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During these challenging economic times, learning to be flexible in developing treatment plans will help dentists sustain their production. Many patients may choose to forego a proposed treatment plan because of high costs. By...

Norman Vincent Peale once said, “The world is what we think it is. If we can change our thoughts, we can change the world.” This statement rings so true. We are in the midst...

When appearances are important in your business, it only makes sense that you put your best foot forward. At least that’s what Lisa Bouzide of Troy, Michigan believes. “I am a salon owner and a...

As I speak to dentists around the country about what it means to succeed in dentistry, I’m struck by their assumptions about success.

Shortly after my “Seven Slides” article was printed in the previous issue, my phone started ringing off the hook. Doctors couldn’t wait to request copies of the slides.

I have always wanted a beautiful smile, but as a child my parents did not place a lot of importance in our teeth.

Very rarely do we have an experience so moving, so emotional, that it compels us to dramatically change our behavior. Recently, I had such a breakthrough.

I lead the Total Team Training seminars for the Dr. Dick Barnes Group, and I consider it a privilege. Not only do I get to practice and teach active listening skills, my heart is touched often by attendees’ responses.

Dentistry stopped being about income and instead became my personal means for giving back to people.

Today the dental practitioner is faced with a variety of implant strategies. They involve the location, number, inclination, and distribution of forces required to support functional and parafunctional demands of occlusal loading.