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    • Volume 115, Issue 4 (April 2025)

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    build a legacy of generously giving in your dental practice
    Mark B. Murphy
    April 16, 2025
    Do you give with authenticity rather than with expectation? Learning to do this will lead to a lifetime of contentment in on and off the job.
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    7 steps dental offices can take to protect and secure their data
    Lorne Lavine, DMD
    April 16, 2025
    Protecting the data in your dental practice should be top of mind for all dentists. But this gets more complicated every day. Here's how to stay up-to-date with the rapid changes...
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    The importance of the repose photo for effiecient dentistry
    Charlie Ward, DDS
    April 15, 2025
    These dentists have found that the repose, or lips-at-rest image, is the most important for diagnostic planning. Why do they find it so critical?
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    The Massachusetts Dental Society is making progress in patient access to care and many other issues facing the dental profession. The MDA president explains.
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    Sharyn Weiss, MA
    April 14, 2025
    Dentists should always be on the lookout for good people to add to their team. That way when the time comes to hire, they'll have a pool of people to work with instead of starting...

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    DTX Studio Clinic streamlines and simplifies diagnostics and patient data in one connected AI-powered ecosystem. Dr. Lou Shuman explains.
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    Medical-dental integration (MDI), a collaborative approach to dentistry where oral health is integrated into the entirety of patient care
    MDI benefits patients and offers opportunities for professional growth. Whole-person care fosters collaboration with a wide range of medical clinicians, leading to a better understandin...
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    This month, Dr. Joshua Austin reviews Xpanders by ArtCraft Dental, Bluephase EasyCure by Ivoclar, and Midas by Sprintray.
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    Dr. Joshua Austin speaks with Cameron Full, cofounder of Referral Lab and Tekneq Digital Strategy, about how his business provides a workflow and analytics platform for limited...
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    Scott Froum, DDS
    April 7, 2025
    Exosome-based therapies provide an innovative and promising approach for addressing current challenges that will help improve dental implant placement, treatment of periodontal...
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    Dr. Gordon Christensen highlights the challenges of several categories of dental products that need to be addressed, including composite restorations, digital radiographic sensors...
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    Dr. Jason Auerbach talks about how to build a culture that drives long-term success in the dental practice by focusing on creating an environment where your team can thrive.
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    In this article, Dr. Louis Kaufman talks about the lessons he learned from Burger King and then later within his practice itself that led to the building of a cohesive team.
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    Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, chief editor of Dental Economics, interviews restorative dentist Dr. Joshua Austin about his views on isolation.
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    Camila Tussie
    April 3, 2025
    By making administrative tasks more efficient and enabling more precise and accurate reasoning models, AI-driven autonomous agents can bring forth a new era of personalized, data...
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    While the thought of complex dental cases can be exciting, Dr. Amrita Patel explains why new dentists need to master the basic skills of dentistry first.