Dentaltown Magazine - June 2009

Articles
Benjamin Lund, Editor, Dentaltown Magazine
A Laser in Every Operatory
Fred Joyal, CEO and Co-founder of 1-800-DENTIST
Fred Joyal, CEO and Co-founder of 1-800-DENTIST, discusses the things you can do to change the way your patients think about "the dentist."
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
Dentaltown recently contacted four prominent personalities in the world of laser education and asked them a few questions to help you sort out why many dentists are very excited to practice laser dentistry.
Benjamin Lund, Editor, Dentaltown Magazine
While many dental students are busy practicing their clinical skills or cramming for exams in their free time, University of Southern California School of Dentistry (USCSD) student Ron Nguyen does it while marketing a highly competitive product he designed himself, exhibiting at trade shows and running his fledgling operation, Ultralight Optics, with the perspicaciousness of a seasoned businessman.
For the last 10 years, support from companies like Glidewell Laboratories, has been crucial to Dentaltown’s success. In celebrating our 10th anniversary, we also celebrate these companies that have consistently supported us since the beginning.
Hygiene & Prevention
Trisha E. O'Hehir, RDH, BS Editorial Director, Hygienetown Magazine
How Does Xylitol Work?
Trisha E. O'Hehir, RDH, BS Editorial Director, Hygienetown Magazine
• Perio therapy reduces severity of arithritis
• Flossing causes bacteremia
• Perio and preterm, low birth weight: Is there a link?
• Smoking changes the free radical/antioxidant balance
• Hopeless teeth don't harm adjacent teeth
• Non-surgical therapy reduces C-reactive protein
Remineralization
Trisha E. O'Hehir, RDH, BS Editorial Director, Hygienetown Magazine
Survivor
Resumes eventually need updating. What information should be included, and what shouldn't?
A patient shows up at "JGonzalesRDH's" office with an odd palliative lesion. She asks for theories as to what might have caused it and Townies respond!
In This Issue
Howard Farran, DDS MBA, MAGD
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
Speak, Listen, Succeed
Endodontics
Placing direct composite has become the mainstay of our dental practices. Composite handles differently than amalgam, which begs the question, if composite is not amalgam, why use 100-year-old amalgam technology to place composite?
Message Boards
This technique has become very popular as well as variations of this approach.
When two different dentists treat the same tooth, it is difficult to determine the best explanation for their current state.
While we are on the topic of anesthetic alternatives, check out a great technique for numbing primary molars.
Townie Clinicals
This is a beautiful example of implant placement with a narrow ridge.

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