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You can 3-D print what?!

Dr. Lou Shuman shares a list of some of his favorites for how 3-D printing is impacting our society as a whole, both for fun and dramatically.

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Creating rising stars with 3-D printed dentures

Dr. Shawn Van de Vyver says next-day dentures fabricated in your dental office are now a thing of the present, made possible with lower-cost 3-D printers.

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Speed, efficiency, and beauty: Direct composite restorations

Dr. Ian Shuman explains the materials and techniques he uses to place direct composite restorations in two posterior cases where he achieves beautiful end results.

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Enjoy every practice day!

Dr. Gordon Christensen has some great suggestions for ways to make practicing dentistry more enjoyable every day. You’ll gain more satisfaction from life too!

Entity choices for dental practices and real estate entities

Dentists must be careful how they handle the structure of their practices. There are opportunities and traps when it comes to entity choices.

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Using 3-D printing to improve removable denture workflow

Dr. Craig Harder details his efficient hybrid workflow that combines digital scanning and 3-D printing of dentures followed by analog impressions and wax try-ins.

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To sell or not to sell

Many dentists might be tempted to sell their practices, thinking they can retire on the income from the sale. But there are many considerations regarding money that should be considered before making such a big move.

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3-D printing: The final frontier

DE’s Chief Editor Dr. Chris Salierno says, “As a child, I could imagine I might live in a world of handheld computers someday,...but here we are in 2019 with dentists summoning dentures and surgical guides from pools of resin.”

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Pediatric dental group uses teledentistry to give kids a head start toward oral health

Brittany Kinol, DMD, talks about how teledentistry “helps save time, shorten the distance between patient and office, and...allows my team to see these patients in their most familiar surroundings.”

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Tips for spotting workers’ compensation fraud in the dental practice

Unfortunately, some employees try to make fraudulent workers’ compensation claims. There are signs dentists can watch for to see if an employee is trying to make a fraudulent claim.