gweisman -
Saturday, January 03, 2009
"Good oral health should be everybody's business" is the core message of the page-one editorial link in the latest issue of the venerable British medical journal ...
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TDuncan -
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Researchers have found a way to polish a tooth with nanosized particles that will help a tooth “repel” bacteria. This is just cool on so many levels. We’re in the business of health so preventive measures are always preferred to actually treating disease. Think about treating patients with no acc...
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gweisman -
Friday, December 26, 2008
More than two in five (41%) of women in the United States find going to the dentist less excruciating than talking to their spouses about their daily finances. This stunning revelation came out of a survey of American women conducted by State Farm to gauge women's behavio...
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TDuncan -
Monday, December 22, 2008
Recently I wrote about the rising cost of health care link and the effect it could have on dental insurance spending. I suggested asking your patient to put you in touch with their hu...
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TDuncan -
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog link had a cringe-inducing story about the creeping cost of health care. It estimated that by 2016 the average yea...
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gweisman -
Monday, December 22, 2008
Remember retailer extraordinaire Sy Syms? He supposedly was the first to utter the famous marketing mantra, "An educated consumer is our best customer."
Well, get ready for some educated patients, at least those who consult Ceatus Media's online Consumer Guide to Dentistry, In the spi...
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johnkwan -
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I have been using a variation of their product for over 10 years. Back in the day they used to make DynaFil which was a mineralized cortical powder in a gel or putty. After they stopped making that to make Orthoblast I ended up having to make my own. The problem I had with Orthoblast was ...
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RDHLFA -
Thursday, December 18, 2008
At this time of year most of us take time to reflect on the past year and celebrate the holiday season with family, friends and colleagues. The past week in California has prepared me for my annual trip back home in Maryland with freezing temperatures and SNOW - an uncommon occurrence here in ...
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gweisman -
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Bisphenol A, move over. There's a new health hazard du jour. Athletic mouthguards.
According to a promotional press release for a new gadget (just in time for the holidays) called The Disinfector (a small battery-powered case that uses ozone to kill pathogens on oral appliances...
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gweisman -
Monday, December 15, 2008
Pediatricians can and should be involved in the prevention, intervention, and management of dental disease in the youngest patients. This is the gist of a American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement published in the December 2008 issue of Pediatrics.
I am really impressed...
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