Topical vs. Systemic Fluoride
Spring Hatfiled, RDH, talks to us about Topical vs. Systemic Fluoride!
Giving Back to your Community
Giving back to your community can be very fulfilling, allowing you to make a positive impact, while helping to improve the lives of those in need. Those who take the initiative to give their time to others typically find the leadership itself is very rewarding .
What is Holistic Dentistry?
A topic that keeps coming up all around the country from patients and professionals in the dental field is Holistic Dentistry. What exactly is holistic dentistry and what makes it holistic? We know that a diet high in sugar will ruin both your teeth and your overall nutrition. We know that illnesses lower your immune…
Road Blocking Your Doctor With Hygiene Checks
Have you ever played the ‘hurry up and wait game?’ Typically, when I ask this question to hygienists they furiously nod their heads and proceed to share that one of the biggest challenges for them and their Dr’s is in hygiene checks. Often times the hygienist and the patient are waiting on the Dr who…
Diets and Dental
Nutritional counseling plays an essential role in dentistry and in the overall health of our patients. There is an unquestionable relationship between dietary factors, dental caries, and the correlation of multiple health problems, including diabetes and heart disease. It is our responsibility as excellent clinicians to educate all of our patients on how a healthy…
Implant Presentation: 2 of 3
We believe one of the major obstacles in dental treatment presentation is getting to the dental patient’s “WHY.” WHY do they want this treatment; how is it going to impact their life? If the dentist can get to that WHY, you will get to the emotional connection. You are on your way to getting the…
In House Payment Plans & Dental Layaway
I would like to think that every Dental Practice out there has a system of tracking data and any good leader within a dental office uses this data to keep themselves focused on growth. We all know that when it comes to dental patients we tend to ask ourselves if they are accepting treatment, are…