Transmitting Medical Records … The Ins and Outs

Persistence………….I’m sure the root word is PEST………..for your consideration……. You’ve asked your legal assistant to retrieve medical records for a court case and then email you a copy at your home email address so that you can work on the case from home. Not a problem, right? It depends. Email is not an inherently secure … Read more

Series on Encryption – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Can’t seem to tweak the folks who are getting encryption MANDATED in Ontario to comment on their quest, so if you can lead the horse to the podium and make it speak, you undertake to open up the conversation and get a dialogue going. GOING TO THE GORGLE – or to GOOGLE a variety of … Read more

The death knell of the one day convention has been sounded!

Please check out the image and visit http://microscopedentistry.com/meeting11/ – then visit – https://public.me.com/ken.serota160 Public Folder and look for Foundations and Expansions yadda yadda or hit files.me.com/ken.serota160/z0eqz8.mov and see what happens!!! This is the first online (sorry about the bold – it’s Moveable Type and I can only be a pest for so long) convention – … Read more

Cypher me this Batman

This will either be a huge harangue at the horror being visited upon Ontario dentists in regards to mandated encryption, or a reference to the algorithm of success that the MB2 canal generates in regard to treatment outcome – see HRH Stephen L. Buchanan article in Dentistry Today Catalogue of dental products and supporting literature. … Read more

AIDS: Pioneering dentist looks back on early hysteria around HIV and AIDS

By Tully Satre In 1998, Mayor Richard M. Daley completed a multi-million dollar restoration on Halsted Street with nearly two-dozen rainbow-linked bronze pylons. One of the unique charms of the city in the past decade and a half has been its official nod towards the vibrant gay community. Seeing a street lined with monuments that … Read more

R.I.P. Andy Rooney

God bless Andy Rooney for reinvigorating the premise behind and advocacy of the inveterate curmudgeon……he spoke his mind, got in endless trouble for it and was even suspended at one time from 60 minutes, but the lad knew how to gripe and grumble on a level that no one ever achieved………ergo, this entry…Michael Zuk, a … Read more

Retirees – so much to offer, but how?

You’re a retired dentist, now what……….golf, travel, trophy wife??? It boggles the mind that a vast reservoir of applied science and knowledge is about to depart our profession in droves…………….consider the obvious…………….. Grab a peak at http://www.newmiled.com/nme/955 – and find a vehicle, an association, an institution to support what is being described for DENTISTRY – in … Read more

BlogWorld Expo Features Social Media In Health Care

If you’re reading this, you’ve been blogged Social media has changed the landscape in health care.  Social media is a powerful and phenomenal platform to help educate consumers, raise awareness of health issues and connect with consumers and colleagues. Social media gives a voice to patients and consumers and it allows the conversation to get … Read more

Researchers develop software to improve attachment for dental crowns

From Dental Tribune GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg are currently developing a method to determine exactly how a tooth should be ground down in order to attach a dental crown to it. The method is expected to result in significantly cheaper and faster treatment, with a reduced risk of patients … Read more

Peri-implantitis in a specialist clinic of periodontology. Clinical features and risk indicators.

Swed Dent J 2010;34(2):53-61 Carcuac O, Jansson L. Source Department of Periodontology at Kista-Skanstull, Folktandvården i Stockholms Iän AB, Stockholm,Sweden. Abstract Implant therapy has become a widely recognized treatment alternative for replacing missing teeth. Several long term follow-up studies have shown that the survival rate is high. However, complications may appear and risk indcators associated … Read more

Antibiotics: Use and misuse in pediatric dentistry

From Marty Jablow DMD – Dental News and Technology Peedikayil FC. Antibiotics: Use and misuse in pediatric dentistry. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2011;29:282-7  Antibiotics are commonly used in dentistry for prophylactic as well as for therapeutic purposes. Most often antibiotics are used in unwarranted situations, which may give rise to resistant bacterial strains. … Read more

Web-based service offers secure image and data sharing – CANADIAN YOU KNOW!

From Dr. Bicuspid – KathyKincaide, Editor in Chief November 1, 2011 — “Brightsquid” may not sound like the name of an imaging company, but this young Canadian technology firm is bringing its Web-based image and data sharing service to dentistry to facilitate online communication among dentists, dental labs, and patients by centralizing information relevant to … Read more

Carrier based obturation or calamity based obfuscation

From my favorite Satan Barbarian endude: This is full cycle.  Thermafilth obturation by another endodontist, Tooth split, I got to extract and look at the apical condensation around the curve by shaving the root, I placed the implant today after complete socket healing.  I was amazed with only 3 ½ mm height of bone I … Read more

Eh, what’s yer treatment plan doc?

Not going to say a word about this case, the images speak for themselves……….what I’d really like is to have the comments reflect treatment considerations……..if you’re having trouble with Moveable Type and the blog on www.oralhealthjournal.com – kendo@endosolns.com, I’ll post the responses……..it’s the goal of this forum, at least one of them, to create clinical … Read more

Share and Care

The literal avalanche of new endodontic files systems has created a renewed interest in endodontic CE.  Cliff Ruddle was in town this past weekend and as always, his course was SRO as he is without exception one of the most entertaining individuals on the lecture circuit.  I happened to be cleaning up the pewter this … Read more

Come, enter the Endodontist’s Paradise

Sadly, this is not a wondrous locale of nymphs and satyrs, but an expansive overview of the endodontic landscape as it pertains to file systems.  Whether you believe in rotaries, reciprocation, in and out, yin and yang, M wire, elastic, more elastic, super elastic, o Image via Wikipedia ne file does it all including break … Read more

The Progressive Dentist

Learning the business of dentistry: The Progressive Dentist is an online and print forum for dentists and other experts who serve the dental profession.  We strive to bring you fresh insights, progressive ideas, new trends and best practices for the BUSINESS of dentistry. Subscribe to TPD Magazine Our quarterly publication brings you thought-provoking, action-oriented articles … Read more

Sliding down the greased pole

By Donna Domino, Feature Editor Dr. Bicuspid October 25, 2011 — Scandals, lawsuits, a growing focus on commercialization and self-promotion, and dentists who prescribe excessive treatments are tarnishing the profession’s image, according to a presentation on ethics at the recent ADA annual session in Las Vegas. Most dentists may be surprised that a Google search … Read more

Porcelain Pornography by Larry Flynt DDS……..

By Rabia Mughal, Contributing Editor Dr. Bicuspid October 26, 2011 — Patients who come in for cosmetic work are often seeking the perfect smile. But some dentists are compromising sound enamel and dentin to give patients unnecessary porcelain crowns and veneers, according to Martin Kelleher, BDS, MSc, a consultant in restorative dentistry at the King’s … Read more

3M ESPE launches educational website on temporization

From Dr. Bicuspid – October 25, 2011 http://www.3mespetemps.com/ 3M ESPE‘s new education microsite, www.3MESPEtemps.com, offers a spectrum of information about the company’s temporization materials, including an overview of indications, techniques, troubleshooting tips, and case studies. The site also features printable technique guides, examples of successful cases, and information on ordering, according to the company. The more … Read more