August 6, 2011 News Trends in DentistryWebsites

Linked in to a collaborative Nexus

by ken

Collaboration, whether strategic or collegial is a complex construct. The most successful collaboration in recent history is of course the Beatles. To quote from the one of the most successful businessmen in history, Steve Jobs:  Cover of The Beatles My…

August 5, 2011 News APPsCloud computing

Cloud or server to store your images?

by ken

The next few years are going to see a radical paradigm shift in store, especially as 3D images exponentiate in the dental world. As always, you predict trends by watching how the mainstream is adapting….whether it says dental or not,…

July 27, 2011 News Customer serviceTrends in Dentistry

A is for Apple

by ken

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, I dress like Steve Jobs, granted several sizes larger. From Dental IQ – Jul 21,…

June 22, 2011 News General News

New findings may aid sufferers of ALS

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From Med India, Networking for Health Pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with ALS sheds light on how reduced levels of a specific protein may play a key role in causing inherited ALS. Read more   Related articles Stem cell…

May 1, 2011 News General NewsInnovations in dentistry

Calling all vendors – line up for our new initiative – the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes

by ken

Education and business are truly not that different. They work off similar models.  The original model for all things is the Ten Commandments – if you really look beyond the obvious, you’ll see the first five represent a relation with…

February 4, 2011 News Trends in Dental Education

The Arizona Model: A New Paradigm for Dental Schools

by ken

Critical Issues in Dental Education The traditional method for the delivery of didactic instruction and patient care in dental schools has come under fire from a number of sources over the past several years. The AmericanDental Education Association and others have outlined…

January 3, 2011 News Dental Laboratories

Take a laboratory technician to lunch and give him or her a hug month

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From Dental Tribune………. By Kevin Kim………… I evaluate about 40 cases per day. Five of those 40 cases may have inadequate impressions. In the morning, with my coffee in hand, I can easily spot them without even sifting through the…

May 15, 2010 News CAD/CAM

3M ESPE – Lava™ Precision Solutions

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The Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. has captured the imaginations of industry leaders and analysts in every area of dentistry. Computer-assisted design, computer-assisted machining (CAD/CAM) systems fall into two general categories. One is a laboratory-based system. This type of system…