Dental Practice: Page 360

Custom-fit mouthguards: A win-win for patients and dentists

By Timothy Donley, DDS

Mouthguards aren't just for football any longer, writes Dr. Timothy Donley. They're regularly seen on national television thanks to high-profile athletes such as Steph Curry and Pierre Garçon showing theirs during games. Custom-fit mouthguards can help your pediatric patients stay safe and be profitable for your practice.

April 28, 2016

Thousands of Canadian kids eligible for free dental care

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ontario has launched the expanded Healthy Smiles program, giving more than 320,000 children in Canada access to free dental care.

April 27, 2016

Secure health information provider changes name

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Secure health information provider MEA|NEA|TWSG has changed its name and will now be known as Vyne.

April 26, 2016

Never believe your patients

By Lisa Knowles, DDS

Has this happened at your practice? The patient in your chair is certain that pain emanates from a certain tooth, but you can't find anything that would be causing that pain, until you search other areas of the mouth. This has happened to Dr. Lisa Knowles, and she's developed three tips to help her diagnose these patients with clarity.

April 26, 2016

Are newer power toothbrushes worth the hype?

By Theresa Pablos

The patient in front of you has quite a bit of calculus built up and admits to frequently forgetting to brush for a full two minutes. How do you know if your patient will benefit from using a power toothbrush?

April 26, 2016

Don't wait to plan your retirement

By John G. McCarthy III

Avoiding thinking about retirement? Retirement planning too complicated? Many of your colleagues feel this way, writes financial planner John G. McCarthy III. But the sooner you make it a priority, the better off you and your family will be in the long run.

April 25, 2016

Henry Schein upgrades Dentrix Enterprise software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein has upgraded its Dentrix Enterprise software to version 8.0.7.

April 24, 2016

Second Opinion: Georgians need more than new campaign

By Suzanne Newkirk, RDH

In this Second Opinion, Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, advocates for better oral healthcare for all Georgians. She points out the difficulties many rural and poor Georgians face in trying to access oral healthcare and urges the Georgia Dental Association to work to increase access to care.

April 24, 2016

Dos and don'ts for interdisciplinary cases: Improve interoffice communication

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

When you refer patients to a specialty practice, you can end up alienating them because the two offices may fail to communicate with each other in a timely, efficient way. In his latest Practice Success tip, Dr. Roger P. Levin advises taking the lead in clarifying exactly how you and the specialist will keep each other updated on a patient's progress and case developments.

April 24, 2016

Sheri's Solutions: How do you destress?

By Dr. Sheri Doniger

Combine a complicated patient list with practice management concerns and more and you have stress. But how do you destress? In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger relates a conversation she had with Dr. Desirée Walker at the 2016 Women in Dentistry conference about beating stress.

April 21, 2016

Calif. approves bill on pediatric sedation oversight

By Donna Domino

California lawmakers have approved a bill to increase oversight of pediatric sedation during dental procedures after a 6-year-old boy died while under general anesthesia for an extraction in 2015.

April 20, 2016

Tab32 unveils patient communication software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Software developer Tab32 has launched HelloPatient, new patient communication and management software within its dental electronic health record system.

April 19, 2016

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