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    Investments

    Is your cash balance plan invested properly?

    Feb. 2, 2019
    It’s important for dentists, as small business owners, to make wise investments for themselves and their employees. That’s hard to do in today’s market. Cash balance plans are...
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    Science & Tech

    I have it—you want it! Nanohybrid composite material and more

    Feb. 2, 2019
    Dr. Howard S. Glazer reviews Ecosite Bulk Fill nanohybrid composite material, Beautifil Flow Plus X injectable hybrid composite material, Riva Star silver diamine fluoride desensitizer...
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    Science & Tech

    What type of crown should I use?

    Dr. Gordon Christensen gives the pros and cons of the many types of crowns available to dentists.
    Science & Tech

    Bacterial collaborations

    In the dental profession, we are so focused on what is going on in the oral cavity, but it is helpful to look beyond and observe consistencies with microbiomes in other settings...
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    Science & Tech

    Smile design with zirconia

    Feb. 2, 2019
    Sarah Winter, DMD, shares a case in which she used zirconia crowns to redesign a patient’s smile.

    More content from Volume 109, Issue 2

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    Science & Tech

    Dual-cure resin cements improve luting

    Dr. Gregori M. Kurtzman explains how dental materials have shifted over the past decade. Dual-cure resin cements have become the go-to for today’s dental practice, as they work...
    Science & Tech

    Your accountant may be wrong about new technology

    As dentists, we often ask our accountants for permission to buy something and take their advice in isolation, but this can be misleading. Accountants often particularly discourage...
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    Practice

    The creeping danger of YouTube influencers and why your practice is vulnerable to these new threats

    Feb. 2, 2019
    YouTube influencers are creating a false narrative on YouTube about dental practices. Here’s what you can do to take back control.
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    Professional Trends

    What are the biggest threats to dentists? [Video]

    Feb. 2, 2019
    Jay Geier looks at future business threats to dentists—both outside and inside their practices—and how they can be overcome.
    Real Estate

    The limits of limitations: Take stock of the rules you set for yourself

    Feb. 2, 2019
    Think about the limitations you imagine you have. Do they really exist, or have you set them for yourself? In this article, new dentist Jason Watts describes how he defied expectations...
    Human Resources

    New employment trend: Sexual harassment prevention laws

    Feb. 1, 2019
    There is a plethora of new sexual harassment laws from state governments throughout the nation. These laws vary from state to state, and a pattern is beginning in four major categories...
    Human Resources

    Transitions Roundtable

    There are so many moving parts when it comes to selling a dental practice. One thing to consider is hiring an associate and using a buy-out formula. This has multiple advantages...
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    Practice

    3 practices, 3 campaigns, 10 to 200 new patients per month: Proven campaigns for every phase of your practice

    Feb. 1, 2019
    These three dental practices engaged PostcardMania to organize mailing campaigns for them. The campaigns have been very successful for each practice, even though they each have...
    Practice

    New year, new social media strategy: Where to connect with patients in 2019

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Social media marketing expert Kristie Nation gives an overview of the different social media platforms dental practices can use to find new patients or connect with existing patients...
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    Practice

    Membership matters

    Louis Malcmacher, DDS, MAGD, reflects on the 2018 American Dental Association Annual Meeting in Honolulu and highlights some of the benefits of ADA membership, including the opportunity...
    Marketing

    Cost-effective internal marketing

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Marketing your dental practice can cost a lot of money. Many dentists overlook an easier way to market themselves, and that’s internal marketing. Turn to the people who know and...
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    Multi-Practice Growth

    Engaging and reactivating patients through a membership plan

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Instead of spending money on marketing to new patients, dentists can increase their bottom lines by reaching out to their inactive patients and offering a membership plan. Knowing...
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    Human Resources

    Communication skills of top-producing practices

    A happy dental team will lead to a productive office. But how do you achieve this happy group that many dentists find to be elusive? Here are five ideas that will guide your practice...
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    New Dentists

    DE’s Design Studio: Total Dental Care of Lake Norman

    Dental Economics magazine periodically features dental offices that have worked hard to create very successful designs, through both appearance and practicality. This practice...
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    Macro

    How artificial intelligence is shaping dentistry

    AI products are already shaping dentistry. Here are some of the forerunners.
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    Macro

    Sneak peek: IDS 2019

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Dental Economics takes a sneak peak of IDS.
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    Macro

    A quick guide to 2019 Chicago Midwinter product launches

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Dental Economics takes a look at technologies on display at 2019 Chicago Midwinter.
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    Science & Tech

    Pearls for Your Practice

    OperaVR virtual reality system by OperaDDSDealing with apprehensive and anxious patients is no walk in the park. We do it daily, and it never gets any easier. Sometimes we need...
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    Practice

    What’s your reason?

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Tired of doing things the same way at your dental practice? If so, it’s time to shake things up. Join Dr. Chris Salierno at Dental Economics’ 2019 Principles of Practice Management...
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    Human Resources

    Amazon, dentistry, and the other shoe

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Amazon is just one example of an enormous new headquarters or business moving into an area and changing a lot about that area. This includes how small businesses will be affected...
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    Marketing

    DE’s Advisory Board member profile: Erinne Kennedy, DMD, MPH

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Our editorial board helps us provide the latest and greatest information to our readers. Let’s meet one of them!
    Home

    Incubator or accelerator?

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Since the mid-2000s, the entrepreneurial world has become enamored with the concept of business incubators and accelerators. Both these programs provide similar services over ...