Ask The Dentist

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Are they still used? How much mercury they contain. 34 dangers. Why are they still used? Health agency positions. Who is at risk? Should you have them removed? Mercury fillings are used to fill cavities. They are made up of various metals, but typically contain 50% mercury by weight. These amalgam fillings release mercury that is not only bad for your oral health but may be absorbed into your brain, kidneys, liver, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract.

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Oral Health Group

OCTOBER 19, 2020

As dental hygienists, you’re laser focused on doing what you can to ensure that your patients know what to do to take care of their mouth health. That includes giving them a proper cleaning during appointments as well as talking … The post The Power of Saliva appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

OCTOBER 27, 2020

If you haven’t heard already, a report has come out that says that six-month recall appointments aren’t necessarily that conducive to keeping your patients’ oral health in line. In fact, maybe, just maybe, patients don’t have to come into the dental practice twice a year. Now, on the surface, I know what you’re thinking.

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Identity Dental

OCTOBER 2, 2020

If you’re in the process of building ads for a service, event, or product, you’ll likely discover that ads that lead to pages designed to turn an interested viewer into a lead or customer are an important component of an effective campaign. Like any marketing component, the design and writing matter. Without a clean, focused […].

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Queen of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 10, 2020

October is National Dental Hygiene Month. In honor of this great profession I want to share with you my Bio-Logical story. I am a bio- logical dental healthcare superhero out to save the world. This is my story: I started out as a regular dental hygienist. Graduated near the top of my class and totally clueless about dental hygiene but I knew I did not want to be a clinical hygienist, that I was “better than that”.

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Dental Peers

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Looking back to the glorious month of August, it was not just the wonderful summer weather we were enjoying. We were also enjoying the easing of restrictions as Covid numbers appeared to be on the decline. Yes…we heard the warning calls about the potential for a second wave. Perhaps we hoped that wave would not materialize as we enjoyed how properly distanced, outdoor get togethers gave us a break from “Covid fatigue”.

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Ask The Dentist

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Ancient vs. modern diets. What’s missing? The role of saliva. Why is brushing important? Bottom line. Brush, floss, mouthwash, and go to the dentist. That’s what we’re often told is the “key” to oral health. If you want fewer cavities, just follow that prescription… Right? Sadly, modern dentistry has invented many ways to work around a problem that makes cavities the #1 preventable chronic disease in the world.

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Delivering Wow

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Just like with any business, hiring is one of the most important parts of a dental practice. If we don’t put the right systems and strategies in place when looking for new members for our dental practice, we’ll end up with the wrong people on our team. Bad hires are extremely costly. They lead to a high turnover rate amongst your staff—not to mention other problems like poor productivity—and can be super costly.

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Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2020

ATLANTA— Carestream Dental is empowering practitioners to plan an ideal smile from a digital impression thanks to a preferred partnership with exocad Smile Creator, a state-of-the-art smile solution that’s now integrated into the Carestream Dental’s product portfolio. Once a patient’s teeth have been scanned with either a CS 3600 or CS 3700 intraoral scanner, the Smile Creator can be directly accessed from Carestream Dental’s CS Imaging and CS ScanFlow software, streamlining and simplifying the

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Practice management 147

Bookkeeping For Dentists

OCTOBER 6, 2020

There are so many dental practice key performance indicators floating around, it probably makes your head spin. The good news is, no matter what all that KPI noise tells you, the ultimate dental practice KPIs simply come down to your financial reports (the actual money in and out), particularly, your collection income vs. practice overhead expenses.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While there is much discussion about how often we should or should not be going to the dentist, there are some parts of the world where we are reminded that sometimes that choice is out of the hands of the patient. In New Zealand, Northland residents are pulling out their own teeth with pliers because they can’t afford to go to the dentist. One person in the region is also admitted to intensive care every fortnight due to poor oral health.

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Ask The Dentist

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Recent fluoride news. Fluoride sources. Does it prevent cavities? In toothpaste vs. water. Varnish pros & cons. Questions to discuss with your dentist. Fluoride toxicity. Fluoride myths. Bottom line. You don’t need fluoride in your toothpaste, or in your water, or in your mouthwash. Yes, fluoride helps fight cavities (sometimes called “ tooth decay ” or “dental caries”).

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Oral Health Group

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Looking back to the glorious month of August, it was not just the wonderful summer weather we were enjoying. We were also enjoying the easing of restrictions as Covid numbers appeared to be on the decline. Yes…we heard the warning … The post Dentistry in the Second Wave appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Delivering Wow

OCTOBER 26, 2020

You’ve likely heard that in order to grow your dental practice you’ve got to get out there and be visible. But no one tells you what you’re supposed to do if you’re an introvert. I’m about to let you in on a secret: you can get more patients into your dental practice even if you are an introvert who tends to avoid the spotlight. I’m a really private person, and believe me, I’m much happier in my comfort zone.

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Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2020

To view this email as a web page, go here. o. '! The Village illustrates the protective measures that are being implemented for our upcoming trade events taking place in Cologne: from paperless ticketing and directing visitor flow via eGuard app, to new concepts for stand construction and catering. We look forward to reviving the industry together with you!

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Bookkeeping For Dentists

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Too often, dentists are super focused on production, but they are not monitoring their dental overhead expenses, which is a huge factor in what you get to take home. That kind of mentality will force you to work harder. If you are increasing production, but not improving your practice systems to get better control on practice overhead expenses, you may be spinning wheels.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Let’s start with the big story of the week. If you haven’t had a chance to see the study that discusses why dental patients don’t necessarily need to visit the dentist every six months, make sure you check that out as well as the thoughts from Dr. David Rice on it. Go ahead and click. Both links open in new windows so you won’t lose your spot here.

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Ask The Dentist

OCTOBER 14, 2020

What is saliva? Functions of Saliva How Your Mouth Produces Saliva How to Maintain Healthy Saliva. Saliva is one of the most neglected factors in your oral and overall health. The normal secretion of saliva is also vital to a healthy mouth, free of cavities , and to proper digestion. Let’s discuss the functions of saliva, the benefits of healthy saliva, and what to do if you produce too much or too little.

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Oral Health Group

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Content is king. You have probably heard that a million times, and it is true. Yet, your dental website can have plenty of articles with all the right keywords, and still not rank at the top of the list, or … The post Beyond Keywords: Five Other Ways to Boost Your Dental SEO appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Delivering Wow

OCTOBER 26, 2020

When you’re looking for information, what’s the first thing you do? You pull out your phone or pull up a web browser and go straight to Google. Well, guess what? Your potential patients do exactly the same thing when they’re looking for dental information or to find a new dentist. . Google is the number one search engine, but it’s so much more than that.

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Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 29, 2020

J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Oct 9;S0002-8177(20)30658-9. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.09.005. Online ahead of print. Abstract Background: Understanding the risks associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission during oral health care delivery and assessing mitigation strategies for dental offices are critical to improving patient safety and access to oral health care.

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Bookkeeping For Dentists

OCTOBER 14, 2020

What are Dental Expense Benchmarks? Every practice has variations in their expenses such as paying rent or paying mortgage, if you have associates, and how many employees you have. But there is a clever way to group together specific expense accounts from your Profit & Loss report into six bite-size categories. Then you measure those six categories against national averages of dental practice expenses using the percentage of income.

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Identity Dental

OCTOBER 2, 2020

If you’re in the process of building ads for a service, event, or product, you’ll likely discover that ads that lead to pages designed to turn an interested viewer into a lead or customer are an important component of an effective campaign. Like any marketing component, the design and writing matter. Without a clean, focused […]. The post Best Dental Marketing | The Components of an Effective Landing Page appeared first on Dental Marketing.

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Clicc Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Elevating DRG to a New Branding Level DRG Law Firm has been a long time legal marketing client of ours and not too long ago they came across a situation where their marketing slogan was compromised and taken so they wanted a revamp. Old DRG Law Firm Logo We offered to help and below is […] The post New Logo for DRG Law Firm appeared first on Clicc Media Inc.

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Oral Health Group

OCTOBER 26, 2020

COVID-19 has upended our world in ways we never anticipated. From a science point-of-view, it’s fascinating to see how we have responded and the interplay between the winners and losers in the changing global economy. The reality is that no … The post Designing a Private Treatment Room in the Face of Coronavirus appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Delivering Wow

OCTOBER 29, 2020

What would it mean for your dental practice if you could get more patients to say yes to your treatment plans? How much could you grow your practice if just one out of every two “nos” turned into a “yes” when presenting a treatment plan? And, how amazing would it be if you could get there without having to make a hard sell to your patients? I don’t need to tell you how important case acceptance is for your dental practice.

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Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Pediatric Dental Journal Available online 16 October 2020 Abstract Background Ideal management of necrotic immature permanent teeth to close the blunderbuss apical opening still of challenge and debate. Objective clinical and radiographic evaluation of platelet rich fibrin (PRF) for revascularization of necrotic immature permanent teeth. Method 28 single-rooted necrotic immature permanent teeth from 28 children (7–13 years old) assigned into two main groups (contaminated and uncontaminated).

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Bookkeeping For Dentists

OCTOBER 5, 2020

There are so many dental practice key performance indicators floating around, it probably makes your head spin. The good news is, no matter what all that KPI noise tells you, the ultimate dental practice KPIs simply come down to your financial reports (the actual money in and out), particularly, your collection income vs. practice overhead expenses.

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My Social Practice

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Whether you are an orthodontist, dentist, endodontist, or periodontist, it is vital that you stay up-to-date on the latest dental marketing trends of 2020 in order to grow your practice. In the dental marketing world, there has been a shift to almost exclusively digital marketing. You don’t want your practice to get left behind. With dental patient expectations and online marketing trends evolving at a rapid speed, dental practices that are not focused on the future of dental marketing are

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Clicc Media

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The post How to Create and Optimize Your YouTube Channel appeared first on Clicc Media Inc.

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ASDA Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Maybe you have always dreamed of owning your own practice, of being your own boss — someday. But you’re not quite sure how to get there. If you want to own “someday,” the associate-to-owner path might help you get there faster. With the associate-to-owner path, you join a practice as an associate with an agreement for a future complete sale. This can be a great route if your ultimate goal is 100% ownership, but you do not currently have full financing available or if you want on-site mentorship

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Logic Tech Corp

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The image above is not a reflection of the Paradigm Clinical interface. Many dental offices have had their schedules packed with the number of patients returning for their recare since the lockdown was lifted. However, in the midst of a jam-packed schedule, it would be unfortunate to have any new or old patients fall through the cracks. To prevent this from happening, you should be doing everything in your power to ensure that no patients are neglected. .

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Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Have you heard the buzz about 2021? We are banishing boring and bringing the smiles to our annual meeting with SmileCon™, Oct. 10-13, 2021 in Las Vegas! Dentists and their teams work tirelessly to create Ahhh-mazing smiles, and they should be rewarded with time of their own to smile. SmileCon will do just that. Each year, SmileCon will spark meaningful opportunities for Smile Creators like you to meet, play, and learn with colleagues and contacts from across the United States, while getting excl

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Bookkeeping For Dentists

OCTOBER 5, 2020

There are so many dental practice key performance indicators floating around, it probably makes your head spin. The good news is, no matter what all that KPI noise tells you, the ultimate dental practice KPIs simply come down to your financial reports (the actual money in and out), particularly, your collection income vs. practice overhead expenses.

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Denticle

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You can always count on Voco to create great products. I happen to be a big fan for a lot of reasons, but one of them is because it's a great "outside the box" kind of company. Structur CAD is another one of those products. For situations such as full mouth rehabilitations or other times when a doctor needs a truly "long term" provisional. Now you have an incredibly strong and durable material for those long term cases that you can create in your in-office milling system.

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Gilreath Dental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

There is no doubt about it; jaw pain is highly disruptive. When the jaw joint becomes inflamed, stiff or painful, it can make everyday life much less enjoyable. A large majority of jaw pain cases are a result of TMD, or temporomandibular joint disorder. Your TMJ (jaw joint) allows you to open and close your… The post Conservative Treatment for Your TMD appeared first on Gilreath Family Dentistry.

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ASDA Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This year’s Council on Professional Issues is proud to host a three-part blog series on clinic, personal and environmental sustainability, as we celebrate October as Campus Sustainability Month. We encourage dental students everywhere to consider their long-term impact in both personal and professional spaces. Dentistry holds unique challenges when it comes to eco-friendly operations, due to constant biohazard and contamination risks.

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