Volume 110, Issue 1

SmileDirectClub (SDC) is one example of a company that has entered the marketplace labeling itself a disrupter of the orthodontics industry.

What do dentists want? Many want a better return for all of their schooling and efforts. They want an outstanding bottom line. Here's how they can achieve this.

Dr. Julie Gillis explains how her dental office makes the new-patient experience such a regular part of their dental care that patients are comfortable and complimentary.

It may be easier to write a script to manage an issue than to work toward fixing the underlying etiology, but Dr. Stacey Gividen believes dentists should slow down with the script...

Matthew Newman says technology is too prevalent to sit on the sidelines without exploring your options. Here are some factors to consider when deciding to incorporate CAD/CAM ...

Nonsurgical endodontic treatment of teeth without disease has a very high success rate that parallels dental implants. The success rate changes, however, when a periapical lesion...

Dr. Scott Froum says dental implant contamination can be prevented if one recognizes the etiology, signs, and symptoms in their incipient stages.

Not thinking through how you manage your instrument workflow negatively affects your practice and can cost you.

Treatment of the edentulous mandible is among the most difficult procedures dentists accomplish on a routine basis. Dr. Gordon Christensen goes over alternatives for restoration...

DE’s Chief Editor Dr. Chris Salierno says mentorship is proactive, not reactive. We’ve been mentored, so now it’s our turn to mentor.

Dr. Paul Goodman says, "Be that dentist and key resource you wish you had early in your career (or did have) and pay it forward. It will benefit you too."

Dr. Chris Salierno examines the trends in the dental economy and offers his advice on how dentists can take control of their practice profitability as more dentists compete for...