Hygiene
Maximum Hygiene
As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we...
Infection Control
Sterilizer Monitoring: Rationale for Using Biological Indicators
In late 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised Guidelines...
Magnification
Microscope-Enhanced Aesthetic Dentistry
One of America’s best-known architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, once said, “The physician can bury...
Management
Don’t Lose Patients in the Chair…or the Charts
As I wrote in the August issue of this magazine, a doctor is judged...
Oral Pathology
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...
Oral Surgery
Removable Revolution…Using Socket Grafting for Aesthetics
The way dentistry is performed has changed dramatically. New techniques, new materials, and new...
Restorative
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...
Aesthetics
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...
Aesthetics
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,...
CE Articles
Protecting Electronic Health Information as Part of HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls for standards for administrative, physical,...