by Rob Minch | Mar 8, 2011 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Veneers, State of the Art Equipment and Materials, Techniques
Childhood memories can be some of the most potent. Take my memory of having a filling done back when I was 12 years old (can that really be more than 40 years ago!!!). In any event, I remember very vividly being in the chair, having a silver (mercury) filling put in...
by Rob Minch | Feb 14, 2011 | Continuing Education, Cosmetic Dentistry, Cosmetic Bonding, State of the Art Equipment and Materials, Techniques
So as my week long course in Curitiba, Brazil comes to a close, I have Brazilian music on my Itunes and I have Brazilian calm in my soul. The tempo of life is so different down here that it is infectious! My favorite example is that not once, after any meal at any...
by Rob Minch | Feb 8, 2011 | Continuing Education, Cosmetic Dentistry, Cosmetic Bonding, State of the Art Equipment and Materials, Techniques
So here am in Brazil at the most amazing course, learning a tremendous amount of information. The subject is how to use Composite Bonding material to better rebuild broken down/ fractured/ worn teeth but it could just as well be titled “how to make teeth look...
by Rob Minch | Feb 6, 2011 | Techniques, Continuing Education, Cosmetic Dentistry, Cosmetic Bonding, State of the Art Equipment and Materials
I am writing from Curitiba, Brazil, a town just southwest of Sao Paolo. I arrived here Friday afternoon in preparation of a 5 day course that I will be taking here. This is a hands on course that focuses on reconstructing front teeth that have broken or deteriorated....
by Rob Minch | Dec 10, 2010 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Patient Relationships, Porcelain Veneers, TMJ/ Bite Issues, Techniques
Modern technology never ceases to amaze me- I am currently writing this from 34,000 feet on board a Southwest 737-700 returning to Baltimore from Scottsdale, having finished another stint of teaching some very smart dentists at Spear Education and the Scottsdale...
by Rob Minch | Sep 3, 2010 | Techniques, Cosmetic Dentistry, Cosmetic Bonding
So last time, I mentioned how things seem to happen in threes and that this definitely applied to people breaking their front tooth. Here is evidence to that in the form of my patient Ray who is the 2nd patient in a month to break his front tooth. Ray is a strapping...
