By Ali Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com Picture this: you're an hour into your root canal procedure. You can't stop fidgeting, you're anxious and the sound of the handpiece is making your skin crawl. Then your dentist utters two little words put you over the edge: "uh-oh" "Dentists say... CONTINUE READING
Baking Otis Spunkmeyer cookies behind the reception desk to offer dental patients a welcoming aroma as they enter the practice. Offering patients a massaging dental chair option during their treatment. Providing 3D scans at no charge to patients who need the service for better diagnostics, but... CONTINUE READING
Thankfully, a break in classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology, 27th Street, NY, NY, frees Forbes stylist Joseph DeAcetis @JosephDeAcetis, who serves as a professor and instructor at the school, for two days devoted to dentistry, or rather, to dentists. Between wrapping a spring... CONTINUE READING
The spoils of success: That descriptor might be underselling the two-day whirlwind set to greet America’s best [caption id="attachment_4289" align="alignleft" width="103"] Delivering Forbes to its highest readership in its 97-year history is all in a day's work for Editor Randall Lane, keynote... CONTINUE READING
Anyone who follows this social media magnate's running commentary knows two maxims to be true: Dr. Howard Farran is nothing, if not practical, and his straight-shooting style rarely misses its mark. That his latest offering presents in book form, entitled "Uncomplicate Business," means... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com Since dental benefits were cut from California's public health insurance for the poor, Emergency Department visits shot up for dental related issues. At least that's according to a study published May 4 in Health Affairs, which examined ED for... CONTINUE READING
Inside Dental Technology's Pam Johnson recently shared some web-based tools and apps to help small businesses compete with larger operations-- without a major capital expenditure. From DocuSign's cloud-based service that securely automates and retains - you guessed it-- signed documents, to... CONTINUE READING
When not caring for patients at one of his Utah pediatric dental practices, Dr. Jason Horgesheimer dedicates time to helping create atmospheres in which they feel comfortable during their treatment. He recently worked in tandem with Benco Dental's CenterPoint Design team to construct a... CONTINUE READING
[caption id="attachment_4259" align="alignright" width="300"] Located next to the Space Needle at Seattle Center, Chihuly Garden and Glass sparks wonder and inspiration for AAPD attendees and guests. https://www.chihulygardenandglass.com/blog[/caption] Whether you're part of the spectacular... CONTINUE READING
By Lisa Philp, RDH, President of Transitions Group North America When we are playing the role of a victim, we develop the delusion of being on moral high ground as a result of having unjust suffering inflicted upon us. To be a victim is to look out the window of who did something to us and... CONTINUE READING