April 30th 2024
We explore ways to avoid patient disappointment on the back end of teeth whitening treatments by managing unrealistic patient expectations on the front end.
Cosmetic Dentistry Boot Camp, Part 2
March 21st 2012In last months issue of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices I introduced the Silverman Institute’s Cosmetic Dentistry Boot Camp program and how you can use some of the systems I teach in Boot Camp to transform your cosmetic practice in one day. However, one of the essential ingredients in accomplishing this goal is the ability to determine predictable results with less stress before you expand your cosmetic program. In Boot Camp I teach dentists exactly how to do that.
A new category of composite resin
March 21st 2012There is no material in the history of dentistry that has undergone as much evolution as composite resin. The face of restorative dentistry changed forever when successful bonding to dentin was achieved. Since then, the goal of clinical and material science has been to find simple, predictable approaches to the composite restorative process.
Exclusive Survey: Make them smile
March 21st 2012You can't use the economy as an excuse. Just because the economy is down doesn't mean you shouldn't offer your patients the best possible care, or that you should assume they can't afford that care. It just means you and your team have to work a little harder to educate your patients about their options, and that includes veneers.
7 steps to give your patients the best smile makeover in any economy
March 21st 2012Has the economic downturn negatively impacted patients’ ability to afford smile makeover procedures? If you work on Main Street the answer is most likely, “of course it has!" In this edition of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices, I will share with you seven action steps that will help your patients understand how recent advances in cosmetic dental technology directly benefit them. The result will be more patients leaving your office with renewed self-confidence and feeling empowered when they are in business or social situations.
"Two-photon lithography" allows faster 3D printing on a nanometer scale.
March 13th 2012A team at the Vienna University of Technology recently set a speed record for 3D printing on a nano-scale with a new "two-photon lithography" technology that uses a focused laser to print solid objects from a liquid resin.
OSAP launches movie-related "Contagion" Contest
September 15th 2011The new movie "Contagion" is being marketed as a big-budget thriller about the rapid spread of a new infectious disease, but for The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), the film's launch is a teachable moment and a major opportunity to raise awareness of how proper infection control procedures can help prevent the movie's fictional story from becoming prescient to a real-world catastrophe.