Setting the stage for success
A new dentist guide to JUMP STARTING A PRACTICE
Features
Using NEW Technology to Maximize Practice Potential
Choosing the right location to build or buy a practice can be a daunting task for many new dentists
Legal Issues for the New Dentist
The First Five Years
New Dentists’ Guide to Financial Independence
After completing dental school, one’s attention often focuses on personal, professional and financial goals. This article will address practical tax and financial issues facing today’s new dentists. Some of the comments are skewed toward a general practitioner versus a specialist. Mature graduates, some of whom received their training in a foreign country, but who have … Read more
The Business of Dental Hygiene
For 14 years I was like many hygienists. I didn’t know about business nor did I care. My focus has always been about taking care of people, helping patients progress from infection and disease into health and wellness. That element has never changed but the costs connected with doing our businesses have changed drastically. Through … Read more
Designing a Perfect Transitional Facility
For years, Dr. Steven Bongard had made dental implants a prominent aspect of his general practices. However, upon learning about and soon developing his expertise in the revolutionary All-on-4 treatment concept, Dr. Bongard decided to open a new practice solely devoted to dental implant restoration. Based on the idea of transforming his edentulous patients’ lives … Read more
AACD Bites Big Apple
New York–If you’ve picked a copy of any of the top fashion/lifestyle magazines in the past two years, you’d be hard pressed to find one that hasn’t featured a cosmetic dentistry article. The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) is frequently referenced due in part to its proactive PR efforts. AACD president Laura Kelly and … Read more
Uptown Meets Ultra Modern
When walking into the North York Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Centre, you might double check to make sure you’re at the right place. The space looks more like a Beverly Hills spa than an oral & maxillofacial clinic. You can see how Dr. David Dara Yarmand’s design tastes, have been influenced by the 10 years … Read more
70, the new 50 Dealing with a Vulnerable Population
Dry mouth, staining, tooth wear, periodontal disease, sensitive teeth, difficulty speaking, chewing and swallowing and the ever-popular gum shrinkage… ahh, aging. Ain’t it grand? The potential association between oral health and overall health, including heart problems, diabetes and pneumonia, make it even more important for seniors to maintain good dental hygiene as long as possible. … Read more
ADA Highlights
San Francisco, CA–Close to 50,000 dental professionals attended the 148th annual ADA session in San Franscisco. This session hosts the largest dental exhibition in North America with thousands of dental products and exhibits from more than 700 companies. The ADA meeting occupies the space of more than 7.5 football fields. Highlights of the sessions included: … Read more
Swooshing It Up Against Cavities
Los Angeles, CA–With baby teeth cavities becoming epidemic in North America, it might be time to switch it up when it comes to your child’s oral health routine. Firefly MouthSwoosh Anti-Cavity Fluoride Rinse from Dr. Fresh is sugar and alcohol-free and encourages good oral hygiene at an early age. It’s bright pink in colour and … Read more
Principles for Designing the Most Naturally Beautiful Smiles
The esthetic revolution has expanded beyond all expectations. The desire for a beautiful smile is more and more the primary reason patients seek dental care. But don’t make the mistake of thinking that smile design is just about straight, white front teeth. There is a basic principle that must be understood if perfected smile design … Read more
Material Selection, Tooth Reduction, and Margin Placement for Anterior Indirect Esthetic Restorations
Choosing a method of restoration and a material comes down to evaluating several different parameters. These include the condition of the existing tooth, colour of the existing tooth, position of the tooth in the mouth, (anterior vs. posterior) esthetic desires of the patient and the skills and preferences of the laboratory technician doing the restoration.1,2 … Read more
Functional Occulsion From TMJ to Smile Design
Developing a comprehensive library of informative texts is essential if a dentist strives to become a master of dentistry. Dr. Dawson’s textbook is certainly one of the cornerstones of this quest. No specialty in dentistry can be practiced effectively at the highest level of competence without an understanding of how teeth relate to the rest … Read more
Dentistry and the Aging Face
Cosmetic dentists are called upon daily to improve patients’ smiles. Yet at the heart of this request is the patient’s desire to look better and to retain a youthful appearance. The aging process of the face and the dentition creates an additional dimension of understanding when treatment planning cases where smile enhancement and facial appearance … Read more
Dual Arch Impressions: Clinically Acceptable vs. Quality Results!
If you know what to look for when evaluating your impression, you can predict the fit and function of your definitive restoration. The purpose of this paper is to discus the difference between a quality impression and the “clinically acceptable” impression. The laboratory technician, the impression material, the type of quadrant tray or the technique, … Read more
The Truth About Triple Trays
There are two schools of thought regarding triple tray impressions: 1. they are the greatest technique ever; 2. they are absolute garbage, resorted to by lazy dentists. As it happens, neither extreme position is true. Triple tray impressions are not inherently better than full arch or quadrant separate upper and lower impressions, but they do … Read more
When 90% Is Not Good Enough
Quality dentistry is not guaranteed by attending multiple continuing education seminars, especially when prosthodontic procedures are involved. It certainly helps, but in fact “quality” and “dentistry” may be mutually exclusive. Mutually exclusive due to dentistry’s multiple steps process. To achieve more than a 90% successful outcome for any given dental procedure, labour intensive attention to … Read more
Dental Internet Directory (November 01, 2007)
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Because bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com ONTARIO ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY Quality of care through life long learning. www.ontarioagd.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, Winter Clinic, Society Listings, etc. www.tordent.com CONTINUING EDUCATION FACULTE OF ORTHODONTIC RESEARCH & CONT. ED. Lectures and live hands-on programs in … Read more
Diagnosis and Management of Irreversible Pulpitis: Practical Strategies
Recently, I received these two questions from the same reader. The answers have clinical application for all clinicians who practice endodontics. These questions underscore the importance of understanding the causes of pulpal inflammation as well as the basic indications for endodontic therapy with a diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis (IP). The onset of an IP is … Read more