Imaging & CAD/CAM Community debuts; dentists' income still dropping

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

Today marks the official launch of our new Imaging & CAD/CAM Community, designed to bring you the latest news, clinical research, and "how to" articles related to radiography, photography, cone-beam CT, caries and cancer detection devices, and CAD/CAM technology and applications.

First up in Imaging & CAD/CAM: A new study in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry looks at the effectiveness of the Diagnodent in assessing the extent of pit-and-fissure caries. Is there a risk of overtreatment in some cases? Read more.

In other clinical news, orthodontists can accomplish almost anything they want with the "new and improved" Invisalign system, a Massachusetts orthodontist told colleagues at the recent Yankee Dental Congress in Boston -- although getting the optimal results requires making a lot of judgment calls. Click here to read more, or visit the Cosmetics Community.

And in our Practice Management Community, the troubled economy continues to negatively impact dentists' incomes, according to two recent surveys. But the Academy of Dental Certified Public Accountants has identified some ways to combat this trend. Read more.

Finally, over on the Second Opinion page, Dr. Alan Stafford outlines five relatively simple steps to ensuring that those changes you want to make in your life finally "stick."