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The secret to technology success

By Dr. Marty Jablow

Want to take the worry and hassle out of implementing the latest dental technologies in your office? Develop a strategic plan and stick to it, advises Martin Jablow, D.M.D.

January 11, 2009

Ask Marty: Digital caries detectors: How accurate are they? Should I get one?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: A digital caries detector is more accurate in detecting caries than an explorer. Some dental schools no longer recommend the use of an explorer at this time for caries examination, preferring instead to try and remineralize an incipient carious lesion.

January 8, 2009

The pros and cons of owning a Cerec

By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA

After two years of Cerec ownership, Dr. Helaine Smith says the rewards are well worth the challenges. She cautions, however, that despite what the sales people may tell you, CAD/CAM technology does not automatically boost your practice's profitability.

January 6, 2009

Electronic health records: Part II -- Patient privacy and ROI

By Kathy Kincade

With U.S. President-elect Barack Obama setting healthcare IT as a priority for his economic stimulus package, the dental community can expect to come under new pressures to "go paperless." But are enough privacy safeguards in place?

January 5, 2009

Voice-over-IP network cuts Kool Smiles' communication costs 40%

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Kool Smiles has replaced its traditional telephony system with a voice-over-IP system that has reduced the group's communications costs by 40%.

January 5, 2009

Fiber-reinforced posts win fans

By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson

If fence posts in the Wild West were as reliable as today's endodontic posts, cattle rustlers would have had to find "real" jobs. Now one type of post in particular has begun to stand out from the others.

January 4, 2009

Sirona launches new digital impression system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sirona has unveiled Cerec AC, an advanced digital impression unit for CAD/CAM dentistry built on its proprietary Cerec Bluecam technology.

January 4, 2009

Electronic health records: Part I -- Boon or boondoggle?

By Kathy Kincade

Switching to electronic patient records is supposed to bring all kinds of benefits to dentists and patients alike. So why have so few practices adopted them?

December 30, 2008

2008 was exciting ... and sometimes harrowing

By Laird Harrison

A $3.9 million sedation death lawsuit. An anesthesia-reversal drug approved. New worries about x-ray damage. All in all it was a dramatic year in dentistry, with two trends driving most of the excitement.

December 28, 2008

Kodak unveils large field-of-view CBCT system

By Allan Farman, BDS, MBA, PhD, DSc

Until recently, Kodak Dental Imaging was the exclusive dealer for the Imtec Iluma large field-of-view cone-beam CT (CBCT) system. Now Kodak has launched a competing product, according to Dr. Allan Farman's latest Talking Pictures column.

December 22, 2008

Patterson acquires Dolphin software company

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Dental Supply unit of Patterson Dental has acquired Dolphin Imaging Systems and Dolphin Practice Management.

December 21, 2008

Lawsuit puts imported dental work under scrutiny

By Kathy Kincade

An Ohio woman has filed a malpractice lawsuit against a large, multistate dental practice and two of its dentists, charging that dental restoration products allegedly imported from China have left her permanently injured and disabled.

December 9, 2008

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