The cosmetic quality of a denture significantly depends on tooth selection, laboratory processing, and esthetic adjustments. You can offer different levels of denture tooth options that vary in esthetics, function and case fee. These levels can include a premium and...
Digital dentistry challenges us to reconsider the efficiency and quality of our analog protocols. As technological advancements increase more and more rapidly, keeping up becomes less about adapting to every new trend and more about deciding what works best for your...
Dentistry has its ups and downs, depending on our own confidence level or recent patient challenges. From comprehensive cases to simple cosmetic procedures, the emotional work put into giving patients a healthier and more beautiful smile can be extremely tiring....
Sometimes, the outcome of a case is in the details. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the information we give to the lab, especially when seating a restoration. We get out of a case what we put into it, but the hardest part of the necessary due diligence is not...
Are your dental blog topics dried up or uninspired? We’ve got you covered. It shouldn’t be a challenge to put together a 300-500 word piece that communicates your voice and the goals of your dentistry. Still, coming up with a good idea on the spot can be...
One of the best ways to ensure you never run dry of cosmetic treatments is to make patients a priority. This means going beyond just providing excellent care. You really need to get to know your patients. Efficiency is an admirable goal, but when we take it too far we...
To temporize veneers is to perform an essential task that can determine your ability to achieve patient goals. Temporaries make the process of veneers a little more like working in clay than in marble. We get the chance to really know our patient’s desires and...
By: Jenn Janicki, Executive Director CMS One of the most challenging things that doctors deal with is developing their team, and dealing with dental practice team changes. Not only from recruitment to selection, but also throughout the work of training, refining, and...
For the longest time, we believed failing the dental profession meant not preventing cavities. Now, it seems this may not be the case, especially as the role of occlusal disease in loss of tooth structure becomes more evident. Let me be the first to say it out loud in...
Are we truly upholding our end of the commitment to patients or are we failing them and falling short? All I can say is that in my case, I previously found it challenging to live up to the oath of the dental profession. Failing Our Profession: What Really Causes Loss...
