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Capturing the Face:Facially Driven Treatment Planning
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The Insert Appointment That Goes Wrong
When the final restoration arrives and something's off, the bite, the shape, the patient's reaction, the failure usually traces back to one decision made weeks earlier. The provisional.
By Dr. Susan McMahon
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The Oral-Gut Connection: Why Microbiome Matters
The mouth is the entry point to the gastrointestinal system. Dr. Lucy Hooper on the oral-gut connection, inflammation, and why the microbiome matters in dentistry.
By Dr. Lucy Hooper
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- BUSINESS
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Handling Same-Day Appointments Without Insurance Details
Patients sometimes arrive without insurance details. Dr. Travis Campbell explains how a credit card authorization policy keeps the appointment and protects the practice.
By Dr. Travis Campbell
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Navigating Dental Practice Ownership with Confidence
How financial and operational modeling helps dental practice owners make decisions based on their own data.
By Wyatt Ferber
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- BUSINESS
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Responding to Insurance Refund Demands After Patient Complaints
Insurance refund demand after a patient complaint? Don't rush to pay. These requests are often based on misunderstanding, not clinical error, and can usually be challenged with the right documentation and strategy.
By Dr. Travis Campbell
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When "I Need Braces" Is Really a Morphology Problem
When a patient tells you she needs braces, look at the shape of the teeth before you look at their position.
By Dr. Amanda Seay
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Why Gut Inflammation Shows Up in the Mouth First with Dr. Lucy Hooper
Why the gut–mouth relationship runs both ways, and why recurring ulcers in a patient with good home care deserve a second look.
Dr. Lucy Hooper
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How to Do a Beautiful Class Four in the Same Time as a Regular Filling with Dr. Susan McMahon
An AACD-accredited restorative dentist on delivering a beautiful Class IV in the 30 minutes a regular filling takes.
Dr. Susan McMahon
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Mouth Ulcers in General Practice: Assessment, Triggers, and Red Flags
Mouth ulcers are common; missing the warning signs isn’t. Dr. Lucy Hooper on 11 things every dentist should look for, from nutritional deficiencies to early malignancy.
By Dr. Lucy Hooper
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Why Your Composite Looks Like Plastic
Polished restorations read as artificial because we polish the surface anatomy away. Dr. Susan McMahon on the five-minute finishing protocol that puts texture back and changes composite outcomes overnight.
By Dr. Susan McMahon
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The Class IV Restoration That Disappears
Why most Class IV composites reveal themselves the moment the patient steps outside — and the layering technique that makes the fracture line vanish in 45 minutes of chair time.
By Dr. Susan McMahon
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Five Blood Markers Every Dentist Should Read Before Treatment Planning
A practical starter panel of blood markers that sharpen clinical decisions — wound healing, bleeding and infection risk, bone response — before you treat.
By Dr. Hugh Coyne
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What a Bachelor Party Can Teach You About Your Patient's Heart
Advanced lipid markers — ApoB and Lp(a) — explained simply, and why the cholesterol story most standard panels miss belongs in your dental chair.
By Dr. Hugh Coyne
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Clinical Photography Checklist & Protocol
A free clinical guide from Dr. Elaine Halley — the complete capture protocol for every comprehensive case: extraoral, intraoral, and the reasoning behind each image.
By Dr. Elaine Halley
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Whole-Body Health with Dr. Hugh Coyne
A London family physician, and the son of a pediatric dentist, on building a preventive practice around what a 10-minute appointment can’t cover.
Dr. Hugh Coyne
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Silent Nights: Exploring the Benefits of Mouth Taping
A dental sleep medicine specialist on two simple techniques — mouth taping and nasal irrigation — that promote nasal breathing and improve sleep quality, with a demonstration.
By Dr. Audrey Yoon
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What Every Dentist Needs to Know About GLP-1s
What GLP-1 and GIP medications are, how they work, their side effects, and how to manage dental patients taking them.
By The New Dentist
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A Diagnostic Advantage: How Dentists Can Detect Hidden Systemic Health Issues
A periodontist on how the mouth reveals systemic health — the periodontal-sleep apnea connection, bacterial testing, and dentistry as a platform for whole-body wellness.
By Dr. John Bruce
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Smile Confidence and Healthy Aging
Cosmetic dentistry is more than appearance. Dr. Susan McMahon on natural-looking restorative care that helps patients age with confidence — previewing her Wellness Forum session.
By The New Dentist
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Mouthguards Matter: Protecting Smiles from Youth Sports to the NFL
The NFL team dentist for the Washington Commanders on why custom mouthguards outperform store-bought, and how protection, performance, and compliance connect.
By Dr. Chad Kasperowski
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People, Not Pixels
A human-centered approach to using AI in clinical practice without losing the part of dentistry that actually matters.
By Dr. Elaine Halley
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The Patient Asked for Veneers. The Diagnosis Said Something Else.
A case study in why systematic diagnosis changes the conversation with the patient in the chair.
By Dr. Elaine Halley
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When Dentistry Becomes Diagnosis with Dr. Ratna Indah on Systems, Science, and the Bigger Health Picture
How a journalism background and a family health journey shaped her wellness dentistry, and what the mouth can reveal early.
Dr. Ratna Indah
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Know Your Numbers with Wyatt Ferber: Bottom Line Business Planning
The numbers every practice owner should know, from gross profit and associate costs to lab expenses and net profit.
Wyatt Ferber
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Performance Dentistry: Airway, Sleep, and the NFL with Dr. Chad Kasperowski
The Washington Commanders’ team dentist on a career spanning surgery, implants, airway, and wellness dentistry.
Dr. Chad Kasperowski
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Rethinking Perio Care: Innovation & Collaboration with Dr. John Bruce
Modern periodontal care built on blood and bacterial testing, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentorship.
Dr. John Bruce
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