Anxious Patients

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…

Crafting a Life of Excellence

By Karen Weeks Crafting a Life of Excellence: Strategies for Personal Triumph Embarking on the quest for personal fulfillment and success is a multifaceted endeavor, demanding determination, self-reflection and strategic action. This journey is defined by a relentless pursuit of…

Are you maximizing the potential of your dental team?

It’s hard to remember a time when it’s been more challenging to recruit and retain dental assistants and dental hygienists. When persistent staff shortages make it more difficult to run your dental practice efficiently, you must maximize every clinical employee’s…

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…