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Bonding to Old Composite: A Clinician’s Guide
In this article, CR Scientists and Clinical Experts provide clear, actionable guidance to help achieve durable, successful composite repairs
This is one article from the November 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Dedicated Assisted Hygiene: Are You Missing Out?
Most dental offices use assistants to help dental hygienists in some ways, such as recording periodontal chartings, helping sterilize instruments, or other occasional services. This article examines something very different: What if each hygienist had a DEDICATED assistant?
This is one arti...
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Resin Restorative Cookbook: A Recipe for Success
CR Clinicians, Project Directors, and Scientists put forth an exemplary technique, complete with a sampling of all-star products, to achieve consistent and desirable results for Class II restorations.
This is one article from the October 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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How Can Digital Techniques Improve the Denture Experience?
This report compares products and techniques to improve the denture experience for patients, dentists, and labs in order to meet the need for high quality, well-fitting dentures.
This is one article from the October 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Suggestions for Solving Top Esthetic Challenges!
CR makes suggestions for solving the survey respondents’ top esthetic issues and advises on 1) shade matching, 2) best materials for the esthetic zone, 3) the expected lifetime of surface staining on porcelain, lithium disilicate, and zirconia, and 4) ways to build color that are longer last...
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How is the New LOCATOR FIXED System Working?
Is LOCATOR FIXED allowing more dentists to enjoy simplified complete fixed prostheses, thus increasing their patient base? Yes—read how in this issue.
This is one article from the September 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Post and Cores: What is Popular and What Should You Use?
In this article, CR Scientists and Clinicians evaluate the most popular post brands as chosen by readers, explaining the details in material and design that have the greatest impacts on core strength and retention.
This is one article from the August 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Socket Grafting: When and Which One?
This article compares the available graft substances, their advantages/disadvantages, and cost.
This is one article from the August 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Solving Challenges with Screw-Retained Implant Abutments
This article identifies challenges, and suggests remedies to help solve them.
This is one article from the July 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Improving Endodontic Debridement with Active Lavage
This report describes current concepts and products for active endodontic lavage and makes suggestions for improvement of endodontic treatment.
This is one article from the May 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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How Dental Assistants Can Elevate Your Practice
This article evaluates strategies of using more DAs as the practice grows to increase quality and profits. The article also suggests changes that may need to occur in some states or provinces to better utilize these crucial auxiliaries.
This is one article from the May 2024 issue of Clinicia...
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Crowns have Changed—What Should You Change?
To enhance success in fixed prosthodontics, CR experts demonstrate the right material choices and tooth preparation techniques for the digital age.
This is one article from the April 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Demystifying Controversies in Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Joints
CR Clinicians and Project Directors offer important information to clarify this controversial subject.
This is one article from the April 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Are Tissue-Level Implants a Better Option?
This report discusses the advantages of tissue-level implants, together with other factors, that potentially improve implant success and patient outcomes.
This is one article from the April 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Have What You Need in a Medical Emergency
In this article, CR provides pragmatic information on:
Medical emergencies in dental offices
How to avoid emergencies, including the proper training and education
What medical emergency kits should and must include, including proper equipment
Suggested medical emergency kits for dental office...
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Solutions for Staffing Shortages in 2024
How can we mitigate the damage from staffing changes, how do we make them less likely, and how do we attract quality people? This article provides potential solutions for these critical tasks.
This is one article from the February 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Is It Time to Return to Conventional Glass Ionomer Cement?
Every cement for cementation of indirect restorations since the beginning of dentistry has had significant strengths and weaknesses. This task appears to be a difficult challenge for manufacturers since current cements are still having problems. Popular crown types do NOT have marg...
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Elevate Your Dental Assistants and Enhance Your Practice
In this article, CR uses survey results along with expert advice to make specific recommendations to help educate dental assistants (DAs); identifies the Top 5 essential DA skills and gives specific advice on how a DA can learn these tasks; and focuses on how skill and technique enha...
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Can Natural Teeth Be Successfully Connected to Implants?
If the edentulous space is longer than you consider acceptable for a fixed prosthesis, an implant placed at an appropriate location in the space can provide a shorter edentulous space if you connect the implant to a strong natural tooth. Later in this article you will find specific p...
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Dental A.I. is Here—Is it Hype, or Will it Help?
In this first look at dental A.I., CR’s Scientists and Clinicians will answer the questions surrounding where A.I. can help dentists and what A.I. hype dentists should carefully avoid.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Composite Complications: Predictable Solutions
This report identifies a range of such complications, describes the challenges contributing to their occurrence, and provides solutions that can lead to improved success in resin-based composite restorations for practitioners.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Re...
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Botox in Dentistry: From Esthetics to Treating TMD
In this issue, CR Scientists and expert clinicians share their insights into the potentially powerful effects of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A (BoNT-A) and provide useful suggestions.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Five Tips for Better Impressions
This article leverages Clinicians Reports’ Scientists, Clinicians, and its extensive network of top industry experts to provide compelling facts and tips about impression making—particularly the very common PVS impressions—to help make great impressions better.
This is one article from the August 2023 issu...
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Common Implant Problems and Possible Solutions
When observing the many ways to replace a tooth, we are forced to admit that currently there is nothing as functional and esthetically pleasing as natural teeth, but implants can come close.
This is one article from the August 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety (Part 2): Sedation
This article will give the reader an appreciation for the complexity of providing safe sedation, familiarity with the pharmacology, patient selection criteria (ASA risk assessment), required equipment/drugs, complication avoidance, and the much required educational resources for you to sa...
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Gordon: Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned Sooner!
Implementing these ten topics into your practice will positively influence your patients, you, and your staff.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Dental Implants: Zirconia vs. Titanium, A Material Comparison
This report examines the advantages and limitations of zirconia implants, as compared to titanium, and discusses considerations and indications for use.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety (Part 1)
This article discusses psychological management of patient fears—prevention, etiology, and recognition, with abundance of clinical tips.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Aligner Orthodontics: Problems Observed and Keys to Success
In this article, CR identifies many of the problems involved with aligners and makes suggestions to limit these complications.
This is one article from the June 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Single Anterior Tooth Restorations: Do Yours Match?
This article will provide readers the following:
• Various methods for better shade matching in the esthetic zone.
• Techniques to match even the most difficult shade-matching expectations.
• Comparisons of ceramic materials—essential for anterior crown selection and matching.
This is on...
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Aligner Orthodontics: Problems Observed and Keys to Success
What every general dentist needs to know! This is an expanded single topic article that discusses many of the problems involved with aligners and makes suggestions to limit these complications with extra bonus material discussing specific cautions and expectations with these align...
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Complete Denture Impressions—Can Yours Be Better?
This article provides step-by-step pictorial and narrative instruction on how to make excellent complete denture impressions..
This is one article from the April 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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What Is the Best Treatment for an Edentulous Patient?
CR compares treatment alternatives for edentulous patients for your use and for education of your patients.
This is one article from the March 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Medical Billing in Dentistry: What You Should Know
This report examines medical billing in dentistry and can help you decide if and how it can be implemented in your practice.
This is one article from the March 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Can Implant Failure Be Effectively Prevented or Treated?
This article discusses possible reasons and potential solutions for implant failure and treatment for peri-implantitis.
This is one article from the February 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Socket Bone Graft without a Buccal Plate: How To Make It Work
This issue includes techniques when one or more socket walls are missing and a discussion on why and how ridge preservation can be done.
This is one article from the February 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Antibiotic Crisis!
This article is a resource for dentists prescribing antibiotics, particularly as antibiotics decline in efficacy.
This is one article from the February 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Some Crowns Are Not Fitting—Why?
This article explains common challenges and how to minimize them for better crown fit and performance.
This is one article from the January 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Practice Success in Inflationary Times
Clinicians Report offers some advice to help navigate these, and future, turbulent times.
This is one article from the January 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Ridge Preservation (RP) at Extraction: Why and How
This report discusses simple grating of extraction sites with fully intact bony walls. Surgical technique, osteogenic graft materials, and secure suture placement is emphasized. Patient compliance is critical to final success. Products listed are prevalent in survey; costs vary considerabl...
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High vs. Low Translucent Zirconia: Should I be using BOTH?
This report shows clinical results now pointing to some indications and contra-indications for the high and low translucent zirconia formulations.
This is one article from the November 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Direct Resin Veneers—A Great Practice Builder!
In this issue, CR clinicians and Scientists share practical and useful information on direct resin veneers.
This is one article from the October 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Saving Money with Low-Cost Private-Label Dental Supplies
This report discusses potential savings and offers clinical tips when trying to reduce supply costs.
This is one article from the October 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Gordon Answers 20 Tough Questions
CR clinicians and science staff accumulated 70 topics on which there were no finite answers and are controversial. At the risk of developing additional controversy, they have provided suggestions for you on the potential current answers to these questions.
This is one article from the September 2022 issue...
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Office Safety: Minimizing Dental Occupational Hazards
This article highlights various office hazards and injuries, and makes recommendations for the creation of a safe working environment.
This is one article from the September 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Are Lasting Effects of COVID Influencing You or Your Patients?
This article provides state-of-the-art information about long-COVID.
This is one article from the August 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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First Look at a New Technology that May Simplify Oral Surgery
Clinicians Report’s team of Scientists, CR Clinicians, surveyed users, and ultimately an oral surgeon tested and reviewed this device to give a first clinical look at its pros and cons.
This is one article from the August 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Can Dental Anesthetic Delivery Be Painless?
The article discusses many concepts, products, and techniques to help your dental anesthetic delivery become more comfortable for patients.
This is one article from the July 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Sectional Matrices: A Clinical Product Comparison
This article from the Dental Test Clinic—a testing laboratory union between practicing dentists, CR, and the University of Utah—compares common brands of posterior interproximal matrices for speed, cost, and effectiveness. Dentists need to rely on interproximal matrices; however, this repor...
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Occlusal Splints: Simple, Effective, and Needed!
This report reviews various splint types to help educate you on how best to incorporate the use of occlusal splints in your practice.
This is one article from the June 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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