The task of opening a new dental office can be formidable. There are so many considerations: Is there adequate usable area for my needs? What dental equipment will best suit my practice? What are the health and safety requirements and Building Code regulations that I need to respect? How can I create a positive experience … Read more
Congratulations on finishing dental school and waiting for your license to become active! Do you have a career plan set in motion or are you just beginning to test the waters and see what the booming market has to offer? If you are already assisting in private practice, you have some advantages in comparison to … Read more
So, you’re the owner of a dental practice and you are trying to figure out the best steps to get on to Facebook to drive new patients. It can be a daunting task and with little extra time in the day, how can you be expected to spend time promoting your business on Facebook? I … Read more
Most dental practices have come to realize how quickly technology has become part of everyday life in the practice. Nowhere is this more evident than with practices that are trying to become completely paperless.The challenge for most offices is to develop the best plan on how to evaluate their current and future purchases to ensure … Read more
Is Your Website Really Working? The world of websites and online marketing can be confusing. Dentists and their staff often feel like their website could be doing more for them, but aren’t quite sure how to determine this or what to do about it. The goal of this article is to provide some clear, easy … Read more
In my last blog post, we explored the features of a server and how to choose one for a dental office. When it comes to the operatory, in recent years, many companies are recommending laptops as an alternative to the typical operatory computer, touting both the increased mobility and smaller space required as the primary benefits. In … Read more
By NATASHA SINGER Published: January 7, 2012 PEOPLE wear 3-D glasses for new movies like “The Adventures of Tintin.” But for medical school? Students at the New York University School of Medicine worked in an anatomy class, using iPads — in protective plastic — containing the course curriculum. The answer is yes at the New York University School of … Read more
How do we move beyond basic technical fundamentals which are the mainstay of salesforce based education into more purposeful and relevant self-directed learning……….I plan on approaching the author of this paper with the hope that he will contribute to this blog. In this author’s opinion, dentistry must expansively embrace comprehensive reasoning to prevent being diminished … Read more
Griffith University is in Australia – you know the place that no matter where you roam, you still call home……. Griffith University’s School of Dentistry and Oral Health is the first in the southern hemisphere to trial the Moog Simodont Trainer, a highly-realistic dental training simulator. A sample group of 40 students at the Centre for Medicine … Read more
Dental office design in this technologic era no longer looks to Roger Miller‘s King of the Road for blueprint layout Image via Wikipedia Trailers for sale or rentRooms to let…fifty cents.No phone, no pool, no petsI ain’t got no cigarettesAh, but..two hours of pushin’ broomBuys an eight by twelve four-bit roomI’m a man of means … Read more
From the ADA – May 25, 2011 Facebook is making it easier for new dentists to stay connected. Image via Wikipedia In fact, it’s become an indispensable tool for both those attending and those not attending this year’s ADA 25th New Dentist Conference, which is June 16-18 in Chicago. The event currently has more than … Read more