in this issue: contents Departments 14 Continuing Education Update 16 18 20 36 38 Product Profi le: Single-Use Aerosol Evacuator 40 Product Profi le: Lucitone Digital Print Dentures 57 72 Ad Index Industry News New Products Poll: Finance Industry Insights: GC America's Centennial Anniversary 68 What Game Are You Playing? Independent practice owners usually fall into one of a few different categories, and how they defi ne their role informs which steps they should be taking to help improve the success of their business. In Part 1 of a two-part series, Scheduling Institute founder Jay Geier starts the conversation about how dentists in each category can best position themselves for when it's time to sell their practice. 10 | Howard Speaks GETTING TO 'YES' BY TRACKING 'NO' Dentaltown founder Dr. Howard Farran explains the importance of getting to " yes " by tracking your " nos. " 12 | Professional Courtesy MONEY-SAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS Hiring new employees doesn't have to be costly and time-consuming. Dentaltown editorial director Dr. Tom Giacobbi shares how dentists can minimize the fi nancial strain and wasted time with an in-depth operations manual. 50 | ULTRASONIC CAVITATION AND PERI-IMPLANTITIS Dentally Incorrect Despite several protocols being proposed, no single method has been proven to be superior for decontaminating implant surfaces, which helps patients minimize peri-implantitis. Periodontist Dr. Giacomo Tarquini discusses the use of ultrasonic cavitation, which has shown to be highly effective in removing biofi lms from substrate at the microscopic level, with no damage to the underlying surface. 6 NOVEMBER 2021 // dentaltown.comhttp://www.dentaltown.com