Category Archives: Guest Bloggers
Treating The Worn Dentition (Part II)
Developing a Comprehensive Treatment Plan This is the second in a three part series from the Chesapeake Dental Education Center (CDEC) covering the topic of treating the worn dentition. “Treating the Worn Dentition – Part I” reviewed the etiology of tooth wear and problem of aberrant tooth position that often occurs as a result of […]
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Tagged Bay View Dental Lab, Centric Relation, Dental Continuing Education, Dental Phonetics, Dental Records, Diagnostic Photographs, Diagnostic Wax Up, Occlusion, Worn Dentition
“Treating The Worn Dentition” (Part I)
This is the first in a three part series from the Chesapeake Dental Education Center (CDEC) covering the topic of treating the worn dentition. Part I will focus on diagnosis and etiology. Part II will cover esthetics, the first phase of treatment planning, and Part III will cover occlusal issues relative to treatment planning. Classically, […]
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Tagged abfraction, Bay View Dental Lab, bruxism, Chesapeake Dental Education Center, Dental Continuing Education, Dental Records, etiology, Worn Dentition
“Rubber Dam Placement Made Easy”
When asking Dental Assistants how many of them use rubber dams in their practice, it’s shocking to see the show of hands. Studies show that only 15% of dental offices use rubber dams for adhesive procedures. Excuses come up such as; it takes too long to place, we just use cotton rolls, and retractors get […]
“7 Steps For A Quality Records Appointment”
1. Start With Quality Impressions Many diagnostic impressions are not viewed with the same attention to detail that a final crown and bridge impression is scrutinized. If these impressions are going to be utilized to for diagnosis, treatment planning, diagnostic waxing, and eventual provisional fabrication, then it makes sense to obtain extremely accurate impressions. 2. […]
Using Facebook for the Dental Practice
Everywhere you look these days it seems a different company is asking you to “like us on Facebook”. You may be wondering how, or if, Facebook can help your practice? Facebook is about more than telling your friends about your sick cat, or your family’s upcoming trip to Disney World. In fact, Facebook is […]
“Is Your Next Great Patient Staring You In The Face?”
Marketing 101: The Art of the Referral Consider the type of patient you would like in your practice. Stop spending time putting out fires that consume valuable time and energy, with problem patients. Spend more time with your preferred patients and their friends. Birds of a feather really do flock together. Patient surveys show that […]
“Purpose, Passion, and Persistance”
On May 17th of 2007 my niece Addyson Kelley was born. The second beautiful daughter of my wife’s youngest brother brought great joy to the family. The happy state was soon rocked when a relatively new blood test performed at her birth revealed that she was at risk for Cystic Fibrosis. Follow up tests in […]
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