Brasseler USA® Announces New Trade Show “Innovation Station”

 

Dental Professionals Provided a Hands-On Experience at all Major Trade Shows

 

Savannah, GA (May 21, 2013) – Brasseler USA^®, a leading manufacturer of innovative, quality dental instrumentation, recently added extra value to the trade show experience by dedicating a substantial portion of its exhibit booth to implement its new “Innovation Station”. The Innovation Station provides dental professionals with a full hands-on experience of all available Brasseler products.  

 

Specifically, the new Innovation Station is a special area located within Brasseler’s exhibit booth dedicated to providing dental professionals with an interactive experience of Brasseler’s most popular products in a relaxed professional environment. Dentists can choose from a variety of Brasseler rotary instruments to trim, adjust, finish and polish a wide spectrum of restorative materials including the newest generation of ceramics. Dedicated Brasseler personnel are also readily available to assist with any comments or questions users may have along the way.   

 

Brasseler has received abundant positive feedback from those who have already taken advantage of the Innovation Station experience at recent dental tradeshow events. “We tested our Innovation Station concept at the 2012 ADA show and this year’s Chicago Midwinter Meeting and it was very well received,” remarked Jack Burlison, National Sales Manager for Brasseler USA. “Dentists loved the fact that they could actually test products on materials in a relaxed manner. We’re excited about our new Innovation Station and the value this will bring to practitioners who visit our booth.”

 

Going forward, Brasseler’s Innovation Station will be a staple of Brasseler’s trade show exhibit at the following dental meetings:

 

• •American Dental Association Annual Session (ADA)
• •Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNY)
• •Yankee Dental Congress
• •Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting (CMW)
• •Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting
• •California Dental Association (CDA Spring Sessions)

 

For more information about all Brasseler products and services, please visit www.BrasselerUSA.com or call 800-841-4522.

 

About Brasseler USA^®

 

Brasseler USA^® is a leading ISO Certified healthcare company, providing quality instrumentation to healthcare professionals for use in restorative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery and oral hygiene. Over the past 35 years, Brasseler USA has developed a reputation as an innovative market-leader in diamonds, carbides, polishers, endodontics, hand instruments and handpieces. Today, Brasseler USA offers the most comprehensive assortment of instruments and power systems under one brand in the world. For more information, please visit www.BrasselerUSA.com.  

Device Promises to Recharge Your Cellphone in Twenty Seconds

What a great time to be alive!  All you have to do is look around and  you can see change & progress without even really needing to look for it.

 

It's also pretty amazing when you can find out info that shows the progress we are making and learn about the minds behind that progress… especially when it's a high schooler. Over the weekend, Intel held their awards for the IntelInternational Science and Engineering Fair.

 

One of the participants is a high school senior from Saratoga, CA who developed a rather impressive device.  Eesha Khare stated she was "in a  daze" after receiving one of the two Young Scientist Awards at the event.

 

Her project is a supercapicitor device that stores massive amounts of energy and can deliver it very quickly, giving a cell phone a charge in 20-30 seconds.  The device could definitely change the way we look at and interact with mobile devcies.  Imagine being able to use a device to the point of almost zero battery and then returning it to 100% in half a minute.  Things like this (if they work and can be adapted to lots of different devcies) can be game changers.

 

I'm truly impressed with the fact that a high school student with limited funds & limited time has managed to create a device like this that might end up chugging aspects of our lives.

 

Also, remember the term "super capacitor" as you're going to be hearing more about them in the future.  These things are amazing!

YouTube is Turning Eight… and Still Growing

 

Consider this for a moment… YouTube is now 8 years old.  That's middle age or so in Internet years and yet we *still* go there on a regular basis… don't we?  I mean I know I do and I'm sure I'm not the only one.  Heck, I even have my own YouTube channel for crying out loud.  And I'm just a geek who loves teeth!  The site was born in 2005 and so much has changed since then, but one thing hasn't.  People still love watching videos online.

 

According to the latest stats, in 2011 users were uploading 48 hours of video per minute.  That seems outrageous.  That's 2 full days of video every minute!  However, it gets better.  In 2012, users upload 72 hours of video every minute.  Now comes the amazing stat that users are uploading 100 hours of video every minute in 2013.  Seems insane doesn't it?

 

They also have stated that over 1 billion people come to the site every month which is one out of every 2 people on the Internet.

 

I mean, who is watching all of this stuff?  It's scary how much video is out there.  Many sites have come & gone in 8 years, but YouTube just keeps chugging along.  They also haven't really changed the site that much either.  Which just goes to show that when you have a good idea that works, don't mess with it.

 

If you are interested in what the folks at YouTube had to say about all of this, here is a link to the blog post.  

USC Research on Alligator Stem Cells May Provide Info on Human Tooth Regeneration

Researchers at USC have uncovered info that may help humans actually regenerate teeth!

 

Studying alligators, the researchers have uncovered unique processes that allow tooth renewal in alligators.  This may lead to the same in human beings.

 

Read here for all the info from the Keck School of Medicine at USC.  

XLDent Practice Management Software Receives Certification

 

I've received the following  info from XLDent about their practice management software.  If you are looking for a software solution for your practice and the idea of mobility through the use of Tablet PC's (not iPads or Android tablets, but *true* Tablet PC's) then you should give them a look.  It's a nice program that performs well and has an outstanding track record over several years.

 

Here is the info from their press release:

Professional Economics Bureau of America’s XLDent MU Receives ONC-ACB Certification by Drummond Group

May 9, 2013 – Loretto, MN – Professional Economics Bureau of America’s XLDent MU has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program. This EHR software is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 
 
 “We are very happy to offer a solution that will assist eligible providers in achieving Meaningful Use for the EHR Incentive Program,” says Dawn Christodoulou, President of Professional Economics Bureau of America, Inc.  “What makes the XLDent Dental Practice Management System unique is the ability to run all workflows, including those new workflows required for Meaningful Use Attestation, in a completely mobile environment.  XLDent MU is just another example of how we are delivering solutions at the point-of-care.”
 
Drummond Group’s ONC-ACB certification program certifies that EHRs meet the meaningful use criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology. In turn, healthcare providers using the EHR systems of certified vendors are qualified to receive federal stimulus monies upon demonstrating meaningful use of the technology – a key component of the federal government’s push to improve clinical care delivery through the adoption and effective use of EHRs by U.S. healthcare providers.
 
XLDent MU Version 7.6, which met the requirements for Complete EHR Ambulatory is a fully certified Electronic Health Record solution designed to help dental offices qualify for federal incentive payments.  The module is seamlessly integrated with the XLDent Suite of products, version 12.9 and above.
 
“Leveraging information technology for healthcare initiatives provides the opportunity to deliver a high-level quality of care and efficiency which essentially benefits and enhances the overall patient experience,” says Rik Drummond, CEO of the Drummond Group Inc. “We have been testing software for more than a decade and will continue to provide our extensive experience testing and certifying complex systems for multiple industries, as well as ensuring interoperability and security remain key components in the growing healthcare industry.”

About Professional Economics Bureau of America, Inc.
Professional Economics Bureau of America, Inc (PEB) is a privately owned Dental Software Development and Services company with its headquarters located at 279 North Medina Street in Loretto, Minnesota. PEB has focused on serving the high technology needs of the dental community since 1971 and is dedicated to providing software solutions that are focused on the success of its clients and on enhancing the standard of patient care for improved patient outcomes. PEB is committed to the continual development of electronic dental health records, mobile solutions and internet-based options in the current development environment with emphasis on proven technologies.  For more information, please visitwww.xldent.com.
 
About Drummond Group Inc.
Drummond Group Inc. is a global software test and certification lab that serves a wide range of vertical industries.  In healthcare, Drummond Group tests and certifies Controlled Substance Ordering Systems (CSOS), Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances (EPCS) software and processes, and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) – designating the trusted test lab as the only third-party certifier of all three initiatives designed to move the industry toward a digital future. Founded in 1999, and accredited for the Office of the National Coordinator HIT Certification Program as an Authorized Certification Body (ACB) and an Authorized Test Lab (ATL), Drummond Group continues to build upon its deep experience and expertise necessary to deliver reliable and cost-effective services. For more information, please visit http://www.drummondgroup.com or emailDGI@drummondgroup.com.
 

Google puts Drive, Google +, and Gmail Into One Unit and Ups Storage to 15GB

 

As Google puts more and more services in The Cloud, keeping everything all together and organized can sometimes prove difficult to accomplish.

 

The smart people at Google know that and have decided to create a more seamless storage option.  Previously users had 10GB for Gmail, and 5GB for Google Drive and Google + Photo storage.  Now, users get a combined 15GB of "unified storage" for free.  It can be used for any of the 3 mentioned services.

 

The idea, of course, is that now you can use the storage the way *you* want to.  Previously you were trapped by Google's limitations, but now those are wiped out and you get to use the storage for whatever part of each service you'd prefer.

 

Of course if you're like me, you can also upgrade the amount of storage available from Google and for a small fee basically have an many GB as you would like.  The limit is 16 terabytes.  Cool huh?

 

If you'd like to read the blog post from Google announcing the changes, you can find that here.  

 

Personally, I've become more and more addicted to The Cloud.  With changes like this, I'm pretty confident soon everyone will feel like I do...

Check Out the "Thriving Dentist Podcast" from Gary Takacs… and Me

 

You know, it's a great time to be alive.  Technology has changed… and continues to change… the way we live, work, play , and interact with each other.  When you think about it, we used to be able to look back over previous 10 year spans and see how things  had changed for us.  Now similar things happen, only with the time span being 2 or less years and *lots more* changes to think about and ponder.

 

In the 90's many of us in dentistry subscribed to newsletters put out by different groups.   Some of them were created by large organizations while others were from small groups or even dedicated individuals.  Heck I got my first writing gig working on the "Tools R Us" newsletter published by my friend Bob Davis who was practicing in northern California.  It was state of the art back then.

 

Now we get our info in tons of different ways.  One of the most successful dental learning tools available today is the "Thriving Dentist Podcast" from my buddy Gary Takacs.  He is a practice management consultant in Arizona and works with dentists all over the US helping them to build better dental practices.  Gary has a list of friends a mile long and he uses those friends to do interviews that he records via Skype to create a terrific learning tool.

 

I've known Gary a while now and I've found him to be a bright guy with some good  ideas.  We recently had a chance to hang out at the Eco-Dentistry conference a few weeks ago and the time together gave us each a better perspective of the other.

 

So… today I'll be appearing in about a one hour interview on The Thriving Dentist Show.  We discussed lots of great tech topics for dentists including some of the technologies that I just can't practice without.

 

You can subscribe via iTunes (just search for Thriving Dentist under Podcasts) or check out Gary's website here.  I had a really great time talking tech with Gary and I think you'll find that you will probably learn a thing or two.  Give it a listen and then please post under the Comments section here on the blog.   I'm truly interested on what you think of the podcast.