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Holiday Gift Ideas & Shopping Guide

November 25, 2011

In honor of the ”Black Friday” start of the Holiday shopping spree.
Holiday Gift Ideas & Guide| Shopping | PCMag.com | PCMag.com.

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2011
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Five Lessons in Pop Science…or…4 out of 5 Dentists

November 22, 2011

The Buzz: Correlation does not imply causation, and so all statistics showing correlation should be shunned and ignored forever and ever.
The Anti-Buzz: Correlation does not imply causation. And you’re probably using the word “correlation” wrong whenever you bring that up.
I can’t just talk about computers all the time. So much of what excites me about [...]

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The Best Products of 2011

November 18, 2011

From PC Magazine:
Perhaps the greatest distinction we give, however, is our Best of the Year Awards, which are presented to those products that truly dazzle us.
Best of the year in these catagories:
Desktops
Laptops
Tablets
Peripherals &
Components
Audio
Digital Cameras
Ebook Readers
GPS Navigation
HDTVs
Cell Phones
Mobile Devices
Mobile Apps
Security
Software &
Internet
Networking
Printers
Projectors
Scanners
Gaming
Some of these, like the printer, will have a direct dental office application. Others, like Gaming, [...]

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Professional dental cleanings may reduce risk of heart attack, stroke

November 17, 2011

Good to see this hitting the mainstream press.
Among more than 100,000 people, those who had their teeth scraped and cleaned tooth scaling by a dentist or dental hygienist had a 24 percent lower risk of heart attack and 13 percent lower risk of stroke compared to those who had never had a dental cleaning.
via Professional [...]

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Pitt Dental Infomatics

November 16, 2011

The University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for MS, PhD, and postdoctoral positions for its training program in dental informatics. These programs provide training in a cutting-edge discipline which is focused on the application of computer and information science to improve dental practice, research, education, and management.  A full scholarship, stipend, and health insurance are [...]

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Thank You

November 11, 2011
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Protecting Your Online Reputation

November 10, 2011

Great infographic from Mashable
Protecting Your Online Reputation: 4 Things You Need to Know.

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$3,000 Thought Experiment

November 10, 2011

A quick thought on quality medical dental tourism as proposed by American World Clinics.
Thought experiment: You are a middle class American with a missing tooth. To get the tooth replaced with an implant will cost you approximately $3,000.
You can seek out and see a local surgeon and restorative dentist in your town and pay $3,000… [...]

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The Goal of an Implant

November 5, 2011

Another little gem from the 3D Congress.
“The goal of implant placement is not the implant it is the tooth we replace.”
This one is from Scott Ganz. When you hear or read it your reaction will probably be; well, of course…duh.
It isn’t particularly new or seemingly even insightful. It seems too obvious to be insightful. However [...]

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Pride Institute Best of Class 2011

November 3, 2011

 

Best of Class Winners 2011 – Pride Institute.

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San Francisco Bike Expo

November 2, 2011

Nov 12 and 13

A hardwood bike
San Francisco Bike Expo – Race, Ride, Culture & Vibe.

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Patterson Technology Center

October 27, 2011

I spent the day at the Patterson Technology Center in Effingham Illinois. The facility is gorgeous and amazing.
 
Many things impressed me; one of the most significant was the obvious commitment to customer service. They had rooms full of old computers, printers and x-ray machines just so they could duplicate conditions in various dental offices and [...]

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Steve Jobs made all our lives better

October 25, 2011

A break from the Anti Buzz series on Types of Computer users to honor Steve Jobs.
As most of you are probably aware,  Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away. Out of respect for the man I’m not going to present some Buzz/Anti-Buzz hook; all of my attempts to do so were either potentially in [...]

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What You Missed at Singularity Summit 2011

October 20, 2011

The Singularity Summit was held Oct 16 and 17 in New York. Following are some observations and a link to nice summary of the event. Of course this does not have a direct dental application except to observe that we will all be living in the future.
Peter Thiel (founder of PayPal, investor, and Singularity Institute [...]

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Commitment

October 19, 2011

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the [...]

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The Digital Advantage

October 19, 2011

Almost without exception anything digital is better than the non digital version of that same thing. This applies to digital photos, x-rays, chart records, diagnostics, impression and any of the other amazing new digital technologies we are seeing come to the dental profession.
We tend to focus on the pros and cons of individual products, but [...]

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Training Training Training

October 17, 2011

I firmly believe one of the biggest mistakes dentists make with technology is that they fail to get enough training. Training for both the doctor and the staff. If you have not had any training on your office technology in the last eighteen months you are way past due and you are costing yourself money.
Dentrix users [...]

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Pride Institute Technology Expo

October 16, 2011

This is the Pride Institute panel members at the ADA. The panel helped choose the winners of the expo and several of us presented programs at the Expo on the exhibit floor.

Titus Schleyer, Paul Feuerstein, John Flucke, Lou Shuman, Thais Carter, Marty Jablow, Parag Kachalia, Larry Emmott

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The Wisdom of Crowds

October 14, 2011

What I am reading right now.

Very interesting and has implications for future of medicine and dentistry using distributed networks.

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