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For many of us, routine is the order of the day. When patients ask anything about their insurance, it is heard as ‘they won’t have whatever care is being presented…

Interoperable electronic health records (EHR) are inevitable. EHR will include patient’s entire medical histories, pharmacy, vision, laboratory tests and all other clinical information. Dentistry is not exempted from this near…

The horse and carriage are obsolete as modes of transportation so we no longer need buggy whips. The cellular phone has made the traditional central phone in the hall near…

There are many good reasons for healthcare organizations to adopt electronic health records (EHR), but the biggest reasons why there has been a recent flurry of action are the governmental…

Significant changes in the way dentistry is practiced have been set in motion triggered by science and evidence-based decision making. Yet many dental professionals living in their individual silos are unaware of…

“…. utilization of dental care is declining among working-age adults, particularly the young and the poor, and that this trend is unrelated to the recent economic downturn.” – A Profession…

Electronic health records (EHR) offer a myriad of potential benefits by sharing patient’s clinical information. Dentistry will need to move to a diagnostic centered care model to be interoperable with…

Dental professionals can learn lessons from biofilm. Biofilms are both resilient and adaptive. They often show remarkable organization and can communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with each other. In times of…