5 tips for marketing your dental practice

I’m old enough to remember, two early dental entrepreneurs who were excoriated and taken to court for appearing in an ad related to the Holiday Inn.  My how the times have changed. From Dental Tribune international – No matter what size your practice is, reaching out to new and prospective patients is a must for every … Read more

New England Journal of Medicine – Social Media is in the BIBLE

By Jeremy A. Greene, M.D., Ph.D., and Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Facebook and Twitter, the largest social media Web sites, have more than 350 million users worldwide, and surveys indicate that 60% of Americans turn first to the Internet when seeking health-related information.1 It is therefore surprising that the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries … Read more

Thimk Different – Steve Jobs; I want to bear your children

Lincoln, NE, (October 26, 2010) – MacPractice, the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software on Macs and iPhones for medical, dental and chiropractic offices, today announced the release of MacPractice iPad Interface with ePrescribe. The solution was designed with Apple’s Web App development tools to provide remote and network communication from the … Read more

GoToMeeting brings web conferences to the iPad

Ask anyone what the biggest hiccup in their day is and they’ll tell you it’s the inability to get accurate information about a patient’s condition or history or the inability to immediately connect with a referral to get clarification on the concerns or to clarify the treatment considerations. It’s pandemic from prescriptions to labs that … Read more

A flowable for all indications – BeautiFil Flow Plus

By Robin Goodman, Dental Tribune America from the ADA Have you ever considered the possibility that one day there might exist a flowable indicated for Class 1 through 6? Well, this reality is not as far in the future as you might think. Given a faint whisper on the wind, Dental Tribune caught up with … Read more

Landmark dental school study uses genetic test to help predict gum disease

 Contact: Laura Bailey, (734) 647-1848 or (734) 764-1552, baileylm@umich.edu                Erin Walsh, (781) 419-4707, ewalsh@ilgenetics.com   ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan School of Dentistry  has signed an agreement with Interleukin Genetics Inc. to conduct what may be the largest clinical study to date using genetic testing to assess the … Read more

Shoutout for a Canadian Endude

Rob Kaufman is an endodontist in Winnipeg, Manitoba and a longtime member of the endodontic forum ROOTS.  Education is his passion and he has manifested his energy through his website EndoExperience which he administers personally.  For those who are interested in endodontic information, look at what one person, with computer skills, can do to offer information … Read more

Dear Doctor Magazine Hooks up with AACD – Kardashians not on cover

Dear Doctor Magazine to Educate Dental Patients in Cooperation with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) ~Trusted Consumer Education Magazine Receives Seal of Approval from Industry Voice~ Fishkill, NBlY (May 24, 2010) — Dear Doctor – Dentistry and Oral Healthmagazine, the nation’s leading consumer publication on dentistry and oral health, has announced a new patient information … Read more

Trends in Implant Markets

The following information was researched and compiled by the Millennium Research Group in Toronto, ON, Canada [416-364-7776; www.mrg.net] Image via Wikipedia From their Executive Summary of the 2009 Implant Report: “The European dental implant market, comprising sales of dental implant fixtures, final abutments, and other tools in Italy,Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, the UK, and Switzerland, … Read more

Take a walk on the blog side

The first news blog was Michael Kinsey’s SLATE – BLOGS now abound from the Huffington Post to Al Jazeera, from the Tea Party to the Party Hearty…..pick a topic, pick a need, there is a blog and they are exponentiating……….DENTISTRY needs to find a way to Image via CrunchBase social network it’s client base to … Read more

CAD/CAM – deep in the heart of Texas

DALLAS, USA: Dentistry will be presented bigger than ever on the world’s largest high-definition screen. That’s according to organizers of CADapalooza ’10, an event scheduled for 17-19 June at the new Cowboys Stadium in Texas. Dental professionals are invited to join a high caliber lineup of speakers in what could be the event of the … Read more

Dental stem cell potential explored

The purpose of this blog for now is to stimulate commentary that leads to postings of the latest information on the topics under discussion. The goal is collaboration from Canadian dentists on their wants and needs. It will find it’s rhythm in time……be a partner to the effort Image via Wikipedia The discovery of stem … Read more