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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

But AR also found a home in dentistry for both educational and clinical purposes. In comparison, the first VR-recorded surgery was performed at the Royal London Hospital in 2016. Teledentistry If you are reluctant to go to the dentist, imagine how hard it is for children, patients with special needs or the elderly in nursing homes.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality. education, income, number of previous hospitalizations) that also lead to clinical outcomes, not only race-based stratification.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007-2016. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Pediatrics. 2021;147(5):e2020030692. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692 Pediatrics.

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4 Ways to Combat Dental Assistant Job Dissatisfaction that You Can Implement Today

CDOCS

<p>According to the Dental Assisting National Board, dental assistant job satisfaction has declined every year since 2016, and currently only 50% feel valued by their employer. Dental assistants trained in specialized procedures can enable the practice to expand its service offerings. Now is the time to change that!

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How Doctors Can Save More and Do Less

The Motivated MD

A study by Johns Hopkins in 2016 found that medical errors may potentially be the third leading cause of death nationwide. From the moment you start post-graduate education (internship and residency), this is seen as a physician’s first ‘real job.’ So yes, humans make mistakes. This is the same for personal finances.

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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

GeriPal

Today we talk with DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace about the notion that we should revolutionize our education programs, training programs, teams, incentive structures, and practice to be intentionally interprofessional in all phases. The National Palliative Care Registry. Alex 22:05 Yeah.

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