Robert Ingrassio, CDT, solves the dilemma of misplaced dental implants. "We will put the surgeon and the entire implant team on trial, examine the evidence and render a verdict. Our findings may surprise you."
Coordination and communication between the dental office and dental lab can prevent cross-contamination for the safety of dental staff, technicians and patients.
Dental insurance severely limits the benefit choices for our doctor's clients and therefore pinches (laboratories). Imagine a free world without that limitation where patient and doctor could negotiate a relationship that served their best interest.
Nobody likes to cold call. Okay, very few people that I know like to cold call looking for clients. For those of you that fit that description, I have some good news. Stop it. Don't cold call ever again. Instead, let other people do it for you by systematically generating all the referrals you can handle.
As laboratory owners and technicians faced with emerging technologies almost on a daily basis, it can be difficult to determine what equipment will ultimately help you realize a true return on your investment.
Accidents don't just happen. In truth, there is a root cause-and to prevent it from happening again, you need to determine what caused the accident in the first place, and why.
Insurance costs are increasing, perhaps as much as 20 percent or more annually. Is your business aware of the costly effects these incidents have on the bottom line?
Just like the cornerstone of dentistry remains the tried-and-true porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) restoration, so too are production ceramics the mainstay of busy dental laboratories for what we refer to as the average case.
Marcus Buckingham, author of the best selling business books (co-written with Gallup's Don Clifton) First Break All the Rules and Now Discover Your Strengths, breaks one of the rules and does indeed discover his own strength and puts it to good use.
I can vouch for the fact that employee participation in the training is a key element. Here are some methods that we use that have been successful in involving the employees.
Workplace bullies can destroy a company from within. Employers need to quickly and skillfully manage bullying before it escalates into complaints and harassment charges.
Dr. Barry Polansky reviews Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. "Gladwell will convince you to have more faith in your intuition. If this doesn't sound like a very interesting topic, think again, because the evidence he uses will keep you reading right through, without putting the book down."
You know who they are, but you're not quite sure how to handle them. Nationally acclaimed management educator Quint Studer shares his technique for moving your low performers up, or more likely, out before they can wreak more havoc.
Creating a strong brand for your business can help you set yourself apart from the pack and lay the right foundation for the future growth of your business.
Strategic alliances are today commonplace among large corporations. Ed Rigsbee, CSP argues that the advantages of alliances allow these companies to successfully compete in the global marketplace.
Gregori Kurtzman, DDS, and A. Burton Melton, DDS, show you how to hand fabricate teeth for a removable prosthetics device when insufficient space exits for standard denture teeth.
Learn more about the Florida Dental Laboratory Association's decision to back an initiative that would mandate every laboratory in that state employ at least one CDT.
