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  • Volume 114, Issue 08 (September 2024)

    • Volume 114, Issue 08 (September 2024)

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    Oral Medicine, Anesthetics, and the Oral/Systemic Connection

    Can local anesthetic injections be painless?

    Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, PhD, MSD
    Sept. 6, 2024
    You may be a wonderful dentist, but patients will be hesitant to return to you if your injections are painful. Dr. Gordon Christensen suggests some techniques and products to ...
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    Smile by subscription: An evaluation of dental membership plans in the US

    Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS
    Sept. 6, 2024
    In-house dental membership plans are emerging as a significant practice builder. Learn more from this comprehensive evaluation of the costs, benefits, and overall impact of these...
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    Money

    A closer look at common practice valuation approaches: Asset-based approach

    Edward Ruvins, DDS, MBA, MS, MSAC, MSF
    Sept. 5, 2024
    In part two of this series, the authors review the asset-based approach to dental practice valuation, which is particularly useful when tangible assets play a significant role...
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    Retirement

    How to decide when to sell your dental practice: Critical factors and strategies

    Brannon Moncrief, principal/CEO of McLerran & Associates
    Sept. 5, 2024
    Selling your practice is a significant emotional and financial event, and one many dentists don’t prepare for. Get expert insights on how to select the right strategy and maximize...
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    First half of 2024 results: Fact vs. fiction

    Chip Fichtner, Cofounder and Principal of Large Practice Sales
    Sept. 4, 2024
    As the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department continue their formal inquiry into the impact of US health-care consolidation, launched in May 2024, it is time for every...

    More content from Volume 114, Issue 08 (September 2024)

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    Dentinal hypersensitivity: Contemporary solutions for an age-old issue

    Joy D. Void-Holmes, DHSc, BSDH, RDH
    Sept. 4, 2024
    Presenting as a short, sharp, sudden burst of pain, dentinal hypersensitivity (DH) can lead to considerable physical discomfort and psychological distress for patients. Here’s...
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    Science & Tech

    Artificial intelligence in dental medicine: A fictitious case study in revolutionized patient care

    Cami Tussie
    Sept. 3, 2024
    This fictitious case study explores the potential of AI in dental medicine, highlighting possibilities for change within both administrative and clinical practice.
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    Science & Tech

    Optimizing dental technology for multiple practice locations

    Lan Chi Le, DDS
    Sept. 3, 2024
    These two multipractice owners—a dentist and a hygienist—offer strategies on optimizing dental technology and explain the specific types that have helped them.
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    Dental Service Organizations

    Conceptualizing and growing a dental management service organization

    Jason M. Auerbach, DDS
    Sept. 3, 2024
    Can surgeon-led platforms thrive within large-scale health care? With his MSO, Dr. Jason Auerbach is challenging assumptions about oral surgery at scale.