The Ten Commitments

Monday, April 18th, 2011 was the first night of Passover. It is a night to tell stories of history and culture. One of the attendees at this evening’s seder left me with the following. It’s not religious, it’s spiritual and something that perhaps some or many of you will read, and consider of relevance to … Read more

Extrapolate, extrapolate, dance to the music…….

From Webtwilight – how to create a website. Dentistry is a profession, dentistry is a business, therefore, dentistry is a business.  Was sent this from a real estate blog. Does it have relevance to a dental practice, is the medium the message?  You bet your tube or your bippy!!!  Do you need one website or … Read more

Seating crowns on implant abutments

The word NEXUS has been in my lexicon for 137 years. It was “stolen” from Avrum King who wrote a newsletter back in the 70’s and 80’s on practice management. His background or so he claimed was rumour and propaganda psychology which today would be a phenomenal fit for politicians and dental companies……humour (arh, arh). … Read more

Obama aims to fight identity theft with new online ID plan

Many dentists purchase sundries online to accrue points for rewards programs; this article in particular is something that OUR government should pursue aggressively. In an attempt to better fortify the security of online transactions, the Obama administration today revealed a new online security strategy that will provide individuals with a single, more reliable online identification. The White … Read more

Ah them Brits, they know how to market folks where they live….

It’s an olde saw in marketing, goes all the way back to the Mad Men era; if you want them to remember you, then you have to repeat, I repeat, I repeat, I repeat, I repeat the message. Bullet point memos may work in the corridors of corporate whereever, but for real folks,that simply doesn’t … Read more

Website du jour

I’m occasionally asked to recommend someone for website design. The problem with the question is that there are many good designers, but it’s like asking someone to recommend a car without being specific of the needs that are to be served. There are many really pretty sites out t Image via Wikipedia here designed by … Read more

Coltene Selects Viva Learning™ for New CE Website

The failiure of most dental companies to truly embrace social networking for CE purposes is a sad commentary on their corporate responsibility. Certainly, their corporate goals and objectives are to sell product and return a higher share price to their stockholders, but they also have to be good corporate citizens and to that end, a … Read more

Do a solid for your dental auxiliaries and hygienists

Penwell Publications has truly embraced a platform agnostic approach to their publications.  Send your team members to – Dentistry IQ– have them click on the banner on the right….RDH eVillage – an assemblage of enewsletters as indicated below awaits…….turn them onto elearning and your practice will reap the whirlwind……. Related articles National Dental Hygienist’s Week … Read more