J. Morita Usa Joins Facebook Community With Root Zx Mini Giveaway

From Dentistry Today – October 6th, 2011 IRVINE, Calif. – (October 5, 2011) – J. Morita USA announces the launch of their new Facebook page. In promotion, licensed dentists that “like” the page will be entered to win a Root ZX mini, the company‘s new apex locator, through October 30, 2011. J. Morita USA has entered into … Read more

There are two moons in the night sky! Elimination of industry support for CME

Someone finally realized that you can’t suck and blow at the same time…it’s long overdue for organized dentistry to do the same…… …Something huge happened at the American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting. Although the meaning of what happened will be spun throughout the blogosphere, twittersphere, and schmuckosphere, the bottom line is that the … Read more

Passion, persistence, perseverance

How long have we as a profession been educated by others, been sold to by others, been sold off by others and failed to find our unified voice. The world of social networking is changing all that. I could harangue, but that would be pointless. It’s easy to dismiss concern as demagogic and pedantic. First … Read more

Half of Americans Are Now Social Networkers

Don’t postpone that move to Facebook and Twitter. By not incorporating them into the fabric of your practice, you are losing a huge potential marketing and educational advantage for current and future patients. It’s a culture and it’s pervasive; you should strongly consider becoming part of it. The percentage of adult Internet users using sites … Read more

Are Dentists’ Facebook Fans Local?

From Modern Dental Practice Management Some interesting information hit my email box this morning, thanks to Dr. Emmott’s blog. An article at www.pcmag.com tells us “Most Facebook Fans of Small Businesses Aren’t Local, Study Finds.” I know that’s the case with the MDPM Facebook page. We have fans from all over the globe — but … Read more

All it takes is critical mass

SEO – search engine optimization – the sine qua non of your website/blog/social media efforts – say no more. There was a time in this fair land the railroads did not run, and no one had a website ………the former was over a century ago, the latter barely a decade ago …………what a difference a … Read more

Sun Dental Labs Creates Find A Dentist Directory Program

Sun Dental Labs, a full-service US-based dental lab – has created the Find A Dentist Directory Program for their Sunflex® partial denture product. This is an online database of Sun Dental Labs’ dentists that will be found on www.sunflexpartials.com. “Our Customer Service Team receives daily calls from patients looking for Sun Dental Labs’ products,” states … Read more

And if the CDA and all the provincial associations used Facebook??

Certain scenarios are obvious; if you realize that the concept of unchallenged authoritarian control is the olde road and must be reframed if the new road is to have an effective and truly collaborative purposeful partnership …..well then…. Extrapolate the transparent (pick the subject matter) in dentistry from your local/regional/provincial or national association and introduce … Read more

Ignore the obvious at your own peril Pauline!!!!

You COPY GENIUS and see further by standing on the shoulders of giants. iPHONE, iPAD is not a geek’s obsession; it is the mobile platform of the world at the moment and it is the mobile platform of any business that recognizes social media will keep them ALIVE!!!!! I’ve never met Phil Klein, but like … Read more

Consult Pro – moving on up into the CLOUD

Consult Pro keeps iterating. The one feature that in my opinion makes all of these educational companies important and relevant is the ability to send the material to the patient for review at home by email….CONNECTIVITY MES ENFANTS – it’s the key to everything. Related articles Set up your Own Cloud (mustufarahi.wordpress.com) A Super Thin … Read more

Nothing goes better with scrubs than a pair of Kate Spade stilettos

From Dentistry IQ – July 22, 2011 FAIR LAWN,New Jersey–MIS Implants Technologies’ new oral health products brand, PeriZone, has launched a Facebook page that will be introduced and promoted July 28-30, 2011, during RDH Under One Roof. Specifically, the company will be giving away a new pair of Kate Spade New York Kamille satin designer … Read more

Whistle down the “Goin’ Mobile” Wind REDUX

It is estimated that smartphones will be 28 percent of all phones sold this year (2011) – that’s 420 MILLION – with an M – what does this mean to your practice and your ability to market your services….as repeatedly pointed out…………..EVERYTHING Read article Then take a read from this blog posting on Modern Dental … Read more

Whistle down the “Goin’ Mobile” Wind

It’s continuing unabated and it will radically change the dental landscape in marketing, practice management and dental education. You don’t need to be an IT expert, you can hire those, but you need to have the vision and to see the implications for your future in terms of patient CONNECTIVITY. The same will hold with … Read more

Are dental companies afraid of social media?

It is what it is, has always rankled me, because it is a mendacious statement at best reflective of a lack of emotion, passion and commitment to anything that could “paint outside the lines”. It should be, “it is what it should rightfully be”. One has to wonder why more dental companies aren’t scrambling to … Read more

Zoom, zoom!

It’s not a new concept, it’s not a revolutionary concept, but it is, in the author’s opinion, the inevitability of how sales by corporate dentistry will flourish, especially when they grasp how social networking can explode the monetization of sales.  A company like Apple is destined to become the largest company in the world because … Read more

Twitterers avoid dental advice from their Peeps, errrhh Tweeps

From Dental Tribune – July 20, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., USA: Users of the microblogging service Twitter are tweeting extensively about their dental problems, a nationwide survey in the US has shown. It also revealed that most of those complaining were seeing a dentist rather than seeking advice from other users or taking medication. The … Read more