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6 | Howard Speaks
STUDYING THE CHANCES FOR SUCCESS
Dentaltown founder Dr. Howard Farran looks at dentistry's postcoronavirus future and ﬁnds opportunities for young dentists.

8 | Professional Courtesy
THERE ARE HEROES IN DENTISTRY, TOO
Dentaltown editorial director Dr. Thomas Giacobbi shares how
COVID-19 will affect dental practices and why he thinks dental
teams should be considered heroes during the pandemic.

16 | THE COVID-19 CHRONICLES
Townie dentists have had to wrestle with tough decisions
during the COVID-19 shutdowns: staff employment, loan
payments, ﬁ nancial losses and patient care issues, to name
a few. We asked Dr. Mike Smith, one of our most-followed
Townies on the message boards, to keep a journal of his
thoughts and decisions as he worked through the solutions
that worked best for his practice.

34 | 10 COMMON ENDO MISTAKES
(AND HOW TO FIX THEM)
Townie endodontist Dr. Reid Pullen (who's also featured in this
month's Ofﬁce Visit) discusses the most common mistakes he
sees general dentists make when trying to perform root-canal
treatments, and the solutions to each.

DEPARTMENTS

Continuing
Education Update

Poll

Ad Index

Continuing Education

Implant Improvement
Dentaltown editorial advisory board member
Dr. John Nosti discusses principles that can
help improve the likelihood of successful
surgical implantation, and procedures and
lab communication that can help reduce
postoperative failures.

MESSAGE BOARD

WE MUST ALL BILL FOR PPE
Townies discuss new protocols for
PPE and how to properly bill their
insurance (or patients).

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