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For all dentists, it’s important to do community outreach work. Today after lunch, I went to career day at the local high school to speak to seniors about the different dental field career paths, from front desk to hygiene to becoming a dentist. These students may not have the opportunity to learn about dentistry as […]

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A big part of cosmetic dentistry is teeth whitening. In March of 2006, Colgate announced a new teeth-whitening product, Colgate Visible White, available to patients only through dentists. Colgate claimed that their product whitened teeth in three days. The trays are to be worn 30 minutes, once a day. A trendy, handy kit and mint […]

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2008 QuickBooks has arrived!
The new 2008 QuickBooks software release is now here. And so is the 2008 Getting The Most Out Of QuickBooks In Your Practice. I recently previewed the 2008 QuickBooks. For a professional practice the changes were very minimal. However, if you are currently using QuickBooks 2006, it is still time for you to upgrade, due to operating system changes
Susan Gunn Solutions [1].

[1] http://www.susangunnsolutions.com/

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Is your practice set up to withstand national economic slowdown? Nervous? In this month’s Dental Economics, Amy Morgan, CEO and lead trainer of Pride Institute, a company that consults on practice management in dentistry, reveals seven mistakes to avoid. It’s a great article, and you should definitely read it. I’ve interpreted and added my $.02 […]

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Read how to register your participation at the ADA site:  http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=2772  

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Bottom Line:The Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ is an excellent combination of small-business RAID muscle, gigabit throughput, and home-oriented media features. It’s expensive, but worth the price if abundant storage, fast transfers, and RAID reliability are what you need.
Pros: Fast transfers. Supports the three major desktop OSs. Granular performance-tweaking settings. Well-behaved network client. Many features.
Cons: Some parts of setup are tricky. Attached USB hard drives must be FAT or FAT32, not NTFS. Expensive.
Netgear ReadyNAS NV+: At A Glance – Reviews by PC Magazine [1].

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2205357,00.asp

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This new, clear, self-litigating orthodontia offers freedom from bands, as well as an inconspicuous approach to orthodontics for image-conscious patients. With Clarity SL, patients can have the best of both worlds. 3M Unitek designed the braces with an easy-to-use clip that keeps forces active without relying on bands. Comfortable for patients, convenient for dentists. Who […]

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Last week I did two lectures – one full day at the Holiday Dental Conference with Dr. Peter Dawson and a two-day, hands-on, occlusion course at Traverse City, Michigan. Both involved the functional aspects of dentistry. I am excited about the interest that dentists show in functional esthetics, as well as function in nuts-and-bolts restorative […]

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OATS Stands for Office Automation Technology Solutions. This is the acronym for a new service from Sullivan Schein Dental. OATS will provide hardware and IT (Information Technology) support for dentists through the existing Sullivan Schein dealer network.
Dentists will have a single source for hardware purchase, set up, service and support. It will eliminate the blame game between hardware and software vendors and help dentists get the right computers and keep them running efficiently.
OATS will launch within a limited area by the end of the year. I will provide more information as the project progresses.

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From Dr. Donald E.  Wetmore from the Productivity Institute http://www.balancetime.com [1]
“ The average person uses 13 different methods to  control and manage their time.     “ The average person gets 1 interruption every 8  minutes, or approximately 7 an hour, or 50-60 per  day. The average interruption takes 5 minutes,  totaling about 4 hours or 50% of the average  workday. 80% of those interruptions are typically  rated as “little value” or “no value” creating  approximately 3 hours of wasted time per day.     “ On an average day, there are 17 million meetings  in America.     “ 20% of the average workday is spent on “crucial”  and “important” things, while 80% of the average  workday is spent on things that have “little value”  or “no value”.     “ In the last 20 years, working time has increased  by 15% and leisure time has decreased by 33%.     “ A person who works with a “messy” or cluttered  desk spends, on average, 1 1/2 hours per day looking  for things or being distracted by things or  approximately 7 1/2 per workweek. “Out of sight; out  of mind.” When it’s in sight, it’s in mind.     “ 90% of those who join health and fitness clubs  will stop going within the first 90 days.     “ ”A project tends to expand with the time  allocated for it.” If you give yourself one  thing to do, it will take all day. If you give  yourself two things to do, you get them both done.  If you give yourself a dozen things to do, you may  not get 12 done, but you’ll get 7 or 8 completed.     “ Delegation is an unlimited method to multiply  time for achieving results.     “ 1 hour of planning will save 10 hours of doing.     “ The average person today receives more  information on a daily basis, than the average  person received in a lifetime in 1900.     “ The “20/80 Rule” tells us we will typically  accomplish 80% of our results through 20% of  our effort. The other 20% of additional results  comes from about 80% of additional effort.     “ ”Stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts”.     “ We retain 10% of what we read. We retain 20%  of what we hear. We retain 30% of what we see.  We retain 50% of what we hear and see. We retain  70% of what we say. We retain 90% of what we do.    

[1] http://www.balancetime.com/

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