http://www.dentalbuzz.com trends, innovations, and quirks of dentistry Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:45:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you tired of getting gleeked on while you're treating a patient? Did you ever want to fight back with something other than the air/water syringe? For those not clear with the term, this 30 second video is a great example of a controlled gleek: Fortunately for dental professionals, gleek saliva is ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2010/03/08/gleekology/ If your Dell E6500, E6400 or M6400 has been overheating, and seemingly sluggish then we have good news for you. The folks in Round Rock, TX have released a bios update that should fix all your performance problems. Head over to dell.com and click on Support to download the latest drivers ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2009/12/03/dell-updates-bios/ Are the computers in your practice ready for Windows 7?  You are most likely still running Windows XP because  your practice management and digital radiography software/hardware was not compatible with Vista. Now is a good time to look at some computer upgrades and prepare yourself for Windows 7. A good way ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2009/10/08/ready-for-windows-7/ It looks like DataViz the maker of Documents to Go has made good on a promise to release an iPhone version that can create and edit Excel spreadsheets. This new update brings compatibility with standard (.xls) and Excel 2007/2008 (.xlsx) document types. Documents To Go is an all-in-one application with support ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2009/10/07/documents-to-go-update-includes-excel-editing/ Dental practices that have made the leap to Apple hardware and are running a copy of Windows XP in a virtual machine, things are going to get a little brighter. VMware the maker of Fusion for Mac announced today the availability of version 3.0 with Snow Leopard Support. Highlights include: Optimized for ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2009/10/06/the-best-of-both-worlds/ We were impressed that when put on the spot between inaugural balls today, President Barack Obama was able to outline his plan to give all people in the United States of America the right to a beautiful, healthy smile. The big question is: just who are his dental advisors? Obama's Mastication ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2009/01/20/obamanomics/   Dear Santa, This is so hard; I didn't know who else I could write that could help me in my dilemma. My college finals are over and I recently went to oral surgeon's office about my wisdom teeth. The plan is to have them taken out right after Christmas. The deal ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/12/16/frozen-teeth/   Nice product presentation on the left, don't you think? Now what exactly are they? The latest in clear maxillary molar implants? Wrong. You stick them in your ears. You. The dental professional.  Yes, you, the person who is losing their hearing and doesn't mind spending about a grand to protect what's left of ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/10/09/hearing-test/ You've watched way too many movies. If you've got images of Star Trek's Geordi LaForge, nerdy sidekicks in 80's new-wave glasses a la John Hughes' teen films, or the horrors of Total Recall memory augmentation burned into your retinas, then please, let those prejudiced views slide gently outside of your peripheral ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/09/07/vrglassesrevisited-2/ In so many ways, the BrytonPick is the best all-around new product in patient oral health care.    It's Green: One pick is reusable for up to 30 days. It's Cute: The BrytonPick looks like a little boomerang. It's Practical: Patients who absolutely will not use dental floss will be thrilled that a new ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/08/26/brytonpick/ Seriously tweaked patients are bringing their iPhone accessories to dentists nationwide.   The newest iPhone almost fits in the original iPhone dock. Almost, but... no.  And MobileMe still doesn't sync iTunes remotely, so users are either stuck with purchasing the 3G dock for $29 or sticking it to Apple by creatively finding ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/30/chairside-iphone-modding/ Hi. I'm a very sad American Indian. I am crying because I just learned that my children have Bisphenol-A in their dental sealants. BPA is bad. It means my boys might end up with man-boobs. This is about dental pollution, people. It may be ignored by mainstream science, but this problem ... http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/21/dental-pollution/