Dentaltown Magazine - July 2012

Articles
Howard Farran, DDS, MAGD, MBA, DICOI; Publisher, Dentaltown Magazine
Each month, Dr. Howard Farran, publisher of Dentaltown Magazine, shares his unique insights about the dental profession. This month, Dr. Farran writes about living and working with purpose.
Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
Dentaltown Magazine Editorial Director Dr. Thomas Giacobbi talks about choices, choice overload and the importance of voting.
by Mark Murphy, DDS, FAGD
Dr. Mark Murphy discusses the ups and downs of dealing with insurance in your practice.
by Benjamin Lund, Editor, Dentaltown Magazine
A Lab for All Seasons
A sneak peak into some of the companies, products and services on the ballot for the 2012 Townie Choice Awards.
by Tom Hopkins
Tom Hopkins says clinicians must learn what fuels patients’ fears in order to ease anxiety for future visits.
by Douglas Carlsen, DDS
Dr. Douglas Carlsen examines the brain-money connection and 2012’s Townie Meeting in Vegas – and, yes, successfully ties the two together.
by Gordon J. Christensen DDS, MSD, PhD
Dr. Gordon Christensen writes a letter answering and discussing the question, and points readers to a thread on Dentaltown.com for further discussion on the subject.
by Molly Singer
How safe is your data? If your smartphone or computer was lost or stolen, do you have a plan? And what about HIPAA? Here, Molly Singer talks about how to prevent and properly deal with a data breach.
by David Sedaris
Author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, among many other bestselling memoirs, Sedaris writes a little dental humor for your entertainment.
by Bruce Bryen, CPA
No one wants or plans for divorce, but Bruce Bryen offers tips on how to make the best of a bad situation.
by Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
Ken Kaufman is president and CFO of Aribex, Inc., the company that developed the NOMAD family of handheld X-ray devices. Dr. Giacobbi speaks with Kaufman to get the story.
by Todd Ehrlich
Why switch to digital impressions? Learn why and how with this CE course.
Hygiene & Prevention
by Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, MS Editorial Director, Hygienetown
New Probing Approach
• Effectiveness of Subgingival Air Polishing
• Laser Used for Periodontal Maintenance
• VSCs Linked to Periodontal Progression
• Adding Patient-centered Outcomes to Periodontal Therapy
• XyliMelts Keep Mouth Moist Over Night
• Probiotics Might be Helpful in Preventing Oral Disease
by Debra Seidel-Bittke, RDH, BS
Debra Seidel-Bittke offers a CE course all about when a prophy is appropriate and when more is needed.
You know the type: No matter how convincing your reasoning, they just do not want perio probing performed on them. What do you do? Read on to hear these Townies’ solutions.
In This Issue
by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education
What’s New in Continuing Education?
Message Boards
A Townie documents every CEREC case performed for one month in order to receive feedback from his peers and accelerate his learning curve.
Do you do spore tests in-office or mail-in? Here, Townies discuss how and how often spore testing should be done.

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