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The Digital Dentist

Welcome to The Digital Dentist. This is the online blog for Dr. Lorne Lavine, the founder and president of Dental Technology Consultants. If you're thinking of adding to or upgrading your technology systems, then you're in the right place.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Time Saver

Do you regularly open your antivirus program and run scans? Microsoft Security Essentials and other antivirus programs think you need to, warning you that your computer may be at risk if you haven’t done so in a while.

In reality, these manual scans aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. You can generally ignore your antivirus and it will do its job in the background without any help from you, only alerting you when it finds a problem.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Share Alike

Sharing your Wi-Fi with patients is just the polite thing to do, but that doesn’t mean you want to give them wide open access to your entire LAN. Read on as we show you how to set up your router for dual SSIDs and create a separate (and secured) access point for your patients.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Back Up

A cheap power strip might protect equipment from power surges, but it does nothing to help when the power goes out and your system comes to a halting crash. Read on as we show you how to buy the right battery backup device for your needs.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

False Sense of Security

So you’ve set a password on your Windows laptop or desktop, and you always sign out or lock the screen when you leave it alone. This still won’t protect your data if your computer is ever stolen.

A Windows password helps keep honest people honest, protecting your computer from casual unauthorized access. If an attacker gains physical access to your computer, all bets are off and a Windows password won’t help much.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Total Recall

You can’t normally “undo” an email sent by mistake. Some email clients have undo-like features, such as the “Recall” feature in Microsoft Outlook, but these won’t work most of the time.

When sending emails, don’t click the Send button until you’re absolutely sure you want to send the email. Whether it’s a message you wish you hadn’t sent or just an embarrassing typo, you can’t usually take it back.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Stretch and Pull

According to a study, people who use extended desktop are 44% more productive than other users. Two displays better than one is what it says. I thought why not try it out on my Samsung tab and see if there’s any ounce of truth in the research. So, with the mindset to increase my productivity without investing on the secondary display, I began my research on extending Windows display onto my tablet.

After trying out a few tools, I settled for an impressive app called iDisplay using which I was able to extend my computer’s display through a Wi-Fi access point or Ad-hoc connection. And not only Android, using the app a user can duplicate or extend his desktop to an iPad as well.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

National Archives

No matter how powerful your computer is and how much room there is on your hard drive, be sure you still need an archiver. Because as soon as you open your email and decide to send a batch of files you’ll realize that sending them as they are will require you to attach every file one by one. After that you will have no choice but to resort to using an archiver. Compressed files are easier to share, irrespective of the sharing medium.

So here it is once again. No matter how rich you are and how often you light a cigar with a banknote, it is still a sheer waste of money to pay for commercial archivers if there are plenty of free tools on the market which will do the job for you. So in the name of sanity and good sense, I’ve come up with an overview of top 10 free archivers with all their pros and cons.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Nail File

The problem with unknown file types is not their obscurity. The concern is that they may be dangerous. The threat comes from email attachments, unsecured flash drives, and the old one – rash downloads. Downloading an unknown file type is just as dangerous as downloading from an unknown source. Unknown file types can be benign of course, but what if they are potential landmines? Identification before action should be the way to go for the nimble witted. Identifying unknown file types is always a recommended security precaution.

Finding out the right file type also helps you fix broken file associations. Once you know the nature of a specific file, you can pair it with the right program. There are free tools which help to change or remove file type associations for you. Then there are software like Free Opener which are like universal file viewers. But a word to the wise – always go back to the basics when you come across a file type which is new to you. Find out more about it. There is no shortage of methods to identify unknown file types. Here are eight of them.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Webinar Tomorrow

Every month in almost every journal you will find an article on the restoration of the class II lesion. They all describe and demonstrate how to eliminate sensitivity, minimize shrinkage or obtain the ideal flossable tight contact on a small incipient cavity.

We all want to know how to restore the tooth with a large failing restoration with a wide interproximal box or worse a fractured cusp. In the past if the preparation wasn’t ideal the tooth received a crown because it was impossible to create the natural contours and tight contacts to bring it back to normal function. Patients can’t always afford that crown and in many cases a composite restoration is a more conservative procedure.

This program will pull it all together through case studies and show you how to restore a tooth with the difficult wide-open box or missing cusps.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between restoring a tooth with Amalgam versus Composite.
• Recognize the need to Pre-wedge, wedge and separate teeth.
• Identify when to restore with composite, amalgam or crown.
• Learn how to restore the tooth with a wide open box or missing cusp.
• Save time and money.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Webinar Tomorrow

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In fact, Dr. Woody Oakes one of the most highly respected dental educators has labeled Dr. Griffin... "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Dentist"

So, If you are a Dentist in a small town like Ripley, Mississippi (population 6,519), a major city like Los Angeles, California or anywhere in between....you're going to be delighted that "The Most Efficient Man in Dentistry" is practically GIVING AWAY his best practice growth secrets.

You'll Learn:

• How the PERFECT High Capacity Dental Blueprint was created over 100 years ago, but only recently rediscovered and translated into modern practice. It works every time it's tried!
• The 7 Deadly Dental Wastes that almost EVERY practice suffers and how to systematically eliminate it. (Almost NEVER requires termination)
• The 7 Ways to Stay Relevant in 3 Years and Lay the Foundation of the Practice of Tomorrow
• The #1 Most Overlooked Daily Production Booster in the History of Practice
• The Stress-Free 3 Step Diagnosis that Practically ELIMINATES Case Rejection

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