The method in the madness behind the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes is a manifestation of copying genius. One such genius is Phil Klein the man behind Viva Learning. Image via Wikipedia Dr. Philip Klein, founder and CEO of Learn HealthSci, has over 30 years of experience in the health care profession combining private practice, … Read more
I am completely unaware of the workings of our licensing bodies in Canada, privy only to the mutterings around the table at a study club or society meeting. Mostly, I’m advised about the number of new endodontists coming to Ontario, or the number of dentists trained abroad who are being given “carte blanche” entrance into … Read more
From the Vancouver Sun by Matthew Fisher, PostMedia News – May 22, 2011 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — What possesses a Canadian dental surgeon to trade in his scrubs and scalpels for nine months in the Kandahari desert mentoring Afghan troops in counter-insurgency tactics? “Most people find it hard to relate to,” Capt. Luong Phuc Nguyen of … Read more
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…the origin of this saying first appeared in the 3rd century BC in Greek. It didn’t appear in its current form in print until the 19th century, but in the meantime there were various written forms that expressed much the same thought. In 1588, the English dramatist John Lyly, … Read more
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I want you to imagine there was a website which archived individual programs, animations, videos, graphics et al for your usage, by licensing and download. It exists in medicine – www.understand.com Image via Wikipedia What if it existed in dentistry? And what could you do with it. Ten years … Read more
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lehman Brothers, Charlie Sheen, Bernie Madoff, Bill O’Reilly, Sarah Palin anon………………we live in a very bizarre world as radically demonstrated by the inanity of the end of the world Rapture that actually received bountiful press Image by Joe Athialy via Flickr and Internet virality this weekend. Of all the depravity reported … Read more
With the entire world inevitably going into “the clouds” for computer archiving/storage, tis long overdue to natter about GOING PAPERLESS. The simplest and easiest way to do this is – drum roll please – a WEBINAR!!!! From Larry Emmott’s blog – “Creating Paperless Records”. If you are interested in viewing it you can see it … Read more
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From Dr. Bicuspid Staff Note – Turmeric has been used historically as a component of Indian Ayurvedic medicine since 1900 BC to treat a wide variety of ailments. Image via Wikipedia May 20, 2011 — A primary reason that head and neck cancer treatments fail is that the tumor cells become resistant to chemotherapy drugs. … Read more
All this blather about cloud computing and it’s impact on dentistry, dental education – well, it’s not blather.. Curve Dental Announces Field Testing of Its Web-based Dental Imaging Software Image via Wikipedia Orem, Utah (PRWEB) May 21, 2011 Curve Dental, developers of Web-based dental software, announced the company would immediately begin field testing of its … Read more
From PR Newswire – and by the by, why oh why can I only find current articles on the ADA, not the CDA? Inquiring minds want to know……. CHICAGO, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dental Association (ADA) launched its new ADA Seal of Acceptance Web area this week. “The ADA designed the new … Read more
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All I want is the truth, just gimme some truth – John Lennon (1940 – 1980) Endodontics is once again careening towards technologic revisionism – and the marketing by the companies veers as always towards corporate hegemony and their advocates as always are out in solipsistic full force; the question is, does technology improve the … Read more
I freely admit it; in my next life, I want to come back as Steve Jobs. I wear a single uniform of black T’s, jeans and sneakers daily, granted I change my underwear and socks, but I have an obsessive desire to be the man. Not because of his money, not because of his genius, … Read more
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I wish to thank Dr. Ken Hebel and Dr. Reena Gajjar for their support, their commitment and their contribution to making the seminal phase of the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes a reality. This is the future of all elearning efforts………CRITICAL THINKING IN TREATMENT PLANNING, DISCUSSION FORUMS, ENHANCED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION, WEBCASTS, REAL TIME EVENTS, … Read more
From Medical News Today Pierrel Research USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Pierrel SpA, the Italian-based, global pharmaceutical services company, announces the US launch of Orabloc™ (Articaine hydrochloride 4% with epinephrine 1:100,000 and Articaine hydrochloride 4% with epinephrine 1:200,000). Orabloc is a new purer formulation of Articaine with epinephrine, an injectable dental anesthetic for routine dental … Read more
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