By Kerry Grens – July 28, 2011 (Reuters Health) – Expectant mothers who have gum disease are less likely to deliver their babies prematurely if they use mouthwash throughout their pregnancy, a new study suggests. Pregnant women with gum disease, also called periodontal disease, are known to have more preemies than women with healthy gums. … Read more
Secure networks for health care data communication and discourse……up the ramp, two by two now…. Image via Wikipedia US Healthcare is in crisis. Costs are rising rapidly, quality is poor or inconsistent and access or choice is inadequate. These problems, combined with the emergence of a fundamentally new environment driven by the dictates of globalization, … Read more
Albeit, the free trip would be to East Kobakonk….nonetheless… Win a free trip to New York City and join us for the Dental Tribune Awards Dental Tribune is the largest dental newspaper worldwide, published in more than 25 languages with a readership of 650,000+ dentists, and it is one of the best known brands in … Read more
The following comes from the Department of Health in Jolly Olde: This letter from the Chief Dental Officer (England) clarifies the situation with regard to decontamination and re-use of instruments, especially those used in endodontic treatment, in the context of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). It contains revised advice that dentists are expected to follow. Dentists are … Read more
From Dentistry IQ / Dental Economics Ask Dr. Christiansen Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD For more on this topic, go to www.dentaleconomics.com and search using the following key words: dental assistants,in-service education, clinical time, Dr. Gordon Christensen. Q: I was recently at one of your courses, and I heard you say that you have no plans to … Read more
This has nothing whatsoever to do with dentistry, and yet, so many of the things we do in dentistry are iterations of techniques that have been in force for decades or centuries. The point of this read is that far too often we look beyond the now to create something futuristic. Perhaps we should think … Read more
Try not to, go ahead I dare ya, I double dog dare ya…………
From Cleveland.com (not the online spin-off from Family Guy)… Biomedical engineering is fastest growing field; dental jobs offer many new spots for 2-year degrees 72 percent: Projected growth in jobs for biomedical engineers from 2008 to 2018, the fastest growing occupation. Education: bachelor’s degree. New jobs: 11,600. Median pay in 2008: $77,400. 53 percent: Projected growth in jobs … Read more
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By Ethan Siegel The latest tablets and Apple rumors may rule the headlines, but these humble bits of consumer technology provide convenience, cost savings and performance without the hype. Guest contributor Ethan Siegel is cofounder and CEO of Orb Audio. Read article
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water; cue the theme song from JAWS…..Six months ago, the RCDSO issued guidelines on electronic communications….do you have it memorized? Issues about email and being in accordance with PIPEDA and guidelines from regulatory bodies are emerging. It has been long overdue for this issue … Read more
Before I address the reason for this blog entry, look at the image below and read the hyperlinked article associated with it. Twittr and Flickr usage Now that you understand the enormity, the pervasiveness of the use of social media, please allow me to share a story. I was treating tooth #1.7 (#1 for those living … Read more
Once upon a time – it was possible to feel like you were trying to keep your home clean and getting away from all of the pollution on earth just by staying inside your house and keeping the doors and windows closed? When you’re in your own residence, you get to control the quality of the … 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
Email encryption anon…….the latest consideration at the RCDSO – so says “word on the street”. Something is in the wind at the Royal College in Ontario in regard to online referral forms and medical questionnaires, but it’s “in camera”……hmmmm………..In that vein…….. June 27, 2011The ADA Standards Committee on Dental Informatics has approved for circulation and … Read more
Steps to creativity……..what really really disturbs me is of the four of you who read this, three have no idea who Tallulah Bankhead is………..sob……… Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.–Tallulah Bankhead “To approach a workplace problem creatively, we need to be fluent, flexible thinkers,” says author Michael Michalko … Read more
At first I had a hard time with this news byte. Palm Beach, home of The Donald, Melania and “Baron”…good thing The Donald will own the school Baron goes to or the schoolyard harassment would be endless. Granted it is from West Palm Beach, however, the gap between rich and poor, the decimation of the … Read more
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I can think of a few dental companies that should be paying attention to commentary from the minions…… RIM responds to highly critical, anonymous letter Just click and read ……… imagine all the people, speaking their minds in peace……you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one………….. If you share the YOU … Read more
This blog entry is about medical issues, but it can readily be extrapolated to our client base and dental insurers. I am no actuary, but I’ll make book that dental benefits in this economy with contract renewals for unions and non-union shops et al are a major issue. So read on you two followers, stalwarts … Read more