Facial Fillers a Ticking Time Bomb? Skinspirations Discloses Dangers of Botched Fillers
Tampa Bay-based non-surgical cosmetic center Skinspirations details the dangers of receiving fillers from an unqualified provider. As Americans increasingly put importance on outer appearances, the lengths to which people go to retain their…
Hard trends, hard facts, hard change
This blog is about dental care, a not insignificant part of the economy. Dental care claims between 5% and 7% of total healthcare spending, and its major disease, dental decay, ranks amongst the…
Getting in front of your community
Many dentists I speak with are eager to reach out to their community about new services and about their own specialness. This can be complicated and expensive because your community now learns differently….
More signs of healthcare reform
In this blog, we listen regularly to that roaring sound in America and the UK which stems from healthcare reform. Here are just a few of the most recent notes: This week we…
Listen to your community
In my community, the press has reported about a difficult situation for many dental practices. Seems there is an over-supply and an under-demand for these services. Of course, readers of this blog will…
ADDE 2013 Survey on the European Dental Trade
While at the IDS in Cologne, Oral Health’s Senior Publisher, Melissa Summerfield, attended a press conference put on by ADDE (Association of Dental Dealers in Europe) and FIDE (Federation of the European Dental…
At the crossroad (continued)
In the last blog, I referred to a recent ADA review which showed a 10% decline in the number of visits by adult Americans in the last decade (2000 – 2010). This profound…
Toronto Academy of Dentistry Ski For Kids
Each year the Toronto Academy of Dentistry takes pride in running Winter Clinic, but during the years runs other events , like Ski For Kids, and this year, on February 1st, the event…
Grabbing GenY
This blog spends a lot of time on the aging population and specifically the huge numbers of Boomers approaching retirement. It’s personal — it’s my generation and it fascinates me. Moreover, my generation…
IDS 2013 Sets New Records
Oral Health’s Senior Publisher, Melissa Summerfield, recently attended the 35th IDS in Cologne, Germany. Held from March 12th to 16th, 2013, this year’s show posted record-setting results. IDS attracted 125,000 trade visitors from…
Responding To A Silent Epidemic
The #1 Chronic Childhood Disease Pediatric dental disease, more commonly known as severe tooth decay, can lead to malnourishment, anemia, required emergency surgery and life-threatening secondary infections. Severe childhood tooth decay is a…
Maggie Smith is your dental patient
These days it seems the actress Maggie Smith is in our living rooms or movie theatres all the time. Being old is not only topical, perhaps it is cool. At the very least,…
When mental health issues arise at work, what should employers do?
March 26, 2013 seminar at Exhibition Place’s Allstream Centre in Toronto aims to educate employers about how to accommodate mental health issues in the workplace By David Nesseth As a boss, what do…
Hapy Bear Surgery Center Effortlessly Transitions to Electronic Health Records by using the Plustek MobileOffice AD450
Plustek scanners help pediatric dental center to go paperless HapyBearSurgeryCenter is a pediatric sedation dental office that provides general anesthesia to dental patients referred to them by over 200 dental offices. Hapy Bear…
Social media’s future in dentistry
“Increasingly, I think the progressive physicians are more focused on the customer experience and how they can differentiate themselves from other physicians, not just from a clinical perspective but from the overall engagement…
The Dawson Academy Introduces New Curriculum on Emerging Health Care Services in Dentistry
The Dawson Academy introduced a new curriculum based on emerging health care services for dentists during a live webinar Wednesday, Nov. 28. The Dawson Academy introduced a new dental continuing education curriculum based…







