Dr. Harvey Silverman, Founder of the Silverman Institute of Cosmetic Dentistry

How to jump start your cosmetic dentistry practice and determine who is a candidate for direct veneers.

5 reasons why direct veneers could be exactly what you need to revive your cosmetic dentistry practice.

After careful consideration of both professional and patient objections to the treatment solutions offered to solve cosmetic dentistry problems, a new direct veneer system was developed.

The dental profession has witnessed great advances in cosmetic dental technology in the last century.

Two weeks ago, I trained a dentist online in the EasySmile LifeLike Veneer® System. Just like every other dentist, he made an EasySmile LifeLike Veneer from scratch in two minutes.

Cosmetic dentistry is one of the few services offered by dentists that patients want.  Some patients need it but most actually desire it. The dilemma is many patients cannot afford it and do not want their healthy teeth “filed” down to have a nicer smile.

Have you thought about doing a brief survey of your practice for patients who need single veneers? 

Think your cosmetic dentistry practice is a bit stagnant lately due to the economy? It doesn’t have to be that way.

Placing just one veneer can be a challenge, but also can really make a difference in a patient’s smile. Here’s how EasySmile LifeLike Veneers can help.

Think you need multiple veneers to complete a smile makeover? Dr. Harvey Silverman tells you why that might not be the case.

Over the course of the next several months, Dr. Harvey Silverman, the dentist behind The Same Day Smile Makeover Web Series, will provide short tips to help you expand your cosmetic dentistry practice in this 'New Year, New You' Cosmetic Dentistry Web Series. Here's the first tip: How to financially pre-qualify your patients based on budget concerns and cosmetic dentistry needs.

In the second installment of this new Web series, Dr. Harvey Silverman provides tips on how to determine if the veneers you’re placing will look natural.

Don’t think any of your current patients are interested in veneers or other cosmetic dentistry? Dr. Harvey Silverman explains why that likely isn’t the case.

Looking to get more patients interested in cosmetic dentistry? Get your team involved. As part of DPR's 10 Minute Easy Smile Makeover series, here's how to get your team members to enhance the cosmetic dentistry experience.

There are untapped cosmetic dentistry opportunities waiting for you in your practice. Here’s how you can instantly increase patient awareness of your cosmetic dentistry services… starting as soon as tomorrow!

This final installment in Dr. Havery Silverman's Same Day Smile Makeover Series introduces the EasySmile Preview System and explains how less cosmetic dentistry can be the best cosmetic dentistry.

This second installment to Dr. Havery Silverman's Same Day Smile Makeover Series provides tips on how to select the right candidate for this cosmetic dentistry procedure. In the last issue of this series, I described an optional treatment that works as an alternative to conventional porcelain laminate veneers when doing elective cosmetic dentistry. 

In this new series, The Same Day Smile Makeover, the goal will be to share how recent advances in dental technology can help your patients have a more self-confident smile in one easy visit. 

A Smile MakeOver can transform your patient’s self-image in one or two easy visits.  Popularized by television shows, our patients have learned that this can be done with minimal tooth reduction and without the conventional angst patients often feel about dental visits.  Some patients actually refer to it as “fun dentistry”.  And it is.  For the patient, the dentist and the entire dental team. 

Establishing an outstanding elective cosmetic dentistry practice is easier to do today than at any time in the past twenty-five years.  Technological advances, patient desire and professional receptivity have all spiked at the same time. However, the one obstacle that holds many patients back from enhancing their smile is – you can guess it - the relatively high fee associated with porcelain veneers.

November 5, 2010 | dentalproductsreport.com Esthetic dentistry is one of the most desired services the dental profession has to offer patients. But only a fraction of potential cosmetic cases are being done. But you can increase patient awareness and acceptance of cosmetic dentistry cases. Here’s how:

Cosmetic dentistry is one of the few services the dental profession has to offer that is “want” based. You may have heard the expression, “people buy what they want and rationalize it as what they need.” But dentists and team members do not like to sell. The good news is you don’t have to.

For many years I have been asking my patients to complete the following statement:  The best cosmetic dentistry is ____?  You can imagine some of the responses I have heard.  Some have been quite amusing. 

If you are looking to be the "the best cosmetic dentist" and learn how to avoid problems other cosmetic dentists encountered on their journey, you will enjoy reading this edition.

In the last edition of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices I discussed the 7 Steps to help your patients understand how recent advances in cosmetic dental technology can directly benefit them. With the Holidays upon us I want to add to those suggestions and share a few thoughts on how you can help your patient's have a radiant, self-confident smile when they are at family gatherings, office parties or simply celebrating the season with friends. Give back

In last months issue of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices I introduced the Silverman Institute’s Cosmetic Dentistry Boot Camp program and how you can use some of the systems I teach in Boot Camp to transform your cosmetic practice in one day. However, one of the essential ingredients in accomplishing this goal is the ability to determine predictable results with less stress before you expand your cosmetic program. In Boot Camp I teach dentists exactly how to do that.

In 1982 I walked into the executive offices of the world’s largest developer of beauty salons and spas. I wasn’t quite 30 years old but I was excited to meet with the senior staff of this prestigious company. I wanted to learn how dental beauty services could compliment facial beauty services.  I thought that there were some lessons I could learn. I could not believe they were going to actually meet with me.

Has the economic downturn negatively impacted patients’ ability to afford smile makeover procedures? If you work on Main Street the answer is most likely, “of course it has!" In this edition of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices, I will share with you seven action steps that will help your patients understand how recent advances in cosmetic dental technology directly benefit them. The result will be more patients leaving your office with renewed self-confidence and feeling empowered when they are in business or social situations.