Playing to Win
PPO Strategies to Get the Best Dentistry for Patients.
It is no secret that dentists are feeling the financial pain of preferred provider organization (PPO) participation. In some states, dentists must agree to discount their...
A Team Effort, Part 1
Noninvasive Soft Tissue Advancement in Conjunction with Aesthetic Dentistry.
Part 1: Treating Gingival Recession
Over the past couple years, several patients have asked me how they developed gingival recession and how it can be treated. Gingival...
A Team Effort, Part 2
Noninvasive Soft Tissue Advancement in Conjunction with Aesthetic Dentistry.
Part 2: Anterior Restoration
When Abby first presented at our office, the main goal was to treat the symptoms she was having. Her chief complaint was headaches...
Framing the Picture
Tips for Tissue Contouring and More.
Aesthetic dentistry combines the best of art and science to give patients beautiful and functional smiles. When working on large cases, dentists painstakingly detail the specifics of smile design...
Back to Basics
Optimizing Basic Skills for Advanced Results.
For the past several years, I’ve taught seminars with the Dr. Dick Barnes Group (DDBG). The overall goal for this group is to help dentists become better and more...
Patients First
Using Total Team Training Principles for a Patient-Focused Practice.
Dentistry is my family’s business. My grandpa, his brothers, my dad, my uncles, and my sister all chose dentistry as their profession. My mom also...
Made for TV: Recovering Bulimic Gets a New Smile
The nationally syndicated television show The Doctors has made it possible for countless people, often in desperate situations, to find hope and a new beginning through various treatments and opportunities. When you work in...
Expedition Snowcaps
DISCOVER THE MULTI-PURPOSE CASE SOLUTION.
For more than twenty years, Kent Garrick has been advising dentists on comprehensive case design. As Arrowhead’s Director of Technical Services, he recently talked with Aesthetic Dentistry about Snowcaps—what they...
The Real Cost of In-Office Milling
MAKING SURE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY REALLY BENEFITS YOUR PRACTICE.
Computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is all the rage these days and with it people can create everything from the simple to the complex: jewelry, tools, machine parts...
Ready…Settings…Shoot!
TOP TIPS FOR TAKING GREAT DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but if the picture isn't properly taken, you have a thousand words saying the wrong thing. In traditional photography,...
