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From the monthly archives:

November 2009

What is the Tech Fair about?

November 30, 2009

Tech Fair in DPR
Technology is not a new topic, but it is an ever-evolving topic, and the Pride Institute’s 1st Annual Technology Fair, held here at the Greater New York Dental Meeting GNYDM, it a direct outgrowth of that evolution.
via What is the Tech Fair about? « Dental Products Report live @ Greater New York [...]

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More Tech Fair Highlights

November 30, 2009

Boaz Munnerlyn from Dexis talked about the new Platinum sensor. This sensor is the primary reason Dexis was chosen as best in class. One unique feature of Dexis is the idea of “perfect size”. In other words just one sensor for all applications instead of multiple sizes.
Dr. Dean Vafiatas talked about CAD CAM and Cerec. [...]

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Tech Fair Highlights

November 30, 2009

Dr.Mark Montgomery a dentist from Oregon demonstrated two of the amazing digital diagnostics devices from BioResearch including the JVA (Joint Vibration Analysis). He uses it on every patient as a fast and highly accurate joint analysis tool. This is so much more accurate than the old finger tip palpation method. And it is easy to [...]

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Tech Fair Highlights

November 30, 2009

Some highlights from the Pride Institute Tech Fair:
20 to 30 % of Internet use in an office is personal use…mmm? OATS has a simple solution, e-fortress.
Sesame founder Firth Maier highlighted the three features that their research shows attract people to a web site. One of them was…pictures of children. Of course there is more to [...]

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GNYDM Pride Tech Fair

November 30, 2009

The eleven products chosen by me and the Pride Institute as best of class for the Tech Fair at the Greater New York Meeting are;

Dentrix
i-Cat
Cerec
Dexis
Oraverse
Cubex
Nomad
OATS
BioResearch
HSPS e-Services
Sesame Communicatiuons

These products are featured in a special exhibit section with a class room where each of the winners will present a short educational presentation. If you are attending the [...]

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Thinking about going “Paperless”?

November 27, 2009

Is it really possible to go paperless? How can I turn all this junk into a digital record? And why should I even bother?
The fact is that it is possible to create a completely paperless dental record. And going paperless can save you tens of thousands of dollars. Having a paperless record includes digital radiography [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

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Genius and “Stuff”

November 25, 2009

The quoted part of the article below takes a look at the “Stuff vs. Solutions” idea from the opposite end. What I see is that many, if not most, of the problems dental offices have with technology are not problems with the “stuff” that is the software or the sensor but problems with the “solution” that is the training [...]

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CBCT Pre-Surgical Planning

November 25, 2009

Upper cuspids are impacted; Based on the panoramic radiograph how should a surgeon approach this problem?

With a Cone Beam CT the view is striking and it is much easier to determine a proper surgical approach.

But it gets even better. You are not limited to a single point of view with CBCT you can look at it [...]

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Tech Fair Schedule

November 25, 2009

FIRST ANNUAL PRIDE INSTITUTE – GNYDM TECHNOLOGY FAIR
NO TUITION FEE
EARN 1 FREE CEU
Want to touch, feel and learn about the latest technology available in dentistry today. Attend the Pride Institute’s Technology Fair
for Free everyday.

Industry Programs
Sunday, November 29th                                         Monday, November 30th

   DEXIS PLATNIUM – 10:00 – 10:30                 eServices by Henry Schein 10:00 - 10:30
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Managing your online Reputation

November 24, 2009

From the CDS blog Open Wide. This is part of a series. Staying up with the mass of online data and presenting a positive image online with all the social media sites can be tedious. That is where a service like Sesame can be a big help.
two powerful ways clients find dentists are Internet search [...]

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Best of Class – Dexis

November 24, 2009

I have been working with Lou Shuman and The Pride Institute creating a unique Technology Fair to showcase the leading technologies in a number of different dental categories. The first fair will be presented at the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) coming November 29 to December 2. I will be highlighting the featured technologies throughout the [...]

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November 24, 2009

The latest video from Socialnomics author Erik Qualman

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Assessing Windows 7, one month later

November 24, 2009

Windows 7 review; mostly good some upgrade issues. For most dentists I suggest getting windows 7 on any new machines but wait on upgrading Windows XP. In fact the best solution is most likely to replace XP machines if they are over three years old with new Windows 7 machines and avoid an upgrade altogether.
It’s [...]

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On the changing relationship between doctor and patient and that element of distrust

November 23, 2009

An interesting side bar to the health care “reform” debate. if it was just about providing coverage to an underserved population then none of this other stuff would matter. But the fact is it does matter. This whole enterprise is rife with unintended consequences, which IMHO are best discussed now not after the fact.
Guidelines become [...]

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The Coolest (or Creepiest) Thing on Facebook

November 23, 2009

If you follow the link there is a news video which explains this well. I am extremely ambivilent about “Social Networking” and the resulting ”Social Media”. On one hand I find it amazing and a door to the future on the other I am not sure what the final results will be and I am sure there are [...]

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Too Good to be True

November 23, 2009

Getting to page one of Google has spawned a whole new industry called SEO. It stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO services have been popping up everywhere and in every industry. Many SEOs promise to use secret formulas get you to page one after which we are assured riches beyond measure will follow.
Sounds too good [...]

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11 Handy Tools for Websites Analysis

November 23, 2009

A nice list with links from Facebook.
11 Handy Tools for Websites Analysis.

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The Perception of Recession

November 23, 2009

Some thoughts from the lioness Katherin Eitel on the economy and the power of perception. Nothing to do with technology. Well maybe there is; choosing to add technology now, expecting a prosperous future, could save you lots of money and prepare you to take advantage of the coming good times.
Kim Snider, a brilliant financial coach and author of [...]

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Best of Class – OATS

November 23, 2009

I have been working with Lou Shuman and The Pride Institute creating a unique Technology Fair to showcase the leading technologies in a number of different dental categories. The first fair will be presented at the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) coming November 29 to December 2. I will be highlighting the featured technologies throughout the [...]

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