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Expert Tips — Dr James Catt — Digital Scanners
14 hours agoDr James Catt offers some clinical tips on how to successfully integrate digital scanning into your workflow....
Expert Tips — Dr Jeffrey Boone — Embrace the Statins
1 week agoDr Jeffrey Boone, a cardiologist, explains why common perceptions about statins are unfounded....
Expert Tip — Dr Brian Schroder — Value What You Do
3 weeks agoDr Brian Schroder offers some advice about engaging with insurance companies and how it might affect your commitment to practicing...
Expert Tip — Dr Parag Kachalia — New Patient Mock-ups
8 months agoDr Parag Kachalia describes how he uses two Photoshop tools to manipulate photos of new patients while they’re watching, quickly and...
Expert Tip — Dr Galip Gürel — Customizing Dental Restorations
4 weeks agoDr Galip Gürel discusses the visual language of dental restorations and how it can be used to subtly reflect the personality of the patient....
Expert Tip — Dr John Kois — Interacting With Your Team
1 month agoDr John Kois shares this reminder to treat your staff with the same respect that you expect from them....
Expert Tip — Dr Marcos Vargas — Proximal Contacts
1 month agoDr Marcos Vargas shares a tip on how to obtain tight proximal contacts between posterior resin composite restorations....
Expert Tip — Dr Stefano Gracis — Sealing and Unsealing Screw Access Holes
2 months agoDr Stefano Gracis shares two methods for filling the access channels and sealing/unsealing the access holes in screw-retained implant...
Expert Tip — Kirk Noraian — Patient Communication
2 months agoDr Kirk Noraian shares the method he uses to try to make every patient interaction fresh, exciting, and energetic....
Expert Tip — Mr Robb Zbierski — Reading Speed/Comprehension
2 months agoMr Robb Zbierski shares his secrets to reading faster and with greater comprehension....
Expert Tip — Dr Ward Smalley — Orthognathic Surgery
2 months agoDr Ward Smalley identifies one possible reason patients often decline orthognathic surgery when it is recommended by their dentist....
Expert Tip — Mr Kevin Joyce — Listening
3 months agoMr Kevin Joyce explains why we should listen differently, and better, to ourselves as well as to our team members....
Expert Tip — Dr Amir Hosseini — Staying Relevant Using Minimally Invasive Procedures
3 months agoDr Amir Hosseini describes a soft tissue grafting technique that does not require the use of a blade and is both predictable and effective....
Expert Tip — Ms Char Sweeney — Employee Performance
3 months agoMs Charlene Sweeney has some words of wisdom for those dealing with employees who are not meeting expectations....
Expert Tip — Dr Stefano Gracis — Screw-Retained Restorations
3 months agoDr Stefano Gracis shares a tip for safely and quickly securing and removing screw-retained implant restorations....
Expert Tip — Dr Michael Pikos — The Double Huddle
4 months agoDr Michael Pikos strongly endorses a common practice that makes a big difference in how each day unfolds in his practice....
Expert Tip — Dr Sabiha Bunek — Highly Translucent Zirconias
4 months agoDr Sabiha Bunek offers this guideline for modifying your preparation design when using highly translucent zirconias in your restorations....
Expert Tip — Dr Joseph Kan — Implant Selection
4 months agoExpert Tip — Dr David Schwab — Performance Reviews
4 months agoDr David Schwab explains how an “expectation gap” can undermine the value of holding annual performance reviews with your staff....
Expert Tip — Dr Brian Schroder — The Comprehensive Exam
4 months agoDr Brian Schroder shares some advice on how to establish a strong foundation for building a relationship with your patients....
Expert Tip — Dr Jason Souyias — Periodic Oral Exams
4 months agoDr Jason Souyias describes how clinicians can provide comprehensive treatment to their patients on a more routine basis....
Expert Tip — Dr Marco Brindis — Veneer Preps
5 months agoExpert Tip — Dr Geoff Kerchner — Alzheimer Disease
5 months agoDr Geoff Kerchner, a behavioral neurologist, explains the role of genetics in the development of Alzheimer disease....
Expert Tip — Dr Andrew Skasko — Communication and HIPAA Compliance
6 months agoDr Andrew Skasko says this app is indispensable for interdisciplinary communication and collaboration in his practice....
Expert Tip — Dr Sillas Duarte — Bonding
6 months agoDr Sillas Duarte explains why brown lines sometimes appear in bonded composite restorations and how to prevent them....
Expert Tip — Dr Todd Snyder — Caries Diagnosis
7 months agoWhen it comes to finding pathology, Dr Todd Snyder has found that newer diagnostic modalities offer a number of advantages over...
Expert Tip — Dr David Clark — Monolithic Composites and Candy Canes
7 months agoDr David Clark explains why you might need to increase the value of the composites you choose when employing the monolithic injection...
Expert Tip — Dr Hooman Zarrinkelk — Natural Disasters
7 months agoDr Hooman Zarrinkelk shares three important lessons he learned when the unexpected happened to him....
Expert Tip — Ms Lisa Copeland— Managing Generational Differences
7 months agoMs Lisa Copeland, a registered dental hygienist, shares a tip on how to avoid alienating middle-aged and older patients in your practice....
Expert Tip — Dr Joshua Austin — Crown Preps
7 months agoDr Joshua Austin recommends a line of burs that can increase the speed and overall quality of your crown preparations....
Expert Tip — Dr Parag R. Kachalia — Veneer Provisionalization
8 months agoDr Parag Kachalia shares a technique for minimizing tissue inflammation during and after veneer placement....
Expert Tip — Dr Harvey Shiffman — Dental Sleep Medicine
8 months agoDr Harvey Shiffman shares his technique for documenting a patient's Mallampati classification....
Expert Tip — Dr Todd Snyder — Running a Business
8 months agoDr Todd Snyder challenges you to reexamine your business model and shed your assumptions about the technology you need to run your business....
Expert Tip — Dr David Lee Hill — Code of Conduct
8 months agoDr David Lee Hill and his staff are guided by a modified version of the Golden Rule in making even the smallest decisions in the course...
Expert Tip — Dr Rob Ritter — HIPAA Compliance
8 months agoDr Rob Ritter recommends this inexpensive alternative to Dropbox for sharing patient data with specialists and technicians without...
Expert Tip — Dr Robert Gregg — Periodontal Therapy
8 months agoDr Robert Gregg believes that generational differences should compel clinicians to expand their options for treating periodontal...
Expert Tip — Dr Brian Harris — Cosmetic Case Acceptance
8 months agoDr Brian Harris shares a technique that he has developed using flowable composites to encourage his patients’ acceptance of cosmetic...
Expert Tip — Dr Drew Ferris — Clear Aligners
9 months agoExpert Tip — Dr William “Bo” Bruce — Invest in Your Patients
8 months agoDr William “Bo” Bruce believes the best marketing for your practice is word of mouth, and he has a suggestion about how to show your...
Expert Tip — Dr Steve Carstensen — OSA-Cardiac Connection
10 months agoDr Steve Carstensen shares a simple drawing that he uses to show patients how obstructive sleep apnea, when left untreated, can lead...
Expert Tip - Mr David Cohen - Selling a Dental Practice
10 months agoAttorney David Cohen offers three tips for any dentist who is getting prepared to sell their practice....
Expert Tip — Dr Joseph Kan — Immediate Provisionalization
10 months agoDr Joseph Kan has developed a special technique for immediate provisionalization of an anterior esthetic single-tooth implant that...
Expert Tip — Ms Joy Millis — Employee Empowerment
8 months agoMs Joy Millis shares a few words of wisdom about how to develop the talent in your team....
Expert Tip — Dr John Kois — Verbal Skills
11 months agoDr John Kois describes a familiar scenario to highlight a subtle way in which our choice of words can undermine our patients’ trust in us....
Expert Tip — Kevin Joyce — Humor
11 months agoMr Kevin Joyce recommends using humor to tap into your team's potential....
Expert Tip — Dr Harvey Shiffman — Sleep-Disordered Breathing
11 months agoDr Harvey Shiffman describes a simple procedure that may help your patients with sleep-disordered breathing....
Expert Tip — Ms Char Sweeney — Cancellations and No-Shows
11 months agoMs Char Sweeney suggests that you modify your appointment confirmation protocol to eliminate what she refers to as “misguided communication.”...
Expert Tip — Dr Stefano Gracis — Fitting Nightguards
12 months agoDr Stefano Gracis shares a quick chairside technique for salvaging a laboratory-fabricated nightguard that does not have a passive fit....
Expert Tip — Dr Brian Harris — Virtual Consults
12 months agoDr Brian Harris describes a unique method of using modern technology to communicate with potential patients that has significantly...
