Volume 109, Issue 10

How many of you pay your hygienists using a “daily rate”? Odds are a lot of you.

Is this dentist within his rights to have the dental hygienist clock out when there is no patient in her chair?

We know that dental service organizations and corporate or chain dentistry are in a growth phase. Many private dentists worry, or at least wonder, about how this will affect their...

Patients choose their provider, level of care, whether to return to the practice, and whether to refer friends, family, and the online community.

At one of McGill & Hill Group’s recent seminars, someone asked about business overhead coverage. Some members of the audience were confused when the coverage was explained.

How and where you practice is the product of your vision. You need to figure out what you want and how you will get there, whether it’s leaving or entering practice.

After reading hundreds of dental office complaints online and listening to them firsthand, Tanya Gold, RDH, has learned that most patient-related problems have something in common...

Dr. Brady Frank continues to explore how top practices and DDSOs are benefiting from the most advantageous clinical and business implant innovations.

Dr. August de Oliveira explains how he used the Imetric system and Trios intraoral scanner on an all-digital, model-free hybrid implant case, resulting in a tight fit, no occlusal...

Dr. Scott Froum and Brittany Wall discuss the etiology of early- and late-stage breast implant infection as it relates to dental procedures and the rationale behind some plastic...

Dr. Chris Salierno talks with several of his dental peers who have found success on Instagram.

The 2019 DE—Levin Group Practice Survey reveals that production is dentists' top concern.

We need to educate our patients and reassure them regarding our professional opinion on matters that can get skewed on the internet and in social media forums.

Dr. Justin Moody explains how to take full-arch impressions by placing multiunit abutments at the time of implant placement, ensuring a reliable fit, less patient discomfort, ...

Meet Lance Timmerman, DMD, a member of the Dental Economics Editorial Advisory Board.

Michael Kelly, DMD, explains how the new software of premium intraoral scanners eliminates guesswork to make tooth shade matching and mapping right on the first try.

Bianca Velayo, DMD, shares how she gained 10,000 Instagram followers in just one year. Get her tips for developing an Instagram presence in this article.

Dr. Julia Heinrichs explains how teledentistry provided a consistent stream of high-quality new patients, as well as made her dental practice more valuable when it was time for...

Dr. Gordon Christensen advises about the advantages of scanning impressions for crowns and fixed prostheses, as well as the characteristics to evaluate when you are ready to buy...

Dr. Chris Salierno advises us to judge experts by the quality of their content on Instagram and other social media platforms. Their influence may help us improve our clinical ...

Dr. Sam Shamardi says dentistry is a profession in which noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is prevalent due to the nature of the equipment dental professionals use. However, NIHL...

Ellen Myers, BS, RDH, shares three stories of clinical lifesavers to exemplify the importance of the early discovery of oral cancer as one of the most important services we offer...

Irene Iancu, BSc, RDH, CTDP, explains how dental professionals can identify the clinical signs of dry mouth and discusses treatment options for xerostomia relief.

Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD, reviews a provisional material, a suction mirror, an automatic syringe, and professional whitening kits.

Drs. Stacey L. Gividen and Erinne Kennedy share which professional whitening products they offer to their patients and why.