The PAC Podcast with Special Guest Dr. Tim Herman
The PAC Podcast, episode 7, featuring Garrett Caldwell, CEO, Dr. Michael Miyaski, and special guest Dr. Tim Herman is now available. Scan the QR code to listen today.
The PAC Podcast Episode 4
Listen now to Episode 4 Part 1 of the PAC Podcast featuring Dr. Michael Miyasaki and Garrett Caldwell, CEO. Scan the QR code to listen today.
The PAC is Alive
Early this year I met with Garrett Caldwell, CEO of Corr Dental Designs, and had a long conversation. First, we have missed the local live meetings of colleagues. The ones that really have true value to advance our skills and increase the success of our practices during this time of immense change in our profession. [...]
Communication Is Critical When Fewer Teeth Are Restored
Dr. Michael Miyasaki The reality for many is that inflation has taken some of the wind out of their spending ‘sails’. Decisions about want-based elective dentistry may come down to true need. In the PAC Newsletter, we often see ten-unit cases. Why do we like doing ten units better than fewer? When we [...]
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO: Resilience and commitment
Garrett Caldwell, CEO Greetings to our valued clients and colleagues: Reflecting back over the last 18 months, never before has our industry experienced such challenges. All of our businesses were affected in many different ways. Here is a bit of our story. With our own business beginning to slow rapidly at the beginning [...]
Celebrating 100 Issues of PAC TEC
Garrett Caldwell, CEO This month marks the 100th issue of PAC TEC, a production of Pacific Aesthetic Laboratory Group. Our goal has been to inspire and educate through the demonstration of actual cases. If you ever heard someone say, “Give me the Reader’s Digest version”, this is what we have strived to achieve. [...]
Trust and Inspire
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO In today’s climate of difficulty hiring, training, and retaining employees and particularly since the trend of working from home has increased dramatically, even more especially since the pandemic, I think it might be wise to take a step or two back and look at our present condition. Although I [...]
An Overview On Developing A Case
Dr. Michael Miyasaki I am always amazed by the skills displayed by the doctors who show their work in this newsletter. All the step-by-step instruction makes this newsletter interesting to read. A shout-out should go out to Rae Rankin, the one who coordinates, edits and layouts each issue. As part of the team, [...]
Goodbye to an Old Friend
Dr. Todd Franklin Having used it for almost 30 years, Empress (Ivoclar) has been very good to us. It revolutionized how we approached aesthetic cases and the laboratory enjoyed its simplicity in fabrication. Pressed ceramics were here to stay, so we thought. Advancements in materials will take us in new directions and as [...]
Lasers in Dentistry
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO The invention of the laser occurred around about 1960. Since that time a myriad of laser technology applications have surfaced, so diverse that it would be near impossible to name them all. Laser systems in dentistry have advanced rapidly enabling the practitioner the ability to remove caries, prep tooth [...]