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The 2010 State of Dentistry Address
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 3 Comments »
In Jim Du Molin's "The 2010 State of Dentistry Address," he discusses how the #1 problem facing President Obama is the same as that faced by dentistry. "2010 has arrived," Jim ... Read more..Dentists Split Over BPA
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
One of every two dentists is so worried about bisphenol A (BPA) that they think the American Dental Association (ADA) should issue a warning about the chemical's dangers.On the other ... Read more..Teeth Whitening and the Cosmetic Dentist
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Videos | No Comments »
Teeth whitening is quite popular, but the average dentist says it doesn't necessarily lead to more cosmetic dentistry. This survey found that less than half of teeth bleaching patients go on ... Read more..Dentist Loses License for Unnecessary Dental Fillings
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Dental News | No Comments »
A dentist who tricked patients into getting expensive and unnecessary dental work has been banned from practice by UK's General Dental Council.Dr. Constantine Saridakis had previously paid a hefty amount ... Read more..Whew! $15 Million Dental Malpractice Award in Washington
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Legal | 2 Comments »
Oral Surgeon Plans to Appeal Jury's Award In a jury trial, Washington state's Spokane County Superior Court awarded a stunning $14.8 million to a woman left disabled after a series of ... Read more..Dentists Say McCain Would Be Better for Dentistry
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 6 Comments »
McCain More Dentist-Friendly Than Obama (Survey) In this survey, we asked dentists which presidential candidate would be better for dentistry. Dentists trend Republican, and the outcome of this poll was ... Read more..Three-Fourths of Dentists Happy with Dental Lasers
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Dental Products, Dental Surveys | No Comments »
Half of Dentists with Lasers Offer Facial/Cosmetic Treatments In this survey, three out of four dentists who have purchased a dental laser said they have been satisfied with their purchase. Only ... Read more..Convincing the Cosmetic Patient
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Successful Aesthetic Patient Consultations By Catherine Maley, MBA It's imperative to know what your patients want, what they think about you and your staff, and how to set expectations for the ... Read more..Any Publicity Is Good Publicity
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Legal | No Comments »
Scandals, Name Recognition Can Be Good for Business The publicist's time honored adage is that "no publicity is bad publicity." And it turns out that this can be just as true ... Read more..Dentist’s Suitcase Contains Bomb! (Or Else a Dental Exam Kit)
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Dental News | No Comments »
Airport Security Suspicious of Bags with Wires Sticking Out "Orange alert" turned bright red at the Cincinnati airport recently. The hazmat team rushed to the airport, meeting up with the bomb ... Read more..Only 1 in 6 Dentists Guarantees Dental Work
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 8 Comments »
Malpractice Insurance Says "No" to Formal Guarantees While dentists feel strongly about standing behind their work, only one in six offers an official guarantee to their dental patients. In this survey, ... Read more..Dental Practices Can Offer Cosmetic Services, Too!
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | No Comments »
Introducing Botox to Your Dental Patients By Catherine Maley, MBA By thinking outside of the box, dentists can reach a valuable target demographic: aesthetic patients looking for treatments such as Botox, Restylane, ... Read more..Patients Lie to Dentists All the Time
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Dental News | No Comments »
Trust Their Teeth, Not Their Words Dentists, you'll be shocked by this breaking news: your patients might be lying to you! A poll of 1,000 Americans (commissioned by Philips Sonicare) found that ... Read more..How the Next President Could Affect Your Dental Career
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Practice Management | No Comments »
Will the results of this November's presidential election change your retirement plans? Well, Hy Smith thinks they might. He's a managing partner of ADS Florida, a group that helps ... Read more..Cosmetic Dentistry Moves into Botox
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | 3 Comments »
Dentists Unclear on Botox Regulations In response to my recent survey on Botox, I kept hearing the same question: "How can I find out if I can legally offer Botox?" Answering that ... Read more..One in Six US Dentists Offers Botox
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Surveys | 5 Comments »
Cosmetic Dentistry Gets Even More Cosmetic Botox is big business these days, and more and more dentists are getting in on the action. In our most recent survey, 16% of dentists ... Read more..Grow Your Dental Practice wth Direct Mail Marketing
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Marketing | No Comments »
Considering Direct Mail to Grow Your Practice? Special Marketing Feature (Part 1 of 3) By Melinda Spitek, CEO, Hycomb Marketing Direct mail can be a hugely rewarding stimulus to your practice. Emphasis ... Read more..Dental Drills May Soon Be Outdated
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Science & Technology | No Comments »
Will Dental Drills Soon Be a Thing of the Past? Most patients agree that the drill is one of the most dreaded parts of any dental visit. New technology could help ease ... Read more..Dentist Faces Unexpected Challenges in Hiring Dental Hygienists
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices | No Comments »
How Do You Attract Practitioners to Under-Served Areas? Watch the Video Luring hygienists to a practice in rural Maine has proved challenging. Though there's been a lot of interest in the ads ... Read more..Dentists: Don’t Be Afraid of Botox!
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | 4 Comments »
Introducing Botox in Your Dental PracticeBy Catherine Maley, MBA More and more dental practices are offering Botox and other aesthetic services to their patients. But introducing Botox demands more than just ... Read more..Only Half of Dentists Still Accepting Dental Insurance
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Dental Insurance, Dental Surveys | 11 Comments »
Dentists Dropping Dental Insurances Dentists are sick and tired of dental insurance companies dictating fees and treatments. Just over half of the dentists in this survey said that they had mostly ... Read more..Video Editorial: The Trouble with Hiring Hygienists
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Dentist Ruffles Feathers with Mailing List Strategy Dr. Jim Sparaga is constructing a new dental facility in rural Maine. He's going to need some dental hygienists for his expanded practice, but ... Read more..Chocolate Bribe Angers Dentists, Delights Schoolchildren
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Funny Dental News | No Comments »
Discipline Problems Down, Test Scores Up A U.K. principal's unusual plan to motivate students may have raised the wrath of the British Dental Association, but it seems to be working. Three years ... Read more..Dentists Failing to Keep Their Hands Clean?
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Dental News | No Comments »
Dentists' Hands Might Be Dirtier Than You'd ExpectA study of New York dental practitioners found that most are not following the hand-cleaning recommendations of the CDC.Published in July's Journal of ... Read more..Only One in Four Dentists Wants To Be a Dental Associate
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | No Comments »
Dentists Agree: It's Better To Be Your Own Boss Three-quarters of dentists in our most recent poll said they would rather be their own boss than work for someone else. But ... Read more..