The Texas Meeting
Annually during the first weekend of May, the Texas Dental Association holds its statewide conference in San Antonio. With Cinco de Mayo festivities in the air, many dental offices make...
Josh Killian Named Patterson Dental Vice President, Digital Technologies
Patterson Dental is happy to announce that Josh Killian, formerly Marketing Director for Equipment (since 2008), has been promoted to Vice President, Digital Technologies. In this newly created position, Josh...
Increase Efficiency and Patient Relations with Eaglesoft
Looking for ways to become more efficient with your daily tasks? Let Eaglesoft help you! Eaglesoft was designed to be personalized, giving you more power to run a smart and...
Spring Patterson Today
Patterson Today is an office design, equipment and technology magazine that provides our readers with inspiring stories from doctors around the country who have partnered with their local Patterson team...
Mobilizing with Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions
Dolphin has been addressing the needs of orthodontists for more than 20 years, developing software solutions that accommodate constantly changing practice trends. The most dramatic shift in this arena is...
Explore Store at Six Months
Almost exactly six months ago (wow, does time fly), we launched Patterson Explore Store at the Greater New York Dental Meeting. The conclusion of the California Dental Association South Meeting...
Increasing Treatment Plan Acceptance with Automatic Follow-Ups
If you’re like most practices out there, you could walk in tomorrow morning, run some good reports in your practice management system and easily find $500,000 to $1,000,000 in diagnosed...
Communication and Technology
If you’ll remember back to my post “Are You Really Listening?,” you’ll remember we talked about two self-imposed barriers to listening and effective communication. While these barriers are critical to...
Add the power of CAESY Cloud to your website!
When CAESY Cloud was launched last summer, I knew that it was going to have a positive effect on dental practices. All those great patient education videos were now easier...
More Efficiency > Fewer Clicks!
Efficiency, as defined by Merriam-Webster is “the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.” For Patterson, that dynamic system is Eaglesoft!...
Compliance in the Technology Age
The Information Age began in earnest over twenty years ago and there’s no doubt about it – the world continues to change at breakneck speed. Dentistry has changed too, and...
Eaglesoft’s Clinical Exam – A Provider’s Gem
I have a birthday trip booked in June to take my little darlings to Arkansas. Those little are my grandchildren. Destination: Murfreesboro to dig for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds...
What’s the Next Big Thing?
This past month I attended the annual meeting for all the brightest new dental students across the country (ASDA). This experience was powerful for a few reasons, one being that...
How to Quickly Find Missed Revenue Opportunities with Eaglesoft
Eaglesoft is not your ordinary practice management software. Eaglesoft is packed with tools designed to help you grow your practice. One simple way to track your practice’s success is to...
Marketing Technology and Resources Within Your Practice
When I bought my last new automobile, it reminded me of a new home I purchased. I was told that the “basic” model came without upgrade features. The “bells and...
Tech Challenged to Tech Savvy
One of the best things that can happen in a person’s professional career, as well as in life, comes when we change. Pond water is never as fresh, clean and...
CAESY Cloud
I am pleased to announce that we just released another update to CAESY Cloud! Yes, there are new and updated videos like the last update, but in my opinion, we...
First Impressions Interviews John Bettencourt
While digital technology and state-of-the-art equipment often take center stage when it comes to impressing patients and delivering high-quality care, technical service plays a critical supporting role in ensuring a...
Eaglesoft Tip: Emailing Images
As an Eaglesoft trainer, I thoroughly enjoy the “little things” that make my customers so happy! I was recently in a large clinic for a digital X-ray training when a...
Technology in Social Media
Here at Patterson Dental, we strive to bring the latest technologies to you in order to help you more efficiently run your dental practice. Technology can help you manage your...
Hands-On Learning with CAD/CAM Technology
The very nature of dentistry is kinesthetic learning and application. As a dentist, you are a master at working with your hands and they are important tools of your trade...
Technology to Enhance the Patient Experience
Every dental practice wants to differentiate itself. A key to this is enhancing the patient experience. A great way to do that is through the technologies you offer in your...
Using Your Account Ledger in Eaglesoft
I have the pleasure of talking to and training dental practices across the western United States. Every practice has their own rhythm and their own style of doing things. That’s...
Sharing the CEREC Story
When you invest in CEREC technology, it’s important to get your current and prospective patients excited that you offer this valuable service. Let’s face it, in today’s busy world it...
A Good Year for Technology
As the technology leader in dentistry, we pride ourselves in not only bringing technology to dental practices everywhere, but also offering the best support in the industry. As the year...
X-ray Vision
There you are, doing what you do, practicing great dentistry. You have a patient in your chair, their digital X-rays showing on your monitor. Problem is, you would like to...
Happy Anniversary, CAN-SPAM Act
Eight years and three days ago today, the federal CAN-SPAM Act was signed into law. The Act delegated enforcement of a single set of federal standards governing unsolicited email communication...
Sleep Disorder Dentistry Blog
Snoring has long been considered an inconvenience, but increasingly it is becoming clear that it can lead to major health problems. Snoring loudly is often a sign of sleep-disordered breathing...
Do not fear the digital sensors
There used to be strange and mysterious devices that would document the lives of primitive people. These unfortunate souls would gaze through the devices, hoping upon hope that when a...
3D Summit
As I write this, I am on my way to Scottsdale, Arizona for our tenth and final 3D Summit of 2011. These summits have proven to be a huge benefit...