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This month, Manrina Rhode discusses how to go about treating cracked veneers, crowns and composite, and why finding the cause is key. Today I want to talk to you about cracked crowns, veneers, porcelain, and maybe even bonding – and what you do about it. It’s surprising how many dentists don’t know that you can…
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This month, Manrina Rhode discusses how she utilises social media to benefit her aesthetic dentistry business. Today, I want to talk to you about the impact of social media. I have pretty much built my business on social media. When people say ‘If Instagram shut down tomorrow, how would it impact your life?’ and people…
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Aesthetic Dentistry Expert Manrina Rhode shares her strategies for building trust with patients and the impact that this can have on the dentist-patient relationship. Today I want to talk to you about developing trust with your patients. I think the most important thing when you first meet a patient is to make them feel heard.…
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This month, Manrina Rhode discusses how she uses AI in practice and how she predicts it will impact the future of aesthetic dentistry. It’s on the tip of everyone’s tongues at the moment: AI this, AI that, Chat GPT this, Chat GPT that. It’s very exciting. I think what’s exciting about it is that it’s…
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Manrina Rhode presents a case in which she tackles the root cause of tooth wear and uses composite edge-bonding to restore function and aesthetics. Bruxism and consuming acidic foods and beverages are common causes of tooth wear. Composite resin is a versatile and predictable material for restoring the function and aesthetics of damaged or worn…
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From first impressions to showing evidence, Manrina Rhode discusses how to create a high treatment acceptance rate. Today I’m going to talk to you about patient conversion and treatment acceptance. First impressions It seems like a silly and obvious thing to say, but it’s surprising how many dentists don’t think about the first impression that…
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From tooth length to the position of the lips, this month Manrina Rhode discusses her tips for creating a ‘perfect’ smile. Today we will be talking about what makes a perfect smile. The first thing I need to say is that the perfect smile is the one done without any restriction. Anyone who’s limiting…
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This month, Manrina Rhode discusses how to build your cosmetic dentistry businesses and the problems you may need to overcome. A recent study was conducted about how 85% of people are unhappy with certain aspects of their smile and the way their smile looked. So, the likelihood is that 85% of your patients want cosmetic…
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This month, Manrina Rhode stresses the importance of communicating effectively with your ceramicist as an aesthetic dentist – from shade taking to feedback when things go wrong. Today I’m going to talk to you about the importance of good communication with your technician. A dentist is not an island. We are a community and we need…
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This month Manrina Rhode discusses the many shades of tooth whitening and what her go-to shade is for a natural, white smile. Today we are going to talk about: how white is too white? There has been a lot of publicity recently about Turkey Teeth and the way they look. They became quite popular with…
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This month, Manrina Rhode discusses all the different ways you can treat gummy smiles and how to choose the right treatment plan. So often patients come in with gummy smiles and there’s so many different options available of how to treat them. Let’s go through all of them and talk a little bit about diagnosis…
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This month, the Aesthetic Dentistry Expert, Manrina Rhode, discusses everything you need to know about black triangles and the different ways of treating them. Today I’m going to talk to you about black triangles. Do you know what a black triangle is? They are little black areas that you get interproximally between teeth quite close…
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For National Teeth Whitening Day, Manrina Rhode shares her passion for the treatment and the pitfalls to avoid when discussing whitening with patients. Today, we are talking about teeth whitening. I think it’s fair to say I love teeth whitening. I’ve probably whitened 99% of my patients’ teeth, if not 99.9%. I literally can’t think of…
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Health before beauty: Manrina Rhode discusses how to navigate the balance between ethics and expectations, and why you should always avoid compromising to please your patient. Today, we’re going to talk about balancing ethics and patient expectations. I think we’ve all had those patients come in who want a treatment from us and it’s not…
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‘The more we learn, the less stressful our lives are’: Manrina Rhode discusses the importance of aesthetic dentistry training for all dental professionals and the correct way to go about getting it. Today I’m going to talk to you about training to get into aesthetic dentistry. We are not really taught aesthetic dentistry at…
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Having practised for more than 20 years, Dr Manrina Rhode had not considered investing in a scanner. Now a proud owner of an iTero, she talks us through why it is so important to embrace new technology and the improvements it has brought to her practice. My name is Dr Manrina Rhode. I’m an aesthetic…
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With the issue of Turkey Teeth being a hot topic at the moment, Manrina Rhode discusses the complications of dental crowns that every patient needs to be aware of. Welcome back to part two of the ‘dark side’ of cosmetic dentistry. And keeping in line with porcelain veneers, crowns and smile makeovers, and moving on…
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Dr Manrina Rhode explains how she brought to life her practice vision without having to compromise on her dreams. When planning for the opening of my own practice, I was very invested in every square inch of the clinic. I would not compromise on anything. Everything had to be premium; the location, the décor and…
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With a rise in demand for composite bonding, this month Manrina Rhode discusses the complications every patient needs to be aware of. My name’s Dr Manrina Rhode and I am the aesthetic dentistry expert for dentistry.co uk. Today we’re talking about the dark side of cosmetic dentistry. There’s a couple of topics I want to…
