Yearly Archives: 2019

How to Add a Virtual Black Contraster to Your Intraoral Photos

Posted on November 6, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

If you’ve been doing intraoral photography for cosmetic cases, you’re likely familiar with the black contraster.  If you’ve only read articles about cosmetic dentistry, you’ve likely seen the photos of a restored arch with a black background to show off … Continue reading →

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Trim Your Own Dies???

Posted on October 28, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

Who does THAT?  Why would you? I started my own practice renting space in an existing dental office (shared space).  The other dentist took a lot of pride in his work, and deservedly so.  One of the many things he … Continue reading →

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Is the Other Bracket About to Drop?

Posted on October 6, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

I wrote about DIY orthodontics not long ago.  While it felt good to “unload” my feelings about DIY orthodontics, I had to admit to myself that it was unlikely we (dentistry) would stop this multi-billion dollar juggernaut.  I figured it … Continue reading →

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All My Training and 31 Years of Experience Have Led to This!

Posted on October 2, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

About a month ago, we had a close call with Hurricane Dorian, which was a “Cat 5” and got within 100 miles of us.  In the process of putting up my shutters, I smashed the tip of the ring finger … Continue reading →

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Why I Like Guns

Posted on September 8, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

Why do I like guns? They are simple mechanical devices and among the few durable items that can be as functional 100 years later as the day they were made. They are powerful.  It’s an explosion you can hold in your … Continue reading →

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Golden Proportion Template for Treatment Planning and Case Presentation

Posted on August 23, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

There are a number of ways you can use Golden Proportion to plan or present an anterior cosmetic case: You could just print a photo of a retracted view of the anterior teeth and draw on it directly with a … Continue reading →

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This Is What “Organized Dentistry” Thinks Is Good Marketing!?!?

Posted on August 14, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

I’ve long been a critic of so-called “organized dentistry” (American Dental Association) at the national, state, and local levels.  And, hoo-boy, do they lob up easy targets for me!  This is an ad recently created by my state’s dental association.  … Continue reading →

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Join the Dark (Insurance) Side, or not?

Posted on August 7, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

Those who know me, know that I’ve been “insurance-free” for my whole career.  My practice has been truly FFS (fee for service) for its entire history.  I can tell you, that it has NOT been easy.  But, when I observed … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Ad?

Posted on July 16, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

My chairside assistant sent this ad to me (from her Facebook feed).  It’s a local dentist.  What is the appeal to viewers / prospective patients here?  Put yourself in their shoes, so to speak (you know nothing about dentistry).  “What … Continue reading →

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Talk with and listen to your patients! You never know where the conversation will lead.

Posted on July 2, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

A short story for today’s blog: Today a patient came in for his recall visit. He’s relatively new to the practice… maybe a year. Super-nice guy – 27 years old. We did some routine restorative treatment for him. He has … Continue reading →

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