Interviewers: Melissa Summerfield, Vice President, Newcom Media Inc.; Dr. Les Rykiss, Editorial Advisory Board Member, Oral Health Melissa: Let’s start off with Primescan since it’s obviously a new exciting product for you guys. How is Primescan driving the innovation of digital dentistry? Don: It’s really interesting. When we were out talking to dentists and talking … Read more
There was a time when so many people were requesting veneers it dominated the industry. The same can also be said of teeth whitening that makes teeth whiter than white. These days, however, dentists are pushing for aesthetic dentistry that focuses on achieving a more natural look for patients. Currently, the top 5 trends in … Read more
What’s the most important part of sharing a photo from your dental practice? Lighting? Composition? No — it’s WHO shared it and the effect it has on your branding or marketing efforts. Knowing the difference between the two will drastically change how your team approaches social media. Here’s a common scenario: a dental practice new … Read more
As Chairman of The Danish Society of Oral CAD/CAM, Morton Worsoe is familiar with changing technology. In this week’s Best Practices video we talk to Morton about how digital dentistry is changing the practice of dentistry. Watch last week’s Best Practices video: Digital Dentistry with Bobby Chagger To read more about digital dentistry: Digital Dentistry … Read more
The demand for dental treatments is rising with an increasingly aging population, but the competition is also growing at a similar pace. In an Internet and mobile centric world, marketing has become affordable, accessible and more effective for an average dental practitioner. Those who are able to capitalize on the strengths of online dental marketing … Read more
Are you getting the sense like me, that the expectations for family dental care are changing? It seems every week we learn from good scientific studies that good oral health is an independent factor in good overall health. Today, for example, a Korean study found that poor gums were associated with hypertension, irregardless of other … Read more
“Increasingly, I think the progressive physicians are more focused on the customer experience and how they can differentiate themselves from other physicians, not just from a clinical perspective but from the overall engagement perspective.” That statement sums up an in-depth study of the role of social media in the future of medicine (and dentistry). It … Read more
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First you need to read this! Double clickez-vous – what would I do without David Brooks? I’ve been privileged to learn online since the late 90’s. The focus was on my particular specialty, but it morphed into all areas of dentistry and most recently, into implants. The abundance of platforms on the Internet continues to … 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
By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@mercurynews.com Posted: 03/04/2012 06:10:16 AM PST Updated: 03/04/2012 07:22:21 AM PST Apple hopes its foray into digital textbooks for the iPad will impress educators and corner a huge, lucrative K-12 book market. But the high costs of the plan and the challenges of mobile technology could ensure that hardback books remain a classroom … Read more
By Dr. George Freedman founder and past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, a co-founder of the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry. His most recent textbook, “Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry is published by Elsevier. He is the author or co-author of 12 textbooks, more than … Read more
Apple changed the way we think about computing and digital devices–again–when it introduced the iPad tablet in early 2010. Take a look back and a peek ahead. Take a walk through it’s two year history – read article. From the iPHONE, to the ultralight MacBook Air, to the iPAD and cloud computing, Apple has changed dentistry……You … Read more
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dentistidentity.com In this age of web-informed patients, blogs are golden opportunities for dentists. These blogs enhance dental practice and keep patients informed about services and features that your dental office has. Generally, a blog refers to a post or a personal journal published in the web. This may be created … Read more
After a decade-long hiatus, the publication of Nobel Biocare News resumes. In this first issue—and every issue that follows—we intend to introduce innovations and disclose trends, as we share the stories and experiences of our readers with the global dental community. The patient first From the very beginning, back when Nobel Biocare was known as Nobelpharma, the … Read more
The following is from Dr. Bicuspid – they did a poll on the following topics to provide a “Golden Globes, Emmy, Tony, Oscar” style overview of the profession and the industry. It’s clever marketing and indicative of those who both set the trends and deliver the information on them. The concept is intriguing as it … Read more
Less than a year ago, a cloud was something that was either a harbinger of a Georgia Okeefe retrospective or a potentially ruined golf game, which frankly, already ruins a good walk in the woods and pollutes the aquifiers with the chemicals used to keep fairways and greens green (it’s green they say on the … Read more
Watch out for the literal avalanche of QR codes on store windows, advertising pages and if you’re really really really on top of your social media marketing game, the dental world is going to figure out how to use them to drive every aspect of a practice. THEY ARE THE ELECTRONIC BUSINESS CARD, PROMOTIONAL PROJECT, … Read more
In the pre-show (yawn) before Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – as enticing as Downton Abbey – there was a commercial for the Xbox Kinect. The flood of iPAD Cloud based dental APPS has become a tsunami, yet suddenly it became apparent that they were already “yesterday’s news”. Imagine a dental program where using voice and … Read more
from Best Dentists – there are far too many that think collaboration is a four letter word. The idea of taking down borders and barriers and stricture and structure is a status quo that does not yield easily……….however, set aside your bias and read below. ” To improve our competitiveness is essential to create ecosystems … Read more