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Alif Moosajee explains why working with Ivoclar Vivadent can open up a whole new world of integrated dental products. ‘Have you heard of E.max? Of course, you’ve heard of E.max!’. It’s not a bold claim by Dr Alif Moosajee, but more of a statement of fact. If you’re performing indirect restorations in your practice, there … Continued
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Alif Moosajee presents a restorative and tooth whitening case study that achieved a highly accurate and predicable result. 32-year-old male patient presented with dissatisfaction with the appearance of his three-unit bridge. This spanned his upper right central incisor to upper left lateral incisor. He also complained that the bridge felt bulky and uncomfortable against his … Continued
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Alif Moosajee reflects on how digital dentistry has impacted his career and why it has become an essential part of his toolkit. I remember when I was a young man (let alone a young dentist). There were plenty of people who were where I wanted to be. And I always thought that they were just … Continued
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Colour is a very important topic in dentistry. This month Alif Moosajee talks about how to get the right colour and lustre for your restorations. Being able to match the colour of the restorations you make to the prevailing colour of the dentition is an important factor in trying to make the restorations you create … Continued
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With the brakes firmly applied to hands on education at the start of lockdown, courses, lunch and learns, conferences, symposiums etc, all disappeared overnight. However, Ivoclar Vivadent’s passion for delivering premium education remains stronger than ever. The team worked incredibly hard through lockdown, bringing you some of the absolute best online webinars and virtual education … Continued
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In this month’s Digital Dentist column, Alif focuses on language and how dentists should plan what they say to patients. Language is such an important topic. The words that we use help us to articulate our experience of the world, thus shaping our experience. In my Digital Dentist video this week, I talk about how … Continued
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Humans are creatures of deletion. We have to be, but what does that mean? Alif Moosajee explains how to keep patients’ focus in a world of too much information. Keeping focus We are so inundated with a plethora of stimuli at any one given moment that it would be impossible for us to function if … Continued
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Dr Alif Moosajee (AKA The Smiling Dentist) talks about the best way to help child patients feel more comfortable in the dental chair. I find treating children unpredictable. It is very ‘high risk/high reward’! Sometimes children are very belligerent and will not allow you to examine them at all. Sometimes your child patient will behave … Continued
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Dr Alif Moosajee (Aka The Smiling Dentist) tackles the topic of occlusion and why he thinks an understanding is crucial for digital dentistry. Occlusion is a really important but unfortunately badly understood topic in dentistry. The topic has a reputation for being badly taught (especially at undergraduate level). I remember the sum total of my … Continued
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Alif Moosajee (AKA The Smiling Dentist) discusses patient consent and how using digital tools can help communicate end goals with patients. Consent is such an important topic in dentistry. Not just because of the legal side, but because we want to treat our patients like human beings. We want to allow them to understand what … Continued
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Alif Moosajee (AKA The Smiling Dentist) introduces his new column where he will discuss everything about digital dentistry. I wish to welcome you warmly to my new column on Dentistry Online. I’m delighted to write a regular column and share insights that have helped me and might help others too. Sharing the knowledge I turned … Continued
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Dr Alif Moosajee presents a restorative and Zoom tooth whitening case study that harnesses Elab, for a highly accurate and predicable result. Dr Alif Moosajee’s 32-year-old male patient presented with dissatisfaction with the appearance of his three-part bridge, which spanned his upper right central incisor to upper left lateral incisor. He also complained that the … Continued
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We speak to Alif Moosajee about how he is positioning his dental practice to ensure they are ready for a possible boom time in dentistry. The COVID-19 pandemic may have rocked the dental profession to its core – but better times are around the corner. That’s the message increasingly shared by experts over recent weeks, … Continued
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Dr Alif Moosajee talks about the benefits of digital dentistry and why it’s so worth the investment. What makes these products so beneficial to a practice? I absolutely love CEREC. I think it’s one of the best things I’ve ever invested in for my practice. I’m no stranger to investing money to improve the quality … Continued
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We shouldn’t be making decisions for our patients by offering reduced prices for dental treatments, Alif Moosajee says. I’ve become aware of the term ‘MFD’, first introduced to us in 1992 on the Paul and Posner courses ‘Developing the Private sector in NHS Practice’. I‘m afraid this is not a new qualification like ‘the Membership to the … Continued
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Alif Moosajee says trust your gut more and keep your patients’ interests at the heart of everything you do. When teaching or lecturing I often get asked by younger dentists how I got to where I am now and how they can get better at confidently planning the correct treatment for their patients. I know … Continued
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We shouldn’t settle for inherited rules in our practices but create rules that will help us get results, Alif Moosajee says. Freakonomics is a book by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner. In the book the authors attempt to discuss and exemplify economic theory by using practical real-world events where they can apply and … Continued
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Alif Moosajee shares with us the background to his thinking and approach at Oakdale Dental. I have been privileged enough to find myself working in practices for a considerable length of time, often between four and five years and it’s very interesting to see the work that you do that succeeds, and the work that you … Continued
