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Tips to Eliminate Staff Drama in Your Dental Office

Oral Health Group

As a dental practice owner, your primary focus will always be to provide patients the best dental service possible. Whether you’re a general dentist or specializing in emergency dental services, you want your patients to have a great experience under … The post Tips to Eliminate Staff Drama in Your Dental Office appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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After dental school: Considerations for joining alternative types of practices

Dentistry Gone Digital

By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA. Before graduating from dental school, the dental student is inundated with information about joining dental practices from all over the country. It is, of course, in many ways, a life-altering decision. The geographic environment, salary and benefits, and quality of life are just a few of the items being considered by the soon-to-be graduate before he or she decides upon which practice and type of office to join.

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Esthetic mock-ups: a clinical study of reproducibility

Dental News and Technology

Int J Esthet Dent. 2021 Aug 17;16(3):310-323. Abstract The mock-up technique is a widely used clinical method to achieve successful esthetic and functional treatments. Several methods have been described to fabricate the mock-up, either directly in the mouth or indirectly using a silicone index or CAD/CAM options. The mock-up mainly serves as a guide during the preparation stage, but it is also a useful communication and validation tool.

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How to Retain Patients for Your Solo or Small Dental Practice

Planet DDS

Patients choose to stay with a dental practice for different reasons. As a solo or small practice, you want to stand out for the right reasons so you can retain happy and loyal patients. Let’s unpack the reasons why patients stay with a dental practice and why they might choose to leave.

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Study Shows Elevated MI and Stroke Risk Among Those With COVID-19

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

New research out of Sweden demonstrates that patients with COVID-19 face an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. The study compared the prevalence of heart attack and stroke among more than 86,000 individuals with COVID-19 to more than 300,000 participants without SARS-CoV-2 infection. Those with the novel coronavirus were 3 times to 8 times more likely to experience MI and three times to six times more likely to experience a stroke.

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Does Your Curing Light Pass the Test?

3M

The post Does Your Curing Light Pass the Test? appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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Third Molar Extraction Might Improve Long-Term Taste Function

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A study led by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers has found extracting third molars may improve a patient’s tasting ability. These findings, published in Chemical Senses, challenge previous studies that report adverse effects of wisdom tooth removal on taste. According to the paper, “ Positive Long-Term Effects of Third Molar Extraction on Taste Function ,” of the 1,255 patients who underwent chemosensory evaluation at Penn’s Smell and Taste Center, 891 patients underwent

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Amazon Drone Delivery may Never Take Off

Denticle

A short post today as I'm still getting ready for the week. Here is a link to a very interesting article on what is wrong with the Amazon drone delivery service. It was a huge news item for a while, but we really haven't heard much out of it for some time now. Wired magazine has a great article that is filling in the 'why' of the delays to drone delivery.

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