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
We recently installed the Heart Friendly Dentist USB device by bioAnalytics Inc. to screen patients for BP and pulse rates and shortly, to non-invasively screen them for diabetes. Picked up this article off the blogosphere – Greenberg, B. L., Kantor, M. L., Jiang, S. S. and Glick, M. (2011), Patients‘ attitudes toward screening for medical … Read more
The value of a discussion forum of colleagues continue to be an elusive dream for this blogster on www.oralhealthjournal.com – but I digress, I persist, I persevere and I perseverate. Visit https://public.me.com/ken.serota160 first – look under PUBLIC for Oral Health 10.8.pdf [download] and imagine if the editorial consultants at OH each shared cases of this ilk and … Read more
From Dr. Bicuspid Survey: 35% of Americans cut back on dental visits By DrBicuspid Staff September 1, 2011 — In the past year, more than one-third of people in the U.S. who regularly visit the dentist have cut back, according to a recent public opinion survey commissioned by Oral Health America. The survey also found that a … Read more
LOVE the website – CHECK OUT THE CASES LINK http://www.bicon.com/index.htm Related articles Montreal Dentist discusses the choices in dental implants (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Healing times for dental implants could be cut (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Endo Perio Implant Algorithm Redux (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com)
Bit of humour for September first – Aside from what you learn on YOU TUBE – the music is amazing!!! Like something out of Mission Impossible………now there’s a thought, Mission Impossible V – Tom Cruise plays a super agent dentist…….
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From Dental Tribune – don’t mind the background colour – Word Press is coming…..soon, I hope…….really I do. LEEDS, UK: The thought of the dentist’s drill puts many people off visiting their dentist,even if they only need a check-up and not treatment. Researchers at the University of Leeds have announced that they have discovered a … Read more
Dog needed a walk, I did too by default…..chanced upon this as I waited for her to do her business, which apparently allowed me to do mine. Leading Newport Beach Cosmetic Dentists at Aesthetic Dental Designs(R) are Seeking Participants for Specific Front Teeth Treatments to Aid in Dental Literature,Lecture Presentations – ah,the smell of genius … Read more
Sun Dental Labs, a full-service US-based dental lab – has created the Find A Dentist Directory Program for their Sunflex® partial denture product. This is an online database of Sun Dental Labs’ dentists that will be found on www.sunflexpartials.com. “Our Customer Service Team receives daily calls from patients looking for Sun Dental Labs’ products,” states … Read more
Before I prattle on, please review YOU TUBE vignette on this posting….We are in the midst of revising the website, making it chockablock with social media CONNECTIVITY, the future of all communications and education worldwide……..textbooks are soon to disappear in S. Korea, Apple is soon to be the largest company in the world in terms … Read more
Albeit, the free trip would be to East Kobakonk….nonetheless… Win a free trip to New York City and join us for the Dental Tribune Awards Dental Tribune is the largest dental newspaper worldwide, published in more than 25 languages with a readership of 650,000+ dentists, and it is one of the best known brands in … Read more
It is what it is, has always rankled me, because it is a mendacious statement at best reflective of a lack of emotion, passion and commitment to anything that could “paint outside the lines”. It should be, “it is what it should rightfully be”. One has to wonder why more dental companies aren’t scrambling to … Read more
Series of YOU TUBE vignettes by Yvan Tesolin……..build the buzz, build the brand Click on the YOU TUBE logo and watch the entire series and then PONDER!!!! http://www.centredentairetesolin.com In Montreal Canada and faced with finding the right dental implants for your dental cosmetic smile reconstruction? What dental implants do you choose? Dr. Yvan Tesolin,local Montreal dentist … Read more
There was a blog posting on Damon braces a while back with no comments, however, this is an area in orthodontics that is worth revisiting – Damon Braces – it’s a divisive issue in the ortho specialty (yes it is a specialty – Invisalign can only be used in 99% of cases) that even a lowly … Read more
Topix is hot, looks good in the reception area for the clients……….just check the grammar in the writeup……..tends to be wonky……….we all want our 15 minutes of being faymoose, but not at the expense of sounding illiterate. Image via Wikipedia Toronto, Ontario (I-Newswire) July 12, 2011 – Toronto, Ontario Dr. Dennis Marangos, an experienced dentist … Read more
And Image via Wikipedia just when you thought no country could go lower than to claim Kim Kardashian as a citizen….. Read article Related articles Leaders in Dentistry: A conversation with Dr. David T.W. Wong (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Reality Dentistry – Big Screen Star Cured of Dental Fear by Dentist (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Keeping up with the changing face … Read more
From our friends at o’er the pond at dentistry.co.uk Some dental patients are having unnecessary, expensive and aggressive restorative treatment for minor cosmetic problems because porcelain crowns and veneers are being overused. That’s according to Martin Kelleher, consultant in restorative dentistry. His article, Porcelain Pornography – published in July’s edition of theFaculty Dental Journal (FDJ) – highlights concerns … Read more
From the L.A. Time – by Amanda Mascarelli, Health Key – July 1, 2011 Dental lasers are either an indispensable tool in a dentist‘s toolkit or an emerging-but-unproven technology. It depends on whom you ask. They came into use in general dentistry about 15-20 years ago but even now are used only by about 6% … Read more
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