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Three Grecian Legacies – Goodness, Ethics and Souvlaki

by Linda Zdanowicz from Exceptional Dental Practice Management “Ethics is all about spiritually healthy people in socially harmonious relationships.”  ~Tom Morris~ When I read Tom’s definition of ethics I can’t help but think that we can’t have one without the other.  A spiritually healthy person will quickly reject and leave a socially unharmonious workplace…or she … Read more

Pain, complain, the brain, disdain – may all be easily explained

Some of us are born to be a pessimistic, says study. The chemical NPY in the brain affects the way in which we see the world. Image via Wikipedia Researchers at University of Michigan discovered that levels of a molecule called neuropeptide Y (NPY) directly relates to whether we have a “glass half empty” or … Read more

Have You Analyzed Your Hygiene Department Lately?

by Debbie Seidel-Bittke The dental hygiene department is one of the biggest parts of every successful dental practice! Many dental practices have dental hygiene departments that do not produce at least 30% of the total office production. Why does this occur? Does the hygiene department have numerous cancellations each day? Does the hygiene department co-diagnose non-surgical … Read more

New Heart Failure Therapy Proves Most Effective in Women – CRT-D device led to 72% reduction in death among female patients, study found

MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — A therapy to prevent heart failure is twice as effective in women as in men, a new study finds. It’s the first time that a heart treatment has been shown to offer greater benefit to women, the researchers added. The finding was “unexpected, but extremely important,” study author Dr. Arthur J. Moss, a professor … Read more

I want a dental website and I also want to end world hunger

There no simple answers to most things, but as social networking takes unrelenting hold and as the competition on the street between dental offices sitting kitty corner to each other at every intersection of N. America starts looking like Starbucks and Timmies…..tis time to reduce the search for the ideal webdesigner to an elemental quest……like … Read more

Dentist ready to retire after 57 years – had massive student loans

staff photo | Dusty Compton Buy photo Tuscaloosa dentist Dr. E.K. Wood, seen in his office on 15th Street, is retiring after 57 years of dentistry. By Stephanie Taylor Staff Writer Published: Friday, February 4, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 11:55 p.m. TUSCALOOSA For 57 years, Dr. E.K. Wood … Read more

Wouldn’t normally do this…..

But I remember Sandie from U of T when Barry Korzen was assistant dean of continuing education and alumni affairs and the unique programs she orchestrated. In today’s economy, this business approach to the business of dentistry is crucial…………..look into it. Deadline for registration February 10, 2011   Registration Form Below – Return by email … Read more

The #1 Killer In a Dental Practice: Indifference

By Yin Chew Visit his blog  There are a myriad of problems associated with practising dentistry today. We’ve been inculcated by consultants NOT to take phone calls and disrupt production, many don’t have email in their practices to assist in quasi virtual consultations and sharing information about long term treatment planning at times can feel … Read more

Crown-to-Implant Ratios of Short-Length Implants

Hardeep Birdi, DMD, MS John Schulte, DDS, MSD Alejandro Kovacs, DDS, MS Meghan Weed, RDH Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD,MD Journal of Oral Implantology Vol. XXXVI/No. Six/2010 Excessive crown-implant ratios have been cited in the literature as being detrimental to long term implant survival. However, unfavorable crown-implant ratios have not yet been established. The primary aim of this study was to … Read more

The link between breast cancer and periodontal disease

First click on link…  http://scottsdalelasergumtreatment.blogspot.com/2010/11/breast-cancer-and-gum-disease-link.html It is a well-known fact that oral hygiene relates directly to one’s overall health. Of the bacteria that thrives in the mouth, certain strains that cause periodontal disease have also been linked with pneumonia, prostate cancer, stroke and diabetes as well as breast cancer. In a study published in the … Read more

Valentine’s Day: Love me, love my iPad with iOS 4.3

The number of dental APPS in the APP store remains small, but is growing…..expect to see it continue exponentially as the impact chairside for treatment explanation in conjunction with monitors in treatment rooms showing diagnostic material explodes……. Y U should be using iPads in your dental practice Several rumors surfaced recently that detail more possible … Read more

In lieu of joy buzzers, techniques for motivation

by Angie Stone,RDH,B – from Dental Tribune Patient after patient, hour after hour, day after day hygienists can be heard delivering oral hygiene instruction (OHI) to their patients. This task has the ability to become mundane. So mundane that other team members can repeat this conversation verbatim. Hygienists go into autopilot during the time allowed … Read more

The Arizona Model: A New Paradigm for Dental Schools

Critical Issues in Dental Education The traditional method for the delivery of didactic instruction and patient care in dental schools has come under fire from a number of sources over the past several years. The AmericanDental Education Association and others have outlined numerous issues impeding the swift progression of student learning through the dental curriculum. Declining state revenues allotted … Read more

iPads are soooooooo passe…….

  B G Boumya, Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra From a new dental website – www.dentalhypotheses.com Haptics in Dentistry: is the time Poised Yet? Abstract The essence of dental education is not only to impart knowledge but also to equip an aspiring clinician with all the paraphernalia to face most clinical situations if not all. What becomes … Read more

Know your cuts of meat and your teeth

You must check out this website…….   Welcome to KnowYourTeeth The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is proud to welcome you to KnowYourTeeth.com. It’s the newest go-to resource that’s been designed, first and foremost, to meet the needs of consumers who have questions and concerns about their dental care and oral health. One of the kewlest … Read more

Ambient light can damage PSP image quality – Revenge of the sensors

Digital radiography is without question the standard of care in dentistry.    http://www.compendiumlive.com/article.php?id=2067 http://emmottontechnology.com/radiography/sensor-wars/ There are two basic means to acquire a digital image: Image via Wikipedia Direct: This is the fastest method to acquire an image and requires a specially coated electronic receptor, called a sensor, which records the image. The sensor is placed in the oral … Read more