From News Medical – July 19, 2011 The microblogging service Twitter is a new means for the public to communicate health concerns and could afford health care professionals new ways to communicate with patients. With the growing ubiquity of user-generated online content via social networking Web sites such as Twitter, it is clear we are … Read more
From Rosemont Media A recent study from comScore, Inc. provides a breakdown for the composition of smartphone owners by age in the U. S. As the demand for mobility continues to expand, mobile website design and mobile dental marketing is quickly becoming an essential ingredient in a successful online presence for your cosmetic dentistry practice. … Read more
Something to ponder and consider: Practice: By developing an online presence for office through Facebook, Twittr, or a blog, you demonstrate to potential patients that you are human and care about their world. Collegial: The ability to obtain literally immediate information on a product, a piece of equipment, on a treatment plan is simply unachievable … Read more
Dr. Reena Gajjar CEO of MyDentalHub was recently interviewed by Dental Tribune International. Dr. Gajjar, in collaboration with Melissa Summerfield, Catherine Wilson and the Biz Group, will in short order link MyDentalChronicles off www.mydentalbuddies.com to the new server running www.oralhealthjournal.com – I’m finally going to get BUDDY PRESS and we can go VIRAL – huzzah!!! … 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
For some reason, a literal avalanche of practice administration and management courses came across my desk this week. I used to attend. There was the occasional pearl of wisdom, a kernel of insight gleaned, but in all candour, I learned more from a good server at a quality restaurant than I did from many save … Read more
So you think tweeting is new do you??? Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweetRockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweetBlow rockin’ robin‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight Bobby Day 1958 Now to the point of this entry – Twitter – the social media site that allows users to publicly air their innermost thoughts, tweet at other so-called tweeps, and … Read more
Webinar on Tuesday from the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries HAVE A TEAM MEETING!!! https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/684212443 Image by fe_cavallo via Flickr Related articles Introducing CheckDent, the Social Network for Dental Health (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Gene combination identified as risk factor in success of dental implants (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Healing times for dental implants could be cut (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) New Fiber-Reinforced Composite … 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
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Gendex can now be found on social media sites Facebook and Twitter…..some of the dental corporate world is waking up……….(with thanks to Dr. Bicuspid) As well, Gendex announced a new blog site, www.gendexdental.com. The Gendex social media pages are intended to directly engage the dental community with the latest news in the industry, improvements in x-ray technology, … Read more
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Critical thinking, comprehensive reasoning…….online education, elearning, social media, endless study club connects…………these are sound bytes…… Just click on each of the Read me Seymour’s below and realize that you can get in the way of progress, you can try to impede it, you can decry it, you can revile it’s goals, you can pretty much … Read more
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In the waning years of my career, I consistently take the time to reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly. When asked if I’m getting ready to retire, I respond immediately, “and do what – golf?”. Now there’s a mind numbing pursuit if there ever was one, chasing a little ball into a … Read more
I post this for two reasons….the question is posed by someone from Ontario – did the certification folks at U of T put her up to this? and two, the doctor to whom the question is being posed can be followed on TWITTER…….hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Every weekday, a CNNHealth expert doctor answers a viewer question. On Mondays, … Read more
Time for the power of social networking to demonstrate and DOMINATE…… By Rabia Mughal, Associate Editor – Dr. Bicuspid June 20, 2011 — As the overall job market in the U.S. continues to be sluggish, a few recent reports — which considered hiring outlook as a criterion — have ranked dental hygienist among the top … Read more
At Oral Health, we have a surfeit of riches in our Editorial Consultants and Contributing Consultants. We don’t need to go outside the Oral Health family to seek knowledge on the topics of relevance of the day. This is an entry dedicated to using the POWER OF THAT KNOWLEDGE BASE and the POWER OF WORDS … Read more
The following post is from Dentinal Tubules by Ian Kerr DDS. The aim of this posts is to suggest a voice for good in dentistry.It is driven by a desire to see dentistry presented in a positive light to the public and the media and to help the general public understand the importance of dental … Read more