Dentaltown Magazine - April 2008

Articles
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director Dentaltown Magazine
Laser Education Pioneers
Dr. Jim K Beck
Raise the bar of Your Practice Through Comprehensive Exam and Diagnosis
This course from Drs. Kenneth Koch and Dennis Brave will discuss the intimate relationship that exists between endodontics and restorative dentistry. Furthermore, it will offer specific recommendations concerning size and taper of preparations, as well as introducing a new post system that requires no alteration of the root canal space.
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director Dentaltown Magazine
This month we visited Dr. Brian Harris' practice, Harris Dental, in Phoenix, Arizona. In this interview, he discusses dental consultants, mentors who have greatly impacted him, and the origin of DCE Dental, along with his experience of working alongside his father and brothers.
Douglas Carlsen, DDS
Douglas Carlsen, DDS provides valuable financial ideas and tips gathered from his own and other early retirees' years of pains and rewards.
In This Issue
Howard Farran, DDS, MBA, MAGD
Save Time & Increase Productivity
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD
I Want Your Feeeeeeedback
Read and talk about the latest products coming to the dental market with Dentaltown Magazine and Dentaltown.com
Retirement and Practice Transitions
Message Boards
The title of this thread doesn't tell the whole story. How do you handle perio maintenance patients in your office? Do you alternate with D1110?
You have been telling a patient that she has needed a crown for the past two years and she still claims she cannot afford to take care of it. How do you handle noncompliant patients?
Everyone wants to be on the same page with their hygienist. What happens when the hygienist fails to notice tooth problems? How do you improve communication?
Townie Clinicals
Relatives are complicated people. Take a moment to read and share your opinions on this case.
In this beautiful case, Townie "jasonsmithson" shares the steps he takes when doing a Class I Direct Composite.

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