Tue.Oct 27, 2020

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Why this study should be a wake-up call to dentistry

Dentistry Gone Digital

If you haven’t heard already, a report has come out that says that six-month recall appointments aren’t necessarily that conducive to keeping your patients’ oral health in line. In fact, maybe, just maybe, patients don’t have to come into the dental practice twice a year. Now, on the surface, I know what you’re thinking.

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Structure CAD - CAD/CAM Composite for Long-term Temporary Crown & Bridges

Denticle

You can always count on Voco to create great products. I happen to be a big fan for a lot of reasons, but one of them is because it's a great "outside the box" kind of company. Structur CAD is another one of those products. For situations such as full mouth rehabilitations or other times when a doctor needs a truly "long term" provisional. Now you have an incredibly strong and durable material for those long term cases that you can create in your in-office milling system.

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New Zealand residents pulling their own teeth after dental waiting list grows

Dentistry Gone Digital

While there is much discussion about how often we should or should not be going to the dentist, there are some parts of the world where we are reminded that sometimes that choice is out of the hands of the patient. In New Zealand, Northland residents are pulling out their own teeth with pliers because they can’t afford to go to the dentist. One person in the region is also admitted to intensive care every fortnight due to poor oral health.

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Conservative Treatment for Your TMD

Gilreath Dental

There is no doubt about it; jaw pain is highly disruptive. When the jaw joint becomes inflamed, stiff or painful, it can make everyday life much less enjoyable. A large majority of jaw pain cases are a result of TMD, or temporomandibular joint disorder. Your TMJ (jaw joint) allows you to open and close your… The post Conservative Treatment for Your TMD appeared first on Gilreath Family Dentistry.

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Your patients have questions. Each of you should have the same answer.

Dentistry Gone Digital

Let’s start with the big story of the week. If you haven’t had a chance to see the study that discusses why dental patients don’t necessarily need to visit the dentist every six months, make sure you check that out as well as the thoughts from Dr. David Rice on it. Go ahead and click. Both links open in new windows so you won’t lose your spot here.

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Turbo-Charge Your Dental Practice with Data-Driven Decisions

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. The value of data is not in the actual numbers, but in the more informed actions you take based on those numbers. Practice management software can generate all kinds of metrics on your practice, but which ones are the most important, and how do you improve those figures and, by extension, your business?

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Read This With Extreme Caution!

Coaches Corner

Read with extreme caution! A title with read this with extreme caution may interest you for a blog to read, right? There is a reason for this. Many of our Madow Center friends are doing something fantastic – sending emails to their patients on a regular basis and also blogging once or twice a month. Way to go!! This is more important than ever as we are trying to recover from pandemic restrictions.