The Techniques is based on results of valid and clinically relevant research and actual everyday use by our Editorial Team, mainly under the same pressures you have in running a private practice. Since they utilize applications of research and clinical experience, which implies certain skills, we make no guarantees that you will achieve ultimate success by following these procedures. We do know, however, that when you follow these guidelines closely, your chances of producing high quality and predictable results will be greatly enhanced.

This edition is organized into the following sections:

Treatment Planning
This section takes you through a decision-making process, which not only includes what type of technique will best serve your patient, but also which material will accomplish the restorative goal with the highest chance of success.

Common Tasks
This section eliminates redundancy when the specific techniques are covered. When you encounter a common task in the specific techniques, you will see a page number, which refers the page on which the description of that task begins in this section.

Restorative Procedures
These are the "bread and butter" services of most practices, including all direct restorations, veneers, crowns, and bridges. They are arranged and categorized by the type of restoration. For example, all the types of veneers are in one subsection.

Repairs
Services that we hope will never be necessary, but are a fact of life in every restorative dentist's practice.

Auxiliary Procedures
Included are diagnostic services such as photography as well as non-restorative procedures such as bleaching.

The first page of each restorative, repair, and auxiliary procedure includes the following information:

Fees and Treatment Times
These are from a survey of the members of the Editorial Team who treat private practice patients. They are meant to be a guide concerning how much time you may want to allow for each procedure and comparable fees (U.S. only). The average fee for that procedure is listed first, followed by the range of fees in parentheses. As you can see, this fee range is quite different, based on the location, overhead, and needs of the particular Team Member. Although these fees are listed, we believe each individual office needs to set its fees according to its overhead and profit desires.

Insurance Codes
These are from CDT-4, version 2003. A short commentary on filing insurance as well as general business items follows the codes.

Each Technique section then proceeds with:

Clinical Photos
A gallery of clinical photos for that specific technique. The photos are typically arranged by case history, so you can observe the technique steps as the case progresses chronologically.

Clinician List
Identifies the clinicians, auxiliary personnel, and laboratory technicians who rendered the treatment depicted in the photo gallery.

Step-by-Step
After the photo gallery, you will find an introduction and general information on the procedure and the step-by-step technique. In these steps, we will recommend specific categories of products, where applicable. Please refer to annual edition of REALITY for this product information.

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