Everyone is busy, we know. We’re no different. Between the two of us, we hold six jobs. We are both full-time directors of pre-doctoral dental programs. Eric is the owner of a national insurance agency, and Ivy has a dental practice in Manhattan. We founded and recently launched an online algorithmic dental job matching service. As busy as… Read More »
The abuse and misuse of opioid pain relievers has become an epidemic the government and medical professionals are paying close attention to. Since 1999, opioid prescriptions have quadrupled, and over 183,000 people have died from prescription opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The federal government, organized dentistry and state agencies are trying to educate on the… Read More »
The nebulous term “quality improvement” shouldn’t scare off dentists from attending the upcoming Dental Quality Alliance Conference, as all are welcome, said Dr. Marie Schweinebraten, former ADA trustee and current DQA chair. “On a day-to-day basis, we measure improvement every day, but [dentists] don’t call it that,” she said. “Quality measures provide a means to use tested ways… Read More »
Pain Killers. Opioids. Drugs. Are they on your mind today? Because they’re on mine. With every walk-in. With every extraction. With every patient who looks me in the eye and says: “Doc, can I get a little something for pain?” “Sure,” I say. And then I walk back to my computer, stare at my screen, and wonder what… Read More »
When do patients begin forming impressions about your dental practice? When making their first appointment online or by phone? How about their final impressions of their overall dental experience? Are those solidified during the last appointment of a treatment plan? Or when the patient learns whether insurance will cover their treatment? According to the three new dentists who… Read More »
Continuing education. What do you think of when you hear dentists talk about CE? Does it stress you out thinking about finding the ethics course that you need to fulfill your CE requirement? Do you have flashbacks of sitting in a dental school lecture? Your first few weeks as a young dentist can be a wake-up call —… Read More »