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    Human Resources

    The truth about meal and rest breaks

    Jan. 1, 2019
    The laws for meals and rest breaks differ from state to state. If your state has laws regarding meal and rest breaks, it’s important to know them because if you don’t follow them...
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    Practice

    True dental fraud: The lake house

    Dec. 2, 2018
    After reconnecting with a long-lost friend, a series of bizarre events leads a dentist to a chilling discovery. Read the true story by Sandy Baird in this month’s installment ...
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    Marketing

    Will millennials kill private practice dentistry?

    Dec. 2, 2018
    Millennials are setting a new curve in what it takes to attract and retain patients to private dental practices. It’s important that practices start marketing to them now. There...
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    New Dentists

    Should I hire an associate?

    Dentists often give many of the same reasons when it comes to whether or not they think they should hire an associate. Many of these reasons do not warrant the expense of hiring...
    New Dentists

    Associate fuel: Your new-dentist brand within the brand

    Dec. 2, 2018
    When they begin their careers, new dentists need to start networking and establishing themselves and building their personal careers. It’s important to build a good reputation...

    More content from Volume 108, Issue 12

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    Real Estate

    Transitions Roundtable: Young dentists and large loans

    Dec. 2, 2018
    This selling dentist is worried that high student loan debt will prevent potential buyers from qualifying for the loans needed to acquire both the practice and the building. The...
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    Overhead and Profitability

    Success by numbers

    Dec. 2, 2018
    It’s important for dentists to understand what’s going on in their practices financially now so that they can plan for their financial future appropriately. That’s where a dental...
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    Systems

    Business insights from playing NBA Jam

    Dec. 2, 2018
    It’s important for dentists to understand what’s going on in their practices financially now so that they can plan for their financial future appropriately. That’s where a dental...
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    Macro

    The Big Idea: Dentistry’s next 5 years

    Dec. 2, 2018
    Given current market trends, here’s what a struggling dental practice can do to turn things around.
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    Marketing

    DE’s Advisory Board member profile: Scott Froum, DDS

    Dec. 2, 2018
    Meet Scott Froum, DDS, a Manhattan-based periodontist and member of the Dental Economics Editorial Advisory Board.
    Practice

    The creation of a successful associateship

    Dec. 2, 2018
    Picture the perfect practice associateship arrangement. Now, think about all the things that can go wrong with that scenario. Dental Economics’ Chief Editor Dr. Chris Salierno...
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    Science & Tech

    Nitrous oxide: A refresher course

    Dec. 1, 2018
    It may be considered ubiquitous in dentistry, but in reality, many providers steer clear of nitrous oxide. Here’s a quick refresher course on the place of N20 delivery in dentistry...
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    Science & Tech

    The perio-ortho connection: 4 steps to aligning esthetics and periodontal health

    Dec. 1, 2018
    In addition to enhanced appearance and self-esteem, correction of malocclusion may also benefit patients’ periodontal health.
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    Science & Tech

    I Have It, You Want It

    Dec. 1, 2018
    Howard Glazer, DDS, FAGD, reviews the Calset Warmer composite warmer from AdDent and Clip Flow, a flowable provisional filling material from Voco.
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    Science & Tech

    Bases and liners: Can’t live without them—or can we?

    During restorative appointments when removing caries and a bit of bleeding happens, what’s your protocol? Bases, liners, and cements may be the go-tos, but Stacey Gividen, DDS...
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    Science & Tech

    Pearls for Your Practice

    Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD, reviews Hu-Friedy’s Black Line rubber-dam clamps, Voco’s Meron Plus QM paste-to-paste resin-modified glass ionomer cement, and Shofu’s EyeSpecial C-III...
    Overhead and Profitability

    Turn ‘busy’ into ‘productive’ by taking control of your time

    Dec. 1, 2018
    As you look back on this past year, do you find yourself blaming lack of time for any unaccomplished goals? Maybe you feel you would’ve increased practice production, done one...
    Marketing

    Your own worst enemy: You are the reason why your marketing doesn’t work

    Dec. 1, 2018
    You’ve spent time trying to learn social media and Google AdWords, and you check your metrics . . . but your marketing efforts just don’t seem to be working. In this article, ...
    Marketing

    Social signals and SEO: Is there a connection?

    Dec. 1, 2018
    Social media marketing expert Kristie Nation explains how dentists can harness the power that social media has for website search engine optimization, or SEO.
    Money

    Update: Regulations significantly tighten the new 20% pass-through deduction

    Dec. 1, 2018
    All dentists want to make the most of their earnings. But taxes are confusing. Who better to explain the ins and outs of taxes than two tax experts who work closely with dentists...
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    Practice

    Dental marketing report card: Tanty Family Dental

    Dec. 1, 2018
    Our experts evaluate the marketing materials of Tanty Family Dental. Will they make the grade?
    Money

    Your top 2% income status provides a false sense of financial security

    Dec. 1, 2018
    Dentists, take heed: lofty income this year will not result in a prosperous financial lifetime unless goals are set, you craft strategies to reach those goals, and your plan is...
    Money

    Get your estate together so your family doesn’t have to

    Dec. 1, 2018
    It’s not as complicated as many people believe, and it’s not something that’s just for the “ultrawealthy.” Estate planning will make life much easier for your loved ones in the...
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    Science & Tech

    Do we really bond to tooth preparations?

    A reader asks Dr. Gordon Christensen why the veneers he places seem to come off no matter what bonding agent he uses. Dr. Christensen says dentists cannot create a major, predictable...
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    Practice

    7 tips for being an A-list specialist

    Dec. 1, 2018
    Mastering the art and science of referrals should be on the mandatory checklist for every specialist. Here’s where to start.
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    Science & Tech

    The 101 on HPV: What health-care providers need to know about the HPV–oral cancer epidemic

    Dec. 1, 2018
    Human papillomavirus–related oropharyngeal cancer is now considered an epidemic. As health-care professionals with initial screening methods, we must make the first move to guide...