Recently I had an elderly patient who came to me in hysterics. She was told by a dentist that she had to have all of her upper teeth extracted and …
Dentistry is a profession founded on education. In the 17th and 18th centuries, quackery was rampant. The public had no way to figure out which practitioners were legitimate. As a …
Corporatism is defined as “a political / economic system in which power is exercised through large organizations (businesses, trade unions, their associated lobbying efforts, etc.) working in concert or conflict with each other; …
I remember a time when the major dental manufacturing companies were actually interested in furthering the practice of Dentistry. We–dentists who want to deliver the highest quality care to patients–need …
It has been my observation that the current generation of dentists is poorly prepared in full coverage restorative dentistry in dental school. It is my observation that full coverage concepts …
About AI There has been a lot of “hype” attached to AI (Artificial Intelligence) and AI programs are disrupting the current paradigm of how many tasks are done. A special …
“First, do no harm.” Everyone knows that this is Hippocrates’ famous oath. Every health care worker should live and die by this oath. But how many actually do? It seems …
I always emphasize in any course how important it is to evaluate new technology through the lens of basic principles. The basic principles that I teach have an unmatchable track …
I have been a public speaker for most of my 45 years in Dentistry. For the last 35 years I have been giving presentations to dental audiences all over the …
How do you determine what is needed? Needs assessment surveys do not really communicate what is NEEDED—they communicate what is POPULAR. Is popularity a valid criteria to determine what courses …