The following is just one of several great bits of advice from the TNT Dental [1] newsletter.

Flash” refers to the moving photos on a Website, and search engine spiders do not like it! They look for live text. A good way to tell whether your site has live text is to copy and paste the words. When words won’t copy and paste, they are part of the artwork and not what we call live text. Search engine spiders won’t recognize them. Flash Websites work the same as HTML Websites…. False!
 

[1] http://tntdental.com/

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It’s getting hot in here. From the Voodoo’s seductive chassis to the iPhone’s slammin’ touch screen, these products have just the right amount of geek sex appeal.
- The 20 Sexiest Tech Products - Reviews by PC Magazine [1].

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2201945,00.asp

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This month, the ADA announced that it is developing "the first dental market index" (DMI) to serve its members. For general industry information, you can download The Dental Trade Alliance 2007 Annual Meeting Report. It addresses: an overview of the industry, market growth drivers, Wall Street’s opinion, recent sector performance, and research/surveys. The ADA’s DMI, [...]

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I have had some extensive exposure with the diode laser, a CO2 laser, and some experience with the Hoya hard tissue laser. Before working with lasers, though, I used an electrosurgery unit and did not see the need for lasers. I thought the cost was prohibitive, as well.
I started using the Odyssey diode (on loan) [...]

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See the post below re training. In my opinion most dental offices do not get enough training on the high teh systems they purchase. Here is a link to the upcoming Kodak users meetings.

Solutions That Make $ense In Your Practice!Whether you have attended a users meeting in the past or not we are sure this year’s meeting will benefit your office in many ways.
Practiceworks’ East Coast Dental Users’ Meeting [1].

[1] http://www.kodakdental.com/usermeetings/dental/east/index.html

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I am always advising dental offices to get more training. Limited training is one of the top two mistakes I see dental offices making with regards to technology. So to make it even easier here is a direct link to Dentrix training.

The Advantage Seminar is one of the best ways to learn the new features of DENTRIX G2 and then integrate those features into your office routines. These and other highly requested in-depth topics are covered to help you learn how to increase productivity and improve communication and service to your patients
Dentrix Dental Systems [1].

[1] http://www.dentrix.com/training/advantage_calendar.asp

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I have been following the development of the D4D system for some time. This is a new Cad-Cam device designed to compete with Cerec. I have scheduled a full demo this week and will follow up with details.

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