How to Create Reliable Team Alignment
'I wish I could get the right people on my team,' is right up there with 'I wish I could get the right patients,' among the most common dreams of dentists. Naturally, you...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
When to Use a Custom Incisal Guide Table?
A common question asked of me is: 'When should I make or prescribe a custom incisal guide table?' If there is no pathway wear, generally there is not a...
Robert Winter | 10 years ago ›
The One Hundred Percent Solution
What are your expectations in a relationship? We often look at a lot of our relationships, especially in a work environment, in a transactional way. In...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
What Does Current Research Say About Pain-Free Injection Techniques?
The following is a review of available research on effective pain reducing tactics during local anesthesia injections. Some of these are commonly...
Vivek Mehta | 10 years ago ›
Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'
If you're a basketball fan, things get really interesting this time of year during the playoffs. It's the time in the season when slight differences in...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Case Study: Soda and Illegal Drugs Cause Similar Damage to Teeth
According to recent media release, a case study published in the March/April 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 10 years ago ›
Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever
There was a time in America when the pattern of adult life was steady and predictable. You grew up, got a job and stayed in that job until you retired...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
One of the challenges of creating surgical guides for full arch restorations is making a scan with a radio-opaque material. Typically, an interim prosthesis...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?
How much does a patient really know about you before they meet you? Are you just 'the dentist' that they are seeing, the same (in their minds) as any...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Determinants of Vertical Dimension
A lesson on vertical dimension. Vertical dimension is the distance between any point on the maxilla and any point on the mandible when the teeth...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›
Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate
There are many different things you can and should do when bringing on a new associate to your practice. The following are five of the key ways to prepare:...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Nancy Case Study: Final Restoration
As the closing article in Nancy Case Study (Part I) series, I'll be discussing Nancy's final restorations. I ended up going with a...
Frank Spear | 10 years ago ›