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    • Volume 115, Issue 5 (May 2025)

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    This wealth planner helps dentists build their wealth pyramid style.
    Mark B. Murphy
    May 19, 2025
    What determines a dentist’s wealth has less to do with fortitude and more to do with perspective. Here's how wealth works, so its procurement can become as natural as breathing...
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    the complete dental exam is an important part of all fee-for-service dental practices
    Taking the time to thoroughly examine and question new patients will put everyone at ease and get the relationship off to a strong start.
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    Everyone will be happy if you adopt clear aligner therapy in your dental practice
    Everyone will be happy if you adopt clear aligner therapy in your practice: you, your team, but especially your patients.
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    Xylitol vs. erythritol: Understanding and misunderstandings
    While both xylitol and erythritol are known for their ability to inhibit Streptococcus mutans, reduce bacterial adhesion to teeth, and stimulate saliva flow, studies suggest erythritol...
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    Here's an in-depth explanation of incipient enamel caries, its etiology, detection, treatment, and various products to assist with detection and treatment.

    More content from Volume 115, Issue 5 (May 2025)

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    The expanded value of restorative dentistry: Impacts on mental health and quality of life
    While restorative dentistry is often viewed through a clinical or esthetic lens, its broader impact on patient mental health, confidence, and social function is increasingly clear...
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    Ready to maximize your practice’s value? Explore the pros and cons of selling to a dentist, DSO, or IDSO—and discover which path best fits your goals.
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    disinfection solutions for dental offices
    Breakthroughs in UV-C LEDs have created new solutions to air and surface disinfection that have major implications for our health and safety in the dental office.
    Rethinking silver diamine fluoride in cosmetic restorative dentistry
    Many dentists practicing in esthetically driven environments assume SDF has no place in cosmetic-focused practices. But Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz says this assumption is outdated...
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    Zirconia crowns can be beautiful, strong, and long-lasting if you know their limitations. Dr. Gordon Christensen offers some dos and don’ts for dentists and lab technicians to...
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    Cariology circa 2025
    Brian B. Nový, DDS
    May 12, 2025
    If you haven’t sensed the dramatic groundswell around prevention, remineralization, enamel regeneration, and salivary diagnostics, you may be quite surprised to realize how much...
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    Higher production helps offset chronic overhead increases
    2024 provided more positive news than any of the last three years. Although these reports are excellent, there are concerns about the economy and the changing geopolitical landscape...
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    Managing political discussions in your dental practice without creating tension or crossing legal boundaries may feel like navigating a landmine. Here's how to do it right.
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    Real estate coverage
    David Cohen
    Nov. 15, 2024
    Real estate considerations are crucial for dentists and DSOs to address during practice transitions. Lease terms, maintenance responsibilities, and property structures can significantly...