Quick Tip: The Most Important Tool in Your Office
15 years ago, I thought the most important tool in my office was my X-ray unit. It allowed me to diagnose and treat patients. I never thought that I would […]
How to Explain the Aspects of the Complete Exam to Patients
I explain the complete exam to the patient only after the preclinical interview. I interview the patient, ask them while they’re here what they’re looking for from me. And then […]
Quick Tip: What Muscle Exams Are Telling You
Muscle exams are a very important part of our new patient examination process. There are several muscles that we look at, and it’s in the Dawson Diagnostic Wizard å¨. And […]
Dentists: What is fremitus and why is it important?
Fremitus is the perceived vibration of a tooth when it comes into contact with another tooth. This is very important for a number of reasons. It is something we should […]
How to Treat Unstable or Uncomfortable TMJs
When dealing with a symptomatic or a suspected TMD patient, we want to follow a series of protocols, no different, really, than we deal with most of our patients.
How to Know If Your Models are Mounted Correctly in Centric Relation
So one of the first things that is helpful is, of course, we want to check the point of initial contact in the mouth when we do our complete exam. […]
The Benefits of Using Doppler Auscultation
Hi. My name is Dr. Leonard Hess. I would like to spend a few moments with you talking about the benefits of using doppler auscultation. Doppler auscultation is really […]
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