IDS Weekly Tip: Go Back a Step

There are times when things just don’t go right, correct?  And you look at it and sometimes you try to want to control the situation and sometimes we don’t control the situation the best way. So here is a solution and it’s a solution that works for us and it works...

IDS Webinar Schedule 2017-2018

Dear Colleagues, Here is the IDS schedule for the coming twelve months. Click here for the schedule. The next year of the IDS will be our best year ever, providing you with new strategies to propel your periodontal practice. New patients, staff motivation, getting...

IDS Weekly Tip: Market into Your Strong Periods

We talk about marketing, and of course marketing is becoming more and more an essential part of our practices, particularly if we are thinking about going direct to patient. The question is when do you market? There is some conventional wisdom here that I’m going to...

IDS Weekly Tip: Handoff Communication

We talk a lot about transitions.  “Transitions” have different meanings depending upon what we apply it to. How about the transition of communication, the “handoff?”  There is a particular sequence of events that if followed will result in maximum acceptance of the...

IDS Weekly Tip: Buildup

We talk about full and sequential treatment planning. There is one thing that we as periodontists don’t realize. At least I didn’t. Maybe you do. Maybe you are better than I am.  A buildup is required for nearly every crown restoration. The buildup is a necessary...