Bonjour, comment allez-vous? Du vendredi, 27 mai 2011Au mardi, 31 mai 2011Tous les jours Congrès dentaire internationales du québec 201127-31 mai 2011Lieu : Palais des congrès de Montréal201, avenue Viger OuestMontréal, QuébecHoraire des conférences Vendredi, samedi et dimanche : 8 h 30 – 11 h 30 – 12 h 30 – 15 h 30Lundi et mardi : 8 h … Read more
Had the occasion to chat with Dr. Jordan Soll a while back and for some reason, the subject of his use of Expasyl came up. It’s primary purpose is for tissue retraction. As I listened to him describe it’s value, it dawned on me that it would have purpose in apical surgery. Bit of a … Read more
Spent Friday afternoon at the AGO – Musee des Beaux-Arts de l’Ontario for our Francophone readers. Exhibition on Abstract Expressionists, Jack the Dripper Pollock, Mark Rothko, de Kooning, Newman and Krasner et al……just brilliant. But i Image via Wikipedia t was Rothko who stunned me the most. Always been a fan, but it was the … Read more
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From Forbes by Tom Barlow – May 27, 2011 The Internet has brought about a sea change in how we shop for widely-available goods. No more can a local merchant get away with overpricing products that savvy shoppers can comparison price with Amazon. There are still many hold-outs, however,including dentistry. How many of us call … Read more
Simply the best patient education animation ………. coming to an iPAD near you….. Related articles 4 Best Practices for Patient Education Materials (goodpromotionalpractices.com) IT Drives Patient Education (informationweek.com)
From PR*Urgent – a free press release service San Diego, CA, May17, 2011– Move over Superman and Batman, there’s a new team of super heroes in San Diego and they aren’t sugar-coating anything. The Super Dentists,San Diego’s pediatric and orthodontic specialists servicing Oceanside,EastLake, Chula Vista and surrounding communities, have teamed up with San Diego’s Breadtruck … Read more
Time to make this blog a tad and smidge more erudite……thus, in terms of reference for the Endodontic Implant Algorithm – the removal of tooth when all is lost, I shall quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes; … Read more
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I started the endo implant algorithm blog on Dental Tribune’s Study Club about a year. Kept at it until MOUTHING OFF took up more time and with the impending arrival of the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes in September, twas time to pass the baton. Visit this link, often, it’s very much worth your time. … Read more
It’s summer time, time for frisbee in the park and ballet stepping around dog poop. Time for E. Coli closing beaches and going top down in the auto and topless whereever. It’s also time for the infamous “knocked out front tooth“, usually just post ortho. I’d like to share a case and use the comments … Read more
After a jaw-clenching recession for dentists in 2010, ADMIT IT!! – 2011 seems to be the year for the oral health profession to get back to the grind (sic). “New patients are coming, walking in and scheduling appointments on a daily basis,” said Rachel Williams, a receptionist at Andersonville Dental. “I have seen a number … Read more
You are what you eat. My next door neighbour is a well respected urologist of Chinese extraction. As such, his patient base is replete with many of those who have emigrated to Canada from China and the Far East. He is also a researcher and in the course of conversation one day, he discussed an … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma – what is it about that town – Dentist to face negligence and drug accusations Normally don’t like to include fluff pieces of this kind, but this was so “in your face”, it was worth a chuckle, although not to this “gentleman’s?” patients. TULSA,OK — A Tulsa dentist is being accused of being … Read more
Ah Strep. Mutans – we hardly knew yee From Worldental.org According to researchers from Boston the primary culprit in EEC (Early Childhood Carries) is the bacterium called Streptococcus mutans. However, they have also identified a new species of bacteria that might be the same harmful, called Scardovia wiggsiae. The reports of the study have been … Read more
From CBC News Canada – May 26, 2011 A lack of dental care facilities in Nunavut may be painful not just for Inuit who live there, but also for the federal government, which spends millions of dollars to transport patients to other places for treatment. In the last fiscal year, Ottawa spent $2.6 million for … Read more
From the Harvard Business Review – by Heidi Grant Halvorson Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why … Read more
From Medical News Today Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced the results of an analysis of the Aetna Dental Medical Integration (DMI) program. Since 2007, over 930,000 people participated in the DMI program and Aetna sent 652,000 educational mailings. In addition, dental care coordinators made over 250,000 follow up phone calls to members who have not … Read more
From Dr. Bicuspid – May 26, 2011 The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) in Vancouver has launched a $4.7 million Pan-Canadian clinical trial aimed at improving outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for oral squamous cell cancers — the Canadian Optically Guided Approach for Oral Lesions Surgical (COOLS) trial. Image via Wikipedia Read more Related articles Study … Read more
What does this have to do with the future of dentistry and how your office functions????EVERYTHING!!! With the increasing digitization of records as offices go paperless, as they store cbCT images, the increasing creation of clinical images for case documentation, patient education material, whatever, the term TERABYTES is now in the lexicon of most practices. … Read more