Hygiene
Oral Healthcare for Patients With Disabilities
The federal Healthy People initiative has provided a framework to address health disparities and...
Clinical Update
Magnification and Posture
Poor posture of dental practitioners as they work is related to musculoskeletal disorders. Postures...
Magnification
Microscope-Enhanced Aesthetic Dentistry
One of America’s best-known architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, once said, “The physician can bury...
Clinical Update
Anxiety and Third Molar Extractions
Patient anxiety is a major problem in dentistry, and many people avoid dental care...
Management
How Dentists Are Judged by Patients
In the 18 years I managed a dental practice, I never once heard a...
Materials
How Do Composite Resins Stand the Test of Time?
It is a source of frustration that there appears to be a general lack...
Management
Living Your Dream: Considering a Professional Coach to Assist You and Your Practice
At the age of 44, John would be considered by most people to be...
articles
Where Have All the Technicians Gone?
“Where have all the technicians gone?” This is a question that we all may...
Anesthesia
A Review of Paresthesia in Association with Administration of Local Anesthesia
Local anesthetics allow dentistry to be practiced without patient discomfort. Serious complications associated with...
Endodontics
Innovations in Endodontics Instruments and Techniques: How They Simplify Treatment
After a relatively static 30-year period from the 1950s to the 1980s endodontic practitioners...