What did we do before the blogosphere??

SUPER SUPER SITE FOR y’all to check out. http://dentistryandmedicine.blogspot.com/2010/12/oral-carcinosarcoma.html Bookmark it and visit often for updates……….Dentistry and medicine, sitting in a tree – you know the rest………. Related articles I’ve been working on the blogosphere, all the live long day (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Welcome to the Blogosphere (archidose.blogspot.com) Blogosphere Trends + Improving Readability (seome.me)

More and more, the folks are gittin’ it REDUX

Lippincott Williamns and Wilkins has an eStore – say that 10 times in a row……..and then go YEEEE HAWWW!!!! In the immortal words of Lennon and McCartney – It’s getting better all the time………….. Image via Wikipedia I could have written READ MORE – oops, I did.Please note, they have social networking icons……….SOBBBB!!!

Google introduces Voice Search, Image queries, and Instant Pages

By Molly McHugh – June 14, 2011 Google does what it does best and brings practical and innovative new updates to Search. Image via Wikipedia Today Google announced a range of new updates for Search. More minor adjustments like sorting in Image Search and language additions for Google Goggles are all well and good (and … Read more

Facebook Preparing for $100 Billion IPO in Early 2012

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

Live dental events help grow 3-D education

From Dental IQ – June 3, 2011 HATFIELD, Pennsylvania–The 3D Imaging Institute, sponsored by Imaging Sciences International, has announced the latest addition to its curriculum of 3-D dentistry events: the Live 3D Dentistry Forum. Image via Wikipedia To read more about Imaging Sciences, go to Imaging Sciences. The clinical event combines lectures, live scans, real-time surgical,and … Read more

Canadian dental education at it’s best – The Student Experience at UBC Dentistry

From the Vancouver Sun – May 30, 2011 TOP NOTCH EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Opened in spring 2006, UBC‘s amazing dental clinic, the Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre,raised the quality of Dentistry’s facilities to match that of its students,faculty, staff and programs. The Centre is the  Image by rob.masefield via Flickr hub of patient care and clinical learning-the … Read more

Survey says – New dentists following conference news on Facebook

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

You’re simply the best, better than all the rest

Simply the best patient education animation ………. coming to an iPAD near you….. Related articles 4 Best Practices for Patient Education Materials (goodpromotionalpractices.com) IT Drives Patient Education (informationweek.com)

Full Fathom Five – The Endo Implant Algorithm

Time to make this blog a tad and smidge more erudite……thus, in terms of reference for the Endodontic Implant Algorithm – the removal of tooth when all is lost, I shall quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes; … Read more

CE Diary Connects Dental Professionals with CE Courses

Online PR News – Queensland, Australia – May 23, 2011 – Great place to live except for the snakes and the spiders. In today’s busy world where Dental Professionals are required to keep abreast of professional developments, there is one place they can go to view hundreds of Dental Implant CE courses. For Dentists in … Read more

That’s Dentertainment

John Flucke and Marty Jablow are the new Oprah.  They have their OWN network.  Do check out this fascinating site – http://www.dentalentertainment.com Related articles Oprah May Say Goodbye, But I Say Hello (Column) (popmatters.com)

Dental School Blogs

Curious as to what dental schools were doing re; blogging and making alumni aware – lo and behold………http://uoftdentistrylibrary.blogspot.com/ which included a great piece on – drum roll please…………In 1911, 100 years ago, Oral Health was founded (Johnson 353). As one of the earliest dental journals, it was born during a time when oral health was not … Read more

More dental schools means more dentists – who’s doing the math?

I am completely unaware of the workings of our licensing bodies in Canada, privy only to the mutterings around the table at a study club or society meeting. Mostly, I’m advised about the number of new endodontists coming to Ontario, or the number of dentists trained abroad who are being given “carte blanche” entrance into … Read more

Dental Practice Management: How to Reduce Broken Appointments by 25-50%

PR Newswire is hot today!!! Complimentary Webinar on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10 a.m. Eastern, Hosted by Visionary Management MORRISVILLE, Pa., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Downtime caused by patient no-shows and cancellations is the biggest source of lost revenue for many general dentists. “A dentist’s treatment schedule translates to revenues and production only if patients … Read more

ACE’s NEW!! Online Education Library is Here!!!

First Checkdent.com this morning and now ACE…..it never rains, but what it pours. Folks are waking up to the incredible value of archives and videos and animations….huzzah, huzzah. Just plug the information from the image below into your browser and “zoom zoom”. Related articles Introducing CheckDent, the Social Network for Dental Health (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com)

Frontier Dental Laboratories Commits an Additional $10 Million to CCADS

PR.com Vancouver, Canada – May 11, 2011 Frontier Dental Laboratories announced a commitment of an additional $10 million dollars to the California Center For Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS). This brings Frontier Dental Laboratories’ total commitment to CCADS to over $15 million dollars. CCADS is a post graduate dental education organization that currently offers a unique  … Read more