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Office Visit: Community Service Dr. Robert McKernan, a 2020 dental school graduate, began building his Washington, D.C., practice before he even had his own building. Now, after finally opening his practice earlier this year, he discusses how Dentaltown helped him find a mentor and ultimately put together his practice, as well as why it’s so important for him to run a practice that “fills my soul with love and purpose.”
Office Visit: Community Service
by Sam Mittelsteadt
Dr. Robert McKernan, a 2020 dental school graduate, began building his Washington, D.C., practice before he even had his own building. Now, after finally opening his practice earlier this year, he discusses how Dentaltown helped him find a mentor and ultimately put together his practice, as well as why it’s so important for him to run a practice that “fills my soul with love and purpose.”
October 2024
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Board Profile: 3 Questions With Dr. LeRoy Horton The periodontist and implant specialist discusses selling his two private practices and moving into academia and lecturing.
Board Profile: 3 Questions With Dr. LeRoy Horton
by Sam Mittelsteadt
The periodontist and implant specialist discusses selling his two private practices and moving into academia and lecturing.
September 2024
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by Sam Mittelsteadt
A spotlight on some of the people who helped make this month's Dentaltown possible
April 2024
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3 Questions With Dr. John Heimke In our exclusive Q&A, Dr. John Heimke talks more about his association with Oral Design, some of the principles involved and how dentists can soon learn even more firsthand.
3 Questions With Dr. John Heimke
In our exclusive Q&A, Dr. John Heimke talks more about his association with Oral Design, some of the principles involved and how dentists can soon learn even more firsthand.
April 2024
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A spotlight on some of the people who helped make this month's Dentaltown possible
March 2024
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4 Questions With Dr. Emil M. Verban Jr. Each month this year, Dentaltown will spotlight a member of its editorial advisory board—this month we feature Dr. Emil M. Verban Jr.
4 Questions With Dr. Emil M. Verban Jr.
by Sam Mittelsteadt
Each month this year, Dentaltown will spotlight a member of its editorial advisory board—this month we feature Dr. Emil M. Verban Jr.
February 2024
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by Sam Mittelsteadt
A spotlight on some of the people who helped make this month's Dentaltown possible
February 2024
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3 Questions With Dr. Jeanette MacLean Who better to kick off this series designed to spotlight the doctors who help direct and dictate the direction of Dentaltown’s editorial content than Dr. Jeanette MacLean? The Arizona-based pediatric dentist has been a member of the board for more than five years and regularly contributes articles herself.
3 Questions With Dr. Jeanette MacLean
by Sam Mittelsteadt
Who better to kick off this series designed to spotlight the doctors who help direct and dictate the direction of Dentaltown’s editorial content than Dr. Jeanette MacLean? The Arizona-based pediatric dentist has been a member of the board for more than five years and regularly contributes articles herself.
January 2024
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by Sam Mittelsteadt
A spotlight on some of the people who helped make this month's Dentaltown possible
December 2023
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Office Visit: Dr. Irving Chao Dr. Irving Chao was running a 15-operatory, seven-dentist practice in Salinas, California, when, on the advice of a more experienced dentist, he branched out into buying commercial real estate as a side investment. One day, his real estate broker reached out with news about a dental practice for sale in the Phoenix metro area, and this young Townie found the opportunity too good to resist.
Office Visit: Dr. Irving Chao
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor & creative director
Dr. Irving Chao was running a 15-operatory, seven-dentist practice in Salinas, California, when, on the advice of a more experienced dentist, he branched out into buying commercial real estate as a side investment. One day, his real estate broker reached out with news about a dental practice for sale in the Phoenix metro area, and this young Townie found the opportunity too good to resist.
February 2023
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Office Visit: Dr. LeRoy Horton This implant practitioner, who has written several CE courses for Dentaltown, recently sold his two dental practices and returned to school so he can earn a certificate in periodontics and a master’s degree in periodontal science. In our exclusive Q&A, he explains what his long-term goals are—and how even now, he’s “making more than I would if I were a GP doing bread-and-butter dentistry work.”
Office Visit: Dr. LeRoy Horton
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor & creative director
This implant practitioner, who has written several CE courses for Dentaltown, recently sold his two dental practices and returned to school so he can earn a certificate in periodontics and a master’s degree in periodontal science. In our exclusive Q&A, he explains what his long-term goals are—and how even now, he’s “making more than I would if I were a GP doing bread-and-butter dentistry work.”
November 2022
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Beyond Boundaries For seven of the past 10 years, Dr. Bob Koff has worked seasonally at McMurdo Station, a research station run operated through the U.S. Antarctic Program. Turns out, that’s only one of several dozen international locations he’s visited and practiced in.
Beyond Boundaries
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor & creative director
For seven of the past 10 years, Dr. Bob Koff has worked seasonally at McMurdo Station, a research station run operated through the U.S. Antarctic Program. Turns out, that’s only one of several dozen international locations he’s visited and practiced in.
October 2022
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Office Visit: Dr. Rami Salha This young Townie recently purchased and remodeled a practice near the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. In our exclusive Q&A, he discusses what younger dentists can do to be taken more seriously by peers and patients, the expanding role of Botox and fillers in a dental practice, and the hardest part of being a new practice owner.
Office Visit: Dr. Rami Salha
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor & creative director
This young Townie recently purchased and remodeled a practice near the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. In our exclusive Q&A, he discusses what younger dentists can do to be taken more seriously by peers and patients, the expanding role of Botox and fillers in a dental practice, and the hardest part of being a new practice owner.
August 2022
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Office Visit: Dr. Grant Olson This Missouri dentist’s plans for a supersized second practice caused a commotion on Dentaltown’s message boards after Townies watched a walkthrough video of the construction in progress: The forum thread racked up 10,600+ views and 460+ posts over just four months! Now that Dr. Grant Olson’s $15 million, 29,000-square-foot practice is open, we tour the facility and learn more about how it reflects his large-scale ambitions and visions for the future of private practice dentistry.
Office Visit: Dr. Grant Olson
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor
This Missouri dentist’s plans for a supersized second practice caused a commotion on Dentaltown’s message boards after Townies watched a walkthrough video of the construction in progress: The forum thread racked up 10,600+ views and 460+ posts over just four months! Now that Dr. Grant Olson’s $15 million, 29,000-square-foot practice is open, we tour the facility and learn more about how it reflects his large-scale ambitions and visions for the future of private practice dentistry.
September 2021
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Office Visit: Dr. Ami Agbabli This Townie, who practices in Northwest Arkansas, is driven to improve the lives of people in her native Togo. In addition to planning dental mission trips, she’s also co-founded charities designed to bring drinkable water to villagers and housing and educational opportunities to orphans in the west African nation.
Office Visit: Dr. Ami Agbabli
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor & creative director
This Townie, who practices in Northwest Arkansas, is driven to improve the lives of people in her native Togo. In addition to planning dental mission trips, she’s also co-founded charities designed to bring drinkable water to villagers and housing and educational opportunities to orphans in the west African nation.
May 2021
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'My Worst Mouth' Contest On Dentaltown’s message boards, we asked Townies to submit photos of the most challenging mouths they’d ever treated. From the more than 75 posts, we selected eight cases to vie for top honors in the “My Worst Mouth” Contest.
'My Worst Mouth' Contest
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor
On Dentaltown’s message boards, we asked Townies to submit photos of the most challenging mouths they’d ever treated. From the more than 75 posts, we selected eight cases to vie for top honors in the “My Worst Mouth” Contest.
January 2021
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Office Visit: Dr. Bruce Spigner After working for years as the director of dentistry for what was then Phoenix’s largest medical center, this Townie started a private practice across the street, in a historic building that started out as one of the city’s first medical clinics. (Some members of his staff say the place is haunted, but he personally doesn’t believe that’s the case.)
Office Visit: Dr. Bruce Spigner
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor
After working for years as the director of dentistry for what was then Phoenix’s largest medical center, this Townie started a private practice across the street, in a historic building that started out as one of the city’s first medical clinics. (Some members of his staff say the place is haunted, but he personally doesn’t believe that’s the case.)
March 2020
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Office Visit: Dr. Kevin Axx Dentaltown takes you inside the practice of Dr. Kevin Axx, a Phoenix-area endodontist who discusses what it takes to build and open your own practice and what he sees for the future of the specialty.
Office Visit: Dr. Kevin Axx
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor, Dentaltown magazine
Dentaltown takes you inside the practice of Dr. Kevin Axx, a Phoenix-area endodontist who discusses what it takes to build and open your own practice and what he sees for the future of the specialty.
May 2019
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