From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Google Buzz

February 27, 2010

HT to Lorne Lavine. Follow the link to Google’s entry to Social Media.
Google Buzz.

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Free Online Course; Going Paperless

February 26, 2010

Thanks to Dentrix and Henry Schein Practice Solutions (HSPS) for sponsoring me in an online course outlining the basics of creating a paperless practice. You can access the course here and…IT’S FREE!

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Academy of Pediactric Dentistry

February 25, 2010

I will be presetning at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry on March 5 and 6.  Details here.

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Facebook Fan Page

February 25, 2010

I have upgraded my EOT Facebook fan page. Ceck it out here and sign up as a fan. It will make keeping up with the blog and other high tech related dental news easier. The fan page also allows easy feed back and conversations. I hope you like it and find it valuable.

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Dental Classified Ads

February 25, 2010

Interesting site:
…provides individuals and businesses a place to advertise at no cost. Our goal is to become the premier website worldwide for dentally related classified ads.
via Dental Classified Ads : Dental Classifieds : Dental Ads : Dental Jobs.

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Dental procedures (by dental code) at ToothIQ

February 25, 2010

ToothIQ, linked below, continues to impress me. The linked section is designed for patients but could be very valuable for team members especially people new to dentistry.
Every dental procedure code is listed. Most link first to a simle explanation of what the code means with a picture. Then an additional link takes the user to [...]

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Smart Inventory Management

February 24, 2010

The prime directive the dental staff person assigned to inventory control is taught to follow is to always have what the doctor needs; to never never ever run out of anything. If you run out of anything when the doctor asks for it dire consequences surely await the poor staff member.
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Obama on Dental Care

February 24, 2010

The link below is to a Dr. Bicuspid (Registration Required) article which outlines some of President Obama’s thoughts on Dental Care as it relates to the National Health Care debate.
Laying out his first detailed proposal for healthcare reform, U.S. President Barack Obama this week said that dental care should be exempted from a proposed tax [...]

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Good Enough

February 24, 2010

Again Seth Godin has some provocative items on his blog. The article linked below addresses the ongoing discussion of good enough vs. great. There is not a direct technology connection but there is a very strong connection to dental practice management in general.
What do your patients want? Do they want a consistent experience that meets [...]

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Who wants ultra-fast broadband?

February 24, 2010

The authors of the article linked below ask; Who wants ultra-fast broadband? Duh…like doesn’t everybody.
I think it is interesting that one of the possible uses they speculate is watching 3D medical (dental) scans in real time. Sounds cool to me.
Google recently announced it will attempt to provide a select group of US communities with internet [...]

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Snap Cosmetic Imaging

February 23, 2010

Follow the link below to see a video demonstration of Snap. It does look pretty quick and easy. I have long been a fan of imaging but have not tried this product.
SNAP DENTAL COSMETIC IMAGING – BETTER SMILE DESIGN SOFTWARE.

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Is Google Making Us Stupid ?

February 23, 2010

According to the study in the article linked below Google is not making us stupid, in fact just the opposite….Whew, good to know
Google Probably Not Making Us Stupid, Pew Study Says – AppScout.

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Hockey Stat?

February 23, 2010

According to the Detroit Free Press, 68 percent of professional hockey players have lost at least one tooth.

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ImageCentrik

February 22, 2010

I just saw a demo for a new photo management program called ImageCentrik. It is linked below.
ImageCentrik combines some powerful and unique editing tools with an easy to use software program that makes creating customized patient presentations absurdly easy.
For example there is a unique built in alignment editing tool which allows users to properly align [...]

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Anatomage Users Group Meeting

February 22, 2010

Anatomage the amazing third party CT software is sponsoring a Users Group Meeting April 9 and 10 in San Jose.

Anatomage – Invivo 5 Reservations.

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Should you get a 64 bit system?

February 22, 2010

NO… at least not right now.
Not all major dental applications are 64 bit compliant. However even if your major PMS program like Dentrix may be 64 bit compliant it is a good bet that many of your other funtions will not be. For example printers, x-ray sensors even earlier versions of Microsoft Office may not work [...]

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Have you ever wondered?

February 20, 2010

Why you have to click on “Start” to stop ‘Windows’?
Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons?
Why there isn’t mouse flavored cat food?
Who tastes dog food when it has a “new & improved” flavor?
Why Goofy stands erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs!
Why Noah [...]

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Dexis Video

February 19, 2010

In my opinion Dexis has done a number of things in the past year to radically improve their product and I have become much more of a fan. The video below demonstrates some of the important issues, which in my opinion are:

One size is OK, do not feel you need three different size sensors; for [...]

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i-CAT® Imaging Institute

February 19, 2010

Cone Beam CT is such and amazing technology it is hard to get a handle on it,  there is so much diagnostic information in a CBCT a general dentist trained in traditional radiographic diagnosis does not really know what he/she is seeing. i-Cat has a series of online webinars linked below to help you learn [...]

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PC(Point of Care) Cart

February 18, 2010

The company linked below, AFC Industries has a line of specialized computer stations including the Point of Care series (shown here at the left). I found out about these from an e-blast.
These carts even have a battery for completely mobile operations. This might be useful in a remote clinic or a hospital OR situation however I am [...]

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