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Stick it to your anxious patients
Thursday, April 01, 2010
You might want to recommend acupuncture to your dental phobic patients, according to the results of a small study done by--amazingly-- the ... read more
Pediatric Dentistry and Digital X-Rays: No More Excuses
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Digital x-rays are one of those items we have in our practice that completely changed our workflow, and our sanity. There are plenty of articles on ... read more
Root canals and paper clips and percocet...oh my!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Once again the national media is in a frenzy over the latest "practicing outside the standard of care" story of torture. Apparently this time, Dr. ... read more
Fluoride Scare in Consumer Media....Typical
Thursday, February 03, 2011
"Popular Infant Juices Contain Too Much Fluoride, Research Shows" DOH! No, it doesn't. That headline appeared above a feed from the popular newswire... read more
Add weight, fitness to perio link roster
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Obesity and physical fitness may have some interactive effect on periodontal health status. That's the conclusion of a Japanese study published in the... read more
NEWS SHOCKER: A Negative perception of the dentist creates stress! In other news, the Sun is very Hot!!
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Physorg.com has reported on a group of researchers from the University of Essex that have determined that people who have a negative bias toward ... read more
We didn't go to the moon, the abominable snowman is real, and the dental media is a bunch of liars
Monday, January 18, 2010
I love getting emails like this. Dentalcompare, as well as other media outfits in dentistry, received a poorly written but passionate ... read more
Midnight Fridge Raiders, Hang on to Your Teeth
Friday, June 04, 2010
You might want to add a warning against that 2 A.M. ice-cream-out-of-the-carton treat to your repertoire of preventive advice. Maybe this is a ... read more
Digital Dental School Program Makes Wired Blog: GV Black, Meet Marshall McLuhan
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The latest post on Wired's Raw File blog, by Chuck Squatriglia (don't know who he is but just wanted to include his name!), spotlights UCSF School of ... read more
Just one more example of creativity, generosity, community spirit in the dental industry
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Just received an email that I almost deleted, and I'm glad I didn't. It was from Dr. Bill Dorfman, founder of Discus Dental, and Steve Anderson of the... read more
Steel foam to be used for bone grafting material, Six Million Dollar Man not so unique anymore
Monday, March 22, 2010
In the last few years we have heard about many new materials that are being considered for bone grafting, from bone morphogenetic protein, to actual&... read more
Discovery News - How to blow a story out of proportion in one paragraph or less
Monday, July 12, 2010
I had a friend forward this article to me from Discovery News. Eric Bland talks about a new gel used to repair teeth that is so amazing, “... read more
Dr. Oz was right... High Fructose Corn Syrup really is bad for you
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
It has already been shown that drinking soda on a regular basis leads to pancreatic cancer. Now researchers at Princeton University have shown that ... read more
Curve Dental Does it Again - FREE Patient Education Software
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
I have blogged before about how impressed I was with the approach Curve Dental is taking with Hero, their dental practice management software. It is ... read more
It's not as if we didn't warn you.......
Monday, January 17, 2011
On Jan 5 and 6, all dental products from Florida-based Rite-Dent Mfg Corp, were seized by U.S. Marshals, acting under a court order sought by ... read more