Dental Specialties: Page 293

Do's and don'ts for focusing more on elective procedures

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Elective procedures offer your practice the opportunity to increase your production and decrease your reliance on compensation from insurance providers. Set a target of making cosmetic and other elective services account for at least 30% of total production, advises Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.

May 28, 2018

Beyond brushing, flossing, and fluoride: 3 strategies to fight caries

By Theresa Pablos

You tell your patients to brush and floss and also praise the merits of fluoride, so why are they still coming back with cavitated lesions? Dr. Brian Novy, discussed three strategies to restore balance to the mouth at the recent California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting.

May 24, 2018

When a toothache isn't really a toothache

By Theresa Pablos

A patient comes into your practice complaining of a toothache, but what happens when the pain isn't originating where the patient feels it? Two orofacial pain experts shared what the red flags are for pain that isn't dental in nature at the recent California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting.

May 23, 2018

Practice Management Insider: Make the most of your practice management software

By Tony Edwards

May 22, 2018

Dental never events: Moving beyond wrong-tooth extraction

By Lori Roniger

Can you identify the "never events" in dentistry -- patient care incidents that safety experts agree should never happen? The concept of these never events is familiar in medicine, but its use in dentistry is more limited. An international team of researchers developed a list of dental never events that goes beyond wrong-tooth extraction.

May 22, 2018

Does CAD/CAM prep cause tooth volume loss?

By Tony Edwards

One concern when using CAD/CAM milled restorations for mandibular first molars is the potential loss of volume during preparation compared with conventionally fabricated restorations. But does this concern stand up to scrutiny? A new study put five types of restorations through their paces to find out.

May 22, 2018

CDA Presents 2018: How do you detect early caries?

By Tony Edwards

While early caries detection is a crucial component of patient care, traditional methods of detection may not be as accurate as necessary. In a presentation at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting, Dr. Ron Kaminer walked a full lecture room through a practical presentation on caries detection methods.

May 20, 2018

Week in Review: CDA Presents 2018 | Funding multipractice ownership | Toothbrushing effectiveness

By Tony Edwards

May 17, 2018

CDA Presents 2018: 1st day highlights

By Theresa Pablos, Tony Edwards

ANAHEIM, CA - DrBicuspid.com offers a look at a busy first day at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting, covering new products, clinical presentations, industry news, and more.

May 17, 2018

Products to look for at CDA Presents 2018 in Anaheim

By Tony Edwards

A highlight of the California Dental Association's upcoming CDA Presents 2018 meeting in Anaheim, CA, will be the many new products on display in the exhibit hall. Here we bring you a preview of these products from companies such as Dentsply Sirona, Water Pik, and Parkell.

May 15, 2018

Is low insertion torque a risk factor for implant failure?

By Lori Roniger

How successful are dental implants inserted with low torque? Do they provide sufficient stability for early-stage loading? To find out, researchers retrospectively examined short-term outcomes of treating edentulous maxillary arches with four implants supporting an immediate fixed prosthesis.

May 14, 2018

Week in Review: Physicians and dental issues | 10 tips for practice growth | CAD/CAM abutments

By Tony Edwards

May 10, 2018

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