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Maximum Hygiene

As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we...

Sterilizer Monitoring: Rationale for Using Biological Indicators

In late 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised Guidelines...

Microscope-Enhanced Aesthetic Dentistry

One of America’s best-known architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, once said, “The physician can bury...

Don’t Lose Patients in the Chair…or the Charts

As I wrote in the August issue of this magazine, a doctor is judged...

Clinical Conditions and Lesions Mimicking Salivary Gland Disease, Part 1

Columbia University’s Salivary Gland Center (SGC) serves as a referral base for metropolitan New...

Removable Revolution…Using Socket Grafting for Aesthetics

The way dentistry is performed has changed dramatically. New techniques, new materials, and new...

Contemporary Quadrant Restoration Using Current Crown and Bridge Materials and Techniques

I have a very good friend, also an excellent dentist, who hasn’t changed the...

The Ten Most Common All-Ceramic Preparation Errors: A Doctor/Technician Liaison’s Perspective

About one third of my dental career has been spent as a doctor/technician liaison...

Improving Visual Communications in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Tips for Successfully Applying Digital Imaging in Your Practice

I have been a practicing dentist since 1979, specializing in aesthetic and re-storative dentistry,...

Protecting Electronic Health Information as Part of HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls for standards for administrative, physical,...