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illing your dental appointment book is an important step in maximizing your revenue.Many clinics may have open spots either unfilled or from cancellations.

According to a new analysis from Delta Dental Plans Association, if today's 6-year-olds invest the money they receive from the tooth fairy, they could have a combined total of roughly $70 billion by the time they reach 67, the traditional retirement age.

NFL Great Emmitt Smith has joined the exciting lineup of keynote speakers, doctors can now register three practice members with a fourth eligible to attend for free and there are rooms now available at The Mirage.

I recently co-authored a manuscript on patient compliance, discussing the different theories/methods that dental hygienists may use in order to motivate their patients to improve their oral hygiene behaviors. The first step to writing such a thing is to do a thorough review of the literature (articles written by experts) and get as much good, solid information from good, solid researchers who have devoted themselves to getting to the bottom of things.

In short comments, you can tell the world what you think about everything from politics to the gross things best friends do together (yes, that’s an actual category on the site).

Base shades 450 and 550 join the existing base and white shades, a system engineered to help dental professionals deliver natural-looking monolithic zirconia restorations in the esthetic zone.

Based on his extensive experience with dentists over the past 30 years, Dr. Roger P. Levin has authored a new book entitled The 31 Biggest Mistakes Dentists Make.

We all have bad days, but chronic unhappiness is toxic .

"The design of the nylon toothbrush has remained virtually unchanged for more than 70 years," said Cindy Yu, president of O'Nano Solutions. "Our vision is to reinvent past toothbrush designs using advanced technology and materials to bring a better toothbrush to the world. Because gum disease is epidemic, we wanted to focus our first designs on care for this population."

o you want your dental practice to grow? For a dental practice, growth comes from new patients.

When it comes to fixing teeth spacing, the American Association of Orthodontists has a clear message: Don't try this at home.

Dentists from British Columbia, along with veterinarians and other doctors, helped save the bird, who reportedly had been shot by a truck driver.

“After several years in development, DENTCA’s new 3D printable Denture Base is finally cleared for use. We are very excited to begin applying this technology to continue revolutionizing the denture world.

In this new checklist, we put together the top 5 ways digital imaging equipment can help your practice and save you money.

Editor's Note: The following "Sticky Situation" was submitted by Amy Morgan, CEO of the Pride Institute. It is the latest in a string of "Sticky Situations" submitted by the experts at Pride Institute.

New data released by the British government reveal a striking number of British adults haven't been to the dentist in the past two years.

The dental laser’s new features include a 1.00 mm-XC (coarse-cut) spot size, an improved 1.00 mm (standard-cut) spot size and the Solea Software 2.4.0 Automatic Software Upgrade feature.

The event will take place in Frisco, Texas, from Nov. 13-14, 2015, and is designed to prepare dental professionals to care for the unique oral health needs of patients with cancer.

If you haven't filed your 2014 return, you can get a deduction for retirement plan contributions until October.

In the coming months and years, the idea of chewing and learning about the mechanics of chewing will become all the rage. The physiological benefits of chewing have been understood for a while. However, the magnitude of the benefits in the context of epigenetics is a game-changer. Many dental hygienists across the country visit schools during the academic school year to teach youngsters about oral hygiene.

One of the big mysteries of dental hygiene practice is how some hygienists are highly paid and some are not. Even people from the same class with the same grades have a per-hour discrepancy that defies logic.

Two out of three dental professionals report occupational pain - pain that if left unaddressed could progress to an injury or career-ending disability. From my 15 years of providing ergonomic consultations in dentistry, I can safely say that the following three ergonomic mistakes are among the primary reasons I see many dentists and hygienists develop debilitating pain syndromes and/or retire early.

The same holds true for your dental practice, which is, don’t forget, a small business. You need to know every penny you spend in your practice is a worthwhile use of your funds. If not, your business could be in trouble.

DENTSPLY has formulated Cercon® ht Shaded Zirconia with True Color Technology, engineered for optimal milling performance in many of the popular open milling machines on the market today.

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.

We spoke to Dental Wings' CEO Michael Rynerson about these new innovations, how Dental Wings is supporting labs and what new innovations we can expect in the future.

Introduced by Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), the bill-the “Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (DOC Access Act)"-seeks to ease potential conflicts between dentists and eyecare providers and insurance companies.

Key Brasseler executives teamed up with leading women dentists from across the country to extrapolate and discuss key topics and issues specific to the female dental professional.

The underlay can be produced in three steps-hardening and sealing with the die:master duo, spacing with the die:master die spacers and separation with Picosep and the brush included in the set.