Michael Ventriello

Privacy
5 cybersecurity resolutions for your dental practice in 2025
By adopting these five resolutions in 2025, your dental practice can safeguard patient data, comply with regulations, and build trust with patients, writes Tasha Dickinson and Michael Ventriello.
January 17, 2025
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Practice Trends
Dental duets: Despite what you may have read, dentistry is a smart investment
The latest advances in dental technology offer exciting investment opportunities for individual investors, venture capital firms, and private equity groups, writes Michael Ventriello and Dr. Shervin Molayem.
November 7, 2024
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Office Management
Dental duets: Why we need improved technology interoperability to achieve optimal dental practice workflows
The authors believe the lack of interoperability among many innovative technologies poses a significant barrier to their effective implementation in dental practices and impedes the rate of adoption.
August 20, 2024
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Oral Cancer
5 ways dental-medical collaboration can improve oral cancer statistics
By implementing five collaborative strategies, dentists and physicians can shift the oral cancer paradigm to significantly reduce oral cancer mortality rates and improve overall patient outcomes, writes Michael Ventriello.
April 30, 2024
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Dental Practice
Why now is the time for you to become an author
Now more than ever, the dental community needs new voices to educate, motivate, and lead the way during the pandemic and long after it has passed -- and it will pass, writes Michael Ventriello. Part of that leadership in the dental industry will come from those who choose to submit their thoughts for others to read. In this article, Ventriello discusses the power of thought leadership through writing.
December 10, 2020
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Dental Practice
Seize the marketing advantage with teledentistry: Part 2
Teledentistry at one time may have been thought of as exclusively a public health service. However, as the technology has evolved and the costs involved lowered, the opportunity for this service to add to your practice's revenue has grown. Part 2 of this series by Michael Ventriello focuses on how to promote the benefits to your current and prospective patients.
April 3, 2019
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Dental Practice
Seize the marketing advantage with teledentistry: Part 1
Teledentistry may have once been thought of as exclusively a public health service. However, as the technology has evolved and the costs involved lowered, the opportunity for this service to add to your practice's revenue has grown. Part 1 of this new series by Michael Ventriello will focus on why your practice should embrace teledentistry, and the second part will focus on how to do so.
March 27, 2019
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Oral-Systemic Link
Do dentists need to doctor up on the oral-systemic link?
Michael Ventriello, owner of Ventriello Communications and an experienced voice in dental public relations, examines the need for more communication and collaboration around periodontal disease. Dentists and hygienists need to have difficult conversations with their patients and also work to bridge the dentist-physician communication gap, he writes.
April 26, 2017
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Oral Cancer
Do dentists need to doctor up on oral cancer?
Michael Ventriello, owner of Ventriello Communications and an experienced voice in dental public relations, explains why he "fired" his dentist over the lack of oral cancer screening. He writes that dentists and hygienists need to embrace examination tools and protocols to improve oral cancer screening and survival rates.
April 14, 2016
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A dentist was arrested for allegedly shooting her partner to death in a bedroom at their shared home on March 8, according to authorities.
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Dentist accused in shooting death
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A dentist was arrested for allegedly shooting her partner to death in a bedroom at their shared home on March 8, according to authorities.
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By Melissa Busch
A dentist accused of sending threatening messages to multiple victims, including an election official, was sentenced to two years in prison.
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The world may be failing at controlling oral disease
By Ava Barros
Over the past three decades, limited action has been taken to address global oral health issues. Without significant intervention, this trend is likely to persist, according to research recently published in The Lancet.
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What dental professionals need to know about mouth taping
By Tracee Dahm
Thanks to social media, mouth taping has become a popular trend. Tracee S. Dahm, MS, RDH, believes there are a few things that dentists and team members should know and discuss.
March 10, 2025
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Do's and don'ts for updating your systems
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
As technology advances and insurance changes, it's necessary to update your systems, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin. Here's when you should update your dental tech and how to do it.
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Dentist cops to hiding million from U.S. government
By Melissa Busch
A dentist who was indicted for allegedly using an illegal tax shelter to conceal more than $3.5 million from the IRS pleaded guilty on February 28.
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This technology may help detect osteoporosis at dental offices
By Ava Barros
Artificial intelligence technology may provide high diagnostic accuracy in detecting osteoporosis on panoramic dental x-rays, according to a review study published in the Journal of Dentistry.
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Oral health financing needs more than a bandage
By Ava Barros
Bipartisan investment and major reforms in oral healthcare delivery may address gaps in government dental coverage, including Medicare, according to a news release from the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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How the wrong adviser can sabotage your dental practice transition
By Kim McCleskey
Why is dental industry-specific experience so valuable when selling your dental practice? Kim McCleskey breaks down some of the reasons why it's important to choose your adviser carefully.
March 7, 2025
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Dental assistant sentenced to lengthy prison term
By Melissa Busch
A dental assistant accused of accessing the private media of dozens of patients and co-workers and taking lewd videos of women was sentenced.
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Nanoparticles may be key to treating root canal infections
By Ava Barros
Ferumoxytol may effectively treat biofilm infections and improve root canal disinfection, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
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4 ways to ensure an incredibly successful practice
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
To lay the foundation for a successful practice, says Dr. Roger P. Levin, these are the four areas you must pay attention to.
March 6, 2025
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