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october 2016

76 | PATIENT FINANCING PROGRAMS

86 | BEYOND CLINICAL CARE

Making Them Work For Your Practice

Getting in touch with your "EQ" can make you
a better dentist

In this article, Cathy Jameson, PhD, shares a few ways
to let patients know about the availability of patient
fi nancing programs.

80 | SEALING THE GAPS

92 | CORPORATE PROFILE

How Prevention Makes Profit
Hygienist Mary Jane Livingston discusses sealants:
how prevention can not only make a big difference in
your patients' oral health, but also in your practice's
bottom line.

MESSAGE
BOARDS

Dr. Murali Lakireddy explains "EQ," or emotional intelligence, and shares how putting its principles into effect
helped make him a better manager-and a better dentist.

An Inside Look at an Implant Giant
Carey Lyons, the CEO and founder of Integrated Dental
Systems, discusses his company and what's on the
horizon for the implant industry.

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GENERAL PRACTICE
I Could Give a Flip About TMD,
and Here Is Why!
Is TMD your passion,
or not worth the bother?

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FINANCE
Paying at Time of Service
A doc wants to switch to a pay-attime-of-service model but worries
how existing patients will feel
about the change.

46
ORTHODONTICS
Fixed Lingual Retainer Wire
Townies discuss different types
of orthodontic retention.

58
GENERAL PRACTICE
Buffering Anesthetic Carpules
A doc's creative experiment leads
to a discussion on the best way to
buffer anesthesia.

90
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Your Best Advice in 5 Words or Less
Dentaltown founder Dr. Howard Farran asks Townies to weigh in.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown October 2016

On Dentaltown.com
Howard Speaks: Repeatedly Reap the Rewards of Selling Your Practice
Professional Courtesy: Waiting For Something Better
Continuing Education Update
Industry News
New Products
Poll
Show Your Work: Putty in My Hands
Message Board: I Could Give a Flip About TMD, and Here is Why!
Message Board: Fixed Lingual Retainer Wire
Message Board: Paying at Time of Service
Message Board: Buffering Anesthetic Carpules
You Be The Judge: A Dose of Reality
Building a Mandible
Patient Financing Programs
Sealing The Gaps
Beyond Clinical Care
Message Board: Your Best Advice in 5 Words or Less
Corporate Profile: An Inside Look at an Implant Giant
Product Profile: Wand Dental
Ad Index
Product Profile: Scheduling Institute
Product Profile: 3M
CE: Magnification in Endodontics
Dentally Incorrect
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Dentaltown October 2016 - On Dentaltown.com
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Howard Speaks: Repeatedly Reap the Rewards of Selling Your Practice
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Professional Courtesy: Waiting For Something Better
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Continuing Education Update
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Industry News
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Dentaltown October 2016 - New Products
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Poll
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Show Your Work: Putty in My Hands
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Message Board: I Could Give a Flip About TMD, and Here is Why!
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Message Board: Fixed Lingual Retainer Wire
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Message Board: Paying at Time of Service
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Message Board: Buffering Anesthetic Carpules
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Dentaltown October 2016 - You Be The Judge: A Dose of Reality
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Building a Mandible
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Patient Financing Programs
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Sealing The Gaps
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Beyond Clinical Care
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Message Board: Your Best Advice in 5 Words or Less
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Corporate Profile: An Inside Look at an Implant Giant
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Product Profile: Wand Dental
Dentaltown October 2016 - Ad Index
Dentaltown October 2016 - Product Profile: Scheduling Institute
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Dentaltown October 2016 - Product Profile: 3M
Dentaltown October 2016 - 101
Dentaltown October 2016 - CE: Magnification in Endodontics
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