All dental cases are not created equal, but luckily the more tricky ones can be handled with the right combination of excellent clinical skills and ideal dental lab. One of the biggest challenges we encounter in the dental practice is the case of aged or ‘imperfect’ teeth. For the case featured in this post, I […]
Airway centric cosmetic dentistry is taking a more global view of the smile makeover process. Instead of looking at teeth only, we must look at the whole picture of the patient to determine the correct course of treatment. by Dr. Chris Catalano Shifting to Airway Centric Cosmetic Dentistry The process of incorporating an awareness of the airway […]
There is a revolution happening in dentistry and medicine right now and it has to do with the airway – how we breathe. It’s our body’s most vital function. If you can’t breathe, you die. If you struggle to breathe, you are at risk for many health problems. Sleep studies, CBCT airway analysis, pulse oximeter […]
We all have to deal with a patient who is unhappy or dissatisfied on occasion. To better handle these situations, I always try and remember a very important formula: E-R=C. Expectations minus Reality equals Conflict. When a patient is upset, unhappy, disappointed, or angry, it is because reality has not matched what they were expecting. […]
Do you shy away from adding orthodontic treatment to your cosmetic dentistry protocol? Here’s why combining the two might be better in the long-run… by Dr. Chris Catalano Orthodontic Treatment Creates More Possibilities Winter where I live in Northern California usually means a lot of rain. When I was young and it was raining, I would race […]
The end of 2017 brings with it many exciting hopes and goals for the New Year. But even so, while you’re making your dental resolutions and enjoying time with your family, it never hurts to take stock of everything learned throughout the months. Over the year, we posted a series of captivating ‘Cases of the […]
Clinically excellent porcelain veneers are a product of many different factors. One of the most important for restorations is the quality of cementation. In this post, Dr. Nosti expands on a tack and wave technique for cementation that he introduced first on the Clinical Mastery Series blog. Here, his procedure picks up after placing Systemp-D […]
The line between ‘cheap’ and ‘affordable’ is very narrow. Cross it and you may turn off a patient who doesn’t want to ‘settle’ for seemingly lower quality care despite the size of their wallet. A large proportion of patients are somewhere in the middle of the cost/benefit curve. They make decent money, but not necessarily […]
It’s easy to think of our dental practice staff as extensions of our own skill set and interests, rather than as separate entities who need their own internal motivation. If we don’t continuously educate team members, they may lose sight of their purpose. by Dr. Eric Farmer The Value of Educating Your Dental Staff Team Team […]
Summer is almost over and with it the summer slump. Kids are back at school and everyone is starting to recover from record high temperatures (slowly but surely). At the dental practice, this means you have to transition from the slow season to the busy one. by Dr. Lee Ann Brady The slow season meant […]
