Carestream Dental’s 2018 Global Oral Health Summit offers a two-day conference, with a half-day of pre-conference programming in Grapevine, Texas from November 8-11 at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center. What can you expect if you attend? Carestream Dental’s 2018 Global... CONTINUE READING
A guest blog by ProSites Ahh, summer. Days that seem to stretch on forever, relaxed work hours, impromptu BBQs and trips to the beach. For every one of your patients breathing deeply and digging their toes into the sand, there’s another one (or three) balancing camp drop-off and pick-up times,... CONTINUE READING
Even though corporate DSOs (Dental Service Organizations) are growing at a rapid rate, the demise of the private practitioner is in no way imminent. According to the ADA, only 7.4 percent of US dentists are affiliated with a DSO. Many of those are young, recently graduated dentists who don’t... CONTINUE READING
The Operations team at the home office of the nation's largest privately owned dental distributor added an extra dollop of friendly competition (yes, that’s a whipped cream reference) to fundraising efforts for United Way of Wyoming Valley’s Christmas in July: a Pie-the-Manager contest. SWEET... CONTINUE READING
Hometown Health Centers, the only not-for-profit, federally qualified health center in Schenectady County, will host its 43nd annual HealthFest Thursday, Aug. 16 from noon to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of its Schenectady facility located at 1044 State Street, Schenectady, New York. The... CONTINUE READING
As if dentistry isn't a consuming profession in and of itself, add world-traveler, new mother, and business entrepreneur for the impressive Dr. Wah Yung Tsang. The 34-year-old is a member of the Incisal Edge 40 Under 40 Class of 2017. In her youth, Dr. Tsang spent her time off away from school... CONTINUE READING
Incisal Edge dental lifestyle mag takes a second annual look at our industry's primary forces to be reckoned with -- the doctors, executives, lobbyists, educators, and Miss Universes doing the most to shape dentistry today. And tomorrow. In dentistry, a multibillion-dollar health-care industry... CONTINUE READING
"Doctors take it! Patients Love it! All Desire it!" So says an advertisement for a Hazleton, Pennsylvania doctor's office from the 1873 Wilkes-Barre city directory, proclaiming that the doctor uses laughing gas in the painless extraction of teeth. What is laughing gas, how did it earn its name,... CONTINUE READING
Dr. Howard Fraiman comes from a long history of dentists. In 1991, he became one of six practitioners in his family. Watching his father, uncle, and cousin at work indirectly inspired him. Through firsthand involvement, he recognized dentistry as a people profession - dentists weren't at desks all... CONTINUE READING
As someone who loves history, I'm always looking to check out a new museum. Just ask my friends, most of my vacations revolve around visits to museums and historic sites. If it's old, chances are, I want to go see it. Now that I'm the unofficial curator of Benco Dental's dental museum (schedule a... CONTINUE READING