By Kathy Kincaide – Dr. Bicuspid – March 19, 2012 — Carestream Dental is working to ease the transition to digital imaging with a computed radiography (CR) system designed to bridge the gap between conventional and digital x-ray imaging. The CS 7600, which made its official U.S. debut last month at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, comprises a scanner, … Read more
Newswise — The University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry has teamed up with the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for training future dentists to respond efficiently and effectively to life-threatening medical emergencies in a dental setting. Medical training is a growing trend in dental education in the United States since the early … Read more
The actual article says Obama Looks – click on the link and give it a read. I include this tonight for a very simple reason. I just returned from the 15th Dentsply Friadent World Symposium in Hamburg, Germany. Downloaded all the abstracts for the speakers using QR codes on my iPhone 4GS, searched out speakers articles … Read more
We have such incredible talent in this country; sadly most of it has to go to the US to be recognized, but I digress. Below you will find PERZACTLY what I’d love to see from YOU and YOU and YOU…the ultimate in sharing and caring in CLOGS……Don’t forget to double clickez-vous on the images. … Read more
Do You Want to Enjoy a Greater Level of Case Acceptance? Stop Recommending Treatment and Start Prescribing Dental Care When you make a recommendation it provides your patients with a choice. It may be what you recommend, but the patient doesn’t have to follow through with it. If you are recommending treatment, you are not … Read more
Regulations in Ontario re; acquisition of cbCT equipment have been approved……….I’m farklempt, talk amongst yourselves…………diagnosis just went stratospheric, the RCDSO woke up and smelt the coffee…..now for encryption. Double clickez-vous on the images……..Would all dental radiologists in Canada step forward, post in comments about what these images show……it’s time to LEARN cbCT ONLINE!!!!!
Here are some fun dental facts that will make you smile, chortle or guffaw: Curious about how much the Tooth Fairy pays for lost teeth stored under the pillow? Insurance providers are ready to pay anything between 10cents and a whooping $50. Some insurers really know how to make loosing a tooth worthwhile An Aztec … Read more
From the Harvard School of Dental Mediine: New research by HSDM’s Malcolm Whitman, PhD, a professor of developmental biology, and Tracy Keller, PhD, an instructor in developmental biology, and colleagues may lead to new therapeutic approaches for diseases involving autoimmunity, metabolic signaling, and inflammation. The results of this research were published in the March 2012 issue of Nature … Read more
Dedicated to every teacher who cares enough to change the system, and to every student brave enough to stand up and speak up. http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/docs/StopStealingDreamsSCREEN.pdf This is endlessly long, but I dedicate this to anyone who looks at the PROCESS regardless of whether it’s governance, profession, industry or education, stops, ponders, takes a moment and then … Read more
I wish to thank Sandy Baillargeon for “stepping up to the plate”. Sunday morning outreach, Sunday afternoon, “we be done”. Very, very kewl and most appreciated. A .jpeg here, a bio there, and an MSWord file and Bob’s your uncle and Faye’s your aunt, you’re a MOUTHING OFF contributor. S.B., you’re the bomb! By the … Read more
I urge you to read the following op-ed piece from Paul Krugman of the New York Times (click on NYTIMES) first and then relate it to the text and subtext of this entry. I encourage it because of the experiences incurred from developing this blog and trying to give it relevance and impact on the Canadian … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – (February 29, 2012) – Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. announces new updates to CAESY Cloud, its online patient education portal that gives users access to CAESY Patient Education multimedia presentations via the Cloud. CAESY Cloud 1.2 now gives practices the ability to embed CAESY presentations within their website(s), and also offers a number … Read more
Mar 9, 2012 – If coming together is a beginning and working together is success, then Axis | SybronEndo is poised for continued growth by implementing several key improvements made possible by the merger of Axis Dental and SybronEndo. Instruments designed to work together. Now, Axis | SybronEndo offers a full spectrum of rotary and endodontic instruments for … Read more
In lieu of clinical cases, I wish to share an article by Dr. Nowzari. Dr. Hessam Nowzari, Director, University of Southern California Advanced Periodontics program, has been extensively involved in academic training programs in Taiwan since the late 90’s. From then, there was a rising demand for more advanced and formalized training in this region. Dr. … Read more
JOHN J. STROPKO , GLEN E. DOYON This is a sample concept of blended learning. The technical discussion for a specific area of treatment planning introduced as a component of the critical thinking and comprehensive reasoning that goes into a foundational treatment plan. What is missing is the clinical cases to provide examples. They are … Read more
New feature for the blog – language has such power. This little throwaway is another excuse to come visit us daily or weekly to add to your lexicon of power. Cynosure – A Focal Point of Admiration
The Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics brings together the Leaders in Social Media, SEO & External/Internal Marketing to give you the latest and most cutting edge marketing strategies. Learn from the industry leaders how Social Media, SEO and community marketing can bring patients straight to your practice’s door. DOUBLE CLICK IMAGES. Is this your future in dental marketing?…………WE … Read more
From Dental Tribune International – March 7, 2012 – Daniel Zimmerman ALEXANDRIA, Va., USA: An invention from Saudi Arabia that could help more patients to get dental implants is reported to have granted patent status by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The new method, called tunneling technigue, is said to increase thickness of soft … Read more
I sincerely hope that the reason for sharing this YOU TUBE video with dentists is understood. We are so incredibly fortunate to do what we do. We are autonomous, even the insanity of the “ya can’t treat your spouse” law that will probably be on the books ten years from now or about the time … Read more
Interesting case of pulp floor chamber communication with the furcation area. It seemed to me more like a lateral canal than a pulp chamber floor or furcal perforation. A little bit unorthodox treatment plan from the operator. Disinfection was achieved by continuous CHX 2 % ultrasonic irrigation. Final rinse with sterile water and MTA over … Read more