Volume 105, Issue 4

The provision of health care is changing rapidly as providers endeavor to maintain maximum efficiency while navigating a technology-rich climate. As a result of the reliance on...

Getting to the video store and finding out all of the copies of the movie you wanted were gone. Hunting down a pay phone to ask your spouse if there is anything else he or she...

Restorative digital dentistry (RDD) can be a complicated thing at first glance. It can be frustrating, demanding, confusing, and even exhausting to master. But there is no doubt...

An explanation or description of lifespan is unnecessary, as it is understood by all to mean the duration of existence of an individual. No one, including physicians, dentists...

What does your dream dental practice look like? What level of financial success do you want? Is your current practice success what you hoped it would be?

Your hygiene team is a crucial, but often overlooked, aspect of the success and productivity of your practice. In many ways, they are the "front lines" of the office, promoting...

I am a solo practitioner and have two full-time hygienists. Our practice is very busy, and I don't have the luxury of spending copious amounts of time in the hygiene exam. But...

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.

Let me ask you a question. What would you do if you knew that your receptionist was kicking 33% of your new patients in the shins when they tried to come into your practice? You...

We ask two experts the same question on a complex issue.

Dentists don't want to guess when it comes to making business decisions for their practices. That's why, like many other successful business owners, they rely on the reporting...

Many dentists continue to rely on a scheduling system that should have been replaced years ago. Some practices see no reason to improve their scheduling system because there are...

It's no secret. Dentistry has shed about 18% of total revenues over the past six or seven years. Do you remember the cosmetic heyday that lasted from 2002 through 2006? Almost...

Look how fast time goes. Nearly a year ago, the ADA told dentists about the deadline to make a decision about Medicare. Dentists learned they would need to take action and submit...

You already know you should be using social media marketing to reach your practice's target audiences. What may not be so clear is which platforms to use, what kind of message...

Any general dentist can add the word "cosmetic" to their shingle, right next to the words "family" or "implant." Adding a word to a shingle means we are looking to establish ourselves...