Dental Office

ScanWriter Closing the Gap Between Dental Office Management and Accounting Software

by PR Newswire

Personable, Inc., the leading document management solutions provider, launched its Dentrix Connected version of ScanWriter, for Dentrix® users, at the 2016 California Dental Association Presents Conference in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, September 8, 2016. ScanWriter Dentrix Edition, a software program that automates intelligent data collection from Dentrix to various accounting software, including QuickBooks, improves … Read more

A Lesson Learned in Office Safety and Nitrous Oxide

by Mohit Priyadarshi, Inquisitr

An elderly Ohio man shot himself at the dentist’s office after mistaking a pistol for his phone while under the influence of nitrous oxide, according to ABC affiliate WKRN-TV. James White, a 72-year-old man living in Clark County, Ohio, went to the New Carlisle Dental Group for a routine dental check up this past week. … Read more

Dentsply Sirona Develops LEDview for Perfect Lighting in Your Office

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There is almost nothing more important in a dental practice than ideal lighting. Lighting allows the dentist to work in a healthy, fatigue-free manner and to see all the details in the working area as clearly as possible. This enables practitioners to meet their own high-quality standards when it comes to diagnostics and treatment, which, … Read more

The Power Of O.R.A.N.G.E.

by Judy Kay Mausolf
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My husband Steve, teases me about living in an orange bubble. Those of you who know me know that the color orange plays a big part in my life and how I brand myself. In fact, I often receive orange gifts from friends and colleagues…which BTW I love! Radiate O.R.A.N.G.E.! So what is the Power … Read more

The Importance Of Your Dental Software

by Feda Bashbishi
Dental Software

Nowadays, dentists are forced to balance between providing the best patient care and staying profitable and efficient. Recent changes in the dental industry and patient expectations have created a competitive market and introduced new challenges dentists never had to deal with in the past. Let’s face it. What was acceptable ten years ago is no … Read more

Consider The Patient In Every Decision You Make

by Lisa Philp, RDH
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Dental demographics are changing almost faster than we can keep up: The Baby Boomers are retiring, the Affordable Care Act is scrambling the marketplace and the archaic system of employer-provided benefits is looking more long in the tooth than ever. As such, smart dentists are reconfiguring their practices around a choice-based, consumerist mentality. Think of … Read more

Marketing 101: The Art Of The Referral

by Larry M. Guzzardo
communication

Consider the type of patient you would like in your practice. Stop spending time putting out fires that consume valuable time and energy, with problem patients. Spend more time with your preferred patients and their friends. Birds of a feather really do flock together. Patient surveys show that the majority of patients find out about … Read more

Dental Office Must-Have: Eye Wash Stations

by Lauren McFarlane, BA, CHSC
Eye Wash Stations

Why would a dental practice require an eye wash station? Is it required by law? And if so, what type of equipment is needed? Although the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario recommends the installation of eye wash stations in dental offices (Infection Prevention and Control in the Dental Office, 2010), there is still … Read more

Top 10 Ways to Ensure Your Practice Thrives

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As summer is nearing an end, now is the time of year to ask the following question about your year over year status.  Are you on a decline that won’t seem to stop?  Is the practice surviving with a flat-line plateau or did you have at least 10-15% growth over last year? Decline means DO SOMETHING. … Read more

Dental Therapists Are Being Suggested To Fill The Gap In Dental Care

by The Associated Press

A coalition of more than 50 advocacy groups in Kansas has suggested educating dental therapists to work under the supervision of established dentists to help cover a service gap in the state. Four out of five counties in Kansas don’t have enough dentists to meet demand and 14 of the state’s counties have no dentistry … Read more

Dental Office Uses Interior Design to Ease Patient Fears

by Dave Pinter, PSFK

Dental fear or dental phobia is a condition that an estimated 30-40 million people experience in America alone. Results of surveys have shown that past negative experiences, pain and embarrassment are some of the motivators that create this kind of anxiety. Another component not frequently mentioned, but likely a contributor is the typical dental office … Read more

Create a Dental Blog to Increase Your Site Viewership

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The demand for dental treatments is rising with an increasingly aging population, but the competition is also growing at a similar pace. In an Internet and mobile centric world, marketing has become affordable, accessible and more effective for an average dental practitioner. Those who are able to capitalize on the strengths of online dental marketing … Read more

How To Communicate Positively, Effectively With Different And Difficult People

by Judy Kay Mausolf
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Our success in life depends greatly on how well we communicate in our personal and professional lives. When we communicate positively and effectively we inspire connections and build happier, healthier and higher performing relationships. Our ceiling of success then becomes like the old expression, the sky’s the limit. Unless you live in some remote jungle, … Read more

Henry Schein Announces Takeover of Dental Supplies Ltd In Newfoundland and Labrador

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Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced the acquisition of Dental Supplies Limited (Dental Supplies), a leading full-service distributor serving dental practices in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Henry Schein has served dentists and dental … Read more

Patients Are Going To The Emergency Room Instead Of Your Office

by Worcester Business Journal Online

More than 36,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms for preventable oral health conditions cost the Massachusetts health care system between $14.8 million and $36 million in 2014, according to a new Health Policy Commission report. Sixty percent of the the 36,060 preventable oral health visits to emergency departments were made during traditional weekday business hours … Read more

Henry Schein Is Providing Care For Dentists Affected By Louisiana Flooding

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Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today reminded its customers that the Henry Schein Disaster Relief Hotline is open for dentists, physicians and veterinarians who experience operational, logistical or financial issues as a result of the flooding in … Read more

Don’t Let Your Dental Office Become A Hazardous Environment For Employees

by David Quezada, Dentistry IQ

No one wants to get hurt on the job, or have to face a workers’ compensation claim. How can you keep your dental office safe for everyone? Chances are you became a dentist or dental professional to help others maintain and improve their oral health, not because you wanted to run a business. But dental … Read more

Workplace conflicts: Tips for the dental hygienist who wants to stay above the fray

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When we graduate from dental hygiene school and enter the workforce, it is the skills that we attained and the desire to help people that drive us. We do not think when we meet a potential employer to ask about workplace dynamics, ethics, and values. We talk about office hours and salary. We do not … Read more

Chemotherapy and your mouth

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A MUST FOR EVERY DENTAL OFFICE – thanks Seema…. SHARE IT AND CARE IT… http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/CancerTreatment/ChemotherapyYourMouth.htm Related articles Leukemia and Your Mouth (everydayhealth.com) What Foods Should Be Avoided During Chemo? (everydayhealth.com) Coping With Chemotherapy Side Effects (everydayhealth.com) The Side Effects of Chemotherapy (everydayhealth.com) Chemotherapy can impair speech (medicalxpress.com) Patients going through chemotherapy can save their hair … Read more

Primer on dental data encryption – going paperless – from the ADA

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DENTAL ENCRYPTION DUDES at the RCDSO – come out, come out whereever you are.  This need not turn into a Rick Perry, Jan Brewer debate, because the taunting is simply to get you lads to COMMENT………the erudition will come from the content you provide in response or advocacy, but do consider responding.  You are going … Read more