Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS

Curve Dental’s Jana Macon explains how cloud-based practice management software should be at the center of your dental technology integration.

WEO Media offers up sound advice for navigating the ever-changing field of maximizing your online presence.

Find out why the Foundation for Airway Health wants to make airway screening a top priority in the dental community.

Introducing OrthoFX, a company ready to realign the teeth straightening industry, one case at a time.

This article was a Cellerant joint effort. The Core Team includes CEO and Founder Dr. Lou Shuman, Chief Operating Officer John Kringel and Senior Executive Consultant Thais Carter. The Chief Development Officers include Dr. John Flucke, Dr. Marty Jablow, Dr. Paul Feuerstein, Dr. Chris Salierno, and Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz.

Using nanotechnology, GreenMark Biomedical is developing a non-invasive approach to diagnosing and treating active, incipient carious lesions.

How current trends are affecting everything from treatment planning to in-house capabilities.

How this service helps the dental team respond to patients’ needs from the very first call.

How a few simple strategies can make your office stand out on this social media platform.

Exploring new technologies that will enhance practice imaging capabilities.

How VELscope Vx is changing the way doctors think about - and perform - oral cancer screening.

Diving deeper into the innovations that caught the eye of Best of Class panel members this year.

How a new OS is changing the way practices work.

Why one dentist believes the status quo isn’t good enough, and why OraCare is a better way forward.

How a new line of materials can inhibit bacterial growth without the use of chemicals.

Dr. Lou Shuman and Dr. Steve Carstensen discuss dentists’ use of technology in addressing the growing sleep-related breathing disorder epidemic.

Voice technology­ - meaning hands-free information access - is coming to dentistry, and the impact will be revolutionary.

Artificial intelligence will be hitting the dental industry soon - here's what you need to know.

Dr. Lou Shuman and Ian McNickle, MBA, discuss the ins and outs of optimizing your online marketing results.

A new dental technology maximizes the use of smartphones and watches at work, making bringing your smartphone to the office a practical option.

Dr. Lou Shuman and Alice Limkakeng discuss the state of chronic sleep disorders and the role of dental practitioners in addressing the growing issue.

Exploring how next-generation technology and advances in therapeutic delivery systems are leading to opportunities for practice growth.

How ChairFill mines your patient records to fill your schedule with the most profitable patients.

Why the latest improvements in dental waterline disinfection are so critical for dental practices.

Dr. Lou Shuman and Marty Jablow, DMD, discuss where digital dentistry is headed-and what it means for dental practices.Each month, Dr. Lou Shuman consults with a dental technology specialist to discuss the latest developments in digital dentistry, data security, social media trends, SEO strategies, website optimization, online reputation management, marketing and more. 

Freedom Day USA gives dentists the opportunity to give back to military personnel, veterans and their families.

How generating web traffic-and successfully converting that traffic into new patient leads-can have huge benefits for your practice.

This month, in part two of a two-part series, Dr. Shuman continues his conversation with Robert McDermott, president and CEO of iCoreConnect, on the topic of HIPAA compliance and electronic protected health information (ePHI). This column provides greater depth on the required safeguards for HIPAA-compliant management of ePHI, as well as the relative security of cloud-based systems for the dental office.

In part one of a two-part series, Dr. Lou Shuman and Robert McDermott discuss if email can satisfy HIPAA regulations-and how you can ensure electronic protected health information remains secure.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is-so beware these common marketing scams.