From PR Newswire – and by the by, why oh why can I only find current articles on the ADA, not the CDA? Inquiring minds want to know……. CHICAGO, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dental Association (ADA) launched its new ADA Seal of Acceptance Web area this week. “The ADA designed the new … Read more
First Checkdent.com this morning and now ACE…..it never rains, but what it pours. Folks are waking up to the incredible value of archives and videos and animations….huzzah, huzzah. Just plug the information from the image below into your browser and “zoom zoom”. Related articles Introducing CheckDent, the Social Network for Dental Health (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com)
From RDH – by Karen Davis – karen@karendavis.net Front office administrators, dental assistants, dentists, and dental hygienists have one thing in common: Patients will approach any of them to ask about something they just read or heard on TV regarding how the oral cavity impacts the rest of the body. They don’t discriminate. We’re all … Read more
This is what they call a “schadenfreude” posting…..APPL was $86.00 when I urged a certain sales force to look into the first iPHONE, but I digress…. Dental professionals can hold this year’s most versatile tool for Annual Session planning and information in the palm of their hands when they download the free ADA Annual Session … Read more
The ADA is to provide expert content in response to consumer questions…. CHICAGO, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dental Association (ADA) has joined forces with Sharecare, a new online resource that invites the public to submit health-related questions and have them answered by health professionals. The website (“www.sharecare.com“) was created by Mehmet Oz, M.D., a physician … Read more
It should come as no surprise. My four year old granddaughter keeps me appraised of her tuition needs for the Fashion Institute of Technology with daily emails of her renderings for her own boutique line of couture inspirations and my two year old twin grandsons order their latest APP needs off my iTUNES store account. … Read more
The word NEXUS has been in my lexicon for 137 years. It was “stolen” from Avrum King who wrote a newsletter back in the 70’s and 80’s on practice management. His background or so he claimed was rumour and propaganda psychology which today would be a phenomenal fit for politicians and dental companies……humour (arh, arh). … Read more
In a world of CAD/CAM dentistry, the inevitable has to be that people will share the information on their dental treatment as much as they will share their visit to Costa Esmeralda (a stay in the presidential suite of the Hotel Cala di Volpe is 35K a night) or the Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives with … Read more
Want to take advantage of the Mobile Me cloud to share two of the more important articles I know to address Endodontic Pain as it relates to antibiotics and effective therapeutic regimens. Because a blog goes viral, I’d urge you to do the same with friends and colleagues if you believe this information to be … Read more
Established almost 20 years ago, the André Schroeder Research Prize is an annual award presented by the ITI in honor of the late Professor André Schroeder (1918-2004), the founding ITI President, who pioneered implant dentistry and whose lifework contributed significantly to modern dentistry. Worth 20,000 Swiss Francs in cash, the André Schroeder Research Prize is … Read more
The implications this holds for dentistry, for patient education, for collegial education, for obtaining information on new products and pricing is limited only by one’s imagination….to say nothing of the impact that all this has on practice marketing through social networking….. Read more
This is by way of example, not an attempt to violate copyrights associated with the GOOGLE guaranteed company Sinai Marketing; so please, enough with the outraged emails that suggest that FYI‘s in the blogosphere in the realm of informatics are in violation thereof, it’s that entire CERTIFY ME, CERTIFY YOU BLUES mentality…..it’s the Internet, there … Read more
From Medical News Today: Dentists need to take a closer look at potential hazards of exposing patients to zinc, a common ingredient of many dental products, according to a report by Amar Patel, DDS, resident and colleagues at the University of Maryland Dental School in the March/April 2011 issue of the journal General Dentistry. Sm … Read more
For those of you who haven’t been introduced to DrBicuspid as yet, you should make it a serious priority – Kathy Kincade and her team are simply the best of the best……I read her everyday as she is an important lead into finding salient and relevant information for this blog…..her lead entry today…which you can … Read more
Before I present this case, I’d like to clarify that many of these entries are obtained by scouring the Internet, looking at primary sources such as Dr. Bicuspid and Dental Tribune and then looking deeper into their resources for addendum material. In a majority of the entries, the information is simply topical and FYI…..the byline … Read more
By Yin Chew Visit his blog There are a myriad of problems associated with practising dentistry today. We’ve been inculcated by consultants NOT to take phone calls and disrupt production, many don’t have email in their practices to assist in quasi virtual consultations and sharing information about long term treatment planning at times can feel … Read more
You must check out this website……. Welcome to KnowYourTeeth The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is proud to welcome you to KnowYourTeeth.com. It’s the newest go-to resource that’s been designed, first and foremost, to meet the needs of consumers who have questions and concerns about their dental care and oral health. One of the kewlest … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Dental Divas, a professional organization designed to support the needs of women dentists, has announced the official launch of Dental Divas Online, an interactive website enabling members to connect with other dentists in their city and nationwide. The goal of Dental Divas is to form an online destination for women dentists to share, … Read more
ToothIQ by Symbyos ToothIQ was developed by Symbyos (www.symbyos.com), a health information systems company founded in 2001 to build Web-based solutions for dental health care delivery. It is our belief that educated consumers make the best decisions about their health care. Once a person is knowledgeable about their dental health needs and treatment options, their … Read more
Last posting of the year……..from a student in Philadelphia who gets the concept of sharing and caring….it’s the information, it’s how we learn best…….comment away mes enfants, the mind you save may be your own. Here is a case of a 11 year old female patient. I had lost track of her at one point … Read more