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How COVID-19 Has Changed Dental Staffing Forever and What You Can Do to Stay Ahead

Oral Health Group

COVID-19 has affected many parts of our daily lives, including what it’s like to run or work in a dental practice. From thoroughly disinfecting every surface in the treatment room in between patients to changing tools so as few water … The post How COVID-19 Has Changed Dental Staffing Forever and What You Can Do to Stay Ahead appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Don’t Let Covid Kill Your Morale

Identity Dental

Author: Grace Rizza, CEO, Identity Dental Marketing We’ve been in this new “Covid World” now for many months. Whether your business has been in high-demand or you’re struggling to stay operational, you’ve likely been affected. Covid swept into our lives, took our sense of normalcy, security and for some, our sanity. It took our business […].

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How to Discuss a Treatment Plan With Your Patients

Delivering Wow

One of the highest-impact changes we can make in our dental practices is improving the way we discuss treatment plans with our patients. If we present treatment plans well, more patients will say yes to our treatment plans and get the care they need. If not, they won’t get the care they need and everyone loses. I know how frustrating it can be to put your heart into a treatment plan you know the patient needs only to have them not move forward.

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DITRON DENTAL USA ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Dental News and Technology

Ladera Ranch, CA ; September 2 3 , 2020 – Ditron Dental USA, the US affiliate of Ditron Dental, a subsidiary of Ditron Precision L td. , will officially commence commercial operations for its dental implant portfolio as of October 1st, 2020. Ditron Dental USA i s able to capitalize on over 50 years of experience by the corporate parent in the manufacture of ultra-precise components for the aerospace, automotive, and medical device Industries.

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What’s keeping you from being good rather than great?

Dentistry Gone Digital

One degree can make the difference between water boiling and just being really hot. I know a lot of really good dental assistants out there. I mean, they are excellent at what they do clinically and their people skills are superb. Yet, they know and I know that they have weaknesses in their careers. Heck, we all do, right? There are things that we do really well … and other things we know we could be better at doing.

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Best Dental Marketing Company | Don’t Let Covid Kill Your Morale

Identity Dental

Author: Grace Rizza, CEO, Identity Dental Marketing We’ve been in this new “Covid World” now for many months. Whether your business has been in high-demand or you’re struggling to stay operational, you’ve likely been affected. Covid swept into our lives, took our sense of normalcy, security and for some, our sanity. It took our business […]. The post Best Dental Marketing Company | Don’t Let Covid Kill Your Morale appeared first on Dental Marketing.

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5 Ways to Enhance Your Website and Grow Your Patient Base

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. Today, most people looking to purchase a new product or service head straight for the internet. Findings reveal that at least 89% of consumers turn to search engines like Google – the market leader – before making a purchasing decision. Similarly, approximately 80% of consumers use search engines to seek out local businesses – including nearby dental care providers.

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Managing No-Shows and Cancellations During COVID-19

Logic Tech Corp

The COVID-19 pandemic has most patients wary, especially with the recent surge in active cases. In some cases, patients may opt to not show up for their appointment as a safety precaution. However, if patient no-shows persist, it will become detrimental to your dental office. If you are experiencing a higher volume of no-shows, here are some tips on how to use Paradigm Clinical and its different modules to manage this situation: Consistent communication.

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5 Dental Video Marketing Ideas Every Practice Should Try

My Social Practice

Experts say that 82% of all consumer internet traffic will come from video by 2022. Video content is growing quickly. Video consumption on mobile devices rises by 100% every single year! Dental practices that utilize dental video marketing will attract and retain more patients while outshining their competition. Do you have a strategy to capitalize on the unique ways video can build relationships and grow your dental practice?

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Social Media, The New Search Engine

We Speak Dental

The New Search Engine – Social Media. There has never been a more perfect time to take your practice online. COVID-19’s shelter-in-place may have been lifted in large parts of the United States, but many of the new digital behaviors that people adopted during the height of the pandemic are continuing to gain momentum. This continued growth in the consumption and authority of digital content has resulted in a meaningful impact on the marketing landscape facing your practice.

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Botox for TMJ disorders may not lead to bone loss in the short term, but more research is needed

Dental News and Technology

Low-dose botox injections for jaw and facial pain not linked to bone changes, but NYU Dentistry researchers observe reduced bone density at higher doses New York University Botox injections to manage jaw and facial pain do not result in clinically significant changes in jaw bone when used short term and in low doses, according to researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.

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The ROI-Boosting Revenue Cycle Management Module of Your Dental Practice Management Software

Planet DDS

As you know, dental practice growth and the challenges that accompany daily dentistry can stretch your financial resources. Those realities increase your reliance on the revenue cycle management module of your dental practice management software. What’ s monitored, measured, and managed improves your capacity to adapt to growth or challenge. But effectively adapting requires your PM platform to track the specific revenue generating streams that routinely flow into your practice.

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Improve 4 x 10 & Increase Dental Production SIGNIFICANTLY!

Patient News

Practice ZEBRA™ is taking the dental industry by storm. ZEBRA, powered by Patient NEWS, is our proprietary dental software that helps improve practice AND marketing performance at every phase of the patient journey. It’s been developed exclusively for dentists because we only work with dentists! Can you imagine, we’re at 27+ years as a dental marketing agency and 100% exclusively.

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How Automated Patient Reminders Save Time and Money

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. We carry more computing power in our pocket than was used to get man to the moon. Everywhere you look today, automation has gained a solid foothold. It’s clear the old ways of running your practice are giving way to more computer-based and digital options. While it may be tempting to lament those bygone days, the truth is that to remain competitive, your practice needs to embrace automation.

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CS 3700 Ranked First in Trueness in Latest In-Vitro Study

Dental News and Technology

ATLANTA— Scientific literature has shown intraoral scanners to be highly successful in creating digital impressions for designing short-span restorations and partial prosthesis; however, scanning fully edentulous arches is less studied. Now, a new comprehensive in-vitro study testing the trueness of 12 intraoral scanners when scanning full-arch implant impressions has found the CS 3700 intraoral scanner to offer the truest results when capturing scan bodies in an edentulous arch, giving doctors

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When is Orthodontic Treatment like FASTBRACES Needed?

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

If your teeth are crooked or crowded, our dentist Dr. Robert Berry may recommend orthodontics. Orthodontic care is focused on correcting irregularities in the alignment of your teeth and jaws, such as misaligned teeth, crowded teeth, gapped teeth, and misalignment in the bite (like an overbite, crossbite, underbite, or open bite). . Most patients understand that orthodontic treatment can improve the appearance of their smile.

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Great Opportunities Exist (Right Now!) For Small & Emerging Group Practices

Patient News

Your dental market is resilient & its long-term outlook is positive The past 6-months has been one of great uncertainty and unprecedented change, particularly within the dental industry. Even today, the industry continues to hold its collective breath. Recovery is slowing down for average practices with production around 75% of pre-COVID levels (per the ADA, although Patient NEWS clients have.

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7 Benefits of Preventive Dental Care

Creekview Dental

Preventive dental care refers to the steps taken by a dentist to prevent tooth decay for a patient. This includes dental cleanings, X-rays, fluoride treatments, sealants, and any other form of care that protects and preserves the teeth. Preventive dentistry is one of the main services dentist’s offer, and it comes with significant benefits. . Prevents Cavities.

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Trueness of 12 intraoral scanners in the full-arch implant impression: a comparative in vitro study

Dental News and Technology

BMC Oral Health volume 20 , Article number: 263 ( 2020 ) Cite this article Abstract Background The literature has not yet validated the use of intraoral scanners (IOSs) for full-arch (FA) implant impression. Hence, the aim of this in vitro study was to assess and compare the trueness of 12 different IOSs in FA implant impression. Methods A stone-cast model of a totally edentulous maxilla with 6 implant analogues and scanbodies (SBs) was scanned with a desktop scanner (Freedom UHD®) to capture a

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Partial Dentures: an Affordable Alternative to More Expensive Restorations

Cherokee Dental Professionals

Dental implants are today’s preferred choice for replacing missing teeth. They’re the closest restoration to natural teeth—but at a price, especially for multiple teeth. If implants are beyond your current.

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Insider | Yes, it’s safe to go to the dentist

The Super Dentists

There has been no evidence of coronavirus transmission in dental offices since many reopened in May. Dentists have universal precautions in place to prevent the transmission of any infectious disease. Read More. The post Insider | Yes, it’s safe to go to the dentist appeared first on The Super Dentists.

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7 Benefits of Preventive Dental Care

Creekview Dental

Preventive dental care refers to the steps taken by a dentist to prevent tooth decay for a patient. This includes dental cleanings, X-rays, fluoride treatments, sealants, and any other form of care that protects and preserves the teeth. Preventive dentistry is one of the main services dentist’s offer, and it comes with significant benefits. . Prevents Cavities.

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Longevity of posterior composite restorations in children suffering from early childhood caries—results from a retrospective study

Dental News and Technology

Clinical Oral Investigations ( 2020 ) Cite this article Abstract Objectives This retrospective study aimed to evaluate health status as a new patient risk factor and analyze its influence on the survival of posterior composite restorations in patients with early childhood caries (ECC). Materials and methods Patients who received dental treatment of ECC under general anesthesia (GA) and attended at least one follow-up visit were included in this study.

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Do You Need an Emergency Dental Care?

Healthy Smiles

Dental emergencies can be tricky to deal with. You might be compelled to rush to your dentist in the middle of the night with no clue of what else to do. At times, it is also difficult to differentiate between a normal dental condition and an emergency. To learn more about how to recognise and deal with one, keep reading. What is a dental emergency?

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Nobio’s Antibacterial Composites Receive FDA 510(k) Clearance for Addressing a Key Process in Tooth Decay

Denticle

For over a year now, I've been evaluating and working with the Nobio company out of Israel. They have developed a product that is nothing less than amazing. These incredibly smart people have created a molecule that can be added to plastics that gives it incredible antimicrobial activity. In the simplest explanation, it is a nanoparticle that kills any organism that comes in contact with it.

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Choosing the Best Toothbrush

North Haven Dentists

CENTURIES AGO, PEOPLE didn’t have many options for how to keep their teeth clean. Some cultures used chewing sticks and early toothbrushes had bristles made of horse hair. These days, we have a wide range of options for what tools to use for cleaning our teeth. How are you to find the one that’s best for you? We’d like to offer a few tips to narrow things down.

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Gum Problem Around Dental Implant

Burbank Dental Implants

A gum problem around and implant can be the beginning of the end for the implant. Gum On Implants VS. Teeth Because dental implants are not teeth they behave differently than natural teeth. Dental implants need extra thick gums. They also need as much gum as possible around them. This may be more important than the bone foundation! In this video I described 2 types of gum tissue that we all have.

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Health | Think you can work on your own teeth? Think again!

The Super Dentists

Dangerous TikTok Trend Shows People Using Nail Files on Their Teeth—And Dentists Are Cringing In case you think this do-it-yourself body-modification hack is worth trying, just don’t. Dentists are cringing. Read More. The post Health | Think you can work on your own teeth? Think again! appeared first on The Super Dentists.

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RansomWare Attack Blamed in Patient's Death in Germany

Denticle

RansomWare attacks continue to escalate. Unfortunately as that happens, more and more healthcare agencies get in the crosshairs. I've been saying for a while now that at some point some type of data intrusion would result in a patient death. Well now it looks like we have one. Last Thursday in Germany a woman developed a life threatening emergency and called for an ambulance.

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5 Questions to Ask Before Getting a Dental Implant

Phoenix Endodontist

Replacing a tooth – or all of them, if necessary – with a dental implant is a major health decision. It is important to understand what a dental implant can do for you, how the procedure will work, and postoperative care. Here are five questions you will find helpful to know the answers to before beginning your dental implant procedure. 5 Questions To Ask Before Choosing A Dental Implant.

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Adaptability in the Dental Office

Princess Dental Staffing

There is a lot that goes on within a dental office on a daily basis, and some challenges and difficulties may occur sometimes. To be a successful dental office team member, it is important that you have certain skills and personality traits that will help you to handle difficult situations properly, to help keep the dental office running smoothly and efficiently.

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Inside Edition | The new DIY Teeth Filing Tik Tok Trend is a.

The Super Dentists

Dr. Kami Hoss, The Super Dentists co-founder, and CEO, talks to Inside Edition about the new DIY Teeth Filing trend on Tik Tok (what??) and why you shouldn’t try. Read More. The post Inside Edition | The new DIY Teeth Filing Tik Tok Trend is a. appeared first on The Super Dentists.

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Bruins' Zdeno Chara Breaks His Jaw During 2019 Stanley Cup

Coshocton Dental

Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara had a rough Stanley Cup final against the St. Louis Blues this past June. Not only did the Bruins ultimately lose the championship, but Chara took a deflected puck shot to the face in Game Four that broke his jaw. With the NHL season now over, the 42-year-old Bruins captain continues to mend from his injury that required extensive treatment.

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Treating Gum Disease is Good for Your Whole Body, Not Just Your Mouth

Jeannie Chung DDS

Periodontal (gum) disease can do unpleasant things to your mouth, including losing teeth. Its effects, though, may not be isolated to the oral cavity: Gum disease could make other diseases in the body worse. Gum disease is a bacterial infection most often caused by dental plaque, a thin bacterial film that builds up on teeth in the absence of effective oral hygiene.

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Henry Schein Offers Free IT Network Assessment

Denticle

As regular readers know, I am a huge advocate of data security. I've lost count of the number of times I've posted the "Biohazard" image that associate with my posts on all things security. Hackers and the criminal computer groups out there have reached new levels of activity and no one is immune. These folks are smart, driven, and relentless. Simply resting on your laurels and figuring that "It won't happen to me" is simply an invitation to suffer data theft, ransomware, or worse.

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Work Begins on CMS Product Review

Denticle

A unique way to battle periodontal disease was presented to me recently and I've decided to do some clinical evaluation of it. CMS Dental is European company that makes products for endodontics, perio, and curing lights. They also sell probiotics. The technique that I'm going to do an evaluation on is called Light Activated Disinfection (LAD). The process encompasses the following: Thorough scaling and root planing Applying a product called QroxB2 gel into the pocket Use a specially designed lig