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Dental Economics Magazine, March 2009 ARTICLES

Dental Economics
Volume: 99
Issue: 3
March 2009

Departments

Ask Dr. Christensen

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

Common Sense Dentistry

For many dentists, 2008 was a very challenging year. There's no question that there's a new reality out there economically.

Doctors Building Wealth

Cash balance (CB) plans are the hottest retirement plans going right now.

Enhancing Technology

The young patient comes in with the right central fractured 45 degrees with an exposure.

Flourishing in Changing Times

Vision is undoubtedly the most important part of finding and keeping success in a dental practice.

Pearls for your Practice

Medium DV Mouthpiece from Isolite — This is my favorite isolation device. It gives me all I need to do my best dentistry ...

Practice Transitions

Making the decision to sell a dental practice is a major event in a person's professional life ...

Total Practice Success Tips

The economy has been difficult for some time, and I would like to share the suggestion that I have been giving audiences for the last 12 months.

Features

Focus on...

The age of digital dentistry has arrived in full force and is changing the way we all provide dental care.

CAD/CAM technology has opened many dors to the dental community in terms of what can be provided for patients in support of function..

When chairside CAD/CAM was first introduced to the dental community in 1985, it was slow to catch on.

Going green in the dental office isn't as hard or as expensive as you might think.

There has never been a better time for dental success. Warren Buffett, entrepreneur and investor extraordinaire, said that he has been waiting for the downturn for 10 years.

Dentistry, more than any other area of health care, has benefited from trends and advances in digital photography ...

You might be surprised to learn that “saving the planet” and reducing your carbon footprint are just the “tip of the iceberg” on the thousands of real dollar reasons to make a digital transition in your dental practice.

Choosing the best matrix system for the procedure and the patient can enhance clinical success

Husband-and-wife dentists make their “green dream” into a real dental office in rural Michigan.

Did the rules of HIPAA, CDT, FDA, OSHA or other regulations sneak up on you, making you feel like a hapless victim?

Ongoing global research continues to address the oral-systemic connections and their impact on total health and wellness.

Departments

Editor's Note

Welcome to the first “green” issue of DE. We are very excited about the information in this issue.

Viewpoint

The days of paper-based claims processing and practice management systems are coming to an end ...

Letters from Readers

I believe it's necessary to express my disappointment over an article appearing in your January issue.

Columns

Breakthrough Financial Planning

In working with members of the Academy of General Dentistry to determine how dentists can improve wealth creation, we have found four primary barriers that can block a dentist's ability to save.

Dental Marketing That Works

Every dentist we've ever met works to improve his or her clinical skills virtually every day.

The Dalin Exchange

We are familiar with ways to conserve natural resources, particularly at home.

The Endo File

Creating positive endodontic resultS is a compilation of many small steps, each done well.

Focus on Human Resources

Today we live in a world based on technology. In fact, large numbers of today's workforce have never known a world without computers, Internet, e-mail, text messaging, cell phones, etc.

From the Laboratory

This month I would like to demonstrate, in a very limited fashion, the benefits of the two-cord impression technique.

New Dentist

As I begin this column, I would like to first thank Dr. Joe Blaes, who has confidence in me to bring my experiences to you — my colleagues — as a new dentist.

Practice Wisdom

I have been in practice for 18 years in the same location. Until two years ago, it was typical for me to be scheduled out about four weeks.

The Science of Creating Wealth

There are three fundamental mindsets and approaches to money that reflect the segment of society in which you were brought up.

Emerging Infection Control Challenges

Environmentâ??friendly (i.e. "green") infection control is not an oxymoron, and you should prepare to include this important consideration in infection control purchase decisions.

A Meaningful Profitable Practice

The woman felt tired as she was slowly swept along toward the airport security arches.

Preventing Pain in Dentistry

Rear, side, over-the-patient, or over-the-head delivery ...

Quality Care for Oral Cancer

Implementing new oral cancer screening technologies is challenging — not technically, but socially.

The X-ray Files

I still remember this public service commercial from the 1970s: a care-worn Native American paddles a canoe down a polluted river.

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