TheWealthyDentist.com™ Newsletter Archive
News From The Wealthy Dentist #94: April 23, 2008
Editorial: Jim Du Molin
What's Hurting Our Health Now? Water Bottles, Baby Bottles... and Dental
Composite
Plastic bottles have been in the news lately because of bisphenol-A (BPA), a
chemical in some plastics that has estrogen-like effects that may cause health
problems. Dentists need to know
about another possible avenue for BPA exposure: dental composites and sealants.
Though they don't contain pure BPA, there's still concern.
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Special Marketing Feature: Melinda Spitek,
Hycomb Marketing
Conquer the Uphill Battle – Then Keep on Pumping
Along the route there will be hills, there will be valleys, and there will be
long pleasant flat stretches. You need to keep pedaling at the same rhythm no
matter what the situation. Switch gears as needed to adapt - but never
come to a stop! It's true for bicyclists, and it's true for dental practice
marketing too.
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Dentistry Goes Punk with Tooth Tattoos
Dental Crowns For the Alternative Crowd
Unlike traditional tattoos, tooth tattoos can be removed in two minutes. The
personalized design is baked into the crown's enamel, and can even be placed on
the tooth's inside surface for a particularly private tattoo. Designs range from
patriotic to floral to tribal and beyond.
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What Your Patients Are Reading
Bisphenol-A Declared Potentially Harmful by Health Canada
Health
Canada had announced that bisphenol-A (BPA) is potentially harmful. The top
concern is plastic baby bottles. When heated, BPA-containing bottles can leach
significant amounts of the chemical, raising the level of BPA in the infant's
bloodstream. The chemical's hormone-like effects could cause permanent health
damage. BPA is found in other products as well, ranging from food
containers to dental sealants.
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What's on My Bookshelf
Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard
The author of the New York Times business
bestseller Raving Fans is back with Gung Ho!, a management
book that explains how to increase productivity by fostering workplace
morale. Couldn't your office environment be improved by a morale boost?
Want to get the book?
Also in the News...
- Dental Floss Key to Paraglider's Rescue
- Dental Work Claim Challenges Antiquity of Hobbit Skeleton
- Dentists Sued for Unnecessary Work After Child Gets 14 'Baby Root Canals'
- Dental Software Enables Patients to See End Results
- Canadian Hygienists Can Now Make House Calls
- Japan Group Turning Used Dentures into Gold Mine for Charity
Previous Surveys...
- Dentists Still Split Over Amalgam
- Most Dentists See Marketing as a "Necessary Evil"
- Foreign Dental Labs Demand Greater Regulation
- Sedation Dentistry: From Nitrous Oxide to Conscious Sedation to Anesthesia
- Dental Patients and How Far They Travel
- Dentists Split Over Regular Patient Mailings
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