Blog Archive for March 2012

Fred Joyal
Are You Keeping Up with Technology in your Dental Practice?
Author: Fred Joyal
Date: 03/27/2012 02:03pm

A dentist recently told me about a new patient he had in his office who was going on and on about her previous dentist, and how much she loved him and how she had gone to him since she was a teenager. The dentist finally asked, "So what happened to him? Did he die, retire, what?" ... "No," the woman said, "he just hadn’t bought any new technology in like ten years, so I left."

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Chris  Salierno
Snap-On Smile as an Alternative to a Flipper
Date: 03/19/2012 01:29pm

Don’t you just hate flippers? I’ve written before about my disdain for flippers and the creative options that we have to use in their place. An acrylic removable partial denture (aka “flipper”) presents some big disadvantages for us and our patients.

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Fred Joyal
QR Codes and Technology in Your Dental Practice
Author: Fred Joyal
Date: 03/15/2012 07:31pm

I'm sure you've noticed these little black and white bar code squares showing up more and more. If you're wondering what they are, they are codes that someone can read with the camera on their smartphone that will automatically lead them to a website, or they can also be any other information you want going to their phone, like your contact information.

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Elizabeth Nies
My Most Teachable Moment as a Dental Hygienist
Date: 03/13/2012 03:23pm

When I started practicing with my own hygiene assistant, I realized how annoying it was having someone stand by the treatment room door trying to rush you along. We all do it; waiting for the doctor's exam is one of the most tortuous things in our day.

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Anastasia Turchetta
Chairside Desensitizing Products for Your Practice

Tooth sensitivity can make or break the comfort of our patients' experiences during an appointment. Countless times patients will preface their quest for comfort with MC Hammer's infamous "you can't touch this," making our task even more interesting!

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