Dear DrBicuspid Member,
A 2007 report from the National Institutes of Health found that one-third of all Americans take dietary supplements -- to the tune of nearly $27 billion a year. Supplements such as gingko and St. John's wort seem harmless enough, but a new report in the Journal of the American Dental Association found that certain supplements can lead to adverse reactions when combined with some commonly prescribed medications.
Read more in this latest Practice Management Community feature.
Meanwhile, over in the Imaging & CAD/CAM Community, D4D Technologies is looking to make dental CAD/CAM restorations even easier with the new E4D NEVO scanner and Design Center, designed to enable dental practitioners to provide chairside digital impressioning using a laptop computer and the company's new blue-laser scanner and design software.
And welcome to our newest contributing writer, Lisa Marie Spradley -- aka the "Front Desk Lady." Lisa has more than 15 years of experience managing dental front offices, and she writes and lectures regularly about how to create and maintain the best front office possible. Click here to read her tips for finding qualified, motivated front-office team members.
