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Just a reminder that we're still gathering data for the 2008 Practice Survey, a joint effort of Dental Economics and Levin Group. We need your help building the survey, so please take a few moments and fill it out for us. click here It's always amazing how much information we gather from these surveys, and how many practices around the country use this as a barometer (good or bad) for their own practice.…

Sitting at the 2008 Global Symposium inside the 3M Innovation Center, I’m amazed at the worldwide reach seated around me. There are 42 countries represented by more than 140 guests, including some of the most notable names in the field. It was said earlier that the people here represent the “cutting edge” of dentistry, and I think that description is very appropriate. All of these people have ventured to St. Paul, Minn., this week to take part in a conference focused on “transforming dentistry…

I was introduced to the Cubex Supply Management System yesterday at the California Dental Association's spring scientific session here in Anaheim. VSupply, the maker of Cubex, has already introduced this supply management system to the veterinary industry and is now bringing the technology to dentistry. According to the company, VSupply automates the inventory management process through a proven cabinet technology designed to control the cost of dental supplies and increase operational efficien…

While the calendar may have just turned to May, we at Dental Economics are already looking ahead to the fall. That's when the results of the 2008 Practice Survey, a joint effort of Dental Economics and Levin Group, will be released. We need your help building the survey, so please take a few moments and fill it out for us. click here It's always amazing how much information we gather from these surveys,…

In a stunner, the American Dental Association has informed its members that Dr. James B. Bramson, executive director, and Mary K. Logan, chief operating officer, are no longer employed with the ADA. Dr. Mark J. Feldman will be serving as the interim executive director of the ADA. It will be interesting to see what effect these moves have on the ADA office in Chicago and see how those changes are filtered down through the membership. I know many people thought that Dr. Bramson would be there for…