The 411 On Your Student Debt
Dr. Wilson Chen, BSc., DDS, CFP, FMA, weighs the pros and cons of various strategies and approaches to paying down the sizeable student debt accrued by recent … more
Business
For our corporate brothers in arms – early New Year’s resolution
From the Harvard Business Review – to be extrapolated For decades the mystery shopper was the main way retailers assessed operations from a customer’s point of view. … more
New Dental School features 18 year degree program – you’re only 1.8 million in debt when you finish
Yup in addition to the traditional four year dental degree with the inclusion of a one year residency, the DeVry University Doctor of Dental Surgery … more
Sometimes, you just need to think outside the box
I had the opportunity to wander through the MaRS complex the other day because of http://www.marsdd.com/events/details/free-geek-toronto-used-computers-and-electronics-pickup. If you don’t know much about MaRS, then wander through http://www.marsdd.com/ and make … more
The iPad Trumps Oil: Apple Is Most Valuable US Company Re
From Fox Small Business Center – August 10, 2011 STEVIE WE LUVS YA!!!!! NEW YORK – Investors seem to think you want an iPad more … more
You KNEAD an iPAD……
It boggles the mind… Here are 15 reasons why your dental practice Needs an iPad: Using the KeyNote app you can show your patients powerful before and … more
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet…
So you want to name your dental practice with something other than the word SMILE??? A quick story: a business partner and I decided to … more
A is for Apple
I am obsessed with Apple as a company, as a culture, as the most innovative business to model in the past century and of course, … more
Original sin
For some reason, a literal avalanche of practice administration and management courses came across my desk this week. I used to attend. There was the … more
Nine things successful people do differently
From the Harvard Business Review – by Heidi Grant Halvorson Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? … more
Calling all vendors – line up for our new initiative – the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes
Education and business are truly not that different. They work off similar models. The original model for all things is the Ten Commandments – if … more
Ivoclar Vivadent Press Conference at the IDS
My recent trip to the IDS in Cologne, Germany kicked off with the Ivoclar Vivadent press conference, held on Monday, March 21st. Mr. Robert Ganley, CEO … more
Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki
A worthy read if you want to be “The Dental Office” Guy Kawasaki may be the Dale Carnegie of the technology age. While Enchantment is … more
It never was a 2 dimensional world………
Copenhagen, December 23, 2010 – 3Shape A/S, the user-acclaimed worldwide leader in 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, has released its next generation Dental SystemTM2010 to … more
Meet the new deal, same as the old deal…
By Jay Goltz (Editors note: Marketing , good or bad,always comes to dentistry. We are prime targets for a “sell”. Groupon is a new age … more
Branding – head ’em up, move ’em out RAWHIDE!
Daughter-in-law of an old and dear friend asked me for help in getting a new business off the ground…..as mentoring is about as far away … more
Levin Group launches dent biz newsletter
It’s been a while since I visited the Levin Group (http://www.levingroup.com); however, an article in Dr. Biscuspid caught my attention and a quick check of … more
The whole tooth and nothing but the tooth
Mey Alhabib’s mice just might put the Tooth Fairy out of business. Alhabib (SDM’12,’14),a postdoctoral student and endodontic resident at BU’s Henry M. Goldman School … more
Ladders, Layers and Leadership – Part One
With all the technologic advances and sophistication coming to the fore in the dental armamentarium, the advancement and sophistication necessary to ensure their delivery to … more
Top 5 Social Media Myths Debunked
by Peter Wylie Published June 10,2010 It’s time to debunk the big myths that are keeping business owners and marketers on the social media sidelines. As with … more