From Dr. Bicuspid Survey: 35% of Americans cut back on dental visits By DrBicuspid Staff September 1, 2011 — In the past year, more than one-third of people in the U.S. who regularly visit the dentist have cut back, according to a recent public opinion survey commissioned by Oral Health America. The survey also found that a … Read more
Thanks to Paul Martin and Jean Chretien, Canadians are not experiencing the disaster many are experiencing south of the border down Washington way. And yet, medical histories are showing an abundance of SSRI usage, financial problems plague treatment planning, jobs are in peril or lost and we are dealing with people in psychic pain more … Read more
The fact is that 80% of Canadian dentists won’t get the upshot of the title of this blog entry…… South Pacific, washing, hair, Mitzi Gaynor – never mind. September 1, 2011, 1:16 PM Getting Doctors to Wash Their Hands By ANAHAD O’CONNOR A new study has a message for doctors and nurses who fail to wash their … Read more
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Before the end of this decade, stem cell research will enable regeneration of tooth structure/teeth. While in the context of our field the implications are extraordinary, consider what our confreres in other health disciplines are doing….it’s mind boggling. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Modern prosthetic devices offer hope of a more active life for amputees Thought-controlled prosthetic arm … Read more
Settle down, it’s just the name of a book about dentistry. CelebrityPress, NY dentist sign publishing deal to release ‘More Than A Mouthful’ book John F. Lhota, DMD of Central Park West Dentistry has joined with a select group of leading dental professionals from across the nation to co-write the forthcoming book titled, More Than A … Read more
Bit of a fluff piece but inspiring nonetheless. “Well, I guess it’s all up to me,” Cohen said. Standing next to him, on the second-floor landing above his dental office, was a 3-foot statue of a smiling Sneetch. Read article
Much of dentistry today is based on the mind projection fallacy. In order to explain consider the following – “If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” I remember seeing an actual argument get started on this subject – a fully naive argument that went nowhere near … Read more
I had the opportunity to wander through the MaRS complex the other day because of http://www.marsdd.com/events/details/free-geek-toronto-used-computers-and-electronics-pickup. If you don’t know much about MaRS, then wander through http://www.marsdd.com/ and make it a point to revisit….brilliant concept, but MEDICAL YOU KNOW………I have young granchildren who each own an iPAD2, and a MacBook Air…….when my 4 year old has to remember something, … Read more
Them iPHONES, them iPHONES, them IIIIII PHONES!! Get your websites MOBILE READY!!!! Although the world is dependent on personal computers, making them has not been a great business for most American companies for almost a decade. The announcement on Thursday by Hewlett-Packard that it was considering offloading its PC business, even though it is the undisputed worldwide … Read more
There is method in the madness of having your patients linked in to you on social media…. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/immunization/default.aspx Related articles Childhood Immunizations and Vaccinations | Special Edition | Education.com (education.com) Measles, mumps going around (healthzone.ca) To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? (education.com) Vaccines for Children Program: For Parents (education.com) When A Flawed EHR Threatens Patients … Read more
From Online Colleges August 10th, 2011 Almost anyone watching the news or reading the paper over the past few months has undoubtedly heard about attorney and mom Amy Chua‘s book and accompanying Wall Street Journal piece about Tiger Mom parenting. If you somehow missed out on just what a Tiger Mom is, here is the essential factor: … Read more
From Fox Small Business Center – August 10, 2011 STEVIE WE LUVS YA!!!!! NEW YORK – Investors seem to think you want an iPad more than oil, as Apple Inc. became the most valuable company in the United States, surpassing Exxon Mobil Corp. on Wednesday. Apple briefly flirted with the top spot on Tuesday afternoon before settling back … Read more
It’s raining in Hogtown today, thus a holi – day for a visit to the gym, a trip to the local no name coffee shop (Starbucks has tar and Tim’s is embroiled in a franchisee class action – won’t cross a picket line) and a iPad news review. Three things jump off the screen. None … Read more
If you think things have been out of whack here, read on McDuff…….. BRUSSELS, Belgium: The area of Belgium that borders on the Netherlands will soon suffer a shortage of dentists. An increasing number of Flemish dentists are moving to the Netherlands, where they can work fewer hours while earning more money, according to a … Read more
By Saeed Ahmed – CNN Getting the Tooth Fairy to pony up in this sagging economy has been like pulling teeth. A recent survey found that the national going rate has seen a 40-cent decline this year: From $3 to $2.60. What’s worse? A full 10% of kids are reaching under their pillows … and coming up … Read more
Take the concept of the previous blog – all you need to do to review past entries is click the masthead and then either review by category or by month in archives. The point of any PUSH technology or as we now know it, social media, is “CONNECTIVITY” and delivery of content to any platform … Read more
News on the street is that iTunes 11 is to get a radical overhaul that will include, wait for it, iCloud integration. A slicker cleaner interface compared to previous versions and “word” on the street is that iCloud will be acting as a backup for all data. Once again, Apple is leading the way for … Read more
The point of posting NON-DENTAL blog entries may confuse some, but it shouldn’t. For organized dentistry to remain viable and relevant, it has to either become entrepreneurial or at the very least create an infrastructure that is a facsimile of a successful business. To whit: 1. Why has it not been mandated that to cut … Read more
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