Anything with the name Oxnard in it has to be worth the read

New iPAD APP available……. OXNARD, California, August 10, 2011- Dental office organization can be confusing and overwhelming. Questions like “why do I need so many trays?” or “should I buy cassettes?” and “am I in compliance?” come up all the time when speaking with dental professionals.  That’s why the Office Organization Calculator iPhone/iPad App and … Read more

Building the perfect beast

Dental office design in this technologic era no longer looks to Roger Miller‘s King of the Road for blueprint layout Image via Wikipedia Trailers for sale or rentRooms to let…fifty cents.No phone, no pool, no petsI ain’t got no cigarettesAh, but..two hours of pushin’ broomBuys an eight by twelve four-bit roomI’m a man of means … Read more

Drug-Resistant Pathogens in the Dental Office

From Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS – Medscape News Today Image via Wikipedia Most people are aware of the risk for infection associated with hospitals, ambulatory settings, and long-term care. But what about the dental office? Patients who seek dental healthcare could easily, and even unknowingly, be carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or another … Read more

I want a dental website and I also want to end world hunger

There no simple answers to most things, but as social networking takes unrelenting hold and as the competition on the street between dental offices sitting kitty corner to each other at every intersection of N. America starts looking like Starbucks and Timmies…..tis time to reduce the search for the ideal webdesigner to an elemental quest……like … Read more

Dentist ready to retire after 57 years – had massive student loans

staff photo | Dusty Compton Buy photo Tuscaloosa dentist Dr. E.K. Wood, seen in his office on 15th Street, is retiring after 57 years of dentistry. By Stephanie Taylor Staff Writer Published: Friday, February 4, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 11:55 p.m. TUSCALOOSA For 57 years, Dr. E.K. Wood … Read more

What’s all this blather about retreading patients – oh, recare!!! sorry..

by Debbie Seidel-Bittke Preventive Care Appointments = Lifeline Image by Getty Images via @daylife One system in the dental office, which is often overlooked, is the dental hygiene departments’ recare system. It works best when the office doesn’t need to call patients to come in for a missed or delayed dental hygiene appointment. The dental … Read more