Posted November 23, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“I Have A Question!” Dear Dr. Bill: I have been interested in the concept of incorporating digital dentistry into my practice but I have reservations. What questions do I need to explore to see if digital dentistry fits my practice? Dr. Susan Dear Dr. Susan: I am often asked this question…
Posted November 12, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“I Know, I’ll Work Harder!” Dr. Bill: I recently signed up for 5 PPO insurance companies in hopes of increasing production and profits. However, I hate what I’ve become since the opposite is happening where collections are down, I’m worker harder and longer than ever, headaches are up, and exhaustion has set in. Where did…
Posted November 7, 2016
By Todd Ehrlich
While this patient wasn’t too concerned over the esthetics of his new front tooth, his wife WAS. We had to get this one right for her, not him! Sometimes that can be the hardest person to please, but we feel like this turned out well. “Momma” was happy! We really like using Vita’s Triluxe or…
Posted November 3, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
So I posted a case with a lot of occlusal stain and characterization and got some constructive comments that some don’t bother with occlusal stains especially on a molar. Well I posted all the cases from two days that I did in Zirconia. The bottom line: I’m underwhelmed. Zirconia is such an opaque material that…
Posted November 1, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Just throwing my hat in the ring for the Keep CERECing #quadrantchallenge. #2 is a single unit Emax, #3 an Immediately placed 7 mm Implant with a Screw Retained crown and #4 is a single unit Emax!
Posted October 27, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I have to admit that with the exception of CEREC Guide 2 I have been out of the beta testing loop! So when I got my Speed Fire and new Practice Lab mill, I was pretty confused to see CEREC Premium on my desktop. What is this strange thing? Its like a hybrid of CEREC…
Posted October 26, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I usually name my implant posts with funny titles, like “I like big abutments and I cannot lie”, but when it comes to simple crowns I got nothing! Bread and butter GP stuff, #19 old PFM with recurrent decay. Judging from the surrounding teeth we are not talking about a super esthetic demanding patient. Don’t…
Posted October 26, 2016
By Todd Ehrlich
I spend an hour discussing proper use of the CEREC Omnicam and walk you through CEREC’s software. This video is appropriate for anyone looking to enhance their Omnicam skills, new CEREC owners, and docs that are thinking about getting the technology. Dental assistants would GREATLY benefit from watching this too. All of the topics…
Posted October 22, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“Stuck On ME!” Dear Dr. Bill: My dental colleague has been boastful and arrogant lately about himself and his dental practice and centers our conversations about his accomplishments and possessions. He described his life as overwhelming and went to see a psychologist who diagnosed him with narcissism. I have a concept of narcissism as self-centeredness,…
Posted October 21, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“The Cerec Dentist: When Are You Enough?” Dear Dr. Bill: Currently, I use my Cerec for making crowns only and feel “less than” because I don’t use all the functions Cerec and the Galileos allow me to perform (i.e., zirconia, bridges, placing and designing implants, orthodontics, virtual articulator, smile design, etc). In fact, I’m jealous…
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