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5 ways to quit a dental practice with grace

Dentistry Gone Digital

By David Rice, DDS. Breaking up is never easy … for anyone. It’s also not something to take lightly. I see way too many threads on social media where one thing isn’t perfect and a young dentist or dental team member is out. That’s not cool. That said, there are times and places when we need to move on from a dental practice because it’s the healthy thing to do.

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Mind Your Mouth: How Mouth Health Influences Brain Health

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Hello Wonderful Readers! June 11 at 8 AM PT I will be presenting a live online continuing education course for Young Dental. It is titled Mind Your Mouth: How Oral Health Influences Brain Health. It is open to everyone. AND!! It’s FREE!!! Please click the blue highlighed words below. That will take you to the course where you can sign up. If you cannot listen on Saturday, you will still have access for a week and can listen on demand.

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Technology to Help Your Patients Feel Safe and Comfortable in Your Practice

Oral Health Group

Technology is revolutionizing the dental industry. Particularly since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have come to rely on technology more than ever before. In recent years, there have been significant advances in technology that are helping to improve … The post Technology to Help Your Patients Feel Safe and Comfortable in Your Practice appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Economic Challenges Ahead

Dental Peers

It seems like it has been forever since we could turn on the news and see anything remotely positive. All we have heard about for the last couple of years has been the pandemic, supply shortages, skyrocketing home prices, Russia invading Ukraine, more supply shortages and now…inflation like we have not seen in decades! And this level of inflation is not fun!

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The hidden cost to acquire a dental practice

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Bruce Bryen. A dental school graduate that has worked as an associate and learned from a mentor or owner may now be looking for that first dental practice acquisition. There are many things to think through before buying a dental practice , since this is probably the largest purchase and borrowing step that has ever been taken by the associate. .

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Clinical Success of Screw-retained Dental Implants: A Systematic Review

Dental News and Technology

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2022 Jan 1;23(1):118-122. Abstract Objective: The objective of the research was to review the literature on clinical evaluation and success of screw-retained dental implants by assessing the marginal bone loss (MBL). Methods: Online electronic databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library were searched using appropriate keywords for the last 20 years, dated from January 1, 2000, till August 1, 2021, with a restriction on language.

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Economic Challenges Ahead

Oral Health Group

It seems like it has been forever since we could turn on the news and see anything remotely positive. All we have heard about for the last couple of years has been the pandemic, supply shortages, skyrocketing home prices, Russia … The post Economic Challenges Ahead appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Does Your Back Hurt? This Simple Product Can Save Your Back!

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Amber Auger, RDH. Near to my heart is helping hygienists have healthier, happier careers, and I believe it starts with an honest assessment of our health. It’s difficult to find joy at work when dealing with back pain, and sadly most hygienists report chronic pain. Previously, I’ve shared my experience working in a small historic office with outdated equipment and an unrealistic hygiene schedule.

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Comparative Evaluation of Canal-shaping Abilities of RaceEvo, R-Motion, Reciproc Blue, and ProTaper Gold NiTi Rotary File Systems: A CBCT Study

Dental News and Technology

actions Cite Favorites share page navigation Title & authors Abstract Title & authors Abstract J Contemp Dent Pract. 2021 Dec 1;22(12):1406-1412. Abstract Aim: To evaluate the canal transportation, canal-centering ability, and touched and untouched surfaces of the root canal dentin after instrumentation with various newer file systems in continuous rotation and reciprocating motion using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging.

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4 Eaglesoft Insurance Suite features to save time and speed up your revenue cycle

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Read Time: 3 Minute, 52 Second. The insurance workflow has historically been one of the more time-intensive and frustrating processes for dental offices. But the Eaglesoft Insurance Suite makes managing this part of the business faster and more efficient – all for one low monthly fee. With the click of a button in Eaglesoft Insurance Suite, you can get real-time eligibility information for patients and you can submit electronic claims and attachments and tra

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West Virginia Medical School Helps Addicts Improve Their Oral Health

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

West Virginia has suffered dearly during the opioid epidemic, experiencing some of the highest death rates due to drug overdose in the United States. Opioid addiction causes a multitude of health problems as well as deleterious effects on oral health. To address these health problems, the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington has launched a new program—Recovery With a Smile—to serve the dental needs of West Virginians who are recovering from substance use disorders

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Pros and cons of same-day dental implants

Dentistry Blog

Patients who lose one or more teeth will want to replace them quickly and efficiently. Dental implants often provide a suitable solution. Many dentists offer same-day dental implants using advanced techniques to place and, almost immediately, load the implants.

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Effect of Surface Modifications on the Retention of Implant-supported Cement-retained Crowns with Short Abutments: An In Vitro Study

Dental News and Technology

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2021 Dec 1;22(12):1451-1456. Abstract Aim: The study aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of incorporating one circumferential groove and bur modification on retention of cast copings on implant abutment cemented with glass ionomer cement. Materials and methods: Fifteen straight shoulder implant abutments casted of height 6 mm used with corresponding 12 mm long stainless steel implant analog.

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Planet DDS: Your Partner for All-in-One Dental Software — Part 1: “Why Denticon” Series

Planet DDS

When you think about the future of your DSO, what comes to mind? How do you define its success , and what are your goals for its growth and expansion? A dental practice management solution is, or likely has been, a factor in determining your DSO’s outlook. . Perhaps you’re looking for a true all-in-one solution that helps your clients consolidate everything from communication to bookings — while reducing costs.

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How to Get Rid of Bad Breath 

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

Bad breath can be a major turnoff, both for the person who has it and for those around them. It’s a common problem, but that doesn’t make it any less embarrassing. If you’re looking for ways to get rid of bad breath, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we will discuss the causes and offer some tips on how to eliminate the foul odor.

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CDA Suggests Dental Practices Continue Masking

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

In the state of California, mask wearing remains required in all healthcare settings, dental practices included. While other states have relaxed such masking requirements, the California Dental Association (CDA) asserts that enforcing existing mask rules and encouraging masks even if not required are sound business moves. As properly donned masks can help reduce the spread of infectious disease, including COVID-19, the CDA notes that dental practices without masking requirements may see losses i

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Dentists' knowledge of dental trauma based on the International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines: an Australian survey

Dental News and Technology

Citation Jadav NM, Abbott PV. Dent. Traumatol. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub. Copyright (Copyright © 2022, John Wiley and Sons) DOI 10.1111/edt.12761 PMID 35605159 Abstract BACKGROUND/AIM: Traumatic dental injuries are the result of impact injuries to the teeth and/or soft and hard tissues within and around the vicinity of the oral cavity and pose a very serious public health dilemma.

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How To Save A Damaged Tooth In Blackburn

Healthy Smiles

Tooth decay and cavities are something you are most likely to experience at any age, given the dental care routine you follow and the lifestyle you lead. Even though kids are most vulnerable to it, adults should not ignore any signs of dental cavities. Cavities, if not treated on time, can result in major oral issues and complete tooth decay. It is important to address even minor oral caries before spreading and causing massive damage.

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Sonicare 9900 Prestige Evaluation is Complete - Get One!

Denticle

Back in March, I told you I would begin doing an evaluation of the Sonicare 9900 Prestige powered toothbrush. It's been a bit over two months of usage now, and I am incredibly happy with the device. The category of powered brushes is starting to get a tad crowded, although they all work. In fact I see more and more patients taking the plunge and spending the extra money for one every week.

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Congress Considers Student Loan Interest Education Act

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Most dental school graduates are excited to start the next phase of their careers. However, high student loan debt can be an unwelcome shock as new dentists try to find their footing. Some will graduate with more than $300,000 of dental school debt. HR 4726, the Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2021 is trying to help dentists better handle such heavy debt loads by increasing the amount of loan interest that can be deducted from federal income taxes to $5,000 and eliminating the income limi

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Injected Composite Techniques

3M

Injecting composite on a preform simplifies the technique of direct and often improves the results with respect to the freehand. In addition, heating composites improves the adaptation of the composite to the tooth structure and the extrusion force of the material decreases. Dr. Patricia Gatón will show different clinical cases with different composite injection techniques and also the step-by-step. step by step to make restorations with transparent silicone key and preformed matrices to close d

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The importance of the second opinion

ASDA Blog

Our incredible brains consist of 100 billion neurons to perform exquisite cognitive functions such as interpreting, predicting, and responding to relevant stimuli. But that does not make problem-solving easy, particularly when it comes to patient care. Despite the brain’s power in processing information, it takes years of medical education, training, and interprofessional efforts to make accurate diagnoses and a reasonable treatment plan for a patient.

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Planet DDS: Your Partner for Mission Critical Dental Software — Part 1: “Why Denticon” Series

Planet DDS

When you think about the future of your DSO, what comes to mind? How do you define its success , and what are your goals for its growth and expansion? A dental practice management solution is, or likely has been, a factor in determining your DSO’s outlook. . Perhaps you’re looking for a true all-in-one solution that helps your clients consolidate everything from communication to bookings — while reducing costs.

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High School Is Reimagined With Work-Focused Program

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

With college costs rapidly increasing, a 4-year degree may be out of reach for some young people, while many skilled positions remain unfilled due to a lack of qualified applicants. One high school in Dearborn, Michigan, is looking to address these issues. Fordson High School has created the Michael Berry Career Center, which educates students about career opportunities and enables them to learn more about different fields with hands-on activities.

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Erosive tooth wear. Diagnosis and restorative solutions

3M

Congress. Erosive tooth wear is an etiologic agent that causes great loss of tooth structure and affects more than 30% of the population. Traditional prosthodontic methods included the protection of tooth structure with crowns eliminating a large amount of healthy tooth structure. Today, thanks to more predictable methods of bonding to enamel and dentin, it is possible to restore them additively with minimal reduction of tooth structure and can be more conservative.

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3 Funny Instagram Dental Marketing Reels Ideas To Do With Your Team

My Social Practice

3 Funny Instagram Dental Marketing Reels Ideas To Do With Your Team. Video marketing is becoming a mainstay for dental practices looking to connect with their community. Social media platforms that focus on video creation adapt by adding new features at breath-taking speeds. The recent upgrades allow flexibility to create fun, educational, and entertaining content on the fly.

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Oracle Completes Acquisition of Cerner

Denticle

As a Kansas City native, I take a great deal of pride in my hometown. KC is a great place to live, a great place to raise a family, and a really great place to practice dentistry. We also have some pretty amazing home grown businesses. I'm talking about things like Charlie Hustle (shirts & active wear), Boulevard Brewing, and even Hallmark Cards.

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The Popularity of Tooth Gems Rises Once Again

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

As the saying goes, all that is old is new again. While the tooth gem phenomenon was popular back in the early 2000s, it has now resurfaced and is gaining traction among young people. Tooth gems are small jewels that are bonded to the tooth surface. The intent is purely esthetic, and for some patients, the more bling, the better. Patients can choose from temporary tooth gems that are applied via etching gel, or a more permanent delivery that requires drilling into the tooth surface.

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Light Curing in Dentistry – factors and consequences

3M

Lamp. Blue light. Is it really that easy to polymerize dental materials correctly? What can affect polymerization? What does it take to make polymerized materials meet your expectations? Does light curing have the economic impact on the dental practice results? June 23rd at 05:30 pm CET, Czech language, Czech Republic. Register Now for the Webinar Light Curing in Dentistry – factors and consequences.

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TODAY: The Top Mistakes We Make When Taking Care of Our Mout.

The Super Dentists

Oral health connects to overall body health, but “what we’re currently doing is not working,” says dentist and author of “If Your Mouth Could Talk.” It’s a morning routine familiar for many. Read More. The post TODAY: The Top Mistakes We Make When Taking Care of Our Mout. appeared first on The Super Dentists.

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A Water Bottle That Improves Airway Health - REMastered Sleep Expanding to Canada

Denticle

Here is some info I received from a company called REMastered Sleep. I've reached out to the company to see about getting an evaluation unit, but I haven't heard back from the them on that yet. If I do, I will update this post. The company is selling a water bottle that they claim will help strengthen the muscles of the mouth, head, face, and neck which can result in decreased symptoms of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

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Pro Wrestler Is Also a Dentist

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

While her fans know Britt Baker as the former All Elite Wrestling Women’s World Champion, her patients know her as Britt Baker, DMD. “Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.,” as she is known in the ring, began professional wrestling in 2014 while simultaneously attending the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. She graduated with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 2018.

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Introducing Success Simplified – Know Your Why

3M

The post Introducing Success Simplified – Know Your Why appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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SmileFast come take the course! Nationwide courses are available.

Dental News and Technology

6 Composite Veneers in 60 minutes The Revolution in Composite Veneers has begun!! The sensational new system has swept the UK and Australia by storm and has finally reached the USA and Canada “The most exciting concept and system to hit dentistry in the last 15 years. SmileFast is certainly set to transform the way smile makeovers are delivered” David Winkler – founding president of the Scandinavian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, past-president of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, foun

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Does Responsive Website Design Boost SEO?

Rosemont Review

As we’ve expressed time and time again, having a mobile-friendly website for your medical or dental practice is extremely important in this age of Internet marketing. Not only does a mobile-compatible site significantly improve user experience for current and potential patients, it is also looked upon favorably by Google in the search engine giant’s ranking algorithms.

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6 Reasons Custom Dental Graphic Design Improves Practice Growth

My Social Practice

6 Reasons Custom Dental Graphic Design Improves Practice Growth. What Is Custom Dental Graphic Design? Graphic design is an art and also a science of combining text, photography, illustration, typeface, and motion graphics to create and blend interesting content that captures your communities attention and helps to brand your practice. Graphic design dramatically improves the engagement and share-ability of social media ideas for dental practices.

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Do tooth-supported zirconia restorations present more technical failures related to fracture or loss of retention? Systematic review and meta-analysis

Dental News and Technology

Review Published: 04 June 2022 Clinical Oral Investigations ( 2022 ) details Abstract Objectives This systematic review was performed to determine the main cause of technical failure of tooth-supported zirconia crowns and fixed partial dentures (FPDs), categorizing them as fracture/chipping or loss of retention/decementation. Materials and methods Electronic and manual searches were performed for randomized clinical trials, prospective clinical trials, and prospective cohort studies that reporte

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