Dentaltown Magazine - June 2013

Articles
Howard Farran, DDS, MAGD, MBA, DICOI; Publisher, Dentaltown Magazine
by Dr. Howard Farran, publisher of Dentaltown Magazine discusses the benefits of hiring an associate. If you don’t think you need one, hear him out. He might convince you otherwise.
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
by Editorial Director Dr. Thomas Giacobbi explains why you should take pride in the patients who come to your office for your help.
by Dr. Bruce Wilderman
Dr. Bruce Wilderman and his wife of 30 years enjoy traveling the world for little or no money with the points and miles they earn through credit card sign-up bonuses and leveraged spending. He would like to teach you the same.
by Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
by Benjamin Lund, Editor Dentaltown Magazine
Dr. Leonard Tau combines his love of dentistry and social media and tells about how he uses his online network to communicate rather than market.
Leaders in the removable prosthodontics field give readers the scoop on the direction denture materials and processes are headed.
by John Fiore
Want a seamless transition? Take John Fiore’s acquisition advice.
by Douglas Carlsen, DDS
Although we don’t like to think about needing to get our affairs in order, we must. Dr. Douglas Carlsen presents a to-do list and discusses estate planning.
by Rhonda R. Savage, DDS
Dr. Rhonda Savage takes a good hard look at what makes bonuses work as an incentive for production.
by Benjamin Lund, Editor Dentaltown Magazine
Brightsquid provides a secure location to share patient information between dentists, specialists and dental labs.
by Kris Christian
Kris Christian of A-dec discusses the truths and myths of both air-driven and electric handpieces.
by Fred Joyal
Your website and your front office are your vehicles to make a great first impression. Fred Joyal tells you how to master both.
by Joel Berg, DDS, MS & Jenn-Yih (Simon) Lin, DDS, MS
Dr. Joel Berg and Dr. Jenn-Yih (Simon) Lin present this course to guide the clinician through the steps of placing successful stainless-steel crowns
Hygiene & Prevention
by John Peldyak, DMD
Dr. John Peldyak teaches how the use of xylitol can assuage transmission of Strep mutans between mothers and children.
In This Issue
by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education
Howard Goldstein, director of CE, gives you the update for Dentaltown’s online CE.
Message Boards
Read about the life-saving efforts of this Townie’s dental team. Then, make sure your staff is prepared.
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