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Make Today Your Interdependence Day

Make Today Your Interdependence Day

'We hold these truths to be self-evident...' Those famous words from the Declaration of Independence helped launch a great nation. And as we celebrate the...

| 11 years ago
Is It Time for a Mid-Career Makeover?

Is It Time for a Mid-Career Makeover?

'I don't want to be a product of my environment,' Jack Nicholson says at the beginning of The Departed, 'I want my environment to be a product of me.' It's a...

| 11 years ago
An Important Reminder on a Bittersweet Occasion

An Important Reminder on a Bittersweet Occasion

As a wise person once said, 'We more often need to be reminded than instructed.' I thought of that while watching my sons deliver a presentation of...

| 11 years ago
Tell Me What You See
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Tell Me What You See

Here are a couple of photos from a patient who was referred to me for an upper implant supported restoration. She was not happy with...

| 11 years ago
Three Things to Say to a Patient Who Only Wants a Cleaning

Three Things to Say to a Patient Who Only Wants a Cleaning

It's the common request of patients (and prospective patients) who don't value dentistry highly: I only want a cleaning. I've spoken many times...

| 11 years ago
An Unlikely Material That Can Save Your Practice Money

An Unlikely Material That Can Save Your Practice Money

So I went into my local hardware store and asked for plumber's tape, commonly known as the brand name Teflon. The guy behind the counter says to me, 'So...

| 11 years ago
Making Patients Feel at Home

Making Patients Feel at Home

When you have a guest over who is visiting your home for the first time, do you give them a tour of the house? It's sort of a traditional thing for a...

| 11 years ago
Response to "Dollars and Dentists"
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Response to "Dollars and Dentists"

'Dollars and Dentists' by FRONTLINE in association with the Center for Public Integrity, premiered last night on PBS. The investigative program focused...

| 11 years ago
How to Diagnose a Gummy Smile with Crown-Length Problems

How to Diagnose a Gummy Smile with Crown-Length Problems

In a recent article, we revealed the seven possible etiologies that can cause a gummy smile. In patients with short anterior teeth, only three of those...

| 11 years ago
When Doing Your Job is Not Good Enough

When Doing Your Job is Not Good Enough

Our friend at Cerec Doctors, Dr. Armen Mirzayan, posted an interesting update on Facebook a while ago about his visit to a doctor's office: 'I walk...

| 11 years ago
When a Diamond Strip Works Best
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When a Diamond Strip Works Best

One of the most common procedures in clinical dentistry is a Class II direct restoration. Most of us are using resin or composite as our material of...

| 11 years ago
Attack of the Collagen Eaters
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Attack of the Collagen Eaters

The COLLAGEN EATERS have been released! When you prep a tooth, actually, when you create injury to any bodily tissue, some stuff called matrix metalloproteinases...

| 11 years ago