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What you’ve been waiting for
The transition from the pre-clinical to clinical stage of dental school is an exciting yet nerve-wracking time approaching many second…
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Four anterior porcelain-bonded restorations
A single non-vital central incisor is a challenge to mask using adhesive porcelain. This case illustrates a successful result in…
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Change your service mix
Dr Smith had a problem. He wanted to increase profitability but wasn’t sure how he could. His schedule was booked…
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Debt is a family affair
In February the Financial Times revealed that an estimated 8.4m* – one in five adults in the UK – has…
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Captek crowns in restoration of a compromised patient
It has been said that humans are capable of feeling pleasure and enjoyment and it is through the smile that…
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Your marketing solutions
Q. I’ve always taken before-and-after photographs of patients while they are wearing retainers – it gives the best view of…
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The final-year meat market
For many the Easter period is a time to contemplate new beginnings and new life, and that is certainly true…
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Pricing of periodontal therapy
Whenever I discuss the business aspects of dental care, I always stress the importance of the primary purpose of what…
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Overhauling your business systems
Dental practices can experience continued growth regardless of their current performance level. In most cases, growth requires the development and…
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Student loans
No matter how hard you budget as a dental student, and how much you take advantage of all the available…
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Avoiding strip perforations
Strip perforations can be easily anticipated and avoided when they are expected if simple steps are taken. They usually occur…
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Don’t keep us a secret
Most dental practices would like new patients to walk through the doors with little financial outlay on marketing, advertising and…
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Return to PDS on the cards?
The British Dental Association and pressure group Challenge have both stepped up their demands for an overhaul of the government’s…
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Removal of a ranula under GA
This patient was seen on referral at the maxillofacial department complaining of an intermittent lump under the tongue. His general…
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Cash payments
In the past, the term ‘money laundering’ was applied only to financial transactions related to the likes of Al Capone…
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The adventurous route
Why did you choose a career in the armed forces? At the time I was attracted by the opportunity to…
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Don’t go it alone
Most dentists will have accumulated significant sums in pension arrangements by the time they reach retirement age. There will usually…
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The competitive spirit
Being a student is a very expensive business. It seems hardly a week goes by without new figures being published…
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Failures in dental implant therapy
Following on from my last article on treatment failures in periodontal therapy, I now want to look at dental implants.…
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