Dentaltown Magazine - September 2026

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Howard Speaks: The DSO Debt Reckoning Dr. Howard Farran examines major dental debt restructurings and what private practice owners can learn about leverage, cash flow, and rollover equity.
Howard Speaks: The DSO Debt Reckoning
by Dr. Howard Farran, DDS, MBA
Dr. Howard Farran examines major dental debt restructurings and what private practice owners can learn about leverage, cash flow, and rollover equity.
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When Should a Dentist Fire an Employee? How dentists can tell whether poor performance comes from the employee or the practice, and when coaching should give way to termination.
When Should a Dentist Fire an Employee?
How dentists can tell whether poor performance comes from the employee or the practice, and when coaching should give way to termination.
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Fluoride Is Not an Upsell: It is a recommendation Why fluoride recommendations should be based on a patient’s caries risk, not insurance coverage, and how clear communication can keep prevention from feeling like an upsell.
Fluoride Is Not an Upsell: It is a recommendation
Why fluoride recommendations should be based on a patient’s caries risk, not insurance coverage, and how clear communication can keep prevention from feeling like an upsell.
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Dental X-rays, FMX, and the Danger of the Corporate Template Why dental imaging should be guided by each patient’s history, risk, and diagnostic needs rather than a fixed corporate template or insurance coverage.
Dental X-rays, FMX, and the Danger of the Corporate Template
Why dental imaging should be guided by each patient’s history, risk, and diagnostic needs rather than a fixed corporate template or insurance coverage.
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Why Your Incentive Program Isn’t Working Flint Geier explains why incentive programs stall without a foundation of ownership, and lays out how training, accountability, and recognition turn a paycheck bump into sustained team performance.
Why Your Incentive Program Isn’t Working
by Flint Geier
Flint Geier explains why incentive programs stall without a foundation of ownership, and lays out how training, accountability, and recognition turn a paycheck bump into sustained team performance.
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Stop the Wiggle Dr. Jackson Bean explains why the traditional extraction wiggle is a habit rather than a technique, and shows how a twist-and-hold approach with ligament-expanding instruments protects the socket for a future implant.
Stop the Wiggle
by Dr. Jackson Bean
Dr. Jackson Bean explains why the traditional extraction wiggle is a habit rather than a technique, and shows how a twist-and-hold approach with ligament-expanding instruments protects the socket for a future implant.
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Case Profile: Navigating a Radix Paramolaris Dr. Zak James walks through a mandibular third molar case complicated by a radix paramolaris, showing how pre-bendable rotary files made a tricky, low-visibility canal negotiable.
Case Profile: Navigating a Radix Paramolaris
by Dr. Zak James
Dr. Zak James walks through a mandibular third molar case complicated by a radix paramolaris, showing how pre-bendable rotary files made a tricky, low-visibility canal negotiable.
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Why AI Voice Perio Charting Still Feels Hard in the Hygiene Chair Why AI voice perio charting can struggle in real-world hygiene workflows, and what hygienists should consider when evaluating accuracy, efficiency, and ease of use.
Why AI Voice Perio Charting Still Feels Hard in the Hygiene Chair
Why AI voice perio charting can struggle in real-world hygiene workflows, and what hygienists should consider when evaluating accuracy, efficiency, and ease of use.
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The Real Reason Patients Say ‘I Need to Think About It’ Dr. Bob Marcus argues that hesitation at case presentation is usually a value problem, not a price problem, and shows how visual, side-by-side explanations turn patients into partners instead of shoppers.
The Real Reason Patients Say ‘I Need to Think About It’
by Dr. Bob Marcus
Dr. Bob Marcus argues that hesitation at case presentation is usually a value problem, not a price problem, and shows how visual, side-by-side explanations turn patients into partners instead of shoppers.
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Calibrating Full-Arch Immediate Prosthetics with Condylar Centric in the Digital Era Dr. Adam M. Hogan explains why centric relation and vertical dimension remain essential to predictable full-arch outcomes, even in digital workflows.
Calibrating Full-Arch Immediate Prosthetics with Condylar Centric in the Digital Era
by Dr. Adam M. Hogan
Dr. Adam M. Hogan explains why centric relation and vertical dimension remain essential to predictable full-arch outcomes, even in digital workflows.
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Your Best Employee Quits Friday Dr. Jeffrey E. Greenberg explains how the knowledge concentrated in one key team member puts a practice at risk, and offers a simple way to start documenting the workflows that matter most before someone gives notice.
Your Best Employee Quits Friday
by Dr. Jeffrey E. Greenberg
Dr. Jeffrey E. Greenberg explains how the knowledge concentrated in one key team member puts a practice at risk, and offers a simple way to start documenting the workflows that matter most before someone gives notice.
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AI Across the Board Dr. David Wank surveys where AI is already changing the front desk, website management, and local SEO, and flags the HIPAA compliance questions dentists need to ask before adopting it.
AI Across the Board
by Dr. David Wank
Dr. David Wank surveys where AI is already changing the front desk, website management, and local SEO, and flags the HIPAA compliance questions dentists need to ask before adopting it.
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Associate to Partnership Timothy Lott, CPA, CVA, lays out a strategic guide to buying into a practice, covering the financial structure, the operating agreement, and the non-financial fit that determine whether a partnership actually works.
Associate to Partnership
by Timothy Lott, CPA, CVA
Timothy Lott, CPA, CVA, lays out a strategic guide to buying into a practice, covering the financial structure, the operating agreement, and the non-financial fit that determine whether a partnership actually works.
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Online CE: Orthodontics Dr. Nareg Apelian, director of continuing education, shares Dentaltown's latest CE offerings and most popular orthodontics courses.
Online CE: Orthodontics
by Dr. Nareg Apelian
Dr. Nareg Apelian, director of continuing education, shares Dentaltown's latest CE offerings and most popular orthodontics courses.
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Featured Podcasts From case acceptance and root canal diagnostics to portfolio risk and AI's effect on patient trust: the podcast conversations Townies are tuning into this month.
Featured Podcasts
From case acceptance and root canal diagnostics to portfolio risk and AI's effect on patient trust: the podcast conversations Townies are tuning into this month.
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Industry Insights: Office Management Appreciation Month Celebrate office managers with personal, practical recognition that fosters growth
Industry Insights: Office Management Appreciation Month
Celebrate office managers with personal, practical recognition that fosters growth
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Product Profile: MTA vpt Preserving pulp vitality without interrupting your workflow
Product Profile: MTA vpt
Preserving pulp vitality without interrupting your workflow
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