Figuring out the wants and needs of dentists visiting this blog is arduous. Predicting trends, data mining the analytics, and guesswork is never easy. THUS, this one is a flyer – a YOUTUBE on a new product.  Comments, real comments, would be appreciated. Engaging those in labs and the industry who have the vision to [...]

We are a geographically a huge country with a population less than the state of California if you count Arnold Schwarzenegger twice…we could have a Canadian dental intranet – iTrans – it would require very little to make itransdental.com the domain name for all Canadian dentists – granted there would have to be Doug.Smith(1-99)@itransdental.com allowed [...]

When the day gets you down and you wonder why you set out on the road you chose; bookmark this blog entry. And don’t forget to double click the image – that’s double-cliquez sur for those in la belle province. “In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and [...]

The images and videos of “The Root Canal Anatomy Project” blog were developed at the Laboratory of Endodontics of Ribeirao Preto Dental School – Univesity of Sao Paulo – and may be freely used for attributed noncommercial educational purposes by educators, scholars, student and clinicians. It means that all material used should include proper attribution [...]

By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook wants to make its Mac more like an iPhone. CEO Tim Cook said the next version of Apple’s Macintosh OS, “Mountain Lion,” due in late summer, would incorporate features from the software that powers Apple’s hit mobile devices. In an interview at the company’s headquarters here, Mr. [...]

Natasha Yashar, Christopher G. Engeland, Alan L. Rosenfeld, Timothy P. Walsh, and Joseph V. Califano  J Periodontol • January 2012 Volume 83 • Number 1 Background: Previous studies of the inferior alveolar nerve have used cadaveric specimens in small patient groups. The purpose of this study was to describe the anatomy in the posterior mandible with respect to the [...]

Dentists are filling classrooms across the US to learn more about their professional role in the screening and treatment of sleep apnea. Sleep Group Solutions, a pioneer in dental continuing education adds 2 new seminars with juggernaut dental lab, Glidewell Laboratory, to offer attendees a well rounded, ‘show and tell’ seminar experience. Read more: 

Many thanks to Dr. Oliver C. Pin-Harry, D.D.S., M.S., F.R.C.D.(C) of BURLINGTON PROSTHODONTICS 425 Locust Street – Suite 200 |  Burlington, ON L7S 1T8 | Canada T: 905-633 1200  |  www.burlingtonprosthodontics.com for helping to kickstart a new dynamic in “MOUTHING OFF” – “sharing and caring” clinical cases from anyone who wishes to do so. The objective is to expand the digital educational [...]

The Roy Rogers Museum in Branson, MO has closed it’s doors forever. The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction. Roy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at a loss, close it and sell the contents. He complied. Here is a partial listing of some of the items that were sold [...]

By Matt Peckham, PCWorld    Feb 9, 2012 8:36 AM Let’s you and I bet that some organization in Canada is waking up to the reality that iPADS are going to litter dental offices and bringing informatics to those iPADS is a superior way of effecting governance, education, et al to member dentists of this [...]

There is talent galore in dentistry and one day, sharing and caring through a NEXUS node like the dreamed of OHJ Multiplatform Educational Nexus Terminal of Online Resources or the OHJ Dental News Network will be front and center or slightly off kilter……either way….double click the image..         Greased Lightbox →←+-↻ Loading [...]

Grab a large brandy snifter – fill it with COKE ZERO, put out a platter of non-pasteurized Quebec cheese, slice up a baguette, put the dimmer on low, and find something by Michael Bolton……..rim shot….and enjoy…but then write Melissa a note as to how you’d like to see all kinds of clinical material like this [...]

Guilty plea in dentist murder Woman had boss killed to cover $17,000 theft  By HEATHER RAWYLK Staff Writer Hometown Annapolis.com No humour is intended by this entry – in fact, if that’s what the title portends, then it’s more about whistling past the graveyard. A woman pleaded guilty yesterday morning to arranging the murder of [...]

Dental Marketing: Facebook as an Effective Internet Marketing Tool February 7, 2012 By Catherine Hughes 2 Comments Effective dental marketing requires that dentists keep up a regular presence with dental patients in order to ensure success. Having a dental website, blog, newsletter, Google+ page and Facebook page are all important factors in keeping your dental [...]

How car radios came to be…Radios are so much a part of the driving experience, it seems like cars have always had them. But they didn’t. Here’s the story.  SUNDOWN One evening in 1929 two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River [...]

Rogers, BCE vying for a bite of Apple’s iTV While the iTV product remains cloaked in secrecy, sources say Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has approached Rogers and Bell as it actively pursues partnerships with Canadian carriers. “They’re not closed to doing it with one [company] or doing it with two,” said one source who is familiar with [...]