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A Smile MakeOver can transform your patient's self-image in one or two easy visits. Popularized by television shows, our patients have learned that this can be done with minimal tooth reduction and without the conventional angst patients often feel about dental visits. Some patients actually refer to it as "fun dentistry". And it is. For the patient, the dentist and the entire dental team.

I also know a little bit about the genesis of smile makeovers since I was fortunate to pioneer,…

Keeping the patient the center of the conversation is important and is usually one of the first things to be overlooked. Whenever you are discussing findings or information about the patient, always keep the patient in the center of it.

I call it the power triangle. The doctor is in front of the patient and the hygienist/assistant standing next to the patient on the other side. If you keep eye contact with the patient so he can nonverbally be a part of the conversation, you will find…

Having trouble getting patients to yes? Here's how you might be sabotaging yourself.

Do you ever hear these statements during your morning huddle?

"They are only going to do what is covered by their insurance!" root canal endodontic

"Don't bother addressing that bridge we have been talking about it for years!"

"I have reviewed the hygiene patients for today and they are completed…

This new feature, promoted in print and online, is designed to offer quick bites for team development and practice success. We highlight best practices and best products in Top 3, Top 5 and Top 7 lists so that you can take the advice and be nimble in integrating into your practice.

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The Yellow Pages are yesterday's news, and it's not enough to come up on healthpages.com. Yelp reviewers may be eager to define you, but your site helps you tell your…

It's always a good idea to be prepared for unexpected economic challenges, but the recent government shutdown has added a new level of uncertainty to an already tumultuous economic climate. Read on to find out what to expect - and how to be best prepared - when faced with the unexpected.

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If another recession does indeed hit our economy, it will be amazing how many people will be caught off-guard and not prepared. Don't let you and your team members…

Are you taking technology for granted? Here's a break down of technology that can help improve your practice and why you should be using it if you're not already.

I was thinking the other day about change. Well, heck, I'm always thinking about change. After all, that's what I do here, right? However, this time it really sort of hit home for me. I was thinking about my "new" office. In December, I will have been in the "new" facility for six years. That means I moved into the new place…

The teeth bleaching industry has seen massive growth since its onset in the late 1980s when the first in-office bleaching light was used. Today, there's a plethora of procedures and products sold within dental offices—and retail stores—for whitening. Entrepreneur Magazine estimated that total revenue from dental whitening services in 2011 was $11 billion. As dental practitioners, not only do we have to understand the demand from the consumer, but the effectiveness and safety of these…

Featuring a new light, the Philips Zoom WhiteSpeed teeth whitening system is said to whiten teeth up to 8 shades in 45 minutes. Intensity settings allow dentists to make adjustments for patients who may experience sensitivity during whitening. The light source is said to last 50,000 hours and use 41% less energy than previous models. It has improved ergonomics and optics. It is said to be the quickest, easiest way to effectively whiten patients' teeth in-office.…

Want to build your whitening business and other areas of your practice with external promotions? Watch this Morning Huddle video. Click here to get the Morning Huddle in your inbox.Don't forget about the wedding party. While brides are the focus of wedding season, don't forget that the groom, wedding party and family members also want to be camera ready for the big day.Think about offering a buy one get one special for the bride and groom, Reed Limoli said, and offer your best possible…

Attend local bridal shows. Just about every bride attends a local bridal show to find vendors and ideas for their big day. dental binocular loupes These shows are a great opportunity for you to talk with brides about whitening and how your practice can help them achieve a sparkling smile for their big day, said Gary Takacs, owner of the Takacs Learning Center.

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You need food, particularly sweet and sticky food, for the bacteria in your mouth to produce acids that will attack the tooth enamel (outer surface of the tooth). Sugars, especially sucrose, react with bacteria to produce acid. The acid from the bacteria can decay your teeth.

It's not just candy and ice cream we're talking about. All carbohydrate foods, as they are digested, eventually break down into simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose. Some of this digestion begins in the…

Cavities hurt your teeth, that is an obvious fact, but what isn't so obvious is how all of the hard, sticky, gooey candy can hurt your teeth in other ways. I have already mentioned the force and effort it takes to devour really sticky and hard candy. Aside from damaging your braces, imaging how your teeth feel after an archwire adjustment. Most of you with braces will know exactly what I'm talking about, but for those of you new to braces, your teeth are usually very sensitive and ache while…

There is no question the impact computers have had on the dental industry. Almost every practice has some type of practice management software running on a computer. There’s no longer a question of whether or not you need software to help manage your practice, the new question is one of progression: Are you fully taking advantage of everything your software can do for your practice?

If all your software does is work like an expensive ledger, you can find the same functionality out of…

Some labs that are equipped with the most modern tools have everything they need at hand. For example, it is quite a rare thing that lab specialists deal with the molding of all details on their own. In addition to this, there can be special furnaces where ceramic items are baked, polishing and polymerizing devices, etc. It is necessary to mention one very special detail of a dental lab – special lamps. It is better to choose lamps the light of which is as close to daylight as possible. It…

Dental services are a sphere of healthcare that not only restore a patient's health, but also repairs his or her image. People need both strong, healthy teeth and the famous Hollywood smile. Several decades ago it was not so easy to achieve this goal: it was necessary to travel from cabinet to cabinet, in order to visit all specialists and receive all types of treatment. Today, dentists offer their services nearly at every step. Dental clinics and cabinets are open for all those who need…

Owners of dental clinics often face a range of questions when they need to buy dental equipment. They want to know what to choose, where to buy the equipment they need, how much it will cost them and what they need in the first turn. Solving all these problems, owners of dental facilities should pay as little attention to advertisements as they can. It will help them to be impartial in their decision. Besides that, ads often impose things that people do not need at all, or right now, so it…

Karve explained that people who have a great fear of the dentist wait 17 days, on average, to make an appointment to see the dentist when they are feeling severe pain. Comparatively, the rest of the population who is not as dentalphobic waits just three days. According to a recent study out of the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, about 5 percent of people have a severe dental fear. Those researchers found five strategies that people use…

According to new research, it's not the who you'd most expect. It's women in their 40s. Ongoing research from the University of Sydney suggests that this demographic is more likely than other age groups to have felt trauma, abuse or oro-facial trauma. These people are also more likely to be depressed, anxious or stressed, researchers found."Dental anxiety is very real and complex and it should never be downplayed," study researcher Dr. Avanti Karve, of the University of Sydney Faculty of…

Make sure you practice good oral hygiene, apex locator which means brushing and flossing every day. By combining this routine with a healthy, balanced diet and regular dental visits, you will not only help avoid dental problems of your own, you will also contribute to the healthy development of your baby.

How Does Pregnancy Affect My Teeth and Gums?

Pregnancy causes hormonal fluctuations that increase…

Ceramic fillings are made of porcelain and are both durable as well as aesthetically pleasing. dental binocular loupes The material is more expensive than the other filling materials, but ceramics are tooth-colored and more resistant to staining and abrasion than composite resin. The disadvantages of using ceramic is that it is more brittle than its composite counter-part and…