From the monthly archives:

June 2010

SEO Sweet Spot – Three-Words

June 30, 2010

Interesting. Try it out; create a three word search for your practice and see what happens. For example: dentist – city – cosmetic.
How many words does it take to get to the center of good search traffic? According to a new study by online ad network Chitika, three – as in, three-word search queries drive [...]

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No more fillings? Gel regenerates teeth

June 30, 2010

A new peptide, embedded in a soft gel or a thin, flexible film and placed next to a cavity, encourages cells inside teeth to regenerate in about a month…
via No more fillings? Gel regenerates teeth – Health – Oral health – msnbc.com.

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Worldwide Social Media Day

June 30, 2010

June 30 is worldwide social media day…who knew?
Watch Worldwide Social Media Day Live Streams.

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The Anti-Buzz: Smarter not Faster

June 29, 2010

Hello and welcome to the Anti-Buzz!
The buzz: Computers are useless.
The anti-buzz: Computers are fantastic.
Why: Because I said so.
OK That’s a bit of a joke but it demonstrates the idea.  Every topic I discuss will be introduced as buzz vs. anti -buzz and the “why” gets expanded out into the meat of the column. Some weeks [...]

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Cone Beam Texts

June 28, 2010

Here is a sugested reading list if you want to learn more about Cone Beam CT. The list is from the Dental Imaging Center.
“Radiographic Cepalometry: From Basics to 3-D Imaging”. Alexander Jacobson, Richard Jacobson. 2nd Edition. Quintessence Publishing. ISBN (0-86715-461-6).
“Cone Beam Computed Tomography”. Allan Farman, William Scarfe. 1st Edition. Springer Publishing. ISBN (978-3540493594). Due to [...]

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Video Ideas

June 28, 2010

It is very easy and cheap to make videos. You can then put them on YouTube for the world to see and link them back to your web site. OK so what, you are a dentist, what kind of videos ?
Four Video Topics:

Tour of the Office
Introduction to the Staff
Patient testimonials
Education

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John Flucke

June 27, 2010

I ran into John Fluke at the 3D Congress, in fact I introduced him. His talk was well presented and very down to earth. Later we reminisced about the “good old days” you know last century… the 1990s. His blog post is linked below.
John Fluckes Dental Technology Blog.

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Cancer Detector made from a Digital Camera

June 27, 2010

Rice University bioengineers have jury-rigged a cancer-detection device from a $400 digital camera and a bundle of fiber-optic cables.
via Scope – medical blog – Stanford University School of Medicine.

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3D Congress Video

June 27, 2010

This is a sample of some of the truly amazing technology on display here at the 3D congress. Already pioneers like Dr. Scott Ganz and others are using this technology to diagnose, plan and treat patients to a level of precision and final excellence unimaginable just a decade ago. The video below illustrates just a few [...]

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Paperless Thoughts

June 26, 2010

Dead tree (paper) data can only be in one place at a time. There is only one paper appointment book, only one paper chart, only one film radiograph. As a result if one of the pieces is missing, say the chart is in the back (or just lost in a stack on the doctor’s desk) [...]

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What are you missing? CBCT Case Study

June 25, 2010

You don’t know what you don’t know. Another interesting case study from Dental Imaging Center. The first image below shows what seems to be an uninterupted first molar with a preliminary diagnosis of Ankylosis.

The CBCT image shows the real cause, an odontoma.

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A Car is not merely a Faster Horse

June 25, 2010

Hmmmm, from Seth Godin. We almost always start using new technology by simply duplicating a digital version of what we used to do. However the real value is in using technology to do things different.
A car is not merely a faster horse
via Seth’s Blog.

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Dual Screen Laptop

June 24, 2010

I have never been a fan of laptops in the dental office. However this is a very interesting design that has yet to get the hype we have seen with the iPad but seems to be just as innovative.
It’s neither a netbook nor a tablet, but can be misconstrued as one or the other as it [...]

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Radio Shack tells it All

June 24, 2010

By comparing the cost (in hours worked) of electronics and technology today compared to the recent past the article linked below makes it very clear that we live in amazing and prosperous times. (Read the article)
Human nature being what it is, it is routine for people to complain about how hard the times are, how [...]

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DE – Expert Tips & Tricks

June 23, 2010

Good online resource.
DE – Expert Tips & Tricks Newsletter Newsletter.

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Practice Activator

June 23, 2010

Another online service. This one grabs your patient data and re-activates non responsive or idle patients.
Of course this or any other online service only works with digital data. That is you need to be charting, and treatment planning with the computer. Not to mention scheduling and re-call. If the computer does not have a treatment plan [...]

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HealthVault and Dental Optimizer

June 23, 2010

I found this on Dental Blogs. This was the first I had heard of Microsoft HealthVault. It is a free web service that allows you to store personal health information and gives consumers (patients?) access to various health advice, like how to loose weight or keep your teeth healthy. Once your health records are online you [...]

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What??

June 22, 2010

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress?
Where do forest rangers go to get away from it all?
Corn oil is made from corn, Olive oil is made from olives, so what does baby oil come from?

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Keepin’ it Real

June 22, 2010

More good advice on effectively using a web site from TNT Dental. The article linked below has details.
Holly Buchanan of Future Now tells us that testimonials hurt your marketing strategy if people don’t think they’re real.
via dental news for dentists from the best minds in dentistry today.

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CAD-CAM is all about the Training

June 22, 2010

CAD CAM is an amazing technology. It provides a better therapeutic result for patients, it reduces chair time and associated costs. On the other hand it is not a simple or easy technology to implement.
Inevitably those dental offices who are getting the most out of a CAD CAM investment have invested the most in training. [...]

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