Technology

Beyond Paperless Dentistry: The Expanding Role of Computers in Modern Dental Practice

Paperless dentistry, the storage, sorting, and retrieval of computerized dental records, has provided not...

Post-Extraction Laser Hemostasis With Immediate Insertion of a Bonded Bridge

Patient emergency calls during the course of the day bring added stress and can...

In-Office Cone Beam Computerized Tomography: Technology Review and Clinical Examples

Computerized tomography (CT) has been utilized in medicine since the early 1970s, but it...

What Is a Patient’s Data Worth? Protecting Electronic Records for Peace of Mind

The vast majority of dental practices are still playing fast and loose with their...

When It Comes to Your Financial Success, Software Is Key

Are you comfortably complacent with the way your office bills and collects your hard-earned...

Interproximal Caries Detection: How Good are We?

Have you ever wished you had a way to be more certain of what...

A Tale of Two Toothpicks: How Computers Can Help Manage a Practice

An office manager recently asked, “How can some offices get by with only one...

Technologies for a New Office or Upgrading a Current Office

There are many different technologies available for today’s dental office. The question for every...

Soft-Tissue Surgery: Use of the Er,Cr:YSGG Laser

In recent years, laser dentistry has become a more accepted modality for treating conditions...

Digital Occlusal Splints

Computer-based production of fixed prosthodontics is now commonplace, with a large number of CAD/CAM...