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dental practice consultant

Guide to “Computers in the Back”

April 10, 2013

As a dental practice consultant, I’ve observed one of the fastest growing trends in dentistry is putting computers in the treatment rooms. The question then arises…OK now that I have all these computers, where the heck do I put this stuff?  Many dentists either just assume there is no room for a computer or they stuff [...]

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A Great Website is Useless

April 3, 2013

A website is useless if it attracts prospective new patients who never make an appointment or accept recommended treatment. Many dentists are spending considerable time and money on websites, SEO and social media to attract people to the office. But what happens when the patient calls? If your office is getting calls but finding it [...]

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PayPal Predicts The End of the Wallet By 2015

July 2, 2011

Hmmm “We believe that by 2015 digital currency will be accepted everywhere in the U.S. -– from your local corner store to Walmart. We will no longer need to carry a wallet.” via PayPal Predicts The End of the Wallet By 2015.

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Compared to Perfect

April 5, 2011

Another interesting observation from Seth Godin linked below. Godin’s observation is that we value information and entertainment (content) differently than we do say shoes or hotels. We value shoes in comparison to other shoes and the price of the options in dollars. We value content in comparison to perfection. I believe we could make a similar case for [...]

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What I Am Reading Right Now

February 7, 2011

  Recomended by Rich Madow

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Digital Workflow

August 2, 2010

In many ways work flow is data flow. In the past when the data was on paper or film or even a plaster model, it (the data) could only be in one place at a time and moving it from place to place was time consuming and relatively expensive. Thus we assigned work to a [...]

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Occlusion Connections Blog

May 12, 2010

A great source of information on the new science of occlusion by Clayton Chan. Occlusion Connections Blog.

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Who Owns the Data?

May 11, 2010

Hmmm, does that mean a dentist is in violation if he/she uses the video camera to record a patient testimonial and puts it on a dental practice website? …something very important, that the vast majority of both consumers and video professionals don’t know: ALL modern video cameras and camcorders that shoot in h.264 or mpeg2, come [...]

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Paying for Velscope

May 10, 2010

From a very useful dental blog by Michelle Bedard from Patterson. Results of a survey indicate patients will pay extra for an oral cancer check with an instrument like Velscope. Overall, 92% of participants agreed to pay a fee for the VELscope exam. Of those who initially refused the VELscope ® exam, 78% agreed to [...]

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Squeezebox

April 30, 2010

We’ve set up a number of audio services in dental offices over the years. My favorite is the new Squeezebox Touch. It allows you to play music throughout the office from multiple sources: your music collection, free Internet radio, paid services…you name it. At $300, it won’t break the bank either. via The Digital Dentist [...]

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Paperless Dental Records by 2014

March 16, 2010

Have you heard that there is a new government regulation that requires dentists to have electronic records by the year 2014? I have heard or read a number of variations on this theme in the last month along with various rants and dire warnings regarding the alleged new rules. Let’s get the really important information [...]

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