You’ve got to accentuate the positive, extrapolate the obvious

The story you will be directed to by the hyperlink below is a game changer for most big box businesses and the customer experience…….NOW ask yourselves, how long will it be before Dentrix or Abel or PracticeWorks or Live DDM or whomever introduces tablet computers for your office that do scheduling et al from the … Read more

Change – Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered?

“Innovation–the heart of the knowledge economy–is fundamentally social.” — Malcolm Gladwell Image via Wikipedia By Benj Edwards from PCMAG.com New technology has been killing off older technology since the dawn of mankind. Thanks to irrepressible human ingenuity, we’re always inventing newer and better ways to do things, which makes those older methods fade into history. … Read more

New FullHD video of Piezoelectric Apical Microsurgery

From ROOTS member Leandro A. P. Pereira ………pssssssst – if you choose to comment, bug Melissa to bug Kim to get a “plug in” for the blog software that will let me embed YOU TUBE CODE!!!!! nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more. Increasingly, the vision for this blog is morphing…..and with any luck, come … Read more

The Root Canal Anatomy Project – there is magic and wonder in the world

“The Root Canal Anatomy Project” is being shared with Oral Health and those who enjoy this blog by members of the ROOTS forum. It is my most evanescent hope that others from the dental community in Canada and elsewhere will begin to contribute content to this forum and turn it into an educational powerhouse. Social … Read more

Astra Tech is ON FIRE!!!!!

3Shape and Astra Tech have agreed on a global strategic alliance. The scandinavian companies intend to develop of a new software. (DTI/Photo courtesy of Dimitriy Shironosov) Mar 4, 2011 | EUROPE Scandinavian dental specialists form global alliance by Yvonne Bachmann, Dental Tribune International LEIPZIG, Germany: 3Shape, a Danish company specialised in the development of dental … Read more

Back to the Future; Back to the Roots

Could not resist posting this ADDVERTE – cuz it mentioned ROOTS….depending on whether or not English is your first language, the impression that can be taken from the copywriting is welcome back to where it should have all begun, the ENDO PERIO IMPLANT ALGORITHM.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Cogito ergo sum – Rene Descartes To a greater or lesser degree, I opt not to editorialize in these blog entries. I see this volunteer effort as a mechanism for the creation of a NEXUS, whereby, the push technology of over a decade of Internet interest brings, in addition to hundreds of pharmaceutical providers commenting … Read more

Endodontic Parousia; Nullius in Verba

Lorraine Daston and Katharine Park; two eminent historians who write on the subject of scientific claims note that in the days prior to enlightenment, “the hallmark of the narrow-minded and suspicious peasant, trapped in the bubble of his limited experience” was a comment directed at those who challenged “eye-witness” testimony or as we know it … Read more

Now this is dental trauma REDUX, Dr. B. Made Off, DDS

As a followup to Catherine’s post………in the era of Bernie Q. Made Off, how could anyone remain this gullible……..by the by, I have some swamp land in FLA for sale…..and one of the perpetrators was a periodontist, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more…all kidding aside, look up the Latin term, Nullius in Verba and … Read more

America’s Toothfairy celebrates 5th anniversary

From left: Mike Cohen, Mike Orecchia, David Lang and Dan Parrilli. (DTI/Photo Mark Eisen, DTA) Mar 1, 2011 | USA by Fred Michmershuizen, Dental Tribune America CHICAGO: Hundreds of dental industry leaders were on hand during the Midwinter Meeting as National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF), known as America’s Toothfairy, held its fifth anniversary celebration … Read more

Dentists should be checking blood pressure in children

From Topix Because it has no symptoms, children don’t usually complain.  Catching it early is key and now pediatric dentists are stepping up to help doctors find it. Dr. David Kaelber of MetroHealth Medical Center came up with an easier to follow chart to help dentists know if their pediatric patient has high blood pressure. It’s … Read more

Canadian Faculty of Dentistry Researchers Fight With Early Childhood Caries

February 19th, 2011, posted by Dental Health Magazine staff TORONTO — An investigation using four interventions concurrently including dental treatment, fluoride applications, anticipatory guidance and motivational interviewing specifically designed for First Nations pregnant women will commence this spring in several communities across Ontario and Manitoba. The Canadian arm of this project is funded at almost $1.2 … Read more