Posted June 26, 2017
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“The Opioid Epidemic: Dentistry’s Response” (This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series) We have a deadly and serious problem in America. The social impact and costs are staggering. The problem is not a respecter of persons, including men and women in all age groups, people with or without insurance, and people of…
Posted May 17, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
First let me start by saying that CEREC Guide 2, milled is a great deal at $55 a block and its my go to guide for same day implants. But if you have some time, converting the CEREC Guide 2 via Inlab is a very economic option especially since its about $5 I’m materials and…
Posted May 3, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
When August and I snaked through the IDS, there is no question that this booth had a LOT of buzz. We’ve had long discussions on the pros and cons regarding a dental implant that is PREMADE before extraction TO FIT the extraction site! Regardless if you disagree with the concept, you can’t disagree that this…
Posted April 16, 2017
By Bill Claytor, DDS
Vacation time is quickly approaching. I’ve heard people say “they can’t wait to go on vacation” or “when they go on vacation they are not going to do….” or “they are going to do….”. A lot of times we just want to get away from the mundane things of life and do something different, especially…
Posted April 3, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Ever since we dropped out price on Aligner therapy we have been doing a lot more ortho!! Hopefully getting a new camera soon for my Omnicam so I can do away with powder in CEREC Ortho. Class one post ortho relapse case! You really do not have to use Meshmixer for Exceed Ortho…
Posted March 24, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here at the IDS and 3D Printing is everywhere!! This is the case from the other day. In Meshmixer we created a solid model and also used a tooth from the Christian Brenes library . I combined the tooth with the “implant” we used and scaled it to 5.2mm and positioned the apex where the…
Posted March 12, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
I’ve used loupes for my entire career. I’ve used mainly Orascoptic and Surgitel loupes. I converted over to Q Optics for a few reasons: They are incredibly light. The magnification is good. The loupe itself is very narrow and does not block my field of regular vision. Cindy told me to get them.…
Posted March 8, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
In this video I will cover how to get a night guard from a chair side CEREC file via CEREC Connect and a Inlab partner!
Posted February 6, 2017
By Bill Claytor, DDS
Difficult, Exacting & Unreasonable Patients We know that running a successful dental practice can be very demanding and tedious. The amount of time to fine tune a practice seems constant and never-ending. We try to establish “systems” that we implement so that our offices function flawlessly. However, we do have circumstances that arise occasionally that…
Posted January 23, 2017
By Bill Claytor, DDS
Stress Relief Through Teaching and Leadership Dear Dr. Bill: I have been teaching part time in a dental school for about a year now and I’m loving it! I have more energy and feel more relaxed. Why is this? Thanks. Dr. Steve Dear Dr. Steve: Studies show that dentists who take on teaching or leadership…
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