Alan Stafford, DDS, MBA, MAGD

Dental Education
Want greater success? Be a quitter
We're often told that the key to success is perseverance. Motivational gurus exhort us to keep working, trying, and fighting until we succeed. But what if they're wrong?
March 14, 2010
Dental Education
START now for success
Five simple steps to achieving your goals.
February 14, 2010
Dental Education
Time for a New Year's 'revolution'
A resolution is most often a determination to improve or change a situation incrementally. A revolution is something much different.
January 17, 2010
Dental Education
Present perfect
Is it possible to truly "live in the moment"?
December 10, 2009
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Making your dreams come true
Are you spending more time doing what you should do than what you want to do?
November 8, 2009
Dental Education
Getting everything you want
What does "having it all" really mean?
October 4, 2009
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Top Stories
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Legal Issues
Dentist acquitted of assaulting pediatric patients
A judge has acquitted a retired dentist of physically assaulting four pediatric patients he treated in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Pediatrics
Early salivary biomarkers may reflect enamel defects
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DSO
Stop scaling like it's the early 2000s: Modern DSO growth strategies
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Podcasts
Cellerant CEO podcast series: AIOBIO and dental technology
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Legal Issues
Dentist accused in fatal hit-and-run gets no jail time
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Dentist acquitted of assaulting pediatric patients
By Melissa Busch
A judge has acquitted a retired dentist of physically assaulting four pediatric patients he treated in the 1970s and 1980s.
November 25, 2025
Judge Gavel Lightfield Studios
Early salivary biomarkers may reflect enamel defects
By Ava Barros
Early changes in children’s saliva biochemistry may be linked to certain enamel defects, a Journal of Dentistry study reports.
November 25, 2025
Child Hypomineralization Antonio Gravante
Stop scaling like it's the early 2000s: Modern DSO growth strategies
By Eric Giesecke
The recipe for successfully scaling a dental service organization (DSO) comprises a smart tech strategy, patient data tracking, and adaptability.
November 25, 2025
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Cellerant CEO podcast series: AIOBIO and dental technology
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DrBicuspid's Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry speaks with Drs. Hong Cheol Yoon and Michael Miyasaki about AIOBIO's innovative biofluorescence technology.
November 25, 2025
Dr Bicuspid Podcast 400
Dentist accused in fatal hit-and-run gets no jail time
By Melissa Busch
A dentist who entered a no-contest plea to a 2023 fatal hit-and-run was sentenced to one year of probation, avoiding any jail time.
November 24, 2025
Judge Defendant Sentencing Wavebreakmedia Micro
Asthma inhaler use may cause tooth wear
By Melissa Busch
Children and teens with asthma who use inhalers may experience significantly more tooth wear, specifically on buccal and labial surfaces.
November 24, 2025
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Do’s and don’ts for strategically accumulating wealth
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
With careful planning, saving, and sage advice from Dr. Roger P. Levin, dentists can achieve financial independence.
November 24, 2025
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Orthodontic practice settles improper billing allegations
By Melissa Busch
An orthodontic practice agreed to pay nearly $600,000 to settle claims it knowingly and improperly billed Oklahoma's Medicaid program.
November 21, 2025
Agreement Legal Settlement
More than one-third of kids don't receive oral healthcare
By Ava Barros
More than one-third of children aren’t getting dental care, but better public insurance and enrollment could change that, reports a JADA study.
November 21, 2025
Dental Exam Girl
Podcast: Why deeper connection in dentistry matters
By Kevin Henry
In this podcast, sponsored by GC America, Bart Foster explains how authenticity unlocks greater happiness, improves performance, and strengthens teams.
November 21, 2025
Dr Bicuspid Podcast 400
Podcast: What dental practices and patients need to know about the Fair Financing Principles
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sonia Williams of Synchrony Financial joins the podcast to discuss dental financing and how clinicians can help patients overcome care barriers.
November 21, 2025
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Dr. Tom Giacobbi gives you a look inside 3D printing in the dental practice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dr. Tom Giacobbi is back with a closer look at a technology that is evolving for dental practices: 3D printing.
November 21, 2025
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