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Jason Lipscomb Sick of Social Media?

I have been reading many posts about social media lately, and most of them have been very positive. However some prove that the may be a bit of a social media meltdown occurring. I think doctors are being bombarded with “Social Media” and it may be too much for some people. These are the same people who are probably wondering why they can’t get the web address they want. The fact is, any dentist who wants to be found on the Internet needs socia

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Added by Jason Lipscomb on March 11, 2010 at 9:58am — No Comments

Susan Garcia Clark Myofunctional Orofacial Therapist

I recently completed a 48 hour intensive training course in the theories, clinical applications and therapeutic techinques of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy and Temporomandibluar Muscle Dysfunction.

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Added by Susan Garcia Clark on March 9, 2010 at 12:41am — 1 Comment

Susan Garcia Clark New Position

Hi Everyone,

I am proud to announce that I just accepted a position with Xlear as their new West Coast Regional Sales Manager. I am excited to join the Xlear team and look forward to promoting their products.

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Added by Susan Garcia Clark on March 9, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Stewart Gandolf What dentists can learn from the Mayo Clinic about social media like Twitter, Facebook, blogs and YouTube

Mayo is doing a fantastic job of leveraging social and traditional media efforts to communicate with doctors, patients, the public and researchers. Here is the first of two blog posts I am writing about their successes. (The second is coming soon). http://bit.ly/d0DxOj Continue

Added by Stewart Gandolf on March 8, 2010 at 2:53pm — 1 Comment

Kevin Henry Kicking opporutnity in the teeth ... just don't do it

So how are the public relations aspects of your practice? How are your fellow team members talking about your practice when they're at the grocery store, church, softball field, or any other social activity? You may love everything about your practice. You may think everything is great about your practice, and you want to tell the entire world how great things are ... but what about your coworkers? What if they're doing more damage than you're doing good?

The old phrase "loose lips sink… Continue

Added by Kevin Henry on March 4, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Gerard Frey Apple v. Google: The Battle Is Fully Joined

After taking some time to digest the massive 20-patent lawsuit filed against it by Apple on March 2, HTC (and partner Google) have responded. Their take? HTC says it has plenty of its own patents and isn't infringing on Apple's. HTC filed an official response to Apple's lawsuit with the Taiwanese Stock Exchange. The company noted that it has been in business for 13 years "and s… Continue

Added by Gerard Frey on March 3, 2010 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Darrell Pruitt How expensive is a data breach?

"I do not see why making a notification should involve anything more than an e-mail at almost zero cost. I have never heard of a HIPAA fine for a stolen computer. That is urban myth territory." - Dr. Larry Emmott, March 2, 2010 Continue

Added by Darrell Pruitt on March 3, 2010 at 7:51am — No Comments

Fred Joyal Smarten Up Your Internal Marketing

As the CEO of the nation’s largest dental referral service, I know how important new patients are, particularly when people seem to be tightening their budgets. However, it does occasionally feel as if those of us in the dental industry spend so much time discussing methods of bringing in new patients that we sometimes forget about the ones already in the practice.

Most practices understand the importance of internal marketing on some level and are already conducting so

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Added by Fred Joyal on March 2, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Vicki Cheeseman 5 things that will make you happier

This article titled "5 things that will make you happier" from MSNBC News on Twitter caught my eye the other day. I read it and tweeted about it. Scientists have argued that happiness is largely determined by genetics, health, and various factors beyond our control. But a psychologist named Sonja Lyubomirsky from the University of California, Riverside, says part of our happiness "is within our power to change."

Lyubomirsky spoke at a recent meeting of the American Associati
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Added by Vicki Cheeseman on February 24, 2010 at 11:57am — 11 Comments

Gerard Frey Lenovo says businesses don't want slate devices

Lenovo refreshed its tablet-capable business laptop on Tuesday and made a very conscious decision not to bring out a slate device, saying customers don't want it. Lenovo updated its x series tablet with a new x201 model that packs Intel's newest low-power Core i5 and i7 processors. In addition to the performance improvement that comes with the faster Core i s… Continue

Added by Gerard Frey on February 23, 2010 at 9:54am — No Comments

Stewart Gandolf Social media is empowering your patients - are you excited or scared?

I find that marketers and a few dentists are really excited about social media, but the majority of providers I speak with are skeptical or nervous. Here is an article I wrote which has received a lot of traction. http://bit.ly/dx5Zws What do you think? Continue

Added by Stewart Gandolf on February 19, 2010 at 1:29pm — 1 Comment

Jameson Management Interaction Points


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Added by Jameson Management on February 19, 2010 at 10:23am — 1 Comment

Kevin Henry Dental news of the day for Thursday, Feb. 18

Patterson reports sales numbers

Sales of Patterson Dental Supply, Patterson’s largest business, were $572,073,000 in the third quarter, down 2% from $584,140,000 in the year-earlier period.

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Added by Kevin Henry on February 18, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Machele Galloway Free Online Event for Registered Dental Hygienists: March 12-13, 2010

RDH Event, our online tradeshow for Dental Hygienists is now open. Register today to earn up to 9 free CE credits, win prizes, learn about new products, network with your peers, and more. Registration is free and only takes a few minutes. Click Here for More Information Continue

Added by Machele Galloway on February 16, 2010 at 10:29am — No Comments

Mary Jane Chicago

For the ones lucky enough to head out to the windy city, what is at the top of your list of reachable goals in those three short days?
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Added by Mary Jane on February 15, 2010 at 12:29pm — 1 Comment

Dr. Michael Schuster An Alarming Trend

Maybe you haven’t noticed. Maybe it isn’t important, and yet maybe it is. There is an alarming trend afoot in our culture. It is a becoming more and more a culture of ‘using people’. Maybe it’s always been this way, but my sense is that as our culture becomes more and more technological in nature, it becomes more material and less spiritual as well.

As the I-Phone, Blackberry, and laptop computers proliferate, people spend less and less time face-to-face. Rather than talk with each oth… Continue

Added by Dr. Michael Schuster on February 15, 2010 at 11:09am — 3 Comments

Kevin Henry The top dental patient pet peeve is...

Just received the news release from a company called NPress out of Austin, Texas. You can find out more about NPress by clicking here.

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Added by Kevin Henry on February 11, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Machele Galloway Free Live Webcast (1 CE credit): Short Implant Surgery - February 18, 2010 (7:00 - 8:00 pm EST)

This live webcast will feature the placement of a Short Implant utilizing an internal sinus lift technique. All participants will have the opportunity to ask the clinician questions about the placement both during and after the surgery. Click here to register

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Added by Machele Galloway on February 10, 2010 at 11:17am — No Comments

Mark L. Clark For Sale: Hope & Confidence

In my ten years as a dentist, cleaning teeth and doing dental implants, today is the only time I actually stopped what I was doing to ask myself this question: What am I really working for—to sell smile or confidence?

Perhaps both. After all, I did not become a dentist to simply clean teeth. I want to give pe

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Added by Mark L. Clark on February 10, 2010 at 12:37am — 1 Comment

Mark L. Clark Teeth bling-blings

My beauty queen sister got a veneer on her teeth two years ago. Prior to the veneer, her teeth were really small and her handler told her that beauty queens need to have big teeth. So, she got her teeth puffed-up.

So, anyways, she called me yesterday and asked for my opinion on teeth blings. She’s considering putting some on her teeth. I’m not sure if she really need

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Added by Mark L. Clark on February 9, 2010 at 9:43pm — 1 Comment

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