Dentaltown Magazine - May 2026

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Howard Speaks: Why Your Lab Is Your Most Important Tech Partner Dr. Howard Farran explores how digital workflows have transformed the dentist-lab relationship—and why choosing the right lab partner may be the most important technology decision a practice makes.
Howard Speaks: Why Your Lab Is Your Most Important Tech Partner
by Dr. Howard Farran, DDS, MBA
Dr. Howard Farran explores how digital workflows have transformed the dentist-lab relationship—and why choosing the right lab partner may be the most important technology decision a practice makes.
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Townie Casefile: When GERD Does the Damage Dr. David Palmer shares a severe full-arch erosion case from caused by acid reflux—not bruxism—is managed in a single extended appointment.
Townie Casefile: When GERD Does the Damage
Dr. David Palmer shares a severe full-arch erosion case from caused by acid reflux—not bruxism—is managed in a single extended appointment.
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Why the UK “Dentist Shortage” Is Really an NHS Participation Crisis The UK has plenty of licensed dentists, just fewer willing to work under the NHS contract. Why that's a participation crisis, not a shortage, and what it means for dentists everywhere.
Why the UK “Dentist Shortage” Is Really an NHS Participation Crisis
The UK has plenty of licensed dentists, just fewer willing to work under the NHS contract. Why that's a participation crisis, not a shortage, and what it means for dentists everywhere.
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Swallowed vs Aspirated in Dentistry When something disappears down the throat mid-procedure, the difference between swallowed and aspirated isn't academic. What every dentist needs to know about recognition, response and avoiding a career-defining mistake.
Swallowed vs Aspirated in Dentistry
When something disappears down the throat mid-procedure, the difference between swallowed and aspirated isn't academic. What every dentist needs to know about recognition, response and avoiding a career-defining mistake.
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Are DSOs Taking Over Dentistry, or Are Young Dentists Just Delaying Ownership? DSOs aren't taking over dentistry, ownership just got older. Why young dentists are delaying practice ownership, what it means for the profession, and why the timeline stretched but didn't flip.
Are DSOs Taking Over Dentistry, or Are Young Dentists Just Delaying Ownership?
DSOs aren't taking over dentistry, ownership just got older. Why young dentists are delaying practice ownership, what it means for the profession, and why the timeline stretched but didn't flip.
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Where Precision Craftsmanship Meets Artificial Intelligence Sun Dental Labs details how it pairs veteran technicians with AI-driven design tools to deliver faster, more accurate restorations and what that means for practices transitioning to digital workflows.
Where Precision Craftsmanship Meets Artificial Intelligence
Sun Dental Labs details how it pairs veteran technicians with AI-driven design tools to deliver faster, more accurate restorations and what that means for practices transitioning to digital workflows.
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Fully Digital and Guided Full-Arch Dentistry Drs. Jarron Tawzer and Joshua Nagao walk through a complete digital full-arch implant case, showing how precise planning, guided surgery, and photogrammetry combine to produce predictable, reproducible results.
Fully Digital and Guided Full-Arch Dentistry
by Drs. Jarron Tawzer and Joshua Nagao
Drs. Jarron Tawzer and Joshua Nagao walk through a complete digital full-arch implant case, showing how precise planning, guided surgery, and photogrammetry combine to produce predictable, reproducible results.
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The $2,500 Phone Call Most Practices Miss Flint Geier of Scheduling Institute explains why missed and mishandled new-patient calls are costing practices thousands each month and the team habits that turn every ring into a booked appointment.
The $2,500 Phone Call Most Practices Miss
by Flint Geier
Flint Geier of Scheduling Institute explains why missed and mishandled new-patient calls are costing practices thousands each month and the team habits that turn every ring into a booked appointment.
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What We Know About Fluoride-Releasing Varnish Scientist Clifton Carey, PhD, breaks down the chemistry of fluoride varnishes, comparing how adhesive and non-adhesive formulations differ in enamel-bound fluoride uptake and long-term caries protection.
What We Know About Fluoride-Releasing Varnish
by Clifton Carey, PhD
Scientist Clifton Carey, PhD, breaks down the chemistry of fluoride varnishes, comparing how adhesive and non-adhesive formulations differ in enamel-bound fluoride uptake and long-term caries protection.
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Beyond Technology Drs. Stanley Liu and Nasim Mesgarzadeh apply Stanford Biodesign principles to AI integration in dentistry, examining how Transformer-based tools can sharpen clinical reasoning without displacing clinician judgment.
Beyond Technology
by Drs. Stanley Liu and Nasim Mesgarzadeh
Drs. Stanley Liu and Nasim Mesgarzadeh apply Stanford Biodesign principles to AI integration in dentistry, examining how Transformer-based tools can sharpen clinical reasoning without displacing clinician judgment.
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Cutting the Coverage Cord Dr. Elizabeth DiBona reflects on three years of fee-for-service practice, sharing five unexpected shifts—from schedule pace and patient attrition to marketing, CE, and the emotional reward of giving care on her own terms.
Cutting the Coverage Cord
by Dr. Elizabeth DiBona
Dr. Elizabeth DiBona reflects on three years of fee-for-service practice, sharing five unexpected shifts—from schedule pace and patient attrition to marketing, CE, and the emotional reward of giving care on her own terms.
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Periodontal Maintenance (PM) vs Prophylaxis (PX) Dr. Travis Campbell cuts through the clinical debate to examine the practical insurance, financial, and patient-perception risks of alternating D4910 (PM) and D1110 (PX) codes.
Periodontal Maintenance (PM) vs Prophylaxis (PX)
by Dr. Travis Campbell
Dr. Travis Campbell cuts through the clinical debate to examine the practical insurance, financial, and patient-perception risks of alternating D4910 (PM) and D1110 (PX) codes.
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The Hygienist with Six Cavities When a hygienist with excellent oral hygiene presents with multiple cavities, something unusual is going on. The overlooked role of night guards, retainers and aligners in creating an acidic environment that brushing can't fix.
The Hygienist with Six Cavities
When a hygienist with excellent oral hygiene presents with multiple cavities, something unusual is going on. The overlooked role of night guards, retainers and aligners in creating an acidic environment that brushing can't fix.
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Online CE: Practice Management, HR and Accounting Dr. Nareg Apelian, director of continuing education, shares Dentaltown's latest CE offerings and most popular practice management, HR and accounting courses.
Online CE: Practice Management, HR and Accounting
by Dr. Nareg Apelian
Dr. Nareg Apelian, director of continuing education, shares Dentaltown's latest CE offerings and most popular practice management, HR and accounting courses.
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New Products Take a look at some of the newest products hitting the dental market.
New Products
Take a look at some of the newest products hitting the dental market.
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Company Profile: Solventum A new name. A stronger focus on solving.
Company Profile: Solventum
A new name. A stronger focus on solving.
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Poll: Sleep Dentistry Dentaltown's monthly dental poll reveals how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how dentistry is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s topic and results on sleep dentistry.
Poll: Sleep Dentistry
Dentaltown's monthly dental poll reveals how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how dentistry is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s topic and results on sleep dentistry.
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Case Profile: Fastbraces A case report using only Fastbraces brackets and a single archwire
Case Profile: Fastbraces
by Drs. Evangelia Dartzalopoulou and Anthony Viazis
A case report using only Fastbraces brackets and a single archwire
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