Volume 24 Issue 3
Discover The Issue.
Editor's Message
The Secret Ingredient
Michael J. Koczarski, DDS
President's Message
I Just Like to Run
Mickey Bernstein, DDS, AACD President and AACD Accredited Member
Cover
About the Cover
Wade M. Pilling, DMD and Bradley L. Jones, AAACD
Guest Editorial
Sharing Your Wealth: Writing for the Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry—An Invitation to Contribute
Sandra R. Roth
Clinical Science
Collaboration, Communication, and Conservative Protocol for Predictable Veneers
Wade M. Pilling, DMD and Bradley L. Jones, AAACD
Excellence In Cosmetic Dentistry 2008
A Taste of New Orleans—Excellence In Cosmetic Dentistry 2008
Hugh D. Flax, DDS, AAACD
Accreditation Essentials
Introduction to Accreditation Essentials
Susan Hollar, DDS, AAACD
Excerpts from the Introductory Guide to Accreditation
Six or More Direct Resin Veneers Case for Accreditation: Hands-on Typodont Exercise
James H. Peyton, DDS, AACD Accredited Fellow Member (FAACD) and J. Fred Arnold, III, DMD, FAACD
Accreditation Clinical Case Report, Case Type V: Six or More Direct Resin Veneers
Scott W. Finlay, DDS, AAACD
Interdisciplinary Dentistry
Dentist-Technician Synergy=Predictable Results
Mike Malone, DDS, AAACD and Michael T. Bellerino, CDT, AAACD
Accreditation: A Model for Successful Communication and Teamwork
Michael T. Morris, CDT, FAACD
Searching for Ways to Improve Teamwork Between Dentists and Laboratory Technicians
Mark Willes
Laboratory Technicians' Techniques
Foundations for Success
Pinhas Adar, MDT, CDT
Give Back A Smile
A Message From the Give Back A Smile Team
Lisa Fitch, AACDCF Program Manager
Give Back A Smile: Our Experience
Lloyd H. Darby, DDS
Picking Up the Pieces
Richard Hagstrom, DDS and Joe Wynne
Dear Colleagues
Richard M. Brown, DDS, FAGD
FEATURES
Lifestyle
Economic Independence: Having Your Money Work as Hard for You as You Worked for It!
Omer K. Reed, DDS and Kelly W. Reed, BS
Financial Freedom...The Attainable Future
Trent Smallwood, DDS, FACE
Members' Pearls
Digital Technology: A Necessity for Increased Case Acceptance and Patient Satisfaction
Lorin F. Berland, DDS, FAACD
The Trial Smile Experience
Susan Hollar, DDS, AAACD
Dentistry in the Digital World: Enhancing the Contemporary Esthetic Practice With Digital Photography and Presentations
Jack Ringer, DDS, AAACD
Restorative Dentistry
The Art of a Beautiful Smile
George Kirtley, DDS, AAACD
Achieving the Epitome of Composite Art: Creating Natural Tooth Esthetics, Texture, and Anatomy Using Appropriate Preparation and Layering Techniques
Brian LeSage, DDS, FAACD, Frank Milnar, DDS, FAACD and Jenifer Wohlberg, AAACD
Exploring the Cosmetic Dental Applications of Soft Tissue Diode Lasers
Edward Lowe, DMD, AAACD
RSVP (Rapid Simplified Veneer Provisional System)
Robert C. Margeas, DDS
Chairside CAD/CAM: Not If, but Which and When
Richard T. Masek, DDS, AAACD
Facial Changes Through Dental Temporization
Elliot Mechanic, DDS
Extreme Class IV Composites: The Next Best Thing to Cloning
Michael J. Morgan, DDS
Conservative Porcelain Veneer Techniques Guided by Three Different Preparation Stents
Stephen M. Phelan, DDS, AAACD
Team Training
The Public Opinion Survey on Dentistry—Are You Offering What Patients Are Really Looking For?
Steven J. Anderson
Moving From
William A. Blatchford, DDS
Why Customer Service is Not Enough
Lisa Ford, CSP
Empowering Your Dental Practice With Digital Photography
Phillip Kemp, DDS
Empowering the Complete Care Dental Assistant
Shannon Pace Schmidt
The Role of Patient Coordinator
Sandra R. Roth