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March 21, 2012

June 4, 2010 Dr. Jaimee Morgan & Dr. Stan Presley July 30, 2010 (Omaha, NE), August 13 (Cincinnati, OH), 2010 & October 8, 2010 (Portland, ME) Practical Approaches to Composite Resin Bonding with Exquisite Results

March 21, 2012

Just about everyone can relate to having to laugh politely at a joke that’s fallen flat or trying to keep his or her eyelids open during a story that goes on and on. For dentists and dental hygienists, however, the question of whether it’s a good idea to indulge in a bit of humor to distract a patient or tell them a long, drawn-out tale is not just about relating to people, it’s about whether the end result is good customer service and helps patients maintain their health.

March 21, 2012

WATERTOWN, MA:  June 10, 2010- The Pulpdent website now includes case studies from Save That Tooth, the popular book by Pulpdent founder Dr. Harold Berk. The excerpts describe evidence-based, research-supported techniques for treating the vital pulp and the pulpless tooth. Case studies on the site include “Congenital Defect, Youngest Pulpotomy Case Ever Reported” (Baby Gilbert), “Traumatic Injury” (Johnny the Newspaper Boy), and “Ectopic Eruption of a Dilacerated Central Incisor” (Kirk).

March 21, 2012

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March 21, 2012

CHICAGO (June 3, 2010) – The Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB) offers two publications that feature the most-up-to-date dental assisting requirements. DANB’s 2010 State Career Ladder Templates for Dental Assistants and DANB’s 2010 State Fact Booklet are both must-have resources for dental assistants, educators, state legislators, oral healthcare organizations, and state dental boards.

March 21, 2012

If you think your current level of attention to the needs of your patients, both current and prospective is 'good enough,' think again.

March 21, 2012

June 4, 2010 ATLANTA – PracticeWorks, LLC, the exclusive maker of KODAK Dental Systems, announces one of their customers, Dr. Alec Elchahal, has been awarded the Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED certification offers third party verification that the building was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance such as energy savings, water efficiency, and CO2 emissions.

March 21, 2012

The status of an individual working for someone can be that of an independent contractor or an  employee. Sometimes, businesses hire other businesses to perform services and at times, the term “outsourcing” is used. This term describes the transfer of responsibility to others for the performance of the service in question.  It limits the responsibility to the business needing the service and shifts its responsibility to others and away from the enterprise in question needing the service to be completed.

March 21, 2012

OREM, UTAH, USA -June 1, 2010- Aribex Inc. is increasing the NOMAD sphere of influence with an “off the wall” solution for an “off the wall” product. Consumers can now follow the manufacturer of the NOMAD Handheld X-ray System on Twitter and become fans of the x-ray device on Facebook. Product announcements and promotions on all NOMAD Handheld X-ray devices will be posted to those social networking sites.

March 21, 2012

With the economy in the state that it has been and little end in sight to the economic downturn, many dentists have been unable to sell their dental practices under terms similar to what those dentists in the past had been able to do. There was a day when the sale price was paid in full at the settlement table and there were no other segments attached to the transaction.

March 21, 2012

In last months issue of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices I introduced the Silverman Institute’s Cosmetic Dentistry Boot Camp program and how you can use some of the systems I teach in Boot Camp to transform your cosmetic practice in one day. However, one of the essential ingredients in accomplishing this goal is the ability to determine predictable results with less stress before you expand your cosmetic program. In Boot Camp I teach dentists exactly how to do that.

March 21, 2012

CARLSBAD, CA-Dental industry veteran Kenny Schwing has been named CEO of Liptak Dental Services. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Liptak Dental Services is a dental technology consulting business specializing in tech support and computer training exclusively for dental practices. Kenny Schwing is a third-generation dental industry professional who has held executive positions at Sullivan Dental and Henry Schein, and most recently served as Regional Manager for Midmark Corporation.

March 21, 2012

Where is it written that going to the dentist can’t be enjoyable? Or that a patient can’t sip a glass of beer or wine while waiting for an appointment or even borrow a laptop to surf the net? It’s not in any book that Dr. Clint Herzog, founder of Floss Dental, a practice with eight locations in Dallas and Houston, has ever read.