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Dental Economics Magazine, January 2010 ARTICLES

Volume: 100

Issue: 1

January 2010

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Ask Dr. Christensen

In this monthly feature, Dr. Gordon Christensen addresses the most frequently asked questions from Dental Economics® readers.

Enhancing Technology

King of Pain

“My teeth are sensitive to cold.” “I hate having my teeth cleaned since they are so sensitive.

Pearls for your Practice

Tapping into social networking

Social Networking Solutions from Officite — Now is the time to tap into the power of social networking.

Practice Transitions

A tax attorney's advice to dentists

A dental practice transition requires expertise in many different areas of business and the law.

Community's choice: Office Design

Editor's Note: Recently, the PennWell® Dental Group Community site hosted a dental practice makeover contest for its members.

Bleaching and caries control in the elderly

Professor Van B. Haywood examines the role of bleaching in the older patient and how it relates to caries.

Protect what you produce

Financial misappropriation of the dental practice

When Bad Meetings Happen to Good People

10 Patterns To Avoid / Five Points To Apply

2009 fee survey

Welcome to our 2009 fee analysis.

Editor's Note

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! My wish for you, your family, and your dental team is a New Year filled with all of God's blessings!

Viewpoint

Don't lose sight of the big picture

Do you drill, fill, and bill, or do you practice oral medicine?

Breakthrough Financial Planning

Follow the guide

A few years ago, I wanted to create a tool that would identify barriers to wealth creation.

The Dalin Exchange

Interview with Dr. Bill Strupp

Dr. Dalin: I have attended many of Dr. Bill Strupp's lectures. Let's begin with tooth preparations.

The Endo File

How to become a Rembrandt

Knowing mechanically how to do a root canal is one thing. Feeling, conceptualizing, and experiencing what is happening inside the tooth to bring about the best possible result is quite another.

The Science of Creating Wealth

Solving problems by facing the facts

I want to share a tactic that anyone can use anytime.

Comprehensive Case Acceptance

The magic question

Many dental teams attempt to attain comprehensive case acceptance in one huge leap at one point in time — the treatment conference.

Dollars and Sense

Have you converted yet?

Tax law changes will allow virtually all doctors and spouses to have a tax–free Roth IRA this year.

Interview

Interview with Gary Price: Oral Healthcare Can't Wait campaign

Editor's Note: In July 2009, the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA), a nonprofit trade association representing leading dental manufacturers ...

Making Technology Count

Cone beam: past, present, and future

Here's some good news to start the New Year. Based on U.S. Internet searches, Google's chief economist is cautiously optimistic ...

New Dimensions in Dental Imaging

A 3–D imaging interview with Dr. Martin D. Levin

Less than a decade ago, affordable 3–D imaging in endodontics was largely an unimaginable concept.

Office Design

To own or not to own

Much has been written regarding the advisability of owning your dental facility vs.

GP Perio -- The Oral-Systemic Connection

Risk factors for periodontal disease

Many risk factors increase the likelihood of periodontal disease development, as well as the severity and speed at which it may occur.

Products Techniques

First implant experience proves fun

It's not often that I praise patients for not following their dentists' advice, but after placing my first implant, this is exactly what I did.

Quality Care for Oral Cancer

New clinical entity emerges ...

Users of adjunctive oral cancer screening technologies are observing subtle tissue changes not obvious under white light for which there is no published clinical term ...