Tue.Nov 10, 2020

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FDA Issues Recommendations for Certain High-Risk Groups Regarding Mercury-Containing Dental Amalgam

Dental News and Technology

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2020 Statement From: Director - CDRH Offices: Office of the Center Director Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren MD, JD Part of our role in protecting patients is to regularly evaluate, monitor and update scientific evidence on the risks from medical devices—including issues related to the materials used in devices, such as metals.

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Preparing for the waves to come in 2021

Dentistry Gone Digital

Teresa Duncan has seen plenty of changes in the dental industry during her years of watching dental insurance trends. And there are plenty of changes to come in 2021. Duncan, one of the industry’s most sought-after speakers, will be a part of the Re-Ignite Your Practice virtual preconference sessions leading up to the 2021 installment of the Yankee Dental Congress.

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5 Reasons Your Practice Should Respond to Patient Google Reviews

We Speak Dental

5 Reasons Your Practice Should Respond to Patient Google Reviews. Over 92% of patients read online reviews, which represents a huge opportunity for your practice to build connections with current and potential patients, boost your rankings on Google, and cultivate a professional and empathetic online reputation that drives more new patients through your doors.

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FDA Provides EUA for COVID-19 Treatment

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

On November 9, the United States Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to bamlanivimab for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19. The monoclonal antibody therapy is authorized for COVID-19 patients who are age 12 and older, who weigh at least 88 pounds, and who are at high risk of severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization.

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Fox LA | In Depth

The Super Dentists

Dr. Kami Hoss, The Super Dentists co-founder, talks to Fox Los Angeles about how avoiding dental care during the pandemic is not a good idea. Dr. Hoss also discusses dental. Read More. The post Fox LA | In Depth appeared first on The Super Dentists.

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5 Important Dental Website Tips – Dental Websites

Patient News

1. Is your content simple, digestible, and relevant to the user? An in-home eye-tracking study performed by Facebook IQ revealed this outstanding (but believable) statistic. 94% of people have a mobile device in their hand while watching TV. It’s proven that humans are terrible multi-taskers, so how do we expect people to digest the 25 pages of content you have.

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Use “The Blue Sheet” To Get More Referrals and Better Reviews

Coaches Corner

Are you using “The Blue Sheet?” . Nothing says more to a patient than letting them know you truly care about them, that they are a real person (not just a mouth), and that you remember them! . Many years ago, in the days of paper charts, we used a “Blue Sheet” – a blue index card paper-clipped to the chart where we would keep personal notes about each patient.

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