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  • Volume 105, Issue 7

    • Volume 105, Issue 7

    Science & Tech

    Continuing education: Dental Professionals and HIV - Part 2

    July 15, 2015
    This second part of a two-part course discusses the epidemiology of HIV-infected patients, dental healthcare needs and clinical considerations when treating the AIDS patient.
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    4 reasons to turn your office building LLC into a family LLC

    July 15, 2015
    This smart business move allows dental practice owners to slash estate and income taxes, all while maintaining management authority over the assets.
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    Practice

    Your wallet won't push your practice forward

    July 15, 2015
    When you purchase dental software, are you relying on your wallet or your good sense?
    Practice

    Cash balance plans: Tax savings and wealth creation in the same package

    July 15, 2015
    A cash balance plan is a type of defined-benefit pension plan that solves a number of dentistry-related tax problems, yet is used by only a handful of dentists nationwide.
    Science & Tech

    Gingivitis should be the end of the line

    July 15, 2015
    The progression of periodontal disease from health to gingivitis to full-blown periodontitis is complex and only partially understood. Richard Nagelberg, DDS, looks into the bridge...

    More content from Volume 105, Issue 7

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    Science & Tech

    Crowns versus veneers

    July 15, 2015
    Dr. Christensen explores when to use crowns versus veneers, as well as which type of veneer is best.
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    Science & Tech

    A solution to achieve greater success for edentulous cases

    July 15, 2015
    Michael DiTolla, DDS, FAGD, explores alternative solutions to edentulous cases using a positiong and bite index in conjunction with custom abutments.
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    Science & Tech

    Pearls for your Practice

    July 15, 2015
    This month features Brasseler's DiaComp Feather Like polishing system, EdgeEndo's EdgeCore obturators, and DenMat's NV MicroLaser.
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    How to run a practice your patients will (really, truly) love

    July 15, 2015
    You would be wrong if you claimed your practice is truly all about the patient. Here's why.
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    Dental implant training is well worth the investment

    July 15, 2015
    With only 10% of dentists placing implants, your practice has serious potential to benefit from implant training.
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    Macro

    What is your utopia?

    July 15, 2015
    Utopia-A community, society, situation, or circumstance that possesses highly desirable, nearly perfect qualities.
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    Practice roots

    July 15, 2015
    At a recent lecture I gave at a major dental meeting, I asked the few hundred dental professionals there, "How many of you restore root-form dental implants?" It was no surprise...
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    Transitions Roundtable

    July 15, 2015
    How should orthodontists calculate the value of their practices?
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    Practice

    How do you get off the dental roller coaster? Get real.

    July 15, 2015
    Treatment planning with integrity
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    Who are you, if not a dentist?

    July 15, 2015
    Personal advice for dentists in their prime or twilight years of practice
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    Macro

    Let's play 'good postcard or bad postcard'

    July 15, 2015
    Learn what separates a winning direct mail piece from a dud
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    What if Phil Jackson was coaching your dental practice?

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    July 15, 2015
    Although he arguably has the most successful NBA coaching record of all time, Phil Jackson's coaching style didn't prioritize winning.
    Practice

    Young doc, old doc

    July 15, 2015
    Times have changed, and it's critical to change with the times. It used to be that older docs had a significant business advantage over younger ones.
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    The successful hygiene department: Understanding the numbers

    July 15, 2015
    AS BUSINESSES, dental practices are comprised of three main departments: the business desk, the restorative department, and the hygiene department.
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    Research report: Case acceptance

    July 15, 2015
    Success in the new dental economy requires that dentists do more with what they have.
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    Millennials, social media, and your practice

    July 15, 2015
    Read these 3 key tips for increasing your amount of millennial patients.
    Science & Tech

    The future of the dental lab industry: The lab industry ain't never gonna be the same

    July 15, 2015
    Dental Economics Chief Editor, Chris Salierno, DDS, asked me to write about three trends that worry lab owners.
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    Editor's note: In support of our lab colleagues

    July 15, 2015
    In the pages of DE, we spend a lot of time discussing the troubling trends facing dentistry-and rightly so.