Dentaltown Magazine - March 2010

Articles
Modernizing the American Dental Lab
Drs. Kenneth Koch and Dennis Brave
Drs. Kenneth Koch and Dennis Brave examine the natural evolution from obturators to more conservative and user-friendly techniques.
Drs. Richard E. Mounce and Gary Glassman
Drs. Richard E. Mounce and Gary Glassman discuss the clinical challenge in retreatment as the treatment planning skills required to appreciate which teeth should be retreated and which should be extracted.
Dr. Douglas Carlsen
Dr. Douglas Carlsen breaks down the two main groups of financial professionals and provides dentists with the information to choose what type of investment advisor is best for them.
Dr. Jay B. Reznick
In this article, Dr. Jay B. Reznick discusses proper illumination and magnification and how it will help improve your surgical skill and make your surgical procedures more enjoyable.
Dr. Joe Steven Jr.
After 30 years of dentistry, Dr. Joe Steven Jr. presents the second part of the second lesson he learned – how to develop a $1,000,000 team.
Hygiene & Prevention
Trisha E. O’Hehir, RDH, BS, Hygienetown Editorial Director
Is Gingival Bleeding Serious?
• Bad breath might inhibit bone regeneration
• Grape seed extract might protect against collagen breakdown
• Biofilm formation around implants
• Does instrument choice matter on implants?
• Sex hormones increase bleeding on probing
• Photodynamic therpy is useful adjunct
Trisha E. O’Hehir, RDH, BS, Hygienetown Editorial Director
Battling Bacterial Biofilm and Inflammation – Latest Research
Ankyloglossia
In This Issue
Howard Farran, DDS MBA, MAGD, Publisher, Dentaltown Magazine
What is “Quality” When it Comes to Staff?
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
Three Things to Think About
Townie Meeting 2010
This article acquaints the dental practitioner with the legal requirements for a malpractice claim, provides information on specific types of claims and instructs the practitioner on methods to effectively document treatment in an attempt to avoid litigation.
Message Boards
Proof of success is in the follow up. How often do you X-ray a root canal on recall?
Nobody wants to experience a medical emergency. When these rare events occur it is an opportunity to learn.
Townie Clinicals
This quartet of root canal treatments ignites the discussion of one-step vs. two-step treatment in the presence of large periapical lesions.
Come for the step-by-step technique to an alternative to dentures, stay for the Townie discussion.

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