Elevate Your Practice to a New Level by Adding Implants
Studies suggest that tooth loss affects not only physical health, but psychological well-being.
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Update Your Office While Saving Taxes
When you purchase an item, determine if there are various components involved, e.g., computer hardware, software, equipment, supplies and training.
One Stop Shop Offers Treatment, Education
Further expansion is planned as newer technologies are introduced.
How to Select the Right Lab for Your Practice
Every dentist is a member of at least two teams. You have your staff or in-office team — your hygienists, assistants, front desk personnel, etc. And then you have the other team outside your office that includes vendors, doctors you refer to, and dental laboratories. The outside team member that has the most significant impact … Read more
Options for the Young Dentist
In certain areas of the country, explosive housing growth has once again made new start-ups a viable option.
2008 Calendar of Events
JANUARY 2008 January 21 – 24, 2008 2008 Dental Infection Control & Occupational Health Course Crowne Plaza Hotel – Atlanta Ravina Premier Center Atlanta, GA P. (800) 298-OSAP (6727) www.osap.org January 30 – February 3, 2008 Yankee Dental Congress 33 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Boston, MA T. (800) 943-9200 outside Massachusetts P. (508) 480-9797 … Read more
Completing an Imperfect Thing
We do it right here in the pages of Dental Practice Management. We talk about hardware and software and technology and equipment and in-chair entertainment and spas and gadgets and gizmos and marketing and coaching and law and architecture and finance, graduating and retiring. Finally, we get to talk about health. I’m not sure when … Read more
Top Ten Trends Touted
New York–The 10 latest trends in practice management were dished out by Char Sweeney, CDPMA at the 83rd annual Greater New York Dental Meeting in November. Drum roll please: 1. Non-patient time 2. Image 3. Improved staff compensation packages 4. Business savvy dentists, consultants and coaches 5. Cosmetic ’boutique’ practices 6. Advertising for practice building … Read more
IDEM Pivotal for Asia Pacific
Cologne–Time to book your spot at the International Dental Exhibition and Meeting (IDEM), April 4-6, 2008 in Singapore. The biennial show is establishing itself as the pivotal show for the region, with record numbers of visitors and exhibitors gathering to share the latest in education and innovation. The show presents a full program for the … Read more
25 Years in the Making
Toronto–Twenty-five years have passed since the Toronto Conference on Osseointegration in Clinical Dentistry was held in 1982. The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry is hosting the Toronto Osseointegration Conference Revisited, May 8-10, 2008 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference will spotlight leading edge research and state-of-the-art protocols and technologies to advance implant-supported … Read more
And Since You’re Traveling…
Cologne–The International Dental Show (IDS) 2009 is virtually around the corner. The 33rd edition takes place March 24-28, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. With 1,742 suppliers from 55 countries and 100,500 trade visitors from 149 countries, IDS ’07 strengthened its position as the world’s largest trade fair for the dental practice and dental labs. For information, … Read more
Management of Esthetic Restorations – An Alternative Reference for Dentist/ Laboratory Communication
Our ability to mimic nature in the fabrication of esthetic restorations is a difficult process.1,2 Teeth are not monochromatic and to simply describe and subsequently prescribe a single hue or shade to the technician can readily fall short of providing the patient with a suitably matched restoration.3 Our abilities to accurately interpret what we see … Read more
The Role of Professionalism in Patient Disputes
In the hundreds of patient dispute cases where I have acted on behalf of dentists, a common underlying factor is how “professional” the dentist has behaved as perceived by the patient and/or relevant party. Many years ago during the Health Professions Legislation Review (which ultimately gave rise to the Regulated Health Professions Act and Dentistry … Read more
Classifying Obturation Techniques: Making Clinical Choices
With the wealth of options available in obturation, it can be a challenge to know which technique to adopt and what the ramifications of these choices are in clinical practice. As a first step, obturation techniques might be divided into their general classes. There are master cone based techniques (warm and cold), paste techniques, “squirt” … Read more
Who is Responsible for Dental Retreatment?
Rollin Matsui, BSc, DDS, LLB
Self Learning Assessment 2008 (December 01, 2007)
SLSA 2008 * Self Learning/Self Assessment 2008 will commence in the January 2008 issue of Oral Health. The format will continue to consist of four (4) questions per month for 10 months (January – October), concluding with a 15 question quiz for CE points in the November 2008 issue. SLSA 2007 * Dentists who wish … Read more
Re: Sleep Disorders and Oral Appliances: What Every Dentist Should Know, September, 2007
As a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, I’m always happy to see journal articles on the above subject; however I must take issue with a number of points mentioned. I feel that the choice of appliance design that the author uses is less than ideal. While I am sure that in … Read more
Disruptive Employees… Take Your Practice Back!
I believe we should always try to be positive and look for the best in people. I also believe that when we are hired and accept a new position that we make a commitment to complete the duties that are delegated to us and follow office protocols. In an ideal world we would all go to work happy and leave happy at the end of the day, all without stress. But we know that in the real world, my fantasy happy, stress-free day is usually not the case.