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  • Volume 115, Issue 1 (January 2025)

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    Overhead and Profitability

    Passive income: Doing well by doing what's best for your patients

    Jan. 8, 2025
    Using OraCare products is a win-win-win for dental patients, staff, and practice. This is passive income that can make a huge difference in your bottom line.
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    Money

    3 questions dentists should ask before seeking practice financing

    Jan. 7, 2025
    Dreaming of owning a dental practice but worried about student debt? Specialized health-care bankers can help new dentists secure financing, manage cash flow, and create a successful...
    Figure 2: Consider the potential occlusal significance of this clinical situation: a worn class I composite needing replacement on the second molar, a rock-hard, nonwearing zirconia crown on the first molar, and a natural premolar tooth.
    Restorative Dentistry

    New restoration types make occlusion knowledge mandatory

    Occlusion continues to be a forgotten area of dentistry. Dr. Gordon Christensen says it’s time to upgrade your occlusion knowledge and implement more occlusal prevention and treatment...
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    community in dentistry
    Practice

    Changing community in dentistry

    Community cannot just develop on its own. We must work to identify commonality of thought and attract similar practitioners. Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan talks to several leaders and...
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    care convergence in dentistry and medical-dental collaboration
    Practice

    Care convergence: 5 proven strategies to elevate dental care and patient outcomes

    Jan. 6, 2025
    The operating model of care convergence is not about doing more; it’s about doing things differently. Augmented by technology, dental practices can lead the way in integrating...

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    Katie reflects the dental practice's voice and brand in her interactions with patients at the front desk.
    Marketing

    Maximize patient comfort through a consistent brand voice

    Jan. 6, 2025
    From online to in your chair, your interactions with patients should be consistent and authentic. Then they'll be patients for life.