The following is a guest post by Debbie Seidel-Bittke. If you are interested in guest posting for Dental Heroes, please sign up here. The following is Part II of yesterday’s post by Debbie Siedel-Bittke titled, “You Decide: Prophylaxis of Periodontal Maintenance.” Periodontal Maintenance vs. Prophylaxis The Prophylaxis Appointment (CDT Code D1110 prophylaxis) is only for [...]

The following is a guest post by Debbie Seidel-Bittke. If you are interested in guest posting for Dental Heroes, please sign up here. All throughout the day, we treat them one by one. Each individual patient is treated in a different way. This is our standard of care. Will you agree with this statement? If [...]

In Part 1 of Communication Tips You Must Know to Improve Case Acceptance, we talked about the advances in technology and our knowledge of the current evidence-based science, regarding the oral health and systemic health link.

If you graduated from dental school between the years of 2006 and 2011, then we’d very much appreciate your help completing an important survey. Mary Fusco, MA, PhD ABD, a faithful Dental Heroes’ reader is currently working on her dissertation and would like to have your input. Here’s Mary’s story: I was a dental assistant [...]

In a recent post, you may have read that the having a Facebook page for a dental practice is a definite yes. Sadly, several of the dental Facebook pages I’ve come across…

When was the last time you reviewed the cleaning and sterilization procedures for your office? How confident are you that your staff are following the correct steps to keep you and your patients safe as well as meet the required regulations?…

There are many cosmetic dentists who believe that diagnosing a patient must begin with a close examination of test results and x-rays…

The attitude and overall feeling of a client can be greatly influenced by the attitude and enthusiasm shown by a dentist or member of the dental team…