restorative dentistry it's critical to be able to deal with...

| 11 years ago
Are You Ready to Change the Way You Think?
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Are You Ready to Change the Way You Think?

Here's what happens when you introduce a transformative new idea to a large group of people: Some people will find a reason to dismiss it. For...

| 11 years ago
How to Root Bank
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How to Root Bank

Root banking is not a very common procedure when treating patients that have lost an anterior tooth. In a really esthetically-concerned patient, it's...

| 11 years ago
There Are Two Kinds of Dental Practices ...

There Are Two Kinds of Dental Practices ...

The Capabilities-Driven Practice is built around the business and patient model that became the standard for dentistry around 1967, when insurance...

| 11 years ago