in this issue: contents Departments 16 Continuing Education Update 12 | Howard Speaks OWNERSHIP ISN'T FOR EVERYONE 18 Dentaltown founder Dr. Howard Farran, MBA, points out that not every dentist wants to be in charge of a practice. Especially for younger dentists, the concept of checking in and checking out holds incredible appeal-and that decision isn't one to be shamed, because some of the most miserable dentists he's seen are ones who followed their parents into an industry they weren't truly excited about themselves. Industry News 20 New Products 22 Poll: Practice Management Software 34 Product Profile: Planmeca PlanMill 50 S Milling Unit and PlanCAD Premium Software 65 14 | Professional Courtesy ASK NOT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR SOFTWARE Editorial director Dr. Tom Giacobbi shares Townies' main practice management concerns and shares a recent issue of his own. 48 | STACKED FOR SUCCESS Drs. Isaias Íñiguez and Laiza Íñiguez Smith demonstrate two different composite restoration techniques using bulk fi ll restorative and polyethylene fibers that can be used as an interim treatment for cracked tooth syndrome. These restorations have lasted eight and 10 years-and counting! Ad Index 56 | WHY SOME IDEAS DIE 80 Over four decades of practice, Dr. John Wilde noticed that not all of his staff's great ideas made it into regular usage. What sets the ones that do apart from those that don't? Dentally Incorrect 60 | GROW IN 2021 (BY DOING THIS IN 2020) Scheduling Institute founder and CEO Jay Geier discusses three areas to focus on in the fourth quarter to maximize practice productivity in 2021 and beyond. 66 | REVERSING THE GRIND One of our most-followed Townies, Dr. Terry Shaw, shares a case in which he treated a wellknown Canadian tenor's severely worn dentition over two visits by rebuilding the patient's upper and lower teeth with composite. 8 NOVEMBER 2020 // dentaltown.com DT1120_TOC_Staff_Box_MM.indd 8 10/20/20 11:23 AMhttp://www.dentaltown.com