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    Why do they call it "bread-and-butter" dentistry?

    Aug. 2, 2024
    Check out these two cases and ask yourself: Do you really have time for the eight-layer Instagrammable composite in your practice?
    David R. Rice, DDS, Chief editor

    Do you want to be more predictable in your process?

    Here's how:

    • One layer of dentin (Evanesce)
    • Enamel FX to characterize 
    • One layer enamel (Evanesce)

    Mike drop and done! That's what we call bread-and-butter dentistry.

    About the Author

    David R. Rice, DDS | Chief editor

    Founder of the nation’s largest student and new-dentist community, igniteDDS, David R. Rice, DDS, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He is the editorial director of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 27 years of practice in the books, Dr. Rice is trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks. Contact him at [email protected].

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