Robert Unger honored with Weclew Award
Robert Unger, 94, long-time member of the Chicago Dental Society, is the recipient of the International College of Dentists Weclew Award.
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2017 Midwinter Meeting: Day 1
Screw-in teeth. Laser-assisted dentistry. The fight against opiate addiction. The “crown revolution.” There's no better place than the Chicago Dental Society’s 152nd Midwinter Meeting to learn about innovations in clinical care, advances in...
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CDS dentists to provide free dental exams Feb. 4
Chicago Dental Society dentists will be volunteering their time to provide free routine dental exams and other services at the CDS Foundation Clinic on Give Kids a Smile Day, Saturday, Feb. 4.
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Understand your patients as consumers
For several years, the schism has been emerging: A professional who combines skill and heart in their chosen career versus
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ADA announces D4346 scaling procedure code
As of Jan. 1, dentists may use the CDT code D4346 for "scaling in the generalized presence of moderate or severe gingival inflammation. . .
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How do your patients afford you?
What’s the repeating refrain about dental work? “It’s too expensive” or “I can’t afford that.”
Dentists must cringe. . .
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Register today for the 2017 Midwinter Meeting
Now is the time to make your plans to come to Chicago Feb. 23 - 25, 2017, for the 152nd Midwinter Meeting. Online registration is available through Feb. 17. . .
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Do you show your tattoos?
For the last couple years, I’ve really enjoyed our family vacations. We’ve seen some wonderful sights and had great experiences, in Michigan, in Boston and . . .
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Patient surveys, Part 2
Practices interested in “getting inside the heads” of patients use patient satisfaction surveys to glean helpful information, observations and reactions that can be used to make tangible changes.
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Patient surveys, Part 1
Patient surveys can spark feelings of apprehension, whether or not your practice conducts them.
If you choose not to survey your patients, there are no doubt worries you’re missing something. If you do collect survey information, you wonde...
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