By Marc Gottlieb, DDS I grew up anxious and afraid of the dentist. I never was a difficult or uncooperative patient but never comfortable in the chair as a child. That was the impetus for me to dedicate my 41…
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A New Standard of Care: Offer Ridge Preservation for Implant Treatment Planning
By Kevin R. Suzuki DMD, MS Ridge atrophy is well documented and dramatic. This is well illustrated in the prospective study by Schropp et al. which demonstrated changes of an edentulous site after tooth extraction over the period of a…
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Advanced Hygiene Therapy – Developing a Comprehensive Approach
By Dianne Watterson, MBA, RDH, GC-C When I became a dental hygienist in 1978, I did not foresee the “love affair” that loomed in my future, a love affair in treating periodontal disease. Nothing gives me more professional gratification than…
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Get Maximum Productivity From Radiography-Certified Dental Assistants
Workflow in your dental practice impacts its productivity. If only you and your dental hygienists can expose radiographs, you’re losing time and money. Dental assistants whose skill set includes radiography can help the practice run more efficiently by streamlining everyone’s…
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Beyond the Bite 