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Peter Khoury, CEO, Halo Dental Technologies
Peter Khoury

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Dental Technology Continues to Rapidly Progress, But the Evolution of the Dental Mirror Has Been Slower

The history of the dental mirror includes numerous innovations, but most of them occurred centuries ago.


Joe Persichetti is the head of healthcare business banking at U.S. Bank.
Joe Persichetti

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How Today’s Dental School Graduates Can Start Their Own Practices – Even with High Student Debt

When health care lenders are looking to make loans, they are not focused on a student’s total debt.


Lou Shuman and Thais Carter

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A doctor-driven dental implant company

How Ditron Dental USA identified the gaps in the already robust dental implant market and created a plan to deliver solutions.


Debby Myers, RDA, CDA, RDH, CDIPC

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Technique Touch-Ups 2023

Experts from across the industry share their favorite tips, tricks, and solutions to make dental care better for patients and easier for you.


Stuart Huntsman, DDS

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How to Say Goodbye to Dentures and Have Patients Smiling

New materials and technology give patients strong, esthetic options for restorative solutions.


Arthur Tomaro, DDS

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RE-GEN Is the Next Generation of Bioactive Restorative Materials

The RE-GEN materials have presented dentists with the next advancement in the evolution of resin composite restorations.


Jiachang Zhang, DDS
Jiachang Zhang, DDS

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Embracing 3D Printed Implant Crowns: A Revolution in Dental Restoration for Patients With Bruxism

Pac-Dent’s products are helping usher in a new era of 3D printed final restorations, resulting in a boon for patients, particularly those with a habit of gnashing.


Rama Al-Erksusi, Project Manager, base86
Rama Al-Erksusi, Project Manager, base86

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Technique Touch-Ups 2023

Experts from across the industry share their favorite tips, tricks, and solutions to make dental care better for patients and easier for you.


Jarod Johnson, DDS

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How To Use a Next-Generation Water-Based Solution for Arresting Caries

Riva Star Aqua is a water-based fluoride solution designed to reduce tooth pain and sensitivity.


Chris Panebianco
Chris Panebianco

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Three Ways Dentists Can Capitalize on Industry Optimism

There are a variety of ways that dental professionals can use industry opportunity to expand and improve their practice.


Robert Pick, D.D.S., M.S., FACD, FICD

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Dental Practice Success Starts with the Morning Huddle

Does every day in your practice start with a morning huddle? If it doesn't, it should. If it does, here's how you can make better use of that time. Successful morning huddles start on time, cover all pertinent information for the day ahead, provide and reaffirm goals, and most important, motivate you and your team. Take your morning huddle, and consequently your practice, to the next level.


Adam Rowan

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The Best Blogging Strategy: Engage Website Visitors with More than Just Text

Dentists pride themselves on educating their patients, so they can make informed decisions about the best treatment options for their oral health and smile. Dentists who apply that same emphasis on website content and engagement tend to get better search rankings, more website traffic, and more leads.


McGowan Financial

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Is Your Practice a Good Fit for a Cash Balance Retirement Plan?

Not sure whether a Cash Balance Plan is right for your practice? Here are the 6 key factors that make your practice a good fit for a potential plan.


Jason M. O'Dell, MS, CWM

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Time in the Market: More Important than Timing the Market

Despite watching the market rise, the bigger issue with transitioning your portfolio to cash is that, when trying to time the markets, you must be right twice.


Andrew Altman

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5 Hot Tips for Millennial Investors

Millennials are a generation of young people who draw debts from credit cards and student loans. While it is a priority to pay back your debts, saving for retirement, spending wisely, and creating strategies are also imperative. Let's look at the ways young investors can get started on a path to financial security.


Mike Smith, CPA

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The Care-Focused Approach to Driving Hygiene Profitability

The easiest way to push your dental hygiene team toward more profitability is simple: Have them put the best oral health interest of patients first. Sometimes, the best treatment option may not be the most economical. But if it is the treatment option that yields the best oral health outcome, then it is the correct treatment for the hygienist to suggest.


Peter Brown

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What Every Dentist Needs to Know About Disability Insurance

What do you need to know in order to file a disability claim as a dentist? First and foremost, review your policy to make sure you're properly covered.


Peter Croatto

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Dental Therapy: It's Advantages and Downfalls

The role of dental therapy in dentistry is a contentious issue that has policy makers and dentists at odds with one another. While dental therapists can help in the effort to provide care to the underserved, many experts say that they can be used inappropriately by DSOs looking to save on dentists' salaries, among other problems. Continue below for DMD's comprehensive look at dental therapy and what it can, or cannot, offer in the United States.


Dr. Satish Pai

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7 Crooked Teeth Problems That Need Orthodontic Treatment

Crooked teeth are more than just a cosmetic problem, in fact, there are many different long-term medical issues they can cause for your patients as well.


Dr. H William (Bill) Wolfson, DC, MS, MPAS(SM), CFP®

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Social Security Upcoming Challenges, Decisions and Actions

As the population ages and begins to collect their rightful benefits, the challenge will remain as to what the government suggests and enacts to protect Social Security and other promised benefits. Individuals approaching retirement should rely on alternative sources of income so the repercussions of a changing social security system can be minimized.


Dan Goldstein

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The Best Blogging Strategy: Engage Website Visitors with More than Just Text

Dentists pride themselves on educating their patients, so they can make informed decisions about the best treatment options for their oral health and smile. Dentists who apply that same emphasis on website content and engagement tend to get better search rankings, more website traffic, and more leads.


Melinda Kibler

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How Opportunity Zones Give Investors New Opportunities to Diversify, Cut Taxes, and Profit

This year begins the start of an interesting new program that can allow you to diversify your portfolio without making the same types of investments. Aptly named, opportunity zones. Make sure you're a good fit for them.


Jared Kaltwasser

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To Volunteer Overseas, Find an Organization and Take the Plunge

For Francis G. Serio, D.M.D., one volunteer opportunity in the Dominican Republic changed his life forever. Now, he is a leader in dental philanthropy helping to guide the next generation of dentists.


H. William Wolfson, DC, MS, MPASSM, CFP

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An Expense Worth Considering (But Often Overlooked)

Nobody likes to think about their eventual demise, but those willing to plan ahead and get their estates in order will save their friends and families considerable headaches.


Matthew White

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The Underused Retirement Planning Strategy That Can Turbo-charge Your 401(k) Plans

Student loans and extra taxes are unique challenges to your retirement and financial planning, but there is one strategy that might be able to help with both of those challenges. A Cash Balance Plan.


By Candyce H. Stapen

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Plan Ahead: Book Resort State Parks Now for Spring and Summer

Now is the time to plan ahead for spring and summer vacations at US state parks.


Diana Popa

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The Most and Least Stressed Cities in the U.S.

The analysts over at WalletHub are back at it again. This time, the personal-finance website studied the stress levels of 150 U.S. cities using more than a dozen criteria, including work hours and personal issues like divorce. Continue below to find out if your city makes one of the lists.


Staff Report

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Social Security Loophole That Lets Couples Maximize Benefits Closes in April

Consider "filing and suspending" now to get current income while future payments grow.


Mitchell Katz

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Exotic and Vintage Car Leasing: Myths, Lies and Misconceptions

For far too long, leasing has been discounted as a viable financing alternative, largely because of misinformation.


Art Wiederman, CPA

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How to Lower Your Taxes on Practice Construction, Renovation

Here's a way to save tens of thousands of dollars on a new build or renovation of a dental practice: the cost segregation study. Instead of writing off construction costs over 39 years, qualifying construction might be written off over five, seven, or 15 years. Make sure your CPA knows how this key savings opportunity works.

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