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...
Facebook Posting Etiquette
How often are you posting on your dental practice Facebook page? Once a week, every day, multiple times per day? Ever since the first Edgerank study was released, people have...
CEREC Philanthropy
Over the years, the dental profession has proven itself to be highly philanthropic. Just open any trade journal or magazine that serves the industry and it is easy to find...
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...
Get our Tradeshow Pocket Guide at the CDA
The CDA will be held May 3 - 5, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Look for great promotions featured in our Tradeshow Pocket Guide including GC...
Pete Frechette in FI Dental Distribution Hall of Fame
Pete Frechette’s leadership as Patterson’s CEO (1982-2005) helped the Company shine. Now it’s his turn in the spotlight. Pete is among a handful of industry giants recognized by First Impressions...
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...
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...
The Root of It: How Has Social Media Impacted Your Dental Practice?
This week we asked some of our readers: How has social media impacted your dental practice? The use of social media has grown in popularity across the country in recent...
February Events
We’ve been braving the cold all of January to bring you great events, and February will be no different. Here is a look at the February events where you will...
Practicing with the Masters
As a former hygienist and office manager, I know all too well how busy your office is. Your time is valuable. That’s why last year we introduced a new webinar...
The Root of It
Calling all dental professionals – we need YOUR help to get to the root of it. We want to feature your expertise, right here, on Off the Cusp. The best...
Keeping your apples and your iPods straight
In a world where you can buy your electronics at the grocery store and your groceries at the electronics store, the concept of one-stop shopping has never been more important....
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...
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...
Welcome to the Greater New York Dental Meeting’s Glass Classroom
The Greater New York Dental Meeting is off to a great start this week. If you haven’t been to one of these meetings, they are a great way to see...
Introducing Explore Store
Just a few short years ago, the word “app” hardly meant anything to anyone. OK, let’s be honest, it wasn’t even a word. In today’s world, though, apps are synonymous...
Thank You from the Patterson Technology Center
Last week, we had the official grand opening of the new Patterson Technology Center (PTC) in Effingham, Illinois. I am in awe of how many individuals came out to share...
Welcome to our new Patterson Technology Center
Our Company was founded in 1877 by two brothers who had an idea and opened a small storefront in Milwaukee. Over the years, many other companies were also created from...
The History of the PTC
In the early 1990s, Effingham, Illinois, resident Scott Kabbes dreamed up a Windows®- based practice management system that fully integrated the front office and operatory functions of dental offices. To...
CEREC 4.0 Has Arrived
The ability to design patient-specific crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers and temporary bridges in just one appointment has been around since the mid-1980s, in the form of CEREC technology. The ability...
Coping with Change: Step Up and Design Your Future
You don’t need me to tell you that the dental industry is in the middle of extreme change. The question I pose to you is: Who will make the changes?...
Celebrating 134 Years of Innovation
Ever since 1877, when the young and ambitious M.F. and John Patterson opened a drug store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Patterson has never been afraid to think outside of the box....