Landing a career can be tough enough today. But a high percentage of job-searching millennials are doing their best to keep their mouths closed while being interviewed—a bad thing to do while trying to form a highly positive impression on a prospective employer.1 A recent study by the research arm of the American Dental Association revealed … Read more
Have tried endlessly to get the folks at OH to migrate this blog platform to a stronger social media software, but my emails have long been filtered into folder “IGNORE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE”…..one thing, I’d donate a kidney for is a polling mechanism to truly take the pulse of Canadian dental care givers……..I think it … Read more
From the Harvard Business Review – to be extrapolated For decades the mystery shopper was the main way retailers assessed operations from a customer’s point of view. By sending in a fake shopper, typically once a month, an individual store essentially was buying a dozen performance snapshots per year. Then telephone surveys began to supplement mystery shopping. … Read more
From the Los Angeles Times – you just know the Kardashians are all over this like a fat kid on a smartee – Kris Jenner is smelling reality TV show with Kim, Kourtney and the other clones dressed up in Playboy bunny assisting uniforms…with cute little Gucci tool belts…. T Image via Wikipedia he economic … Read more
Marketwire Press Release November 23, 2011 CERRITOS, CA, Nov 23, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — New research unveiled to a standing-room-only assembly of the leading periodontists across the globe shows regeneration of bone in teeth affected by periodontal disease when treated with the LANAP protocol. These results have not been previously documented in any dental … Read more
From Dental Tribune Nov 15, 2011 | USA New study targets dental drills for hearing loss by Daniel Zimmermann, DTI WESTMINSTER, Colo. & JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. USA: An audiology student who is investigating the effects of noise from dental drills on dentists has won a National Hearing Conservation Association 2011/2012 research award. In her study, … Read more
By David Brooks of the New York Times – while the article may be tangential to the routine of PM gurus which in truth has varied little in my 137 years in dental practice, it’s a worthwhile read. Prospect Theory if you can stickhandle through the mathematics has inestimable value in health care delivery……….do read … Read more
Wave One – New product introduction………..very little science as yet re; apical debris extrusion….a mix of Protaper design on shaft and K3 style configuration apically…….used in reciprocating handpiece, ProMark from TDS…….as with all new product launches, time will tell. https://picasaweb.google.com/101688955052453412186/RecentlyUpdated Case presentation as easy as it gets, either Google Picasa or iPHOTO – the best … Read more
From Medical News Today – October 2, 2011 Imagine a single drug that would treat most, if not all, autoimmune disorders, such as asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, and Lupus. That might not be so hard to do thanks to a team of researchers who have discovered a molecule normally used by the body to prevent unnecessary … Read more
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From PRNewswire LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Established dental practices face many challenges, number one being the lack of patients desiring cosmetic restorations for fear of painful shots or drilling. Now dentists can allay patient fears, going beyond just treating them with regular cleanings and maintenance, by offering the new painless SmileSimplicity procedures … Read more
Still looking for the magic hook to get the six of you reading this blog to post commentary….. New tack being taken, next effort will involve a nail gun. What would you do with this situation……….? Related articles Your olde road is rapidly agin’, please get outta the new one if you can’t lend a … Read more
For once, the use of files, or new files, or one file, or a twisted file, or a new obturating material, or a Teflon obturation material, or the sealer du jour or the handpiece du jour is not the focus of an industry related, industry driven, royalty or honorarium linked publication and the article under … Read more
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
From Dental Health-ub – Sunday, August 7, 2011 Whitening of the teeth by bleaching is quite popular and is offered by dentists and in some cases non-dentists and pursued by many patients. The two most popular bleaching products are hydrogen peroxide (HP) and carbamide peroxide (CP) in various concentrations. The effect of bleaching on various dental materials has been fairly extensively … Read more
From Dental Tribune – by Hebrew University – Hadassah School of Dental Medicine August 1, 2011 JERUSALEM,Israel: The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem has a new International Postgraduate Orthodontic Program and invites applications. The program,taught entirely in English, begins 1 March 2012 and is open to dentists who hold a DDS or … Read more
Just gonna let the image speak for itself………..if you’re really interested, I have a 90 second webinar in low resolution – why spend money on HD when you can get the gist in low res – on one file one carrier based obturator endo I can sell you to increase the number of root canals … Read more
The world of online “forever” just got even better. YouTube wants to help you make your own practice animations for patient education purposes. Granted it will take time, but with MacOS Lion about to launch and iMovie used by most 6 year olds to document their summer at camp, the time has come to learn … Read more
From PRWeb June 28, 2011 The latest development in web marketing-the use of videos-is the focus of The Dentists’ Strategy Guide to Video Marketing: How Really Smart Dentists Are Leveraging YouTube to Explode Their Profits Dominate the Web. Written by SmartBox Web Marketing founder and CEO Colin Receveur, it gives dentists key insights on how … Read more
By Daniel Zimmermann from Dental Tribune – June 22, 2011 NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, USA Design and Engineering students from Purdue University in West Lafayette in the US have developed a new kind of portable medical chair that can also be used for dental treatment. The device, named the Mantis owing to its ability to transform … Read more