Predictability in Full Arch Reconstructions
Step-by-Step Planning Leads to Successful Results.
Today’s patients are more educated than ever before. With easy access to the Internet and social media, public awareness about cosmetic dental procedures has grown. This increased knowledge often...
Q & A on Material Selection
Choosing Case Materials for Optimal Outcomes.
For more than 20 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...
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...
White Wax-Up 101
A Stuning 3D Model Shows Patients What's Possible.
Some dentists hear the term White Wax-Up and have a preconceived notion about it. But most dentists really don’t understand just how beneficial White Wax-Ups can be...
Embracing Change
What's Holding You and Your Patients Back?
For over forty years, the Dr. Dick Barnes Group and Arrowhead Dental Laboratory have made it our goal to help dentists become better and more productive. During that...
The Guy Next Door
Everyone Can Have a Beautiful, Functional Smile.
After seeing my picture on the cover of this magazine, you might assume that I’m some kind of celebrity, rock star, or uber-wealthy Wall Street businessman. After all,...
Sleeping Giant
Awaken the Production Potential of Sleep Dentistry.
People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may have a longing to sleep just like the giant does in the above photo. However, this luxury isn’t an...
Create an Uncommon Practice
Five Messages for New Patients.
A couple of years ago, the University of Arkansas (UARK) Razorbacks adopted the motto, “We Are Uncommon.” The head football coach, Bret Bielema, introduced the phrase at his 2012 introductory...
Lights, Camera, Action
Internet Marketing, Part 3: How Video Can Drive Patient Engagement.
During the summer of 2014, the Internet was inundated with what Money magazine author Ethan Wolff-Mann called, “the online equivalent of the largest chain letter...
More Than Practice
Go from “Practicing” to Providing the Right Solution.
Shawn and I became friends when we were children and we had the good fortune of staying friends into adulthood. When I was in dental school, Shawn...