Patient Communication: Page 90

2016 Dental Excellence Awards nominating continues

By Tony Edwards

The nominating process continues for the 2016 DrBicuspid.com Dental Excellence Awards, giving you the chance to tell us who should be nominated for dentistry's most prestigious awards. Categories include Best New Restoratives Material, Best Practice Management Consultant, Best New Operatory Product, and more. There are eight categories in all.

November 2, 2016

Vital to ask patients about their vitamin D intake

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

When you are taking a patient's health history, do you ask about supplements and vitamins? Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg does, and when a patient came to his office concerned about gum disease, the answer to the supplement and vitamins question led to an interesting discussion that may help you with your patients.

November 1, 2016

Demandforce adds two-way texting feature

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Demandforce is adding a two-way texting feature to its dashboard for its customers.

November 1, 2016

5 tips for your patients about Halloween candy

By John Luther, DDS

While some of your pediatric patients may have made the rounds of multiple Halloween parties or school events, many more will be walking around their neighborhoods this evening. Dr. John Luther, the chief dental officer of Western Dental, offers five tips to reduce the risks for your patients from the candy they accumulate.

October 30, 2016

New app helps patients get emergency dental care

By Theresa Pablos

A new smartphone app called DentaCom hopes to improve emergency dental care. The app enables patients to share crucial information with their provider, and it helps dentists make educated decisions about what the next treatment steps should be.

October 27, 2016

The day your refrigerator broke the internet

By Bryan Currier

On Friday, October 21, many of the largest websites in the U.S. were effectively offline for hours because of an organized attack. This attack used computers and also connected devices such as digital video recorders and thermostats. Bryan Currier, president of a technology integration company, offers practical insight into how to protect your practice from such an attack.

October 27, 2016

The Naked Dentist: Communication advances technology

By Curtis Marshall

It's not always easy to ask for help, especially when it comes to using new technologies. As Curtis Marshall writes in his latest Naked Dentist column, sometimes it just takes some open, honest communication and asking for help to overcome obstacles.

October 24, 2016

Dos and don'ts for patient relationships: Partner with patients to provide better care

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

You may talk about how committed you are to your patients, but do you demonstrate it in every interaction with everyone who comes to your practice? Make your commitment clear by treating patients like partners in maintaining, restoring, and improving their oral health, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.

October 23, 2016

Ransomware: Part 2 -- 5 key steps for prevention

By Steve Godfrey

In the second of a two-part series, Steve Godfrey, chief information officer for NEA, offers five key steps you can take to help keep your office safe from a ransomware attack. As he notes, prevention is the best step.

October 20, 2016

SRS Web Solutions offers new check-in software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Healthcare digital marketing and technology company SRS Web Solutions has introduced new software to simplify patient check-in for dental practices.

October 17, 2016

Sheri's Solutions: The elephant in the treatment room

By Dr. Sheri Doniger

What do you do when a patient brings up the current U.S. election? Dr. Sheri Doniger understands some patients want to be distracted, but it's a fine line when it comes to politics. As she writes, focusing on oral care, or perhaps how the Cubs are doing, is probably the wisest solution.

October 17, 2016

Tab32 adds HIPAA-secure online forms

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Software developer Tab32 has added HIPAA-secure online forms to its HelloPatient and Dental PM platforms.

October 13, 2016

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