SPECIAL REPORT: THE KISS PRINCIPLE

The Importance of Simplicity & Getting Back to Basics

In the last 2 decades, there has been an explosion in endodontic and dental technology; yet, we are not seeing this reflected in success rates, which have only increased around 2%. Alternatively, the avalanche of new products – combined with dental politics, endless controversies, conflicting research, and the need to be competitive – has only served to complicate dentistry. In this Special Report, Ruddle and Lisette discuss the KISS Principle (Keep it Simple, Stupid), look at ways clinicians are over-complicating things, and explore solutions like streamlining and getting back to basics.