Passion, persistence, perseverance

How long have we as a profession been educated by others, been sold to by others, been sold off by others and failed to find our unified voice. The world of social networking is changing all that. I could harangue, but that would be pointless. It’s easy to dismiss concern as demagogic and pedantic. First … Read more

Biomet 3i unveils smartphone app

From Dr. Bicuspid – it’s long overdue for the dental companies to get their toe in the water of social networking and APP’s.  The complexity of treatment planning and related techniques mandates more than voice mail hell and “I’m not available messages” when a problem arises. September 8, 2011 — Biomet 3i, a manufacturer of dental implants, … Read more

Half of Americans Are Now Social Networkers

Don’t postpone that move to Facebook and Twitter. By not incorporating them into the fabric of your practice, you are losing a huge potential marketing and educational advantage for current and future patients. It’s a culture and it’s pervasive; you should strongly consider becoming part of it. The percentage of adult Internet users using sites … Read more

Sometimes a great notion or an electric cattle prod….

Most dental companies have woken up to the power of social media/networking. They understand that viral marketing is as effective perhaps more so than real time events. Neither contraindicates the other, but together they offer a synergy the dental industry has never seen before. Would that most could see the value of social networking, discussion … Read more

Sun Dental Labs Creates Find A Dentist Directory Program

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

Zoom, zoom!

It’s not a new concept, it’s not a revolutionary concept, but it is, in the author’s opinion, the inevitability of how sales by corporate dentistry will flourish, especially when they grasp how social networking can explode the monetization of sales.  A company like Apple is destined to become the largest company in the world because … Read more

If you care, then share, don’t despair, there are bright lights out there

CALLING ALL DENTAL STUDENTS – COME LETTUCE REASON TOGETHER.Ah, the Internet, Ah, blogs, Ah, social networking, Ah, social media…….what did we ever do without ya!!!! http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2011/the-30-best-blogs-for-dental-students/ Related articles My Dental Buddies and Mouthing Off – sitting in a tree – e, l, e, a, rning (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com)

Oral Health got picked up on the web, and without social networking!!

From Google Alerts – whoo noo….. Building the perfect beast of a hygiene department. Create an ideal hygiene department to increase your revenue stream. Practical tips to increase efficiency, productivity and job satisfaction while decreasing stress. To help dental teams build a top quality Dental Hygiene and Periodontal program that … Read more Related articles Oral-systemic health and your dental … Read more

New findings may aid sufferers of ALS

From Med India, Networking for Health Pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with ALS sheds light on how reduced levels of a specific protein may play a key role in causing inherited ALS. Read more   Related articles Stem cell model offers clues to cause of inherited ALS (medicalxpress.com) Mr. Peabody on ALS (ramblingmanofals.wordpress.com) Strides … Read more

Is the North American Hygiene Market Super-Saturated?

Time for the power of social networking to demonstrate and DOMINATE…… By Rabia Mughal, Associate Editor – Dr. Bicuspid June 20, 2011 — As the overall job market in the U.S. continues to be sluggish, a few recent reports — which considered hiring outlook as a criterion — have ranked dental hygienist among the top … Read more

More and more, the folks are gittin’ it!!!

From Dr. Bicuspid – June 14, 2011 They have social networking icons – SOBBBBBB!!!!! Heraeus Kulzer is offering free instructional videos on YouTube, including 30 clips covering a range of topics, such as impression techniques, posterior restorations, and live demonstrations of whitening procedures, as well as Heraeus products, the company announced. Read more http://www.youtube.com/user/HeraeusKulzerLLC Related … Read more

Facebook Preparing for $100 Billion IPO in Early 2012

Many of these blog entries focus on the use of social media/networking to drive the engine of the new dynamic of practice growth.  You really don’t need to be a savant to recognize which way the winds are blowing. It doesn’t matter what appeals to you as a dentist, it matters how your client base … Read more

Mobile phone usage is exploding world wide

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

LinkedIn hits 100 million members

By Geoff Duncan LinkedIn has always been a social networking service with a bit of a twist: instead of encouraging people to play games,amass as many “friends” as possible,and encourage outrageous online behavior, LinkedIn has targeted professionals and job-seekers, enabling folks to make connections with their professions and industries. And while Facebook is the dominant player … Read more