By Kristen Gerencher – Market Watch – Vital Signs – June 13, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Got teeth? If you lack dental insurance or have a skimpy policy, your options for scoring a better dentistry deal are growing. Image by loufi via Flickr Out-of-pocket costs for pricey work such as crowns, implants and root … Read more
If’n you want them to be exclusively Canadian, you have to let me know – udderwise, I have to find ’em where I can. Dr. Wayne Hickory and the team at Embassy Row Orthodontics team are announcing the launch of a new website designed to enhance their patients‘ online experience. Dr. Hickory adds that he hopes … Read more
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YES, YES, there is a g-d. Darby Dental Supply Now Offers Free Online Continuing Education by Marty Jablow DMD Jericho, NY – May 19, 2011 – Darby Dental Supply, LLC, the largest all-telesales national distributor of dental merchandise, recently announced the availability of its new Online Continuing Education program for dental professionals. Dental professionals can now access hundreds of free … Read more
The method in the madness behind the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes is a manifestation of copying genius. One such genius is Phil Klein the man behind Viva Learning. Image via Wikipedia Dr. Philip Klein, founder and CEO of Learn HealthSci, has over 30 years of experience in the health care profession combining private practice, … Read more
There is an absolutely fascinating website called TED: Ideas worth spreading at www.ted.com. This particular entry should resonate with all dentists, our default setting is to assume we are close to omniscient….as dentists we are masters of our own domain in a non-Seinfeld context. There is some serious thought provocation in this sampling. Image via Wikipedia … Read more
Planmeca is introducing the new ProMax 3D Mid at the CDA in Anaheim and the AAO in Chicago this week. As described on their website – Planmeca ProMax 3D Mid is a genuine all-in-one CBVT (Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography) unit including 3D imaging, digital panoramic,digital cephalometric and 3D photo,all in the same unit. Planmeca ProMax … Read more
Was doing a search on the topic of SEO/Search Engine Optimization for a blog entry and came across a website that truly encompassed every conceivable facet of web based marketing and landing #1 or #2 on a GOOGLE search. We seriously ain’t in Kansas any more Toto….this is the new world of being a dental … Read more
Noodlin’ on the Net – picked up this most interesting site. Worth your time to Nvestigate… http://www.orad.org Image via Wikipedia Oral Radiology from UCLA – LA – oral radiology on the NET – hmmmm, website, diagnosis, not in camera, keywords, LA, NET, VPN collaborative diagnosis, archived images, no certification required,not in Ontario….pity……
From PRWeb – May 4, 2011 The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) is hosting their 27th Annual Scientific Session in Boston, MA from May 18-21, 2011. Specializing in search engine marketing and website design for cosmetic dentists, CEO Keith Humes says his Rosemont Media team can be found in booth 2228 in the Boston Convention … Read more
Dental Intelligence is a stellar website – do check it out…..www.dental-intelligence.com Check out the articles as well as the blog entries – of note http://www.dental-intelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG-2.pdf But of greater importance is the article on Bob Barkley and his philosophy http://www.dental-intelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Brown-Article-on Barkley_v2.pdf For those of you for whom the name Bob Barkley holds no meaning – time … Read more
From Dr. Bicuspid – April 19, 2011 Dental schools in the U.S., U.K., and Australia are beginning to adopt cone-beam CT technology into their curricula, but few currently provide training on this equipment to predoctoral and undergraduate students,according to research conducted by Vijay Parashar,BDS, DDS, MDSc, an associate professor at the Midwestern University College of … Read more
From Webtwilight – how to create a website. Dentistry is a profession, dentistry is a business, therefore, dentistry is a business. Was sent this from a real estate blog. Does it have relevance to a dental practice, is the medium the message? You bet your tube or your bippy!!! Do you need one website or … Read more
The failiure of most dental companies to truly embrace social networking for CE purposes is a sad commentary on their corporate responsibility. Certainly, their corporate goals and objectives are to sell product and return a higher share price to their stockholders, but they also have to be good corporate citizens and to that end, a … Read more
Dental Practice Solutions is an excellent website owned and run by Debra Seidel-Bittke. Her latest blog posting is the title of this entry…..here’s a little about Debra and this blog posting on Case Acceptance is readable with a simple click on BLOG on the website……..looks like a winner for a local study club to me…..get … Read more
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March 17, 2011 – Press release Downers Grove, IL -Industry-leading dental website and Internet marketing expert, Officite, has been selected by the American Dental Association (ADA) as the first corporate provider to offer web-based ADA patient education brochures and Toothflix videos. Through the new collaboration, dentists can educate patients with trustworthy and respected, ADA-branded online … Read more
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Had a moment to check out the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association website. Not being a member, I was only able to “surf” the design et al, however, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Wiki – someone had their act together. Check this out – CDHA raises awareness about the role dental hygienists play in oral and overall health…….very … Read more
There no simple answers to most things, but as social networking takes unrelenting hold and as the competition on the street between dental offices sitting kitty corner to each other at every intersection of N. America starts looking like Starbucks and Timmies…..tis time to reduce the search for the ideal webdesigner to an elemental quest……like … Read more