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Solving the lateness problem
At a practice I visited recently the staff worked on average from 7.30am to 6.30pm, sometimes later, often without a full lunch break. Even though they are very skilled and dedicated I could tell how...
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Clinical records
Recently Dr Omer Reed from Phoenix Arizona visited Australia. Omer is a legend in dental circles. He’s in his 80s and still practicing dentistry, looking good and moving well. During his visit he...
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Be a problem solver
I visited a practice a while ago that had a big problem with fillings dropping out. That’s quite unusual since bonding techniques have been around for decades and the ways to do it are very well...
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Haemostasis on steroids
In dentistry one of our biggest time wasters can be getting haemostasis for impression taking for crowns. In a blog post a while ago I mentioned ferric sulphate based agents such as astringident. Well,...
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Attract more new patients
Barney Meyer Most dentists want more new patients. Nowadays, the internet is crucial to that because many patients search for dentists on Google. There is a way to make your web presence more...
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Dental Economics
There are several excellent “idea” resources that you can subscribe to for free. One is this blog. Another is Dental Economics Magazine. In nearly every issue you can find ideas to help you in your...
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Dental Town
Last week I talked about “idea” resources that you can subscribe to for free. Of course, this blog is numero uno! The one I mentioned last week is Dental Economics Magazine. Another brilliant magazine...
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Being quiet
I don’t often share other people’s articles but I really like this one. It agrees exactly with something that I have long observed: The most efficient workers just quietly get on with work. The...
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Bloody marvellous
With the aging population more and more of our patients are on various forms of anti-coagulants – all the way from a simple daily aspirin right up to warfrin. This causes a problem. A lot of hemostatic...
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Who writes your treatment notes?
The notes within a patient’s chart should represent everything that was said and that occurred during the treatment of that patient. Nothing should be left out and nothing that didn’t occur should be...
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