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Standardizing Your Team
2 days agoDr Robert Kolts recommends establishing uniform criteria to remove confusion and elevate the quality of care....
Expert Tip — Dr Rick Munaretto — Success and Survivability of Cracked Teeth
1 week agoDr Rick Munaretto recommends working with an endodontic advisor when deciding whether to conserve or extract a cracked tooth....
Expert Tip — Shawn Johnson — Stress Testing Your Investment Portfolio
2 weeks agoShawn Johnson shares a tip for ensuring your investment portfolio is in alignment with your risk tolerance, goals and timeline....
Expert Tip — Dr Lee Sheldon — Stepping Away from Opioids
3 weeks agoDr Lee Sheldon talks about using a topical homeopathic and reducing medication use by 60-70%....
Expert Tip — Dr Gary Sanchez — Your Message Matters
4 weeks agoGary Sanchez discusses the importance of crafting an authentic message about your practice....
Expert Tip — Gary Salman — Securing Your Social Media
1 month agoGary Salman recommends implementing security procedures to protect your accounts....
Expert Tip — Tom Viola, RPh, CCP — What, Why and Today?
2 months agoTom Viola recommends changing how you ask for a patient’s medical history to help identify any possible impact on the treatment plan....
Expert Tip — Michael Gunson, DDS — Seeing Patients as a System
2 months agoDr Michael Gunson encourages looking at the relationship between surrounding parts when assessing a problem....
Expert Tip — Kevin Henry — What's In It For Many?
2 months agoKevin Henry recommends getting team members on the same page to ensure changes push the practice forward....
Expert Tip — Dr David Schwab — Keep the Conversation Going
2 months agoDr David Schwab recommends establishing a texting relationship with patients because faster response times and immediacy can boost...
Expert Tip — Dr Michael Gunson — Negotiating Around the Teeth
3 months agoDr Michael Gunson recommends looking for possible interferences behind the teeth....
Expert Tip — Dr Saray Stancic — Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Whole Person
3 months agoDr Saray Stancic talks about maximizing optimal nutrition, stress management and social interconnectedness for overall health and wellbeing....
Expert Tip — Dr Rick Munaretto — Saving More Teeth
3 months agoDr Rick Munaretto shares recommendations for dealing with cracked teeth to improve success and survivability rates. https://seattlestud...
Expert Tip — Dr Rebecca Bockow — The Power of Positivity
3 months agoDr Rebecca Bockow recommends office routines like a morning huddle to help start the day with a positive attitude....
Expert Tip — Jason Wrobel — Eating the Rainbow
3 months agoJason Wrobel recommends incorporating a diverse array of foods in your diet to improve nutrition and mineral intake....
Expert Tip — Dr Ariel Raigrodski — The Power of Surgical Guides
4 months agoDr Ariel Raigrodski recommends placing implants through a surgical guide to ensure ideal placement....
Expert Tip — Kevin Henry — Dental Assistants: Your Second Voice
4 months agoKevin Henry recommends you invest in developing the case presentation, listening and learning skills of your dental assistants....
Creating Your Marketing Plan
4 months agoSean White outlines a four-step process for establishing and meeting marketing goals....
Expert Tip — Angie Svitak — Know Your Number
5 months agoAngie Svitak recommends evaluating expenses, your age, and your emotional readiness when planning for retirement....
Expert Tip — Ian Meyers — Enhancing Bonding and Restoration Longevity
5 months agoDr Ian Meyers recommends using an air powder cleaning protocol to ensure a clean tooth surface before any restorative intervention....
Expert Tip — Dr Miles Cone — Achieving Good Retention
5 months agoDr Miles Cone advises placing lingual vent holes in removable implant over dentures to ensure success. https://seattlestudyclubjournal.c...
Expert Tip — Mr Ernie Cote — Getting More Organic Credit for Reviews
6 months agoErnie Cote recommends responding quickly to all online reviews to demonstrate engagement....
Expert Tip — Dr Claire Burgess — Checking Alignment
6 months agoDr Claire Burgess recommends checking the matrix position to ensure everything is lined up before injection molding....
Expert Tip — Dr Ariel Raigrodski — Managing and Maintaining for Years
6 months agoDr Ariel Raigrodski recommends shading the composite a little differently to facilitate retrievability, care and maintenance....
Expert Tip — Mr Bob Salvin — Developing a Leadership Culture
6 months agoBob Salvin recommends including your team in early discussions about a problem as a means of identifying hidden potential....
Expert Tip — Dr Jonathan Esquivel — Fixed Now Doesn’t Have to Stay Fixed
7 months agoDr Jonathan Esquivel explains that understanding the behavior of a prosthesis and the materials it’s made from is essential to...
Expert Tip — Judy Kay Mausolf — Creating a WOW Patient Experience
7 months agoJudy Kay Mausolf emphasizes the importance of making every part of the patient experience noteworthy....
Expert Tip — Dr Andrew C. Johnson — Starting at the Finish Line
7 months agoDr Andrew C. Johnson encourages you to realize the full value of technology by leveraging it across the entire clinical process....
Expert Tip — Dr Mike Park — Digital Transfer
8 months agoDr Mike Park recommends a 3-scan approach for transferring emergence profiles to the lab....
Expert Tip — Dr Greg Gillespie — New Realm of Smile Design
8 months agoDr Greg Gillespie recommends injectable, flowable resin veneers as a great option for final restorations....
Expert Tip — Ms Melissa Sprau — Working More Efficiently
8 months agoMelissa Sprau recommends visiting an equipment showroom for ideas to help improve office efficiency and ergonomics....
Expert Tip — Dr Phil Walton — Improving Ease of Care
9 months agoDr Phil Walton recommends NovaBone injectable putty for incredible handling and unparalleled bone gain....
Expert Tip — Mr Dan Wicker — Cash Is King
9 months agoDan Wicker advises strategically managing an increased cash position to reinvest and move forward without borrowing....
Expert Tip — Dr David Little — Life-changing Dentistry Made Even Better
9 months agoDr David Little recommends F-Tx from Zest because it decreases chair time and strengthens the prosthesis....
Expert Tip — Dr Marina Kamel — The Secret Recipe for Implant Longevity
9 months agoDr Marina Kamel recommends GBT protocol as part of supportive periodontal therapy to increase the longevity of implants....
Expert Tip — Dr David Schwab — Utilizing Your Office More
10 months agoDr David Schwab recommends expanding office hours by adding part time dentists to increase patient contact and practice value....
Expert Tip — Dr Valerie McMillan — Expectation vs. Reality
10 months agoDr Valerie McMillian recommends digital dentures because patients can assess fit and cosmetics before the final is even made....
Expert Tip — Dr Joshua Austin — An End to Clipboards and Pens
10 months agoDr Joshua Austin discusses enabling patients to more safely complete paperwork on their own devices via YAPI....
Expert Tip — Dr Nate Lawson — Care and Keeping of Your Curing Light
10 months agoDr Nathan Lawson reviews cleaning tips and using an app to identify the curing time based on your light’s output....
Expert Tip — Dr Brian Baliwas — Less Vanity, More Action
10 months agoDr Brian Baliwas recommends focusing on action taken when it comes to measuring the success of social media....
Expert Tip — Dr Ariel Raigrodski — The Power of Second Impressions
11 months agoDr Ariel Raigrodski prefers a closed tray impression coping when making impressions for adjacent teeth and implants....
Expert Tip — Dr Charles Regalado — Making Beautiful Class V Restorations
11 months agoDr Charles Regalado recommends a process that leverages the enamel bond to make restorations last a lot longer....
Expert Tip — Dr Isaac Tawil — Simplifying Crestal Sinus Augmentation
11 months agoDr Isaac Tawil advises using correct bio materials and simplifying a surgery to help provide minimally invasive treatment....
Expert Tip — Dr Parag Kachalia — Investments that Help Your Patient Base
11 months agoDr Parag Kachalia recommends investing in digital printing because it provides something tangible for patients....
Expert Tip — Dr Jonathan Esquivel — Impacting Esthetic and Biological Outcomes
12 months agoDr Jonathan Esquivel emphasizes the importance of selecting the right Ti-base when doing implant-supported restorations....
Expert Tip — Dr Nate Lawson — A Sectional Matrix Adapts Better
12 months agoDr Nate Lawson recommends the matrix-inside-a-matrix technique to improve contouring on posterior teeth....
Expert Tip — Dr Amy Doneen — Recognizing the Signs
12 months agoDr Amy Doneen advises how to recognize facial features that may indicate a patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease....
Expert Tip — Dr Ashleigh Briody — When to Refer
1 year agoDr Ashleigh Briody outlines when and to whom you should refer oral pathology cases....
Expert Tip — Dr Alfonso Piñeyro — Teeth Move, Implants Don’t
1 year agoDr Alfonso Piñeyro advises less force on the tooth mesial to a restoration can mean less movement and fewer complications....
Expert Tip — Ms Karen Daw — Monitoring Water Lines
1 year agoKaren Daw recommends using a mail-in testing system at least once a year as part of quarterly water line testing....
