Dental Economics Magazine, July 2009 ARTICLES

Volume: 99

Issue: 7

July 2009

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Ask Dr. Christensen

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

Pearls for your Practice

Now available: more great Pearls!

Kleer-Veneerâ?¢ Cement from Pulpdent — After more than 30 years of cementing porcelain veneers, we finally have a cement that is truly clear.

Total Practice Success Tips

Secrets of today's best dental practices

This is a very challenging time for dentistry and the country.

Focus on...

Sinning is oh so costly

Consider these simple facts:1. Most doctors have no income-producing asset that makes more money than their dental practice.

Marketing from within

It seems like we're all floundering in this time of uncertainty and fear — socially, politically, and economically.

New office, impossible time frame

In 1999, I purchased a 20-year-old general practice in downtown Denver located on the second floor of a 42-story high-rise building.

The laws of design

One dentist's journey to the facility of his dreams

Dental industry members Climb for A Cause ... and more!

If you read “Climb for A Cause” by Dr. Joe Blaes in last month's issue of Dental EconomicsÂ®, you know that Climb for A Cause is a nonprofit organization ...

Happy Birthday, AACD!

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009 as an organization devoted to advancing, educating, and promoting excellence in cosmetic dentistry.

Editor's Note

Building special relationships that last a lifetime

There are certain times in our lives that we build special relationships with people because we are sharing similar experiences.

Breakthrough Financial Planning

Can market timing work?

With uncertainty in the economy and many baby boomers' retirement hopes on the line, now is an important time for retirement investors to be confident in their investment approach.

The Endo File

The most challenging endodontic treatment

The most challenging root for endodontic treatment at the level of location, shaping, avoidance of iatrogenic events, and obturation is the fourth (MB2) canal of the upper first molars.

Focus on Human Resources

Prevention and protectionwith internal investigations

You suspect an employee is embezzling from you or falsifying his or her time card.

Emerging Infection Control Challenges

Clinic jackets and coats: Possible vectors of microbial infection?

A key component of the recommended infection- control precautions for health-care workers is the routine use of personal protective equipment [PPE]

The X-ray Files

X Files #6 — Food for thought — the convenience of digital imaging

This weight-conscious world is always discussing ways to cut calories. In our everyday practices, it would be nice to take a little weight off our shoulders as well ...

Contemporary Temporization

This article will review the requirements for temporization and direct and indirect techniques and materials currently available.