From Dental Health Hub Imaging – July 26, 2011 A CT x-ray study to be published in Implant Dentistry in 2011 suggests that the posterior superior alveolar artery is larger in males than females and is closer to the alveolar crest in the molar regions. Authors JH Kim and colleagues from the Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry at Yonsei University, … Read more
It’s continuing unabated and it will radically change the dental landscape in marketing, practice management and dental education. You don’t need to be an IT expert, you can hire those, but you need to have the vision and to see the implications for your future in terms of patient CONNECTIVITY. The same will hold with … Read more
Albeit, the free trip would be to East Kobakonk….nonetheless… Win a free trip to New York City and join us for the Dental Tribune Awards Dental Tribune is the largest dental newspaper worldwide, published in more than 25 languages with a readership of 650,000+ dentists, and it is one of the best known brands in … Read more
From PRNewsWire If you’re being demonized, demonize someone else…..it’s historical. CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 25,2011 /PRNewswire/ — A leading international scientist in the field of infection control is urging patients to ask their dentists about the potential for cross-contamination in the dental office, specifically from reused chains and holders that fasten patients’ protective bibs in place. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/question-your-dentist-about-potential-for-cross-contamination-leading-infection-control-scientist-tells-fox-news-126112098.html Related … Read more
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I have never found committees an effective way to bring about change..once you’ve done the first go ’round of discussion, the topic has shifted and the focus of the discussion skewed and invariably, the decision is diluted and the objective and need have been reduced to a shell of the purpose detailed on the agenda….I … Read more
Green, green, they say, on the far side of the hill From John Flucke’s technology blog Even dentists hate toothpaste tubes. They aren’t very efficient which means they are wasteful. They are also messy and sometimes hard to control. However, I think Designers Sang Min Yu and Wong Sang Lee are onto something here with their … Read more
From Dr. Bicuspid – Kathy Kincaide Standardization is the key to just about everything in technology from cables to open source code….in the dental world, like CONNECTIVITY – it’s the only way to make TRUE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY pervasive. July 22, 2011 — A Canadian software developer and intraoral scanner manufacturer is working with some of … Read more
Just another thing they never taught you in dental school… By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD from Dr. Bicuspid July 18, 2011 — Frank knew he needed to make a change. He just couldn’t do it. After all, what would happen if he did do it? Frank was paralyzed into inaction. You know Frank; you’ve either been … Read more
From Dental Bicuspid.com – Assistant editor Rob Goszkowski July 26,2011 — There’s a pervasive problem in restorative dentistry, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association (July 2011, Vol. 142:7, pp. 842-849): Too many dentists are replacing amalgam restorations when a repair will suffice, and practices have patients spending more money while limiting … Read more
The following comes from the Department of Health in Jolly Olde: This letter from the Chief Dental Officer (England) clarifies the situation with regard to decontamination and re-use of instruments, especially those used in endodontic treatment, in the context of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). It contains revised advice that dentists are expected to follow. Dentists are … Read more
Sure……from Modern Dental Practice Marketing – admin The purpose of a dental practice blog is to attract patients who may not find your website. Because of the diversity of content in the individually written blogs we post for a dental practice, Google sees more information related to your practice that it would if you had only a website. Read arrrhtickle … Read more
It is what it is, has always rankled me, because it is a mendacious statement at best reflective of a lack of emotion, passion and commitment to anything that could “paint outside the lines”. It should be, “it is what it should rightfully be”. One has to wonder why more dental companies aren’t scrambling to … Read more
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I asked my office manager why we have four subscriptions to Reader’s Digest….her response, they are routinely “five finger discounted” from the reception area……not Vogue or Veranda or Golf Digest, Road and Track, we tried the Robb Report for a time, but we’re Mississauga not Rosedale………and yet, Reader’s Digest disappears……..go figure……which is what I tried … Read more
Series of YOU TUBE vignettes by Yvan Tesolin……..build the buzz, build the brand Click on the YOU TUBE logo and watch the entire series and then PONDER!!!! http://www.centredentairetesolin.com In Montreal Canada and faced with finding the right dental implants for your dental cosmetic smile reconstruction? What dental implants do you choose? Dr. Yvan Tesolin,local Montreal dentist … Read more
Logic, logical progression, critical thinking, comprehensive reasoning…….and all things fall into place. ILLOGICAL BETTER – but no cigar THINK BIO – LOGICALLY Time for comments and questions…….
Just to keep you thinking…………………….. Reasons for failure subsequent to retreatment · Incomplete debridement · Inadequate apical enlargement · Extra-radicular infection · Resistant Intra-canal infection (E. faecalis) · Root surface biofilm · Foreign body reactions · True cyst · Non-negotiable canal (obliteration, deformations from initial treatment,missed canals) · Ledges,blockages, transportation · Vertical root fracture · … Read more
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