by Clinical Mastery | Jun 13, 2018 | Dentistry
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...
by Clinical Mastery | Jun 4, 2018 | Dentistry
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....
by Clinical Mastery | May 31, 2018 | Dentistry
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...
by John Nosti | May 6, 2018 | Dentistry
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 Lee Gary | Apr 17, 2018 | Dentistry
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...
by Lee Gary | Apr 7, 2018 | Dentistry
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...
