Join Dr. Larry Emmott the nation’s top dental technology expert, on this three-day high intensity CE-Vacation program. Each day Dr. Emmott will lead a mountain biking group in the morning and a seminar in the afternoon. For non bikers Sedona offers lots of fabulous options like shopping, golf or jeep rides. He will give you the tools you need to make wise technology choices, saving you time and thousands of dollars. Plus, you’ll learn in one of the West’s most beautiful places-Sedona Arizona. Local bike rental is available.

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For a great dental practice, think of dentistry as more than clinical care. Excellent customer service, marketing, and management are essential aspects in a successful practice. You have a passion for the clinical side, and your probably love people, as well. Marketing you simply turn over to the experts…but what about management? A positive, friendly [...]

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One of the most intriguing aspects of restorative dentistry is the way different dentists approach concept of temporaries. Going back to dental school – the purpose of a temporary was to cover the tooth for comfort until the permanent restoration was ready, and to keep the teeth in the same position as when the impression [...]

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The latest step in the evolution of spam: the mass mailing of MP3 audio files. This trend was first detected in European mail traffic by the company’s spam analysts.
The spam circulating in MP3 files is so-called stock spam, which is designed to artificially increase the price of certain stocks by advertising them. This type of spam first appeared in August of last year and has since then become widespread. It is notable that spammers actively use a number of innovative methods when sending this type of spam in an attempt to evade detection by spam filters: for instance, stock spam was sent in the first mass mailing to use specially crafted graphics files containing background ‘noise’, and in .pdf files, which at the time could not be detected by spam filters.
From Kapersky Labs [1]

[1] http://www.kaspersky.com/press

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Do not settle for the cookie cutter web site design offered by most dental web site providers. Check out the design portfolio from TNT linked here. Awesome.
TNT Dental Portfolio, TNT Dental Clients, Dental Website Portfolio [1].

[1] http://www.tntdental.com/portfolio.htm

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I was impressed with this new offering from Henry Schein. Caesy has dominated this area, with good reason it was an exceptional product. Now with Guru there is an equally good alternative.

New from Henry Schein comes Guru, a new approach to the not-so-new challenge of educating your patients. Your patients are unique, which is why Guru lets you customize your explanation to fit the needs of each patient and your own personal style. Be as detailed or as simple as you need to be, providing a truly interactive and customized patient education experience.
Guru - Henry Schein [1].

[1] http://www.howdoyouguru.com/index.html

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In response to recent questions regarding clinical Cameras I have linked to the Canon Rebel kit from PhotoMed. This camera does everything we need for great dental photography and the kit is complete you won’t need to be running around trying to find the right accessories.

PhotoMed offers the Rebel XTi as a complete clinical camera system. For dental photography, we offer the Rebel XTi with either: 1. the Canon EF macro lens (100mm or 60mm) and the Canon MR-14EX macro ring flash, or2. the Sigma DG 105mm macro lens and the Sigma EM-140DG macro flash.
Complete systems (camera, lens and flash) also include a 1GB memory card, USB memory card reader and a professional grade hard case. The case is designed to hold the camera completely assembled and well protected.
The complete camera system is pre-assembled and tested. It is shipped to you in the professional hard case with custom PhotoMed instructions for clinical use. The complete system also includes unlimited telephone/email technical support and loan equipment support if anything ever needs repair. Unlike other sources, we never charge for tech support or loan equipment(except shipping charges).
Accessories are too numerous to list here. PhotoMed carries everything you might need for your Digital Rebel: memory cards, memory card readers, recreational lenses, etc. Give us a call and we’ll help you decide which accessories will work best for you.
Our technical experts have answers to all your digital questions. Call for more information.
Rebel XTi System with Canon 100mm lens / flash $2299.00 Rebel XTi System with Canon 60mm lens / flash 2199.00 Rebel XTi System with Sigma 105mm lens / flash 1799.00 Canon Rebel XTi Battery Grip 199.00Canon Rebel XTi Hand Strap (for use with grip) 29.951GB Compact Flash Memory Card 29.00 2GB Compact Flash Memory Card 39.00
PhotoMed / Canon Rebel XTi [1].

[1] http://www.photomed.net/rebelxti.htm

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