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Tech Insights: 3 Winning Technologies for Dentists During COVID-19

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. Amid the uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, dentists have had to remain optimistic and find ways to persevere. The pandemic has brought many challenges to the dental world, but along with those challenges have come huge improvements to patient care, practice workflow, patient safety and new efficiencies.

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How to Create, Launch, and Grow an In-House Dental Membership Plan

Planet DDS

Dependence or independence? Relative to your insurance provider network your answer is probably affected by profitability. Even so, independence could be achieved by discovering how to create, launch, and grow an in-house dental membership plan.

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6 Time Management Tips for Office Managers

Princess Dental Staffing

If you are an office manager at your dental office, then you definitely know that time management is extremely important to your success. While it is one of the most important aspects of an office manager’s work day, it is also one of the hardest parts of the job. To be an office manager you have to have balance between your own work and the work of the office as a whole.

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5 Website Features Every Dental Practice Needs

Oral Health Group

Whether you’re building out your dental practice’s website for the first time or undergoing a redesign, there are certain things you should keep in mind before you hit “Publish.” From elements on your homepage to your blog content, this article … The post 5 Website Features Every Dental Practice Needs appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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New Study: Low-Level Laser Therapy Can Be as Effective as Formocresol In Saving Primary Molars

Ask The Dentist

Specifics About the Study Pulpotomy Procedure Discussion A Final Note. Dental decay is one of the most common oral problems affecting children across the globe. Untreated decay can lead to premature loss of primary teeth which in turn can affect the appearance, speech, and chewing function in children. Pulpotomy is one of the techniques for treating dental decay in children.

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What to Say to Your Dental Patients if the Cost Is Too High

Delivering Wow

Have you ever had a team member who was afraid to talk to patients or was not outgoing or building connections with your patients? I have had several team members like that throughout the years. Unfortunately, many team members who aren’t naturally outgoing or warm assume they have a disadvantage. However, the truth is introverted team members and team members who struggle to make connections can excel in the dental practice if you give them the right training, tasks, and direction.

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Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Imaging for the Assessment of Periodontal Disease

Dental News and Technology

Current Oral Health Reports ( 2020 ) Cite this article Metrics details Abstract Purpose of Review Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging has become a significant imaging modality in periodontology, and its applications to dentoalveolar disease and conditions are frequently updated. This review highlighted some of the current evidence of the use of CBCT scans for imaging the most common conditions related to periodontal diseases.

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New Study: Low-Level Laser Therapy Can Be as Effective as Formocresol In Saving Primary Molars

Ask The Dentist

Dental decay is one of the most common oral problems affecting children across the globe. Untreated decay can lead to premature loss of primary teeth which in turn can affect the appearance, speech, and chewing function in children. Pulpotomy is one of the techniques for treating dental decay in children. It is performed in cases when the decay is confined within the crown of the tooth (part of the tooth seen above the gums) and has not progressed to the roots.

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Why trending today fails you

Dentistry Gone Digital

Followers … likes … shares. How do you feel when you’re up? How about when you’re not? Are you constantly counting numbers? Checking to see how your stories are hitting? Let me ask you another way. If you have a favorite magazine, who is on the cover? I bet you know. Who was on the cover last year this time? Where are they now? Why don’t you and I remember?

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In-House Aligners Now Possible with CS Model+ Update from Carestream Dental

Dental News and Technology

By Carestream Dental | November 16, 2020 ATLANTA—The latest version of CS Model+ v5, with its advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), now helps practices meet patient demands and respond to industry trends with the ability to design affordable clear aligners right in the office. In addition to empowering clinicians to offer chairside aligners when it’s most convenient to both the clinician and the patient, this update makes CS Model+ v5 even more intuitive with the addition of new

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How COVID-19 impacted Harvard dental students

ASDA Blog

The United States declared a nationwide state of emergency mid-March as a result of the global pandemic that still affects us today. Businesses, schools and travel shuttered as mandates and guidelines were put in place to help contain COVID-19. Dental schools across the country were forced to adapt on the fly. Massachusetts quickly became a hotbed for the virus, overwhelming the usually robust health care system.

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6 Strategies To Fill Gaps In Your Dental Schedule

My Social Practice

If there is one thing that we know for sure, it’s that social media is influencing the decisions of dental patients immensely. In this article, we are going to talk through 6 social media action items that you can use right now to attract new patients using the principles of persuasion. . The principles of influence and persuasion play an enormous role in the success of marketing for dental practices.

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10 simple things you can do to get through hard times

Dentistry Gone Digital

Life is a series of peaks and valleys. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. But it’s the difficult times where we need a little more support and guidance. Author Tony Robinson is a firm believer that it’s how you respond in your moments of defeat that really defines the type of person you are. When you can improve your ability to navigate the difficult times, you not only live a happier life, but you also grow as person.

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MouthWatch Publishes Essential Whitepaper -“Teledentistry:

Dental News and Technology

Post-COVID-19 Use for Safe, Efficient and Evidence-Based Care Metuchen, NJ – November 1 6 , 2020 – MouthWatch, LLC , a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools and intraoral imaging devices, recently published a highly relevant whitepaper entitled, “ Teledentistry: Post-COVID-19 Use for Safe, Efficient and Evidence-Based Care.

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Artificial Intelligence Could Help Dentists Diagnose Problems

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

An artificial intelligence (AI) program that scans dental images may someday serve as an aid to diagnosis. An interdisciplinary team from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and School of Engineering is creating an AI program that could alert clinicians to dental images that require follow-up. In their project, researchers used a systematic way to describe abnormalities in terms of their margins, internal architecture, and the effect on adjacent structures to make a decision regarding app

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Parenting Tips To Raising Kids With Good Oral Habits-Blackburn dentists

Healthy Smiles

Our amazing dentists at Blackburn always appreciate patients who practice good oral habits. Habits are inculcated when we are young and, thus the parents must introduce their children to good oral habits that will prove beneficial to them even after they become adults themselves. Our dentists suggest some interesting ways in which parents can raise their kids with good oral habits: Timely Dental Visits are Important for the Children.

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Why you need to hit the reset button heading into 2021

Dentistry Gone Digital

Let’s face it … 2020 has had plenty of “ugh” moments. In the dental practice, that has included a disruption in business and a recalculation of exactly what many team members actually want out of their days and careers. Additional PPE and precautions have added to stress levels. In March and April, I heard from so many dental team members about why they felt they were hitting “the reset button” in their careers.

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Effect of tip insertion depth and irradiation parameters on the efficacy of cleaning calcium hydroxide from simulated lateral canals using Er:YAG laser- or ultrasonic-activated irrigation

Dental News and Technology

Journal of Dental Sciences Available online 19 October 2020 Abstract Background/purpose Laser-activated root canal irrigation (LAI) with an Er:YAG laser is considered more effective than other irrigation methods, whereas the effectiveness of LAI in cleaning lateral canals far from the laser tip remains unclear. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of removing calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH) 2 ] paste from lateral canals using LAI or ultrasonic-activated irrigation (UAI), and to examine the effect

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Advocacy engagement: Coming together while staying six feet apart

ASDA Blog

ASDA’s Annual Session in 2020 inspired me to take a more active interest in advocacy. At Annual Session, I saw students legislating and taking action that would directly impact thousands of dental students. This proved the significant impact we as students could have, and I hoped that I could use my experiences to create new events for Houston ASDA’s members that would inspire them as well.

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Considering Digital Dentistry from Every Angle with Axeos

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. One doctor shares the powerful impact a next-generation imaging unit has had on his practice and patient care, but not without ongoing support and guidance from a trusted supply partner. When it comes to technology adoption, there’s a dental practice out there on every end of the spectrum—from early adopters and technology gurus to an office diving into its first digital impression system.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Also Shows High Level of Efficacy

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Moderna just released data on the results of its large-scale clinical trial on a COVID-19 vaccine, and the results are something to celebrate; the vaccine demonstrated 94.5% effectiveness with few safety concerns. Similar to the vaccine created by Pfizer, the Moderna vaccine is based on synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA), a new technology that helps the body’s own immune system identify and then combat the novel coronavirus by copying its surface.

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PowerLooking: Strengthening the Dental Eye, A Guide to Assessing Esthetic Smiles.

Dental News and Technology

Join Cosmedent’s Center for Esthetic Excellence on December 3-4 when Dr Arthur Volker presents a live hands-on virtual course, “ Power L ooking : Strengthening the Dental Eye , A Guide to Assessing Esthetic Smiles.” This introductory level course will provide attendees with the foundation necessary to use direct composite resin in their daily practice.

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Giving back while still in dental school

ASDA Blog

You never hear anyone in dental school utter the words, “I’m bored.” If anything, there is too much to do and too little time to do it. However, there are students who somehow find time to give back to those who are less fortunate, even with everything else going on in their lives. Dental Lifeline Network (DLN) is a national non-profit organization, dedicated to helping vulnerable people with much-needed dental treatment through a network of volunteer dentists and labs.

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A Week of Tech Insights: Getting Dental Practices Equipped to Advance

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. If you’ve been following our social media profiles this past week, you may have noticed our ‘Tech Insights’ content we’ve been sharing to coincide with Dentsply Sirona World. We reached out to experts in digital dentistry, shared some of our best advice and celebrated a few customers who have made the most of their relationship with Patterson.

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Even as Cases Rise, COVID-19 Mortality Continues to Decline

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow rapidly across the United States, mortality rates have steadily decreased, with a 30% drop in deaths seen since April, according to researchers at the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle. The institute reports that 0.6% of COVID-19 patients currently die compared to 0.9% of COVID-19 patients who were dying at the start of the pandemic.

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PPC Best Practices for 2021

We Speak Dental

2021 PPC Best Practices. You have a beautiful website, but you’ve discovered that the adage “if you build it, they will come” doesn’t necessarily apply when it comes to patients finding your website instead of the competition. It’s up to you, to place your services in their direct line of vision and one of the best ways to do this, is with pay-per-click advertising (PPC).

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The Kind of Tooth Pain You Have May Identify the True Problem

North Suburban Endodontics

Pain can tell you things. Not verbally, of course, as in, “Hey, your appendix is inflamed!” But the quality of your pain—dull or sharp, constant or intermittent, acute or general—can point the way to the actual problem. That's especially true of tooth pain, which could signal any number of dental problems. Looking at its characteristics, though, can narrow the search.

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National TMJ Awareness Month: Understanding Jaw Pain

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

If you wake up with jaw pain from clenching your teeth at night, or if you have a hard time chewing certain foods, you could have issues with your temporomandibular joint (TMJ). TMJ disorders affect people of all ages and, in some cases, have no clear cause. November is National TMJ Awareness Month and our team at Mountain Aire Dentistry is here to help you learn how to protect the integrity of your jaw. .

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The True Value of Preventive Dentistry

3M

The post The True Value of Preventive Dentistry appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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New Poll Shows More Americans Are Willing to Get COVID-19 Vaccination

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A recent Gallup poll conducted October 19 to November 1 shows that the number of Americans willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination is increasing. The percentage of those who will take such an immunization once available has risen to 58%, up from 50% in September. Poll data also demonstrated that older adults (63%), Northeasterners (66%), and Westerners (62%) are the most positive about getting the injection, while men (61%) are more willing than women (54%).

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Vivica Fox and Zendaya Have This in Common: A Gorgeous Smile

Cherokee Dental Professionals

Kill Bill fans have been pressing for a third installment of the stylized revenge tale since Kill Bill, Volume 2 hit the theaters in 2004. Finally, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is.

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Where can I get quality dental veneers in Melbourne?

Healthy Smiles

Dental veneers will help you get the desired look of your teeth if you have been suffering from misshaped teeth, stained teeth, chipped teeth, or if you have a noticeable gap between two teeth. Healthy Smiles Dental Group at Melbourne offer a variety of high-quality dental veneer options. Our skilled dentists will explain to you everything about dental veneers and which one would best suit your condition.

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Will Dental Patients Spend More For YOU? The Answer Is Yes.

Patient News

Persuasion happens in the brain in seconds. At this speed, do patients know why your practice is different? A recent blog by speaker, author, and international consultant Jaynie Smith confirmed that, yes, every one of us will pay more for services, but only when the value of what we buy is defined at buying-decision time. Don’t believe patients will pay.

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CDC Recommends Staying Home This Thanksgiving

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

With more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 reported in the United States over the past week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Americans stay home this Thanksgiving and only celebrate with those in their own households. The organization provided the following questionnaire for those considering travel over the holiday.

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Are Your Patients Actually Fee Sensitive?

Coaches Corner

Are Your Patients Actually Fee Sensitive? Ever wonder if your patients are actually fee sensitive? In this week’s episode we discuss a mysterious topic – setting our fees. Is there a true science to it, or does it depend on “feel?” And do your patients even care? Join in to find out! And then on the secret shopper calls we continue along those lines and ask “How much do you charge for a crown ?

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Where can I get quality dental veneers in Melbourne?

Healthy Smiles

. Dental veneers will help you get the desired look of your teeth if you have been suffering from misshaped teeth, stained teeth, chipped teeth, or if you have a noticeable gap between two teeth. Healthysmiles Dental Group at Melbourne offer a variety of high-quality dental veneer options. Our skilled dentists will explain to you everything about dental veneers and which one would best suit your condition.

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Lupus and Dental Implants – Will It Prevent Proper Healing?

Best Dentist in Houston

Lupus, a known systemic disease, is often common among women and has always been a point of conversation when it comes to getting dental implants. If you have Lupus, can you still get dental implants or is another method of tooth restoration ideal? To help answer this question, we have dived into the experiences of others as well as the research that has been done on what Lupus has to do with getting dental implants.