If I was still a practice owner then this sort of stuff would really excite me. Edge EHR corp. has announced the launch of its edgeDMS dental EHR. The iPad application, which is available through the iTunes App Store, allows doctors to search through and view patient records. When viewing an individual patient’s history, edgeDMSContinue reading “Nice – from MedGadget”
Category Archives: Dentistry
Happy New Year or not….
One of my clients has returned to work after the Christmas & New Year holiday to discover that his computers appear to have decided to change their passwords. I am writing this at 11.35am and his receptionist is still in a queue waiting for an initial response (that means someone to answer the phone) fromContinue reading “Happy New Year or not….”
H&S hasn’t reached West Cork yet
The big freeze hasn’t passed West Cork, inspite of being “kissed by the Gulf Stream” as the tourist brochures would have it there have been very low temperatures and snow falls. At one of the dental practices in Skibbereen, the practice owner was quite concerned about the weight of snow on the flat roof ofContinue reading “H&S hasn’t reached West Cork yet”
CQC arrives in the bunker
I’m not sure who has put this variation on the theme together but they obviously understand the lot of the poor Dental Practice owner. Well done.
Doing Botox? – here’s the man to thank.
In these days where many dentists offer “Botox” as part of their Aesthetic Dental Menu, a profitable procedure with the benefit to the provider that it needs to be “topped up” so there is the potential for plenty of repeat business. Perhaps we should pause and give thanks the late John Lee whose obituary wasContinue reading “Doing Botox? – here’s the man to thank.”
Bridge2Aid Unity Partnership
I have quite forgotten to mention this great initiative from the innovative people at Bridge2Aid which was launched at Dental Showcase. In an age where potential patients / customers / clients look at every element of your business before committing, evidence of your involvement with an organisation that reflects your values and your concern forContinue reading “Bridge2Aid Unity Partnership”
Breakthrough In Dental Plaque Research
I wonder how many “at last an end to tooth decay” articles I have seen over the past 30 years. Ever the optimist here’s some recent research. From Medical News Today The Groningen professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dentalContinue reading “Breakthrough In Dental Plaque Research”
Comparing Education Costs With Dental Costs
From reestheskin From the NYT. One of the explanations we owe to Baumol
BDA says enough is enough
The British Dental Association has been criticised for its lack of resistance to the recent impositions of HTM01-05 and the Care Quality Commission. In the past couple of days they have issed the following statement and have done a U-turn on making the advice package available free of charge to members, (it was originally goingContinue reading “BDA says enough is enough”
UK Dental Corporates – More movement?
For such a small business sector the UK Dental “Corporates” do seem to attract a lot of attention along the “who’s selling what now?’ lines. It makes me wonder how stable the whole edifice really is. For as long as I have been writing I seem to have been bringing news of re-financing, buyouts &Continue reading “UK Dental Corporates – More movement?”
The Incisal Edge 