Clinical Update
Polishing Aesthetic Restorations
Distinguishing restorations from tooth enamel is becoming more difficult as aesthetic materials are developed...
Clinical Update
Process Involved in Inflammatory Resolution
For those studying inflammation, the name of the game has been initiation. How does...
Clinical Update
Bioactive Cement Scaffold May Improve Bone Grafts
Researchers from the American Dental Association Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and...
Computers
Ten Commonly Asked Computer Questions…and Answers: Part 1
Computers can be intimidating and frustrating, but why? I believe it is because we...
Cover Story
The Direct Class IV Restoration: Case Report
Patient demand for aesthetic dentistry with minimally invasive procedures has resulted in the extensive...
Endodontics
Progressive Taper Technology: Rationale and Clinical Technique for the New ProTaper Universal System
ProTaper rotary technology (DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental) was launched in the United States in the...
First Impressions
First Impressions: December 2006
In First Impressions, George Freedman, DDS, gives readers a brief summary of products that...
Hygiene
Recruit, Reward, and Retain: How to Build Hygiene Loyalty to You and Your Practice
Whether you are looking for your first hygienist to take over the prophies you...
Laboratory
Articulators: Should We Accept the Status Quo? A Doctor-Technician Liaison’s Perspective
Experiencing our profession as a doctor-technician liaison is like looking through a unique, interdisciplinary...
Management
Erasing Buffalo Mentality: A New Leadership Paradigm for Dentists
A successful dentist of 25 years, Bob has had more than his share of...