A dental check up can help you maintain and improve your oral health year after year, and strengthen the relationship between you and your dentist.
If dental patients know their options, including financing for their dental treatment, they're more likely to proceed with necessary and recommended treatment. Have an informative discussion about their financing options.
Visiting your dentist at least two times a year is not an appointment that most people look forward to, but it is one of the most important ones to keep. If you have found yourself doubting whether...
Are you dreading your regularly scheduled visit to the dentist? If you are, you’re not alone, but fear not: a visit to the dentist’s office isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds. Dentist offices will do everything they can to make you more comfortable, and even if there’s somewhere you’d rather be, your mouth will …
Every dental check-up is unique, but there are certain things that dentists look for with every visit.
Taking care of your mouth is important for ensuring a bright and healthy smile. If you floss and brush your teeth every day, then you are already doing a lot to help ensure the wellness of your teeth and gums.
Losing patients? Getting a bad rap lately? Maybe it's because you said something in front of patients that you shouldn't have. Here are a few choice phrases you might want to avoid in front of them.
Before any new dentist signs up to work for a practice, he or she needs to identify whether the practice is a good fit. This advice from Heartland Dental will help you with the questions to ask and the answers to look for.
Employee discipline is one of the hardest, but necessary, components of practice ownership and employing staff. It's human nature to avoid confrontation. As a leader, it's important to set the ground rules from the first day of employment. Creating an atmosphere of collaboration, mutual respect and trust early on can reap long-term rewards for the employee, the dentist as the employer and ultimately the practice.
Why do many dentists complain about how hard it is to find good team members? Maybe they're making their search too narrow. Dr. Chris Salierno suggests how to expand the search.
[ALD BLOG]. The landscape of today’s dental industry is rapidly evolving. Dental professionals are looking for technology investments that not only keep them current, but are able to drive significant
An analysis to better understand family factors that are associated with increased access to preventive dental care for kids covered by HUSKY (Medicaid). This infographic hones in on three factors that greatly increase the likelihood of preventive dental care for low-income children.
Dental appointments are often put off, rescheduled, or dismissed altogether – much to the detriment of not only our optimal oral health, but also to our dentists’ self-confidence. Picture how…
Marijuana was legalized for both recreational and medical uses in many states. But, what does legalized marijuana mean for the Dental Industry?
A fear of visiting the dentist can be debilitating. We spoke with Dr. Louis Siegelman , who helps in treating such patients, about what he calls dental phobia — and how to treat it<br>Dental phobia can be an extremely debilitating fear. Those who experience it may avoid simple maintenance trips to their dentist, which over time can cause otherwise avoidable problems that require the very treatment the patient dreads. The good news is that this is often a learned reflex, meaning that…
Cosmetic dentistry is one of the fastest growing dental trends because more and more people are getting concerned about the physical appe...
To begin, I must admit that I love what I do and consider myself privileged to have spent the last 30-plus years in the dental profession…
A cover letter and resume for a dental assistant position should achieve a few specific goals. Apart from establishing that you have the professional and academic qualifications required, the two ...
Getting x-rays. The procedure where a medical professional shoots radiation – radiation! – through your body in order to get a picture of your skeletal system. When you put it that way, it sounds like something a mad scientist
Interested in a career in the dental field? Becoming a dental assistant is a great career choice with room for future growth!