Dentists Work an Average of 35 Hours a Week

Dentists spend their work time on two very different tasks: treating dental patients and attending to dental practice management. How much time they spend on each of these tasks determines the number of hours dentists work each week. The ADA reports that dentists work an average of 35 hours a week and another 3 hours […]

Dentists know that large group dental practices can lead to financial success. As the ADA points out, they thrive on efficiencies of scale and significant marketing. These dental practices can negotiate volume discounts with suppliers and laboratories and possibly reimbursement rates with insurance companies. Large group practices with multiple dentists at one location can maximize […]

I bet there’s a dentist out there who wishes seven-month-old Sebastian Leyack, the Star Wars Internet sensation was his or her grandson … Earlier this week a Santa Rosa, California family uploaded a video of their crying son that soon catapulted him to Internet stardom. It seems that mom was so desperate to find something […]

A recent survey from The Wealthy Dentist reveals that 52% of dental practices who responded have been been embezzled, while 48% have not been a victim of fraud. The reason why dental practices are at high risk is because the dentist is the central figure generating the revenue stream that moves the practice forward. Many […]

Dentists have used composite, gold, ceramic, and amalgam for dental fillings, but beeswax? Scientists have uncovered a 6500-year-old human jawbone with a tooth that has what appears to be cavity covered by beeswax. The jawbone was discovered last century in a cave in Slovenia and the research group report that radiocarbon dating places the jawbone […]