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Dental Economics Magazine, June 2007 ARTICLES

Volume: 97

Issue: 6

June 2007

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Ask Dr. Christensen

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

Common Sense Dentistry

You can"t find what you can"t see

This column is about GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS. I will give you the good news first -- that is, we, the dental profession, now really have the tool to detect and identify oral cancer much earlier than ever before.

Financial Planning

How to get out alive, Part 4

Welcome to our continuing series on “How To Get Out of Dentistry Alive,” at least financially.

Flourishing in Changing Times

Solving team pitfalls

We are in an era where dental staff must move to TEAM for success. You can spot the difference between a staff and a real team.

Infection Control

Proper operation and monitoring of office sterilizers

Question: Our mail-in spore testing service informed us that our office autoclave had failed its last spore test.

Pearls for your Practice

“Keepers”

As I travel the country giving seminars on dental materials, one common complaint is that composites have become very complicated.

Practice Transitions

Seller stays on as an associate after the sale

Having been involved in dental practice transitions for 20 years, I frequently find that the seller would like to stay on and practice on a limited basis after the sale of his or her practice.

Implant dentistry will become part of core practice

It’s no surprise that the market for implant dentistry continues to grow impressively as the result of advances in science and technology and from the purchasing power of the most affluent older generation in U.

Pathways to a practice purchase ... proceed with confidence!

A significant number of dental careers begin with the purchase of a practice. This purchase is one of the most important financial decisions a dentist will make in his or her professional career.

New diagnostic techniques

As implant dentistry continues to grow in popularity with both practitioners and patients, it’s increasingly clear the treatment modality is driven largely by advances in diagnostic technology that help make the procedure safer and more successful for a greater range of patients.

Getting my patients to say Yes to dental implants

are many excellent techniques for marketing dental implants. The key is to be comfortable with your systems and to incorporate dialogues that can be used daily.

Accreditation in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Your bridge to an adventure of a lifetime

Creating a Seriously Superior, Marketing-Smart Practice Brochure That Gets Patients

What to do (and not do) when the page is blank

Tiger Traits

Nine lessons all dental professionals can learn from Tiger Woods

Disney & Dentertainment!

Dr. Paul Kraisinger emulates late business great to achieve success.

Wall Street’s View of the Dental Industry - Spring 2007 Dental Office Survey

After outperforming the S&P by 1.6% in 2006, dental stocks started even better in 2007 with the Robert W.

Confusion about Codes

“Why should I learn the insurance codes? I just provide what the patient needs! The administrative team can worry about the codes.

Pathways to a practice purchase ... proceed with confidence!

A significant number of dental careers begin with the purchase of a practice. This purchase is one of the most important...

Editor's Note

Spring means dental meetings

Spring has sprung and so have the dental meetings. I am writing this column from the Admiral’s Club in the Atlanta airport, waiting for a flight to Nashville...

Viewpoint

When it comes to dental regulations, sometimes more really is less

Synergy is often explained as "one plus one equals three." The concept: Two or more independent forces brought together equal more than the sum of its parts.

The Dalin Exchange

The future of impressions

Tens of millions of impressions are taken each year for the production of crowns, bridges, and partial dentures.

The Endo File

The one single thing: Unconditional focus

More than any other, what is the one single thing that drives a great endodontic result? While I am an advocate of bonded obturation with RealSeal after K3 rotary nickel titanium instrumentation (SybronEndo, Orange, Calif.

The Exceptional Practice

State-of-the-art 2-D and 3-D implant planning

With the increasing popularity of dental implants, doctors face a myriad of dental conditions that can affect the implant’s viability.

From the Laboratory

Local anesthesia a key consideration

In this month’s column, I speak with Dr. Alan Budenz - one of my dental school instructors - who has become one of the country’s leading local anesthetic experts.

Implant Dentistry

Getting started as an implant dentist

After about eight years in the practice, I realized that many of my denture patients were suffering miserably.

New Dentist

A new venture in Louisiana

Dr. Varnado: I am a 34-year-old dentist practicing in New Iberia, La. After graduating from LSU School of Dentistry in 1999, I joined the Air Force...

Sudden-Impact Solutions

Separating good from bad advice on transitions

At my recent seminars for practicing dentists and dental school seniors, the question causing a lot of angst was: “Who can I trust to give me good advice on practice transitions?” Because dentists lack a thorough understanding of legal and financial issues, they can feel as if they are being held hostage by accountants, lawyers, consultants, or other advisors.