Understanding Overlap Buccal Cusps
When veneering maxillary posterior teeth for esthetic reasons such as widening the buccal corridor or making significant color changes,...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Where to Find the 'Right Patients'
Just about every dentist eventually reaches the point in his or her career when it is time to 'go deeper to go higher.' In the early stages of a practice's development,...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
I remember many years back my dad telling me that his dentist made him a night guard for his 'grinding habit.' A few years later he underwent a full year of...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Options for Altering Tissue Position
The need to alter the position of the gingival tissue is something we all commonly face as restorative dentists. We regularly see patients with recession...
Greggory Kinzer | 11 years ago ›
The Grand Importance of Small Kindness
One of the more memorable speakers I saw at the recent TED conference was a young woman named Orly Wahba who had a very simple, yet powerful message....
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Does using a rotary instrument to remove excess resin cement or composite ever make you nervous? Personally I find it particularly troubling around a...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
The Problem With Cherry-Picking
You will probably not be surprised to hear that as the CEO of a dental education company I have strong opinions on the value of continuing education for...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
A Creative Approach to Problems and Solutions
Suppose you're in a busy three-operatory practice with limited space. You have been working on your presentation and value-creation strategies and you...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Do what you love and the money will follow. We tell young people this all the time when we are encouraging them to pursue a life of meaning and fulfilment....
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
I often hear from dentists who say that one of the biggest difficulties they have in implementing change in the practice is getting their team to buy...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
A Brief History of the Toothbrush
Today it seems like people shuffle through hundreds of toothbrushes that line the market shelves, hoping that the latest and greatest model will deliver...
Denise Prichard | 11 years ago ›
A New Way of Thinking About Vision
Do you have to see it to believe it, or do you have to believe it to see it? That's a question I have often asked when I talk about the importance...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›