Dentaltown Magazine - November 2008

Articles
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director Dentaltown Magazine
Complete Digital Imaging Solutions
Dr. Fred Margolis, DDS
Dr. Fred Margolis discusses one of the most debatable topics in dentistry today - the decision of whether or not a practice should allow parents in the operatory.
Douglas Carlsen, DDS
Dr. Douglas Carlsen provides a generalized guide to one's financial health with a condensation of simple formulae and calculations one can use to evaluate their current financial situation.
Every quarter, Dr. Louis Malcmacher scours the dental equipment landscape for the latest innovations that will have the greatest impact on dentists and their patients. This month, Dr. Malcmacher turns his focus on CareCredit, Mobile CT Imaging, Milestone Scientific, and Midwest Dental Corp.
In this course, Dr. Randall G. Cohen provides background for doing bonded core buildups and presents two different systems (dual-cured and self-cured) that reliably stabilize the dentin substrate prior to placing cast restorations.
In This Issue
Howard Farran, DDS, MBA, MAGD
When Times Get Tough
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director Dentaltown Magazine
My Electronic Employee
Personal and Patient Financing
Message Boards
This is a deceptively simple term for a complex, core concept at the heart of every root canal that you treat. An illuminating discussion.
There seems to be some confusion on the proper way to handle space maintenance when a primary canine is lost prematurely. What is your plan?
Just because you can't see the infection does not mean it's gone. How do you handle a patient who wants to save a hopeless tooth?
Townie Clinicals
One great case can often lead to more cases. Composite bonding can be a great solution to closing small spaces in the anterior.
Patient with one-year-old crowns presents with sore tissue. What do you think is going on with this case?

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