Legislation
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law in 1996. The purpose...
Management
How to Schedule Patients Based on Their Clinical Needs, Not Their Checkbooks
Doctor, thank you for your time today. You did a wonderful job of explaining...
Management
The Truth About Your Fees
Let me begin by elucidating the fact that I haven’t any degrees in business...
Restorative
The One-Visit/One-Hour Crown
The search for high-quality, aesthetic, biocompatible, time-efficient dental restorations is one that dentists and...
Hygiene
Thriving in a Tough Economy
Many dental offices around the country are experiencing slowdowns. In some cases patients are...
Computers
The Road to Paperless Dentistry
Because good imaging software is so easy to use, our clinical assistant does routine...
Aesthetics
Computerized Shade Selection and the Complex Class IV Composite
The cosmetic revolution of modern dentistry has seen vast improvements in aesthetic materials and...
Computers
Firewalls: Internet Security for Your PC, Peace of Mind for You
So, you just got a broadband (cable or DSL) Internet connection. I bet you...
Diagnosis
A New View for Restorative Dentistry: Endoscopic Intraoral Viewing System
The term endoscopy is derived from the Greek language and is literally translated as...
Periodontics
Laser Periodontal Therapy for Bone Regeneration
Free running (FR)1 pulsed Nd:YAG lasers have been used safely and effectively in the...