Posted February 20, 2018
By Todd Ehrlich
Having completed many one-day cosmetic makeovers for my patients, and having it done to me as well, the one thing I hear more often than not is: “I don’t want to go through the temporary stage.” Like it or not, our patients do not want to have provisionals. Can provisionals be helpful? Of course, but…
Posted January 29, 2018
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“Perfectionism: Friend or Foe?” (This is Part Two of a Three Part Series on Perfectionism in Dentistry) STEP 1: Recognizing Perfectionism Perfectionism affects how one feels, thinks and behaves. In dentistry, how we view the spectrum from “clinically acceptable” to “perfection” is where most of us live clinically on a daily basis. So how…
Posted January 24, 2018
By Todd Ehrlich
As great as dental x-rays are today with our high resolution digital sensors or the convenient phosphor plates, they come with MAJOR limitations. Dental x-rays (the typical bite-wings and periapicals) are pretty much the same as they’ve been for 50+ years. The improvements have obviously come in the realms of: greatly reduced x-ray exposure digital…
Posted January 15, 2018
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“Perfectionism: Friend or Foe?” (This is Part One of a Three Part Series on Perfectionism in Dentistry) I remember as a kid being fascinated with rocks and minerals, especially gemstones. As a collector, the gemstone that immediately caught my eye was an emerald and to this day it is still my favorite. I was enthralled…
Posted November 2, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
One thing thats a bit annoying with CG2 is virtually extracting teeth. I’ve tried it in the software and was never good at it, so I brought the model into ExoCAD and with a few clicks got #29 which was slated for extraction as the crown was broken underneath with an existing post that was…
Posted October 31, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
August walks you through the use of the MoonRay S printer. It is a DLP printer and hits the sweet spot of dental printing: good resolution, fast, and reasonable price. Our online education platform is awesome! Hundreds of videos that help your day-to-day use of CEREC! Works directly through your Apple or Android devices!
Welcome Back! Today we’re going to take an even deeper look into the psychology of transforming patients! Getting those “Yes” and continuing to move forward in marketing! Last week we talked about understanding the psychology of patients as well as improving your own. This tool alone will result in obtaining new patients and increasing case…
Posted August 23, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
Ok! So where does the CEREC .STL file go?? It has to go into a program that will at least add a base to the scan. This is necessary for printing. If you scan in CEREC Ortho, you have the option of making a base at the end. You can do this, or place it…
Posted August 3, 2017
By Darren Kaberna
Everyone at Accelerate My Practice would like to thank Digital Enamel for the chance to contribute to this digital magazine for digital dentistry! Accelerate My Practice is a dental coaching company that has been providing doctors with the tools they need to achieve their dreams. There are plenty of programs out there offered by dental…
Posted July 9, 2017
By Bill Claytor, DDS
(This is Part 2 of a 2 Part series) Facts About Heroin In 2015, the typical heroin addict is 1) a white male between 18-25 years old, 2) lives in the suburbs, 3) has an income less than $20,000, 4) has Medicaid, and 5) found penetrating colleges, universities, and professional schools (DDS, MD) rapidly.…
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