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Dentists: Heed the Incredible Power of the Checklist
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 7 Comments »
Whether you're a dentist, surgeon, or airline pilot, checklists can dramatically improve performance. In fact, Russell Taichman, professor of dentistry at the University of Michigan, has co-authored a study with ... Read more..Best Braces Dentist: A Family Dentist or an Orthodontist?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 Posted in Braces, Dental Surveys | 4 Comments »
Is the best braces dentist a GP or a specialist? It all depends on who you ask.Three out of four general dentists think it's appropriate for GPs to do orthodontics, ... Read more..Dental Implant Placement by the General Dentist (video)
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | 3 Comments »
About half of general dentists place dental implants. In this survey, 53% of general dentists said they do dental implant placement themselves. "I pick and choose," said a Virginia prosthodontist. "Those ... Read more..Dentists’ Future Not Clear: Will It Be Good or Bad?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 5 Comments »
Dentists aren't sure whether to be optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the dental profession. In this survey, 37% of dentists said they are optimistic about the future of ... Read more..Dentist Botox Treatment OK by Most Dentists
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 4 Comments »
Botox is big business - and dentists think it's appropriate for them to be a part of it. Two out of three dentists don't have a problem with a dentist ... Read more..Dentist Problems with Former Employees (video)
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 1 Comment »
Dentists, like other professionals, are not immune to claims of "wrongful discharge" headaches from former employees. While most dentist respondents to this survey (72%) have not had such claims leveled against ... Read more..Dentist Job Future Is Bright for Dental Graduates
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in Dental News | 1 Comment »
Dental students face a bright employment future, at least compared to other graduates, according to new numbers from Britain.Fully 99% of dental graduates were able to find work within six ... Read more..Dentist Nanosilver Recommendations Are Hard To Come By
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
Only 6% of dentists said they would recommend nanosilver toothpaste to a patient, this survey found. On the other hand, 26% would recommend against it, and fully two out of ... Read more..Dental Hygienists’ Compensation (video)
Sunday, June 20th, 2010 Posted in Dental Hygiene, Dental Videos | 2 Comments »
Dentists report the average dental hygienist base hourly pay is $36 an hour, starting at under $20 an hour and extending past $50 an hour."They get paid too much for ... Read more..Dentist Accused of “Biggest Ever” NHS Dental Fraud
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in Legal | 1 Comment »
A dentist in the UK has been charged with one of the largest NHS dental frauds ever committed. The dentist, now suspended, is accused of stealing £1million from the National ... Read more..Best Tooth Whitening Methods Revealed by Dentists
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
When it comes to teeth whitening, dentists say custom-fit bleaching trays for at-home whitening are the most effective option. Three-quarters of the dentists in this survey said it works great. ... Read more..Dentists, Sports Cars & Porsches (video)
Friday, May 21st, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | 2 Comments »
Dentists all drive Porsches! Well, not quite, but 60% of dentists responding to this survey admitted they have owned a sports car.And fully one in four dentists in this survey ... Read more..Dentist Treatment Options: NY Opposes Patient Quotas for Dentists
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Dentists and dental associations were outraged last year when Invisalign announced that dentists would only be able to offer the orthodontic treatment if they began at least 10 cases per ... Read more..Dental Molds & Digital Dental Impressions
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 5 Comments »
Digital dental impressions are now used by one in three dentists, this survey found.Another 25% of dentists plan to incorporate intra-oral digital impressions in their practices. Read more..Dental Practice Management & Employee Theft (Video)
Monday, May 17th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
Embezzlement and employee theft are major problems for dentists and dental practices. In this survey, 59% of dentists said they had discovered evidence of embezzlement. But that doesn't mean no one ... Read more..Dentist Attitudes Towards the ADA (video)
Friday, May 7th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | 4 Comments »
Dentist opinions about the American Dental Association span the gamut.In this survey, 48% of dentist respondents said the ADA is an accurate representation of dentists, while 52% feel the ADA ... Read more..Dental Peer Review Boards Disappoint Half of Dentists (video)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | 1 Comment »
Dental peer review boards have disappointed half of dentists, this survey found. Remarkably, though 51% of general dentists reported problems with dental boards, only 14% of specialists did. "Far better than ... Read more..CEREC May Not Be Effective Dental Marketing
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 15 Comments »
Dentists are split over whether CEREC is an effective dental marketing tool. In this survey, 58% of dentists said the name "Cerec" means nothing to the average dental patient. But among ... Read more..Invisalign Drops Case Requirements for Dentists
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 Posted in Braces, Dental Editorials | 9 Comments »
Dentists reacted with anger to Invisalign's announcement that dentists would only be able to offer the clear aligners if they started at least 10 cases per year. Well, Invisalign has taken ... Read more..Dentist & Dental Patient Romance (video)
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | No Comments »
One dentist in five reports having been romantically involved with a patient, found this survey."Totally inappropriate," declared a dental hygienist. Read more..Invisalign Rules Anger Dentists
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 Posted in Braces, Dental Surveys | 14 Comments »
Dentists are upset about new regulations that require every Invisalign dentist to begin at least 10 cases per year. In this survey, 83% of dentists (and 79% of orthodontists) objected ... Read more..Dental Botox Growing in Popularity
Sunday, April 18th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 7 Comments »
Dental Botox is a growing business, with 16% of dentists offering the cosmetic treatment to their dental patients. While lots of aesthetic patients are eager to get treatments like Botox cosmetic ... Read more..Dentist On-the-Go: Mobile Dental Vans
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Dentists don't always practice in an office... Last week we talked about house call dentists, and this week we're moving on to mobile dental vans. Mobile dentist vans - ... Read more..Braces Patients and the General Dentist (video)
Friday, April 9th, 2010 Posted in Braces, Dental Videos | 1 Comment »
There is lots of variation among dentists when it comes to referring braces patients out to an orthodontist. While 1 in 4 treats most braces patients themselves, 1 in 3 ... Read more..The House Call Dentist
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 5 Comments »
The dentist who makes house calls is an idea so old-fashioned that it's cutting-edge again.Bay Area House Call Dentists, for example, "specializes in working with seniors and people with disabilities ... Read more..