Recent Dentalcompare Blog Entries

Life after dentistry

gweisman - Thursday, November 19, 2009

in Dental Dish

Always interested in dentists making an impact outside dentistry, I came upon a new book for the sandwich generation--those taking care of children and parents. After practicing dentistry for 30 years, Dr. Eric Shapira returned to school for master's degrees in clinical gerontology and health administration.

In his new book, A New Wrinkle, Dr...
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The Future of Dentistry — Today

fredjoyal - Wednesday, November 04, 2009

in Go Ask Fred

In my last blog, we discussed how to change the commonly held perception of dentistry, but this time around, I’d like to talk about how modern technology is changing the reality of what dentistry can be. Our world is becoming a far different place than it was even 10 years ago...
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"As a dentist, you can own Halloween"

gweisman - Tuesday, November 03, 2009

in Dental Dish

Although the holiday's passed, thought it was a good time to remind dental health professionals about the Halloween Candy Buy Back initiative. Dr. Chris Kammer (that's his quote above) established the program as it exists today...
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Teeth, Tech, and Truth

gweisman - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

in Dental Dish

Just wanted to turn you on to a new blog by Dentalcompare's very own clinical editor, Dr. Jeff Rohde. Jeff is truly passionate about dentistry, a little geeky about science and technology (I'd tell him that to his face), amazingly curious and smart, and doesn't take himself too seriously...
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The Changing Face of Dentistry

fredjoyal - Thursday, October 08, 2009

in Go Ask Fred

Dentistry, like most industries today, is in a state of change. While this isn’t unusual or surprising, what I’ve found does catch dentists off guard is how few consumers realize this. When most people think of going to the dentist, they still think of painful shots and endless drilling...
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An Eye for a.....Tooth?

gweisman - Friday, September 18, 2009

in Dental Dish

This story's all over the place. And for good reason. C'mon, who doesn't like a good story involving modified osteo-odonto-keatroprosthesis (MOOKP)??

Surgeons in Miami restored sight to a 60-year-old woman who had been blind for the last nine years...
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Periodontal Microsurgery AlloDerm Grafting

johnkwan - Tuesday, September 01, 2009

in GumBonyLicious

Featuring: BioHorizon's AlloDerm, Hu-Friedy Serrated Scissors, 5.0 Chromic Gut Suture, Hartzell Fine Diamond Coated Microsurgery Pickups
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A Web of Marketing

fredjoyal - Monday, August 10, 2009

in Go Ask Fred

I realize that a good number of you already have practice websites. However, remember that launching a website is really just the beginning.

Give very careful thought to the message your website delivers. When a patient enters your practice for the very first time, I’m sure you and your staff do everything you can to make a great first impression...
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Periodontal Endoscopy Article from Italy

johnkwan - Friday, July 31, 2009

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I just received this article from Drs. Luigi Cecchi and Maro Montvecchi from the University of Bologna.
The Relationship between Bleeding on Probing and Subgingival Deposits. An Endoscopical Evaluation link...
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New Use for Toothpaste

gweisman - Thursday, July 23, 2009

in Dental Dish

Here's my teaser for this YouTube video.....
Crazy Russian mysteriously gains access into private sleeping quarters to create innovative dentifrice body art.
Check it out.
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