Archives: 2008 October

Anyone who has received a quote from my company knows that I always recommend two monitors in the ops, but some offices have started to see the benefits of them at the front desk as well. Here’s a really good article that explains in lay terms why you need to consider two monitors and how [...]

If you need to organize and edit your photos, there’s few programs better than Picasa, which is now owned by Google. They have just released version 3 of their program and you can see all the new features here.
Original post by Dr. Lorne Lavine

The National Institute of Health is giving $16 million to Dr. Hyun Koo of Eastman Dental Center to promote research for preventing tooth decay. As you know, decay is rampant across the globe. At this point, we attack tooth decay on the backend, repairing a tooth with restorations after decay strikes. We do have [...]

It may sound like a recipe for disaster, but according to practice transition specialist Sara Lynch, a partner at Jim Kasper Associates LLC, banks will fund dental practice acquisitions right now. Lynch’s article, “Practice transition marketplace and the current economy” appeared in this month’s Dental Economics.
Gross revenues for dental practices in some areas have dropped [...]

Dell today announced 4 new models with an emphasis on reduced power consumption. We’ll likely be adding the 760 model to our lineup but it looks like it will come with a $150-$200 price premium. Here are the man details:
In total, the company is introducing four new platforms – including the flagship OptiPlex 960, the [...]

I personally would fail to function if I didn’t have access to my Outlook file. My Calendar and Tasks are critical to getting through my day. The thing is, I don’t always want to have Outlook open and running. That’s where Desktask is so helpful. It leaves your Tasks and Calendar on the desktop, even [...]

Results of the 2007 British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry audit show that our English neighbors across the pond really like their cosmetic dentistry. The BACD is a non-profit organization that promotes ethics and advancements in cosmetic dentistry. The long and short of the audit:

Female patients accounted for over half of all cosmetic dentistry cases.
Orthodontics is [...]

It may soon be possible to regenerate injured/diseased dental pulp (nerve and nutrient transport system) by using stem cells from a disposable source (i.e. baby teeth). These damaged areas are the primary reason for the need of a root canal procedure.
Source: Cordeiro M et al., Dental Pulp Engineering with Stem Cells from Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth, [...]

If you’re like me, you get most of your news online. If you want to be inefficient, you can do it the old-fashioned way by going to various website like CNN.com. Modern technology, though, has made this process a lot easier by having the news come to you. All you need is what’s called an [...]

Remember those rebate checks that the government issued this year? You may not have qualified for your piece of that pie, but there’s a sweeter deal that might interest you. In this month’s issue of Dentaltown, Tom Wheelwright, CEO and founder of ProVision, PLC, tells readers that President Bush’s Economic Stimulus Law of 2008 has [...]