Developing Your Brand Identity Shouldn’t Be Scary
I love this time of year. My family really gets into the decorations and costumes that go along with Halloween. All these outward expressions help to identify with and enhance...
Trick or Treat for America’s Toothfairy
In 2006, Patterson helped establish a great organization that’s really helping kids – National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF), also known as America’s Toothfairy. It’s amazing that in just five...
Do You Use RSS?
In addition to the blog you’re reading right now, the new pattersondental.com supports a simple online communication standard called RSS that you can use to review convenient Patterson news updates....
How Much Will Your Dental Practice Pay Uncle Sam This Year?
I’ve been with Patterson for 16 years and I don’t think there has ever been a better time to purchase equipment and technology. With the state of the economy these...
What Happens in Vegas …
What happens in Vegas, no longer stays in Vegas. It lives on through various social media channels long after you’ve left and has the ability to reach all around the...
Christina’s Smile
The relationships we form with our customers and local communities across the nation have been one of my favorite things about working at Patterson for so many years. I have...
Viva Las Vegas
The annual session for the American Dental Association is already next week! In the spirit of having this year’s session in Las Vegas, we will be offering you a chance...
The Patterson Dental Story
Part of the reason I have such a passion for social media is because it provides the ability to get to know individuals and build relationships across the country and...
CEREC 4.0 Has Arrived
The ability to design patient-specific crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers and temporary bridges in just one appointment has been around since the mid-1980s, in the form of CEREC technology. The ability...
Can Google find your dental practice?
You may have optimized the website for your dental office to make it easy for your patients to use, but have you optimized your site to help the search engines...
OSAP Launches Contest Based on Contagion Movie
You shake a hand, pass a credit card or touch a door handle. In an instant, a lethal virus can be transmitted. That is the premise of Contagion, the recent movie...
Patterson Dental October Events
At Patterson Dental, we’ve been very busy helping you improve your practice lifestyle and enhance your patient experience. October will be no different. Here is a list of events where...
EQUIA
Recently, GC America launched EQUIA™, a bulk fill, self-adhesive aesthetic posterior rapid restorative system. It is a combination of a self-adhesive, highly filled glass ionomer (Fuji IX™ GP Extra) and...
Patterson Today
As Patterson Dental’s director of marketing, equipment, I have had the pleasure of working on our Patterson Today publication for many years. The office design, equipment and technology magazine provides...
Dental Practice Marketing 101
Facebook and Twitter and Google+ … oh my! Last week, social media made headlines as Google+ opened up to the public and Facebook unveiled a slew of changes. While new...
Join Oral Health America As We Fall for Smiles®
Here in Chicago, hints of crisp, cool air after Labor Day can only mean one thing: Fall is upon us (and unfortunately, winter is on the way). As kids head...
Did you have your picture taken with Patté?
Patté, the Patterson Office Supplies mascot, made her official debut at this year’s AADOM conference in Nashville. She even showed up with her cowboy hat to take photos with attendees....
PattLock – Protect Your Practice
Your patient records and practice data are critical to your practice. When we say this to people, they all understand. They all get it, but not everyone is taking the...
World of Mouth
“World of Mouth” means something drastically different in the dental world than it does to the rest of the world. It is no longer only about what dental professionals see...
Grins for a Good Cause
Did you know that approximately 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime? That’s why, a little over a year ago, Patterson Dental joined the...
The TAP
Earlier this year Patterson partnered with Airway Management to bring you the TAP® Oral Appliance for snoring and sleep apnea. You may have seen the ad for TAP® in the...
Coping with Change: Step Up and Design Your Future
You don’t need me to tell you that the dental industry is in the middle of extreme change. The question I pose to you is: Who will make the changes?...
#AADOM2011
A few months ago, I started as the Social Media Manager for Patterson Dental. While I’ve been in the business world for a number of years, I’m very new to...
A New AADOM and Patterson Dental Partnership
Integrating social media into your dental practice can be overwhelming, scary, and yet still very exciting, but where do you start? The Internet and bookstores are full of all kinds...
CAESY Cloud
Patient education software has helped educate patients and increase dental practices’ case acceptance for years. During that time, CAESY has been the premier patient education software. As the dental technology...
Eaglesoft 16 Dockable Panels
The last thing we want is for our software to drive how your dental practice operates. That's why we have always been proud of the way Eaglesoft can be customized...
Celebrating 134 Years of Innovation
Ever since 1877, when the young and ambitious M.F. and John Patterson opened a drug store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Patterson has never been afraid to think outside of the box....