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When will my child loose his first tooth? by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health I get this question all the time: When will my child's first baby tooth fall out? The answer is that it varies form child to child. There are a lot of children who ... Read on »

Data Analysis, or Gambling? by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health I just got back from a continuing education meeting which happened to be located in Las Vegas. I also watched the movie "21" which is based on the real life story of a group ... Read on »

How To Keep Your Child's Teeth Healthy by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Here is an article based on an interview with Dr. Joel Berg, pediatric dentist and president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry , discussing prevention of dental ... Read on »

The Cost Of Braces Is Going Up? by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health There are a lot of factors that go into the cost of providing braces. First, and significantly, it is the diagnostic and technical expertise of the orthodontist. Try doing ... Read on »

Problems With Multitasking by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health In My Book , I stress the importance in having the ability to deal with all the demands of being a dentist in a busy office. There are so many things to think about in ... Read on »

Dental Office Stakeout-Lessons in Customer Service by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Dental offices would be wise to learn lessons in customer service from other industries. Take " Restaurant Stakeout ," a Food Network TV show, where restauranteur W ... Read on »

Brushy Brushy by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Ok, this is just so well done Read on »

Just For Fun by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Here are two brothers who give continuing education courses and have private general dentistry practices. I saw them in Nashville last February. This is a really funny and ... Read on »

How To Study by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health With all the volume of material a dental or medical student has to remember, how do they do it? Well, some do the "binge and purge" method, cramming the night before an ... Read on »

Dental Schools Like My Book by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health The University of Alabama School of Dentistry (UAB) just bought a bunch of my books . I am pleased they find it of use. If they think it is pretty good, perhaps you sh ... Read on »

AAPD Launches A New Informational Website for Parents by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health The Academy of Pediatric Dentistry just launched a new website called mychildrensteeth.org There looks to be a lot of good information there. I'll see how it develo ... Read on »

Position Available for Pediatric Dentist by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates and Orthodontics is looking for a Pediatric Dentist to join our group. I don't usually blog post such an announcement, but with the gre ... Read on »

Thumb Sucking by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Although I have addressed the issue many times in other posts, I just realized I don't have a specific post on Thumb Sucking. I hear all the time, "how do I get my ch ... Read on »

Rising DAT scores by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Read more in my book: "Dental School: Preparation, Survival and Success" Read on »

Get Those Requirements by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health In my book, Dental School , I mentioned the trials and difficulties of the dental school experience. One thing I would like to bring out more is the relentless pursuit ... Read on »

10,000 HOURS by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Malcolm Gladwell, in his book "Outliers", puts forward a well researched observation regarding the topic of skill and mastery. He states that it takes approximately 10,000 ... Read on »

Dental School is Exactly Like This by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health Dental School is Exactly Like This. Ok, well, maybe not exactly. Still, dental school was certainly an awesome experience. I'm sure we could have made such a great video ... Read on »

Social Media, Everyone Is Doing It? by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health The most recent buzz in dentistry is Social Media. I get all kinds of inquiries from dentists who want to know how to write a blog, how to set up a Facebook p ... Read on »

What Is Your Favorite Toothpaste? by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health What is your favorite toothpaste? Which toothpaste is the best? Most all toothpastes have the same amount of fluoride. The ones that do not are those few marketed as natu ... Read on »

Dental Schools Are Opening All Over The Place by Dr. Dean Brandon Posted in: Blog Posts in Dental Health In response to rising demand for a dental education back in the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a large increase in the number of dental students matriculating in denta ... Read on »

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