Technology

I recently chatted with Dr. Cynthia Brattesani, a dentist in San Francisco who is well known for her passion for the patient and technology. During our talk, we discussed SOPROCARE and SOPROLIFE from Acteon North America, both products that are in her practice and were recently named as part of the Best of Class winners for 2015.

Do you ever wonder how you survived without all of the modern technologies we have today? With smartphones, tablets and laptops, we are able to access any information we want or need at virtually any time

As many people know, there are two types of rules: required and addressable. Unfortunately, there is a lot of confusion about these. Required is the easy one: Any rule that is required means you must do it, no ifs, ands or buts. It’s not negotiable. Addressable, though, is a bit less cut and dry.

Our third and final part features seven award-winning companies and their innovative products.

It may not be the piece of technology that comes to mind the quickest, but it’s one that makes your practice hum and keeps your profitability (as well as billing, appointments, reminders, and so much more) front and center in the mind of the dentist and dental team.

The satisfaction of getting a new computer, network or piece of technology to work was the thrill of the hunt. It’s amazing sometimes that it all works together.

A leading OS X native dental software, ICD-10-capable MacPractice 5.1 is compatible with Yosemite (required for charting) and Mavericks and interoperates with MacPractice’s iOS 8 compatible Patient Check In, Clipboard and iEHR apps for iPad, as well MacPractice Interface for iPad and MacPractice Interface for iPhone.

The benefits of cloud-based imaging range from mobile access of images to a standard image format (DICOM) for transferring images to a secure portal in which to share images with referrals and members of the care team.

Up to 12 CE credits can be earned, and a $300 early bird discount is being offered to DPR readers until September 10. One of the speakers at 3DU is Dr. John Flucke, the chief dental editor and technology editor for Dental Products Report.

Every practice has goals of increasing revenue and becoming more efficient. While it may seem overwhelming at first, trying to balance these items and finding the best way to increase your practice’s business while also saving time and money doesn’t have to be hard.

Data breaches have become common. There are reports in the news almost weekly about breaches in large corporations such as Target and Neiman Marcus. While these breaches can be upsetting to consumers, they don’t fall into the HIPAA rules as they don’t involve protected health information.

We recently spoke to Larry Bodony, President of exocad America, about the company's plans for the future of the digital workflow and what new applications and software are coming out to realize that future.

e live in a world surrounded by technology and, more often than not, it has made our work and personal lives more efficient and organized.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Keeping current with technology is like trying to walk up the "down" escalator. If you aren't making a concerted effort to keep moving, you'll be headed in the wrong direction simply by standing still.

There has been some recent publicity regarding an online scheme where practices are having their patient database accessed by unauthorized individuals. Based on this, some providers have been worried about potential dangers of using electronic health records (EHR) that store patient data on a server database.

As a tool for marketing, email is an easy and cost effective way to keep in touch with dental patients. Many practices collect this information when a patient comes in for his or her first visit.

As Dr. Garrett Morris, endodontist in New Orleans, Louisiana, explains in his interview with us, people hear the words “root canal” and immediately have negative feelings. But being an endodontist is more than that – much more.

At its annual educational symposium in Seattle, the Kois Center announced a new partnership with 3M. The goal is to improve oral wellness through advanced technologies and education. As a first step, the Kois Center selected the 3M™ True Definition Scanner for its educational offerings.

Electronic records can protect patient files from office catastrophes such as fire or natural disasters, but storing your patient database electronically poses other dangers. In a story that is becoming all too familiar, a Minnesota dentist learned this the hard way after his patient data was held hostage by computer hackers.

  In part one of our three-part series, Dental Products Report features eight of the products that have been honored with the 2015 Pride Institute “Best of Class” Technology Award.

In Part II of our three-part series, we feature eight award-winning companies and their innovative products.

When doctors Steven W. Ozer and Anne Norris-Ozer built a new dental practice just three blocks from the ocean in Manhattan Beach, Calif., they took the advice of the experts.

Whether it’s at the grocery store or on vacation, we’re all looking for the smartest way to spend our money. We want to make sure that when we decide to purchase something, it’s really going to be the best thing on which we can possibly spend our hard-earned cash.

First, let me come clean: I am celebrating 30 years in dentistry this year and although I may refer to myself as a “dental dinosaur,” I’m not calling my fellow dental friends old. But, let’s face it: if we think about the treatment modalities, materials and technology we have today in dentistry, you may agree with my analogy.

 As the “technology evangelist,” I sometimes lose myself in reading about and researching different aspects of technology. On occasion, I can go down the technology rabbit hole and disappear for hours at a time. 

Q&A with Dr. John Flucke, chief dental editor, DPR, and Dr. Michael DiTolla, DDS

Incorporating oral systemic health knowledge and practice is becoming more important when it comes to improved dental and medical patient care and outcomes. The growing use of “next generation” EHRs will support its adoption into practices and groups.

We recently sat down with Dr. John Flucke, technology editor and chief dental editor for Dental Products Report, to talk about the GXS-700 sensors from Gendex.

This much is clear: Laser dentistry is here to stay. And according to many observers, that’s a very good thing-lasers have enabled dentists to do new kinds of procedures and improve the healing time and efficiency of current procedures.

We recently had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Linda Murzyn-Dantzer, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine and a faculty member in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. In conjunction with her on-demand Webinar on the usage of lasers in pediatric dentistry, we talked with her about how this technology can help your practice’s young patients.