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on Jun 15, 2009 in Widgets Causes Donations SocialVibe You spend a lot of time creating great content and attracting an audience for your blog. What if you could use that influence to make a positive social impact? Now you can. We’ve teamed up with SocialVibe, and now by adding the SocialVibe...

Finally, A Journalist That Isn’t Complaining About Dentists
on Jun 12, 2009 in ADIA Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Health Industry Miscellaneous Practice Management dentist dentistry Hygiene insurance tooth I read many articles and editorials about the dental industry and why we deserve our fear-inducing, money-hungry stereotype. It’s refreshing to read a vantage point that recognizes that we’re trying to provide health care not just ‘...

Dental Medicaid Cuts:Falling Dominos
on Jun 8, 2009 in Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Health Industry Miscellaneous dentist dentistry health reform healthcare medicaid Practice Management Hawaii, Michigan, North Carolina, Seattle, Massachusetts, California … all have announced funding cuts or elimination for dental care. Mostly it is for adults on assistance program – the subject of cutting care for children is pretty much...

Announcing The Ultimate Office Planner
on Jun 4, 2009 in Coding & Insurance Daily Reading Dental Fraud and Embezzlement General Dentistry Health Industry Marketing Miscellaneous Practice Management Ultimate Office Planner administrative dentist dentistry office manager seminar webinar My business partner Christine Taxin and I are proud to announce the debut issue of our monthly newsletter, The Ultimate Office Planner. We both have assistant, receptionist and managerial experience and decided over a year ago that we would share our...

Webinar: Understanding the Biofilm Battle
on Jun 1, 2009 in Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Health Hygiene Implants Miscellaneous dentist dentistry implant seminar webinar Join CariFree, Dr. V. Kim Kutsch and Dr. Graeme Milicich at 8:30pm EST June 2nd for this webinar. The bugs in our mouth affect both implants and natural teeth. CariFree’s products are wonderful to help combat the bad bugs. No, I’m not pai...

Dentistry Doing Just Fine in This Recession
on May 26, 2009 in ADIA Dental General Dentistry Health Miscellaneous Practice Management administrative dentist dentistry office manager Over the last 12 months, dental offices in the US had increased sales growth of 6.9% according to financial analysis company Sageworks. The rate of growth in 2007 was 4.9%. How are things at your office? Your neck of the woods? Read the source articl...

Congratulations To Dr. Ford’s Office!
on May 20, 2009 in Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Health Implants Miscellaneous Practice Management administrative delta dentist dentistry Marketing office manager This is without a doubt my favorite office (besides mine!) – two of my best friends work there. I have known Rhyna Yager – dental assistant extraordinaire – for years. We worked together before she moved to CO (she’s on the fa...

Ancient Bling: Native American Skulls Found
on May 19, 2009 in Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Health Implants Miscellaneous National Geographic is reporting the discovery of skulls over 2500 years old that show the use of gems to add sparkle to ancient grills. Teeth weren’t just made for chewing – apparently an eye-catching smile was important back then too. C...

ADIA Webinar: Tips For The Surgical Assistant
on May 16, 2009 in ADIA Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Health Implants Miscellaneous Save The Date assistant dentist implant Practice Management seminar tooth webinar Vavi Bohbot hosts this ADIA member webinar May 19th @ 8pm EST. Don’t forget to register for it. If you are a member, you should have received your webinar invitation by email. Not a member? Join now – $50 annual dues is well worth a full year of...

ICOI & ADIA: Did You Catch Us On Twitter?
on May 13, 2009 in ADIA Daily Reading Dental General Dentistry Implants Industry Marketing Miscellaneous Practice Management Philly was a successful meeting for both the ICOI and the ADIA. A group of us tweeted the highlights. Kim Pajak reported from the auxiliary sessions and Lee Coursey from Russellville Dental sat in the the doctor sessions. It was fun keeping up with a...