Volume 109, Issue 2

Dental Economics Volume 109, Issue 2

Volume 109, Issue 2

Is your cash balance plan invested properly?

I have it - you want it!

What type of crown should I use?

Bacterial collaborations

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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 with multiple substrates and allow one to limit how many different materials are needed to provide restorative care. Dr. Kurtzman describes the clinical applications in which dual-cure resin cements excel and improve luting.

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 young dentists from taking on more debt. While this advice isn’t outright wrong, it’s only one part of the picture. Here’s what else you need to know.

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

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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What are the biggest threats to dentists? [Video]

Jay Geier looks at future business threats to dentists—both outside and inside their practices—and how they can be overcome.

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

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 and achieved success by ignoring naysayers and pushing himself to new limits.

New employment trend: Sexual harassment prevention laws

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: policies, training, confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements, and arbitration. Here’s what business owners need to know.

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 for both the selling dentist and the associate. These two experts explain the advantages.

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

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 different wants and different campaigns.

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

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 to receive training in Botox and dermal fillers.