Certify me, certify you blues – understanding the “math” of cbCT

The server that supports this blog had an IT aneurysm yesterday, lost several postings. This one in particular was really important and worth a repost…….. Many thanks to one of my personal heroes, Dr. Marc Balson, the CE director of the New Jersey Association of Endodontics for allowing “us” to share the files listed below. Dr. … Read more

For those who question the power of the Internet in all things

My apologies to those who feel that this blog should be exclusively dental in it’s outreach. The resources for posting to this blog come by push technology to my iPhone. This particular tidbit would normally have been ignored, but this month has been most unusual in terms of the sheer volume of information received and … Read more

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

The inherent value of comments – think “share and care”

Sadly, comment sections on blogs far too often bring out the fringe group that wear aluminum foil hats, but a dental blog??? Nuh uh. Kudos to Dr. Ron Schefdore for the heads up on http://www.healthyheartdentistry.com. Amazing site – intriguing product array……thanks Dr. Ron!!!!

Retreatment case – looking for other disciplines and/or Dr. Goodbar

The intention of this blog continues to be the blending of graphics, video and hopefully, soon to be forthcoming – ANIMATION…..as suggested, I’m somewhat access limited to other disciplines – however, there are scads of Canadian dentist who deserve to be showcased in this format and others as yet to be defined……..eChronicles immediately come to … Read more

John Kalbfleisch – COME ON DOWN!!!

Bumped into John Kalbfleisch at an HPDA society meeting the other day – www.dtstudyclub.com/WEIGL – if you’re an ODA member – go to this incredible webinar, use the code WEIGL to register and change your practice re; implant driven dentistry, but I digress……pressed the flesh to get some salient ortho material up on this blog…here’s his … Read more

Top 30 dental blogs – the winners

http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/top_dentists/ Click on “winner” in the horizontal image map….a literal treasure trove of invaluable information Image by kendosolns via Flickr Related articles DrBicuspid.com Taking Nominations for 2011 Dental Excellence Awards (prweb.com) Perio Protect Recognized Again for Top Product in Dental Industry (prweb.com) Dental Quasi-Parable (cogdogblog.com)

Guide to Going Digital

Dr. Larry Emmott is one of the leading authorties on dental high tech.  The following is from his latest blog entry………….. Digital Radiography is one of the most exciting and fastest growing technologies in dentistry. It is also the area with the most misinformation……….with dentists who either do buy digital for the wrong reasons or … Read more

Conebeam tomography – we hardly knew yee laddie…

http://www.conebeam.com/home Shhhh if you’re from Ontario – don’t tell anyone that you’re reading this or more importantly, checking out the blog ….especially the case study section because learning to use cbCT online isn’t how you’re going to be certified in Ontario.  Shhhhhh, or the “cbCT police” may show up at your door. Related articles by … Read more

Vistas and Horizons; Miracles and Wonders

It’s unending…..the latest iPHONE 4 commercials demonstrating Video Face Chat will envariably encourage the early adapters among dentists to facilitate virtual consultation between labs, specialists and hopefully insurance adjudicators in whatever construct possible.  Tumblr.com is now added to Facebook, Twitter and Flickr to further provide social networking among colleagues with videos et al. There remains … Read more

What would you do to treat this case?

The raw power of the internet is the ability to shift gears on the fly………the blog is in its infancy, we’re following a trodden path………perhaps we need to invent our own path and journey on one not only less travelled, but perhaps previously unexplored…. Post your comments on how you would treat this situation…..the goal … Read more