The 157th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting was a success with over 16,000 attendees! Over 4,000 dentists attended along with many dental students, hygienists, assistants and office personnel. The speakers, sponsors and 4,000+ exhibitors helped contribute to creating such a valuable event for all. The CDS Midwinter Meeting is one of the dental industry’s premier … Read more
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Most dentists and practice managers know exactly how many new patients they acquired in the past year. However, far too many are unable to answer this simple question: Exactly how much is a patient worth? More importantly, which patients are the most valuable to your practice – and how can you attract more of them? Understanding patient … Read more
We know the world is showing signs of re-opening and that is a time for cautious optimism. Cautious because it seems we have been down this path before only to have a new variant push us back. But optimism may feel strong as maybe…just maybe…this time we will be in a better position to avoid … Read more
Data is driving business in all industries. Not even dental care is immune. The insights made possible through data collection enable better service, so professionals of all backgrounds are flocking to this resource. Fortunately, modern practice management software and other data-driven tools make using patient data to improve your service offerings simple. These are some … Read more
When your dental website appears in search results, the first thing viewers will notice is the page title. Therefore, it has a significant impact on your CTR (click-through rate), as well as the first impression that your practice makes. Getting the titles right is essential, and Google recently made it a bit more challenging. Let’s … Read more
The pandemic has affected everyone around the world in one way or another, and we’ve all had to make changes to adapt to this new normal. For many of us, staying indoors more and limiting the locations we visit has been part of our efforts to stay safe. But the impact of this is that … Read more
Dawson has 5 requirements for occlusal stability. The first is that there are stable contacts on all teeth of equal intensity in centric relation. So what is centric relation. It is relationship of the mandible to the maxilla when the properly aligned condyle-disc assemblies are in the most anterior-superior-medial position in the glenoid fossa. This … Read more
Organizing the Organization A team that performs well is a team that is organized. In a busy dental office, is there time to organize the organization? Professional and personal lives alike, one must make the time. An office with well-polished systems and a high-performance team that can make things happen through the thick and thin … Read more
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Dentistry as a career choice has often been overlooked by younger generations. On the other hand, however, dentistry is one of the top 10 career options in the US, according to the 2021 US News and World Report. From financial independence, to job satisfaction, and the ability to have a balanced life, becoming a dentist can … Read more
In honour of International Women’s Day, Oral Health Group hosted an open discussion with some of Canada’s leading female dentists about what it takes to be a woman in the dental profession. Topics explored include the inspiration behind the career choice, challenges in the field and the future of women in the dental profession. Listen … Read more
Have you ever regretted signing a contract? If so, you probably found yourself thinking, “if only I had known about that in advance.” You certainly do not want to experience contract regret when hiring a third-party individual or firm to market your dental practice. Here are some of the most relevant questions to ask before you commit. … Read more
We all know how important dental hygiene is—but we don’t always know which clinic is best suited for us. So what do we do? We Google it and book an appointment with the clinic that appears at the top of our search results. This is what good-quality content does for dental services. It helps maximize … Read more
We know the pandemic has had a profound impact on the dental profession. Hygiene, in particular, has been hit hard, with a number of hygienists seeing it as a sign to change careers. The resulting labour market has seen dentists jumping over each other, pushing salaries ever higher to make sure they had someone—anyone—available to … Read more
The next 9 posts will deal with different esthetic principles. These can be used for smile design, esthetic soft tissue procedures, orthodontic evaluation, or even just restoring a single anterior tooth. One place to start with a smile design is the position of the maxillary central incisor. The amount of incisor that should be displayed … Read more
In this episode of Weekly Wisdom, Dr. Sanj Mohanta returns to give some tips on motivating your patients to care about their oral health. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!
Dental marketing is a tricky thing. You don’t want to bombard your patients with ads, but you do need to get their attention in some way. If you do not make them aware of your dental office’s existence, then there will be no one for them to see! One of the best ways that dentists … Read more
MESSAGE FROM PDC 2022 ORGANIZERS: In the interest of ensuring we can have a safe and meaningful PDC experience for 2022, the PDC Organizing Group (PDCOG) has taken the decision, as they did in 2021, to transition our conference to a virtual format once again for 2022. While we had been in constant contact with … Read more
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