Technology

At the Greater New York Dental Meeting last fall, AMD Lasers announced that it was expanding into the hard-tissue dental laser market. The company then officially launched the LiteTouch all-tissue laser at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting to much fanfare at its booth as well as at a product launch reception on Feb. 26 at the Hilton | Asmus Contemporary Art Gallery in Chicago.

How i-CAT 3D imaging technology helped diagnose and correct constricted airways for a young girl, her siblings and her father. Dr. Robert Kaspers’ orthodontic office in Illinois handled the treatment.

Although you can follow all the mandated HIPAA standards, leaving one small crack in your dental practice's physical security can open the door for a cyber security breach.

Build value for the dentistry – don’t apologize for it, don’t ignore it, and don’t distract from it with televisions playing in your practice.

5 Dental Minutes, a new video curation and sharing platform, has been announced for the dental industry.

We are in the midst of a revolution in the dental software industry that is dictating the way groups and practices run their operations and do business. Some of these changes include software certification testing, advanced clinical and EHR features, cloud technology, better imaging integration, improved cash flow and risk reduction, higher levels of security and more advanced technology platforms.

Learn more about this new national initiative in IT security from High Tech Innovations, LLC.

The technology, benefits and usage are all on the rise. Find out how 3D imaging can help your practice and your patients and whether this is a great fit for your practice.

Click through our slideshow for some tips to greatly increase the probability that your emails will be opened, read and drive potential patients to respond.

What technologies are under appreciated-or going unused-in your dental practice? Dr. John Flucke explores several technologies you shouldn't be ignoring.

This technique features Straumann products combined with the latest CAD/CAM technology to create a polished, esthetic result.

Patient communication has never been more important.

A data breach in the dental industry isn’t just nerve-wracking – it’s also expensive and can potentially shut a practice down. The bad news is nearly every company will experience a data breach of some kind during the life of their company.

Sikka Software, a leading innovator in business intelligence software for health care and small business communities, and the American Dental Association (ADA) announced all ADA members are eligible to receive a free, six-month trial of the new ADA Benefit Plan Analyzer (ADA BPA).

Since so many different factors influence SEO, it’s easy to stress over the small stuff affecting your rankings and completely miss huge, underlying issues that wreak havoc over your web presence. With this audit, you’ll be able to identify any major issues holding you back.

Splitit, an Israeli FinTech startup, developed an interest-free payment technology that reportedly enables patients to make interest-free monthly payment installments on their existing Visa and MasterCard credit cards.

For Nancy Shelton, DDS, attending her nephew’s graduation ceremony at Loma Linda University last spring was an emotional event. Not only because of the pride she felt for her nephew but also because she recognized that it had been 40 years since she had donned a cap and gown, taking part in Loma Linda’s dental school graduation ceremony herself.

It’s that time of year again: Time to list the top five products that I’ve gotten to test and try this year.

The progress of dentistry has been likened to a moving sidewalk where, if you are not moving forward, progress sweeps you backward. Time and again we have seen that you can make the best buggy whips in the world, but if no one is making buggies anymore, your company is doomed to failure.

In 2003, my dental practice converted from an archaic DOS-based dental software to the impressive and robust Dentrix practice management software. To say the least, I was completely overwhelmed. Two years later, in 2005, I still felt like I hadn’t even scratched the surface of my new powerful software’s potential, so I applied to become a Certified Dentrix Trainer in order to learn everything there was to know about the Dentrix program.

The use of lasers in dentistry today has evolved from its beginnings in 1960.

As technology continues to advance, more and more tools are being introduced that make our lives easier both personally and professionally.

Content, content, content. Are you sick of hearing that word yet? If you’ve been looking for ways to improve your dental website’s search engine optimization, you probably are. The fact remains that unique, high-quality content is king, and you’ll have to work on it to see noticeable search engine rank changes.

Undoubtedly, you’ve been made privy to the importance of having your dental website mobile-friendly. Whether it’s by the onslaught of dental online marketing companies telling you such, your own experience surfing the web, or your tech-savvy nephew, you get it.

As more and more practices bring at least some part of digital dentistry into their workflows, it has become critical for those investing in technology to know how to get the most out of it.

Being an instructor in this age of technology is exhilarating ... most of the time. My favorite part about this position is seeing and hearing the excitement during the training when, all of a sudden, something clicks and the dentist or staff member becomes confident.

One DPR Editorial Advisory Board member shares some highlights from the recent CEREC 30, including the launch of new Sirona treatment centers

When it comes to technology and the integration of it, there are many ways to skin the “Technology Cat.” For many, it might mean integrating computers into your daily clinical routine. Or it might mean finally embracing digital radiography and adding that component to your office armamentarium.

When asked about 3D technology in the dental practice, Dr. David Little makes no bones about his feelings.