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intravenous anesthesia? Many times, the best thing you can do to help build your practice is to refer certain patients to a specialist, who can take great care of them and return them happily back to your practice.
Conclusion If you enjoy doing surgery in your office, or if you are in a practice situation where you are expected to do more surgical procedures, I would recommend learning as much as you can about medical evaluation, patient management and complications, in addition to surgical skills, so that you can provide the highest quality of care to your patients. Teach yourself to mentally visualize every procedure from start to finish so that you can anticipate what instruments and supplies will be needed, and have them ready to go or readily available. Learn to anticipate complications so you can manage them easily or avoid them all together.
Another thing I strongly recommend is the use of surgical loupes and a headlight. Being able to see what you are doing makes surgery much easier. Plan for success on the first attempt.
But, most importantly I recommend invoking the " mother-in-law " test. Would you be comfortable doing the proposed procedure on your mother-inlaw, your mother, spouse, or any other family member? Would you want another dentist, with your same level of training and experience, doing the same procedure on your loved one, or would you send them to a specialist? I sleep well at night because I think about these things all the time and as a result, enjoy what I do and take great care of the patients who come to see me. I want the same for you. �
LADS Continuing Education Course June 26, 2018 | Maggiano’ s 6- 9pm
Making Orthodontics Predictable and Esthetic
Dentistry is going through a technological revolution. During the last 10 years there were more new technological developments in than in the whole history of our profession. One of the areas undergoing rapid progress is three-dimensional imaging and orthodontic appliance customization. These changes have a direct effect on diagnosis, treatment planning, knowledge generation, treatment implementation, design and fabrication of appliances, communication, marketing, interdisciplinary interaction and education in dentistry and orthodontics.
Dan Grauer DDS PhD maintains a private practice limited to orthodontics for teens and adults in Santa Monica, California. He specializes in computerguided orthodontics where invisibles customized appliances are fabricated based on the face, occlusion and smile. He is a Professor of Advanced Orthodontics at the University of Southern California, a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Orthodontics, and a member of the American Association of Orthodontists Committee on Technology.
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