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Reducing the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

AVERTING AN IMPENDING MEDICAL CRISIS The United Kingdom (UK)—a US ally—recently led an international...

Blueprints for Success With Implants

In many of my presentations, I often state that we are the architects and...

The Dentist as CEO, Leader, and Coach

These are exciting and challenging times in the business of dentistry. Greek philosopher Heraclitus...

Opportunities and Challenges of a Small Group Practice

INTRODUCTION There are numerous service delivery models found currently in dentistry, notable among them...

Checklists Can Help Build Effective Teams

Given the complexity of today’s fast-paced dental offices, there exists a fundamental confusion within...

Periodontal Treatment Versus Antibiotics

The systemic use of antibiotics to adjunctively treat periodontal disease has the endorsement of...

Prophy or Perio Patient – What’s Your Why?

Not too long ago, I was in a client’s dental office for a day...

Proud Defenders of Dentistry

As dentists, we love to build patient relationships, tinker, solve problems, focus (quite literally)...

Corporate Healthcare: Important Contracts

There exist 3 common contracts doctors sign with corporate dentistry. These include employment contracts,...

Clean Out the Closet! Use the New Gingivitis Code

Let’s imagine that you have a patient who presents with inflamed and hemorrhagic gingiva,...