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The knowledge and skills you bring to the table as a dentist are formidable and admirable, developed over years of education and as a working dentist. But if you are thinking of buying your own dental practice, those same skills are not necessarily applicable to your future role as an entrepreneur and a business owner.

Depending on the state where you practice and the overall economic well-being of your municipality, establishing and maintaining a policy for treating the uninsured and under-insured is one of the most difficult decisions you'll have to face.

Incorporating videos into your dental practice’s website, social media and online presence can bring big returns.

Search engine optimization is more important than ever. Here are 6 ways to make sure your site stands out.

The new database is designed to save dentists time and money when dealing with insurance companies.

Georgia's Golden Isles offer a mix of wildlife, gorgeous scenery, and fine food and lodgings.

How to apply direct posterior composite restoration with bulk-fill dual-cure composite resin and sectional matrix/ring system.

Being properly prepared for border control is a process as simple as flashing a passport or as difficult as waiting six months for a visa, depending on where your passport was issued. So who has it easiest to breeze around the world, and who has to jump through the most government hoops?

The best way to improve patient experience is to build a relationship that extends beyond the brief appointment time.

If you're getting to that point in your career where you begin to see retirement on the horizon, you need to take a moment and gauge whether you've got the right pieces in place to succeed in your post-career life.

A dental practice employee embezzles greedily from her employers. Why did she do it, and how can dentists ensure it doesn't happen to them?

Here are some of the highlights of this year’s conference to use as you plan your trip to Boca Raton, Florida, for this year's AADOM gathering.

External marketing may work for some dental practices, but oftentimes the ROI isn't worth the effort. See how internal marketing can be a lot more effective - and much less expensive.

Our weekly look at last week's most popular stories.

Our weekly look at the top dentistry stories from around the web.

As you plan for retirement, you'll need to set a series of expectations about what kind of money you'll have and what kind of lifestyle you'll need to fund. However, it's also important to expect the unexpected.

What kind of career can a dental hygienist evolve to as the future of dentistry continues to corporate with our medical community? Are you ready for limitless options?

A new initiative by the American Dental Association aims to cut down on the amount of time dentists spend providing credentialing information to payers.

Southern beaches offer traditional beach trappings of sun, sand, and seafood, but with a special blend of southern charm and culture.

In previous articles in this series, we have explored many of the HIPAA rules and regulations that affect dental practices. While many of these involves areas familiar to dentists, such as data backup and antivirus software, a number are less well-known, but just as critical. One of this is something called patch management.

Every year, the members of the best of class voting panel get together in Chicago during the Chicago Dental Society’s annual Midwinter Meeting. The idea is to discuss the “latest and greatest” our profession has to offer and then vote on what we feel is truly the “Best of Class” in our profession.

After four decades as an orthodontist, a Minnesota dentist is expanding his reach by helping organize free care for underserved and uninsured patients.

Saving for retirement can be a challenge no matter your income. Mapping out a plan can make the journey less rocky.

In his debut article for Digital Esthetics, Luke Kahng shows how to create a screw-retained zirconia restoration using CAD/CAM and highly esthetic layering techniques.

In his debut article for Digital Esthetics, Luke Kahng shows how to create a screw-retained zirconia restoration using CAD/CAM and highly esthetic layering techniques.

A California man was jailed for life in 1997 based largely on dental evidence from an expert witness. The dentist has since recanted his testimony, leading the California Supreme Court to overturn the conviction.

Low fuel prices and a strong US dollar are making for a number of great deals for travelers this summer.

Do you ever feel bullied at work? Is there someone on the team that is constantly targeting you? Perhaps it’s the employer themselves, and it appears that they treat other team members differently. Do you cower or relent when treated that way? Guess what, this isn’t high school, and it’s time to fight back at the bully.

Why is measuring and preparing for seasonality important for dental practices? It could create major cash flow problems.