Dr. Rich Mounce offers parting thoughts as he concentrates on private practice Dr. Rich Mounce with his wife, Laura, and dog, Zinho This is my final Endospective column. Moving forward, I will be focused entirely on private practice. It’s been a privilege to work with Lisa Moler (the owner of MedMark Media and publisher of …

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  Dr. Rich Mounce discusses two companies that have had a positive clinical effect on endodontics This column tells the inspiring stories of two innovative and visionary endo-dontists who are deeply impacting the present and future of our specialty. Coincidently, both are from Brazil. Out of a passion to innovate, Dr. Alexandre Capelli began to …

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Dr. Rich Mounce discusses turning ideas into realities.

Dr. Rich Mounce offers advice for calming a stressful environment Recently, a good friend and I were discussing patient behavior. He expressed concern about the accumulating negativity and frustration he was experiencing from the frequent complaints, bad behavior, and lack of cooperation from some people. He is slowly starting to burn out. My friend summarized …

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Dr. Rich Mounce explores re-examining enthusiasm for endodontics

Dr. Carlos Spironelli Ramos discusses a beneficial advancement in endodontics Clinicians who use endodontic materials face several challenges.1 Optimally, the materials should be easy to use, visible in radiographs, biocompatible, bioactive, antimicrobial, and resorbable in tissues but should resist resorption within tooth structures. They should also be non-staining to tooth structures, strengthen the tooth, be …

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