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Anxious about an upcoming dental procedure? You’re not alone. For many patients, even the thought of oral surgery can bring on feelings of fear and apprehension.

Opening/Background:               Hypermobile type Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a rare inherited disorder involving connective tissues, often characterized by skin hyper flexibility and fragility, increased scarring, and bruising, delayed wound healing1-3. One of the most notable signs however is the presence of hypermobile joints3-6, including the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). In most cases of generalized hypermobility disorders,…

Tutorial: Creating a new prescription in the “Forms” section is quite different from creating one under the “Prescriptions” section.  The reason why I like my prescriptions written under the “Forms” section and NOT the new easier to use “Prescriptions” section is because “Forms” prescriptions can be added to “Procedure” buttons. “How to Design a Carestream/Kodak…

It is exciting times for our office and for the treatment of gum disease.  According to the  World Health Organization over 85% of the adult population have some form of periodontal disease (gum disease).  To simplify, periodontal disease is caused by bacteria living around the necks of the teeth which pour out their waste products…

Tutorial: Here is another example of how to write the code for Carestream/Kodak PracticeWorks dental chart notes.  This note has evolved over the years and is still being revised daily.  As new products and procedures come to the dental profession this note is added to and subtracted from according to the state-of-the-art.  This note is…