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Entries from May 2010

Electronic Health Records for Dentists: The Scoop

May 27th, 2010 · 12 Comments

If you’re a dentist looking for electronic health record (EHR) software for your practice, you’re going to come across at least 300 options in the market today. And if you’re looking for a dental-specific EHR, you’re going to have even fewer options. Even fewer of those options are going to run on a Macintosh computer. […]

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Tags: Technology

Lois Banta of Banta Consulting, Inc. Purchases the Speaking Consulting Network

May 25th, 2010 · 6 Comments

After the 15th annual conference of The Speaking Consulting Network, Linda Miles, Founder of SCN is proud to announce the sale of SCN to Lois Banta of Banta Consulting, Inc. Lois is looking forward to the growth of SCN by expanding to other healthcare professionals for the 2011 Dallas conference and beyond. The Anaheim conference […]

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Tags: News · Press Release

LVI Partners with Cadent for iTero Digital Impression Training

May 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments

The Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies has announced that Cadent’s iTero will be the exclusive digital impression technology for the Core II and Core III programs. Other programs, Core V and Core VII, will use iTero for restorative applications. LVI students will work on live cases with the iTero trainers and LVI instructors. […]

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Tags: Continuing Education

Never Miss an Opportunity

May 21st, 2010 · 8 Comments

If your practice is not doubling every ten years, you may have missed opportunities along the way.  How much have missed opportunities cost you?  Where would your practice be today if you had seized a few more opportunities over the last few years? Ken Runkle has uncovered 5 Rules related to the high cost of missed opportunities.  Learn them […]

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Tags: Administrative · Business of Dentistry · Practice Management

Dr. Radz on the AACD Meeting

May 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Two weeks ago, I attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s annual meeting in Dallas. Traffic is up, people are happy, and the positive atmosphere I noticed in January and February has continued. It’s especially good to see because there are more dentists at the AACD meeting who focus on elective procedures in their practices. […]

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Tags: Dentists Get Advice from Dr. Gary Radz

5 Tips to Remember When Creating Digital Case Presentations

May 18th, 2010 · 12 Comments

Here are a few tips to help you stay on the right path when it comes to creating powerful and effective digital case presentations. Less is more.  Too much animation, sound effects, objects, text, etc., can overwhelm your patient, diluting your overall message. The total amount of time you or a team member should invest […]

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Tags: Business of Dentistry

Pain-Free Dentistry: Nasal Anesthetic (Sniff, Sniff)

May 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments

This is pretty darn cool. The lab of William Fray, Ph D and Leah Hanson, Ph D at Regions Hospital in St. Paul were pleased when their employee, Neil Johnson, discovered that lidocaine or xylocaine inhaled through the nose of laboratory rats ran down the trigeminal nerve to numb the teeth, jaws, and mouths. The […]

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Tags: Clinical · Dental Materials

Your Dental Team Wants Money & Respect

May 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments

“Dental Assisting Digest” compiled the top ten things dental assistants want their dentists to know. At the top of the list? You guessed it. Compensation. Assistants want to be paid well for their work. But how can you pay out when money isn’t coming in, at least not like it used to? Let’s see what […]

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Tags: Business of Dentistry · Managing Your Dental Team

The Sky Factory at AACD

May 6th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: Business of Dentistry

Vertise Flow at AACD

May 6th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: Clinical · Dental Materials