By Molly McHugh June 14, 2011 It’s simply a matter of time before the simplicity of a smartphone and the expanding megapixels of their cameras goes macro with some funky photography APP and voila, chairside pictures are emailed home. If you’ve been won over by the convenience of the iPhone camera but still haven’t been … Read more
Many of these blog entries focus on the use of social media/networking to drive the engine of the new dynamic of practice growth. You really don’t need to be a savant to recognize which way the winds are blowing. It doesn’t matter what appeals to you as a dentist, it matters how your client base … Read more
The concept of social media and it’s increasing impact on dental practice and the expansion thereof continues unabated. The latest and greatest impact is the use of iPADS in lieu of the traditional “manual” for CE courses. Why bother with a manual that is thumbnails of the slides being viewed when you can download the … Read more
Press release from Digital Journal Dr. Robert LaCarrubba, Niagara Falls dentist, has recently announced the launch of his social network – Facebook and Twitter – to enhance patient interaction and communication. Image by Dreamer.~ via Flickr NIAGARA FALLS, NY June 12, 2011 Niagara Quality Care Dentistry, owned and operated by Dr. LaCarrubba, a dentist in Niagara … Read more
The social media juggernaut is unending. Twitter has just upped the ante by adding images to the 140 word limit thereby recognizing the olde saw that a picture is worth a thousand words. Again, what does this have to do with your dental practice. View the perspective the same way you do radiographs, never look … Read more
From the ADA – May 25, 2011 Facebook is making it easier for new dentists to stay connected. Image via Wikipedia In fact, it’s become an indispensable tool for both those attending and those not attending this year’s ADA 25th New Dentist Conference, which is June 16-18 in Chicago. The event currently has more than … Read more
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Sometimes a great notion……….simply follow suit……..Canadian dental industry – are you listening? Toyota to make private social network for drivers – and their cars By Geoff Duncan – Digital Trends – May 23, 2011 Have you ever gotten into your electric hybrid vehicle and wished you could click a “Like” button for how quietly it starts … Read more
I want you to imagine there was a website which archived individual programs, animations, videos, graphics et al for your usage, by licensing and download. It exists in medicine – www.understand.com Image via Wikipedia What if it existed in dentistry? And what could you do with it. Ten years … Read more
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From Digital Trends by Geoff Duncan – May 6, 2011 I sincerely expect that in the next year or so, dental industry and practice websites will be infused with APPS to drive business and market services…….one simply needs to follow the trends…. New figures Nielsen show consumers like tablets for portability, and they’re increasingly using … Read more
From AH HA Insights Introduction: Dentistry 2.0 For many Americans the Internet has become a credible source of health information. Medical sites like WebMD, MayoClinic.com, Vitals.com, Healthgrades.com and others offer unprecedented access to health information to feed this growing consumer appetite for health information. According to a recent survey by Pew Research Center‘s Internet and American Image … Read more
This is what they call a “schadenfreude” posting…..APPL was $86.00 when I urged a certain sales force to look into the first iPHONE, but I digress…. Dental professionals can hold this year’s most versatile tool for Annual Session planning and information in the palm of their hands when they download the free ADA Annual Session … Read more
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Gonna make this real simple……………DDSApp.com – say no more…. NUDGE NUDGE WINKLEVOSS WINKLEVOSS – SAY NO MORE!!!
The ADA is to provide expert content in response to consumer questions…. CHICAGO, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dental Association (ADA) has joined forces with Sharecare, a new online resource that invites the public to submit health-related questions and have them answered by health professionals. The website (“www.sharecare.com“) was created by Mehmet Oz, M.D., a physician … Read more
Social media is dominating our world. The press to incorporate it into the world of dentistry is meeting with expected resistance, but that is typical and traditional with dentistry. Early adapters abound, albeit in small numbers; they will however, win out in time. Numerous PM gurus and pundits recommend the use of the new iPAD2 … Read more
It should come as no surprise. My four year old granddaughter keeps me appraised of her tuition needs for the Fashion Institute of Technology with daily emails of her renderings for her own boutique line of couture inspirations and my two year old twin grandsons order their latest APP needs off my iTUNES store account. … Read more
Sourcing the content for this blog means sifting through the chaff to find the wheat, shucking oysters to find the pearl, listening to anything by the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney in the past 30 years to find a glimmer of their former brilliance, THANK GOD for Paul Simon….”why am I soft in the middle … Read more
Copy genius – it reads faster and in this sound byte era enacts greater impact than “if I see further, it’s because I stand on the shoulders of giants.” A few years back, it became apparent to those of us geeky enough to pay attention to the tech world, that “cloud computing“, mobile information and … Read more