Hygiene
Colossal Case Acceptance The Hygienist Plays a Vital Role in Encouraging Patients to Say Yes
As dentists, we think of ourselves as technicians, health professionals, scientists, artists…not salesmen. The...
Anesthesia
Allergy and Toxic Reactions to Local Anesthetics
Local anesthesia (LA) forms the foundation of pain control techniques in dentistry. These drugs...
Management
Building Relationships Builds the Practice
When dentists think about practice building, many things come to mind, such as PR,...
articles
Where Have All the Technicians Gone?
“Where have all the technicians gone?” This is a question that we all may...
Periodontics
The Relationship Between Coronary Artery Disease and Periodontal Disease
William Hunter, an English physician in the early 20th century, brought to our attention...
Management
Dentists Can Protect Their Incomes With Business Interruption Insurance
An orthodontist cannot get into his offices for 2 weeks after a fire completely...
Office Design
Office Design: Communicating Service Quality
It is this simple: Your patients have no means of evaluating the quality of...
Periodontics
Managing Risk Factors in Successful Nonsurgical Treatment
Management of periodontal disease is a dynamic and ongoing process. Only recently have we...
Implants
From Bridges to Implants: The New Paradigm for General Practice
It appears that most general dentists believe that a fixed conventional bridge is still...
Pain Management
Initial Management of Temporomandibular Disorders
One of the most controversial topics in dentistry is the subject of temporomandibular disorders...