Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Many dental and other healthcare providers switched to telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This technology helped increase access to care for many patients—with the exception of one group: older adults. . A study led by Kenneth Lam, MD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, San Francisco , reports more than one-third of adults over the age of 65 experienced difficulties seeing their doctor via telemedicine calls, with the greatest chall

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Oral Health Group

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Let’s face it, dentistry is expensive. And if you think you can’t afford dental care, it can quickly become a self-fulfilling prophecy: the longer you hold off going to the dentist, the more expensive and out of reach it can … The post Helping Patients Get Affordable Dental Care: Good for Them and Good for You appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Dental News and Technology

DECEMBER 11, 2020

#idscologne IDS 2021: VDDI and Koelnmesse postpone the International Dental Show from March until autumn 2021 Decision to give exhibitors and visitors more planning security With a view to the unchanged challenges the Corona pandemic is raising in Germany and the anticipated continuation of the extensive restriction of personal contacts by the Government, States and municipalities at the beginning of the new year, the VDDI board, the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Dental-Industrie mbH (GFDI) (th

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The state of California is set to receive 327,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, and oral health professionals are included in Phase 1a, which puts healthcare providers and long-term care residents at the front of the vaccine line. The California Dental Association lobbied to have oral health professionals included in Phase 1a, noting the care they provide is essential.

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Coaches Corner

DECEMBER 11, 2020

New Patient Telephone Flow Chart. In 99% of our mystery shopper calls , things don’t end up very well. Well – don’t worry – in this week’s episode we present a new patient telephone flow chart guaranteed to get potential new patients off the phone and into the appointment book. It’s called “The ALASKA System” and you can’t afford to miss it! Then, you guessed it, we do some secret shopper calls and everything goes horribly wrong!

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Best Dentist in Houston

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It is known by many that dental implants require bone to be present where they are being placed so that it can fuse to the dental implant itself. Gum disease and osteoporosis seem to be the most common reasons that the bone becomes damaged (and even non-existent in some cases). While it might seem like bone loss makes dental implants impossible, this is not the case.

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