Your branches can only reach high if your roots go deep.
Brian Logue
Our mind is a whirlwind of thoughts. As dentists, this gamut of deliberation increases.
It’s the age of esthetic dentistry today, where majority of patients demand natural looking restorations. While we focus all our energies on tooth shade matching, photographic lab communications and expensive composites and ceramics, we completely overlook a major component of the mouth besides teeth – our gums. Pink esthetics are as important as white esthetics in today’s day and age. Gingival recession is a hideous sight, especially in the anterior region. A viable, non surgical option of gingival replacement with artificial substitutes, also called ‘Party Gums’, is available. They mask the anterior defects by re-establishing the contour of gingiva and are also easy to fabricate. If defects are bone related, the treatment differs. ‘Platelet concentrate in periodontal regeneration’ talks majorly about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet rich fibrin (PRF) in depth. Its applications include not only in intrabony and furcation defects, but also for ridge augmentation, sinus perforation repair, gingival recession treatments, papilla reconstruction, socket preservation and healing of wounds.
We all have specific plans in dental college – complete the patient quotas and pass the university exams. But do we think about what comes next? An established oral - maxillofacial surgeon and implantologist, offers ‘Advice to budding doctors’ - a short monologue of how to really go about this professional world after college. What is also not touched upon in college or thought upon by us is the challenge of staff management, essential for the smooth running of any dental setup. ‘The Dentist's Guide to Managing Employees’ is a comprehensive guide to suggesting ways of facing challenges of hiring, training, maintaining and retaining top professional assistants, especially well versed in attracting and caring for patients. We all are aware that we are stressed because of what we think , but we don’t think about what to do about it! ’My idea of being a stress-free dentist’ gives an elaborate discussion on effects of stress in a dentist’s life, steps to follow in practice to reduce your stress levels, various self-management techniques as per the dentist’s behavioural type and some self-management tips.
It discusses some strategies you can use in your daily routine to kick words like boredom, stress, anxiety out of your life by adopting innovative practical ideas.
It is a privilege to have with us on board Dr. Arnold J. Malerman, DDS, consultant orthodontist in Pennsylvania, US. Dr Malerman has practiced dentistry in the US Air Force
and is currently a Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at Penn university. He has won the Montgomery Newspapers' People's Choice award for four years running. He shares with us his story on ‘Being dentist’, an inspiring journey of hard work and determination. After this intensive array of articles, it is time for a fun fact we don’t think of – how lucky our spouses are to have married a dentist! Decide (with your spouse) if that is true after reading ‘Top 10 Reasons Why Dentists Make Excellent Spouses’.
December marks the end of the year and time for introspection to prepare for the new year. Let’s hope we also start thinking of things we don’t generally think about, for a more fruitful year to come.
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Till then, wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Dr Nupur Shrirao is a consulting Prosthodontist and aesthetic dentist. She is currently in the editorial committee of International Journal Of Innovative Research In Dental Sciences (IJIRDS) and the Reviewer Board of Journal of International Oral Health (JIOH) and IP Annals of Prosthodontics & Restorative Dentistry (APRD).
Is your patient missing on a gratifying emergence profile despite your skilful efforts? Is there an aesthetic failure due to receded gingiva even after delivering a faultless prosthesis?
Platelet concentrate is nothing but a centrifuged blood with only platelets and fibrin in maximum amount and less or very few leucocytes at the bottom. Other components get separated from the platelet concentrates in the upper layer. Several techniques for platelet concentrates are available.
Doctors graduate from medical and dental colleges all across the country every year. They are inspired by their seniors, who have been practicing for several years; they get the opportunity to connect to a large number of doctors and medical students over social media and face to face.
Successful business owners are confident and also competent in their respective field. They are extremely focused and desire to know what exactly needs to be done and finally, they get results. The most important resources in the business mainly dwell with the human resources and focus towards the task of managing staff and hiring quality professionals required to fulfil the particular need.
Dr Jane walked into her own practice like an employee under pressure. Dressed simplistically, not so keen about presentation. Her eyes were sunken from lack of sound sleep. Her morning started with popping an Asprin after tea. Her neck was hurting. Her mind wondering around yesterday’s patients.
When I was 14 I would accompany my sister to Dr. Albert Weiser’s Orthodontic office for her Orthodontic treatment. Dr. Weiser was kind enough to let me watch as he treated my sister, and he would explain what he was doing and why. So at 14 I decided what a wonderful way to make a living, helping people smile.
Being a dentist, I always imagined myself marrying fellow professional. Somehow that was always my first criteria whenever it was discussed with my parents and family. Life however, had other plans for me. So now I think of it from a different perspective. My husband is very lucky to have married me!
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