Be Happy Are dentists happy practicing dentistry and with their practices? Let’s take a look at what the data shows. There was an excellent article in the Journal of the American Dental Association September 2017 Volume 148, Issue 9, Pages 690–692, by Marko Vujicic, PhD who is the Chief Economist and Vice President of the […]
Ashley Reese, MSN, RN American Academy of Facial Esthetics AAFE Faculty Member Myth 1: Botox injections are painful Most patients describe Botox injections as a slight pinch or say that they hardly felt the injection at all. Using a topical anesthetic like Comfortox BLT with Comfortox 31g syringes which were specifically designed for Botox injections […]
Changing Patients’ Lives Changing patients’ lives When I lecture to a large group of dentists, I am amazed by how much they enjoy a beautiful before-and-after esthetic case, whether it involves restoring a smile with 20 porcelain veneers or dental implants, or a full-face treatment with Botox and dermal fillers. I always enjoy these cases, […]
Dental Decision Maker Dentistry Today June 2016 The Dental Decision Maker Every day in your dental practice, you tackle a variety of challenges that you diagnose and solve for your patients. Just think, for a few moments, about the patients you have seen this past week. Did you talk to them about periodontal disease, issues involving […]
It Would Be Nice To Know – Dental Economics March 2016 It would be nice to know Let me share with you the tale of a young patient I first met at an American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE) live-patient training course who presented for Botox treatment of her masseters. Her story is very instructive […]
Success With No Capital Investment TPD Spring 2016 Roadmap to Practice Success With No Capital Investment One of the amazing things about the American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE) is the opportunity to have a large membership which has been trained on specific skills-based procedures. Over time, there are opportunities to survey this membership that has […]
Super GP DE January 2016
Alpha Omegan Fall 2015 Look Great, Feel Great, Sleep Great It is truly an honor to be asked to be the guest editor for this edition of the Alpha Omegan journal. My personal thanks to my good friend and an outstanding prosthodontist and dental clinician Dr. Steven Spitz, who is the international editor for […]
December 17, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEVADA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ALLOW DENTAL HYGIENISTS TO USE FACIAL INJECTABLES (Cleveland, OH) – Nevada Dentists and Dental Hygienists Can Now Perform Botox and Dermal Filler Procedures In a new advisory policy statement, the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners at their November 20, 2015 meeting has confirmed […]
