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  • Julie Cullen
  • 05/14/2018

  Making Choices

  A friend and I play a game sometimes when we’re waiting in line at a movie or in a restaurant for food. It’s called “forced choice.” For example, we might be standing in line at the concession stand in a movie theater and my friend will say, “Forced choice: Good & Plenty or Sweet Tarts,” knowing I hate both candies. I’ll choose Sweet Tarts and...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 04/25/2018

  What’s Your Practice Design Style?

  I’m a huge fan of TV design shows. I’m no good at that kind of thing myself, but I love to watch the experts take a room (or whole house) that’s blah and boring (or a complete disaster) and turn it into something that’s both stylish and efficient. I recently discovered this super helpful questionnaire that’s part of Midmark’s practice design...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 12/19/2017

  Midmark Artizan Cabinetry…Behind the Scenes

  Have you ever wondered how your dental cabinetry was made? It’s likely that your answer is no, but I’d like to suggest that you reconsider that response. This video from Midmark shows you…in detail…how they make their new Artizan Expressions cabinetry. Everything from wood fabrication and doweling to edgebanding and countertop fabrication. This...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 11/20/2017

  There is No Such Thing as a Forever Chair

  The Brewer Company recently conducted a survey among dentists and hygienists to ask what they look for when purchasing a dental stool. One of the most common aspects mentioned as “very important” was comfort. Comfort may be a matter of preference, but considering the best ergonomics for working in a dental operatory all day is not. Using the...

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  • Brian Donahue
  • 08/18/2017

  Choose the Right Stool for Comfort and Health

  Spending much of their workday in a static, awkward working position, dentists are at high risk for neck and back pain. A repeated sitting posture of leaning toward patients, along with the careful movements and sustained positions of arms and hands during examination and treatment, can strain the lower back and weaken the muscles that are...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 04/17/2017

  Musculoskeletal Disorders and You—From Day One

  As I pondered this topic and started looking for recent statistics pertaining to dentistry, I stumbled across an article on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among dental students. Yup, you read that right—students! I read the article and discovered that a study conducted at the University of Melbourne in Australia, published in March 2016, found...

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