Prep for Success, Part 1: Design, Efficiency, and Execution
A couple of times each year, I teach a course called “Beyond the Basics” with the Dr. Dick Barnes Group seminars. During the class,...
Prep for Success, Part 2: 8 Steps for Design, Efficiency, and Technique
This is the second article in a two-part series designed to help dentists optimize the way in which they approach prepping teeth for a...
Now is the Time for Comprehensive Dentistry
With the current economic and health conditions, dentists may be busy with onesie-twosie cases and might be tempted to shy away from comprehensive care...
Office Emergencies: Know What to Do Before They Happen
Have you ever had to call 911 for assistance or had an ambulance come to your office? With the significant increase of an aging...
Looking to the Future
We’re back! After the unprecedented challenges associated with the passing of Arrowhead Dental Laboratory founder Dr. Dick Barnes, followed closely by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Chasing the Bite
A problem that all dentists encounter, especially when doing large cases, but sometimes even with a single tooth, is what I call “chasing the...
A Contest-Winning Smile
Ever since I became a dentist, I’ve wanted to donate a large case to someone in need. But I wasn’t sure how to go...
Digital Smile Design Tips
As the owner and a dentist of Amesbury Dental Associates in Amesbury, MA, I have worked with Lauren Flate-Gianakakis, our front office coordinator, for...
Practicing What I Preach
About 15 years ago, as a student in dental school, I learned that my patients weren’t the only ones who needed work done on...
Circumstances Can Change
A few years ago, a patient walked into the practice who clearly needed my help. The patient was in his 40s. He had worked...
