Dental News and Technology

MARCH 22, 2021

Scheduling Without the Back and Forth Phone Calls YAPI’s Smart Scheduling tool is here to make your life a whole lot easier. Patients can now conveniently book appointments through your website, SMS text, or email, eliminating the need for them to call or email you. “YAPI lets us focus on the patient experience.” “I couldn’t believe it, every patient confirmation text synced in real- time with our PMS (Dentrix).

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Oral Health Group

MARCH 22, 2021

Let me paint a picture for you: your front-office staff receives a normal looking email from a client. They’re asking about a charge from last month and there’s a link to a picture they claim is a different charge. Your … The post 7 Reasons Data Backup Is Vital In Dental & Healthcare appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

MARCH 22, 2021

Results recently culled from a large clinical trial conducted in the United States show that the COVID-19 vaccine created in partnership by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is 79% effective at preventing COVID-19 illness, and no significant side effects were found among trial participants. AstraZeneca is expected to request Emergency Use Authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration shortly.

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Vacaville Dental Professionals

MARCH 22, 2021

How long has it been since you’ve seen our Vacaville dentist ? If it’s been longer than your “regular” six-months, you’re not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused people with otherwise healthy teeth and gums to see an uptick in issues like gingivitis, tartar buildup, halitosis, and tooth decay. Not just because they aren’t seeing the dentist routinely, but also because everyone is masking all day long and may be prone to a bit of mouth breathing because of it.

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ASDA Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

In March 2020, many dental schools shut classroom and clinic doors. A deadly virus was circulating the globe, known as SARS-CoV-2, or more commonly referred to as COVID-19. With many clinics and testing centers closed, students were prevented from taking licensing exams. Additional barriers stood in the way of students in states that required a live-patient exam, or a live-patient component of the exam, that could not be fulfilled under a state of emergency.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

MARCH 22, 2021

Children have been receiving an average of $4.70 per tooth from the Tooth Fairy in 2020, an all-time high according to Delta Dental’s Original Tooth Fairy Poll. According to the company, the value of a lost tooth has more than tripled since the poll’s inception in 1998 when the U.S. value of a lost tooth was $1.30. The value of lost tooth is typically tied to the economy with the poll’s results tracking with the trends of Standard & Poor’s 500 Index for 16 of the past 19 years.

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Secure Smiles

MARCH 22, 2021

How long has it been since you’ve seen your dentist? If it’s been longer than your “regular” six-months, you’re not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused people with otherwise healthy teeth and gums to see an uptick in issues like gingivitis, tartar buildup, halitosis, and tooth decay. Not just because they aren’t seeing the dentist routinely, but also because everyone is masking all day long and may be prone to a bit of mouth breathing because of it.

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The Super Dentists

MARCH 22, 2021

By Dr. Kami Hoss Being pregnant can be one of the most magical times for a family. I remember when my wife was pregnant and we anxiously awaited. Read More. The post Pregnancy & Newborn I Why You Should Visit the Dentist. appeared first on The Super Dentists.

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3M

MARCH 22, 2021

Join us for the second webinar in our webinar series where we will help you to identify common impression problems, determine potential causes and provide solutions to get your impression procedure under control. March 31th at 08:00 pm CET, Netherlands (Dutch language). Register Now for the Webinar Probleemoplossingen bij afdrukken. Our speaker: Aldo de Ranitz, 3M Clinical Specialist.

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The Big Brush

MARCH 22, 2021

While excellent patient care, innovative dental technology, a great online presence and well-appointed patient treatment areas may be attributes of a successful dental practice, a well-designed waiting area may also be an important factor.

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3M

MARCH 22, 2021

When flowable composite resins were first introduced, they appeared to be restorative materials with very limited uses. Over the last few years, the usefulness of flowable composite resins has been demonstrated. When choosing a flowable composite resin, pick one that works well in your hands. There is variability in the viscosity of these restorative materials; You have to suits your needs, we will have a chance to discuss the different features, Uses, clinical Tips & clinical cases.

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Coshocton Dental

MARCH 22, 2021

Your tooth enamel is often under assault from oral acid produced by bacteria and certain foods. Unless neutralized, acid can erode your enamel, and lead to destructive tooth decay. But there's another type of acid that may be even more destructive—the acid produced in your stomach. Although important for food digestion, stomach acid outside of its normal environment can be destructive.

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3M

MARCH 22, 2021

The main objective of this lecture is to show procedures that should be followed such as tooth preparation design, temporary restorations, final impressions and final cementation to optimize your results. The hand-on session will include the demonstrations of a final impression with a polyvinylsiloxane (VPS) material, the cementation of a crown with a self-adhesive resin cement and of a ceramic veneer with a light-cure only resin cement.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

MARCH 22, 2021

Casandra Barnes, a dental student at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, has been named the winner of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) 2020 Health Literacy Dental School Essay contest. She was recognized for her piece about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Barnes will receive $1,000 and her essay, “ Why Your Dentist Wants You to Get the HPV Vaccine, ” has been published on ADA’s consumer website, MouthHealthy.org.

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3M

MARCH 22, 2021

The post Clinical Case: It’s All About the Shape appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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Best Online Marketing Companies for Dentists

MARCH 22, 2021

By now, you’ve learned there’s more to growing your practice than just following leads to get new patients. If you remember from our “ How to Grow Your Practice: The Four Phases of Practice Growth ” blog article, there are multiple ways to get to Net New Patients : lead generation, conversion, treatment acceptance, and relationship building. While most practices focus on lead generation, the single most important phase is conversion.

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Denticle

MARCH 22, 2021

Last week, I made a post about a company entering the dental space that is working on air purification. That company, ActivePure Technologies, has made a major splash in its market presence by bringing on board a new face that hardly even needs an introduction. If you have been paying attention, even remotely, about the SARS-CoV-2 situation and the global pandemic that it has unleashed with the affliction Covid-19, you know the name Dr.

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