First Step- Browser Basics
Opening up MS
Explorer. Note that it has just undergone an update so some computers will have
version 6 and others will have version 7. Explorer comes with Windows but there
are two other “browsers” that we will look at later called “Firefox’ and
“Opera”. Many people prefer Firefox, especially Mac users.
Searching
Most people today immediate go to Google or Yahoo. Explorer automatically opens with MSN and there is a search bar. If you don’t want that to happen, you can change it we will look at this.
Google details:
Standard Search- most used area
Images- find pictures
Video- all sorts of videos - you need high speed internet- uncensored
News- searches newspapers and online news
Maps- very slick map system- includes satellite views- separate program, called Google Earth has to be downloaded.
Books- several books which are in the public domain are online for reading.
Translate- google has a place where you can do simple translation. Another website that does this is "babelfish" (from the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy)
It is http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Plus more we will explore.
How to get the best search: Start with Google- type in the word "help". You will see "Google Help" On the list you will see all sorts of things that Google does.
Go to "Web Search" and then Search tips.
(There is an older
version this that I liked better- it is on my website:
Other options for searching?
Yahoo- type in "help" (no quotes necessary). In the box type in "search" then go to "search tips". Excellent page of information.
Firefox browser and Opera Browser - we will go over these if we have time.
TRICK- back button has a history “button” the small arrow. Watch demo.
DENTAL
Information and CE
Proctor and Gamble www.dentalcare.com.
Supplies
Individual companies
Patterson.com , henryschein.com ( sullivanschein.com) , benco.com
beckerparkin.com , darbydental.com ,williamsdentalsupply.com
all companies have online ordering
buying services
www.profitfinder.com ($375/year)
www.cranews.com paper subscription is $95, online is $165 or $195 for regular and online including hygiene. Online is searchable and indexed back to 1977
https://decs.nhgl.med.navy.mil/
US Air Force Dental Evaluation service -Note- you might get a message about
"security". ignore it.
Products for your patients
http://www.dentaldepot.com/ Hard to find products that they can order online.
Practice management
email newsletters
Sally Mackenzie http://www.mckenziemgmt.com/ free newsletter
Anita Jupp http://www.learndental.com/ free newsletter
Dentists Network http://www.thedentistsnetwork.net/ multiple experts on several areas of practice management. free newsletter and website
Hugh Doherty Financial advice for retirement, practice transitions. Doctors Financial Network. To sign up for Dr, Dohery's FREE newsletter send your full name and your email address to Drfinnet@aol.com
Web1dental information on office webs sites http://www.web1dental.com/
Lorne Lavine ( Technology) http://thedigitaldentist.blogspot.com
Marty Jablow (Technology) http://dentechblog.blogspot.com
John Flucke ( Technology- not only dental) http://dentaltechnologyblog.blogspot.com/
Tom Hedge/Larry Emmott (tech and more general) http://www.dentalblogs.com
Paul Feuerstein ( as of 12/07 not very active) http://drpaulf.blogspot.com/
Podcasts
David Dodell (Technology and Laboratory) http://www.dentalcast.net/
John Flucke (General Dentistry and Tech) http://www.denticle.com/
click on blog
Insurance- information/eligibility
Blue Cross
Delta Dental www.deltamass.com
Your own practice management software
Online patient registration
http://www.submitpatientforms.com/
http://www.gopaperlessnow.com/
Dental
resource groups
Internet Dental Forum http://www.internetdentalforum.org
$19 first year, $120/year
Acethetics (formerly Generation Next
www.genr8tnext.com ) or better- www.acesthetics.com
premier $25/yr
Dental Town
www.dentaltown.com
free
Getting email addresses and cel phone numbers from your patients. (Thanks to Marty Jablow DMD)
Put a fishbowl in your waiting room. Get a Starbuck gift card (or something similar). "Put your email and cel # in this fishbowl- winner every month"
Getting the office name registered
Decide on a name. First just go online and look and see if anyone has it.
If you think you have a good one- go to: www.godaddy.com , www.joker.com, www.younamefree.com or others. Search for available name. All you want to do at this time is reserve the name- you do not have to set up a website (unless you are ready for that).
Setting up a web
site
Many types.
Hire someone to build from scratch.
premade dental sites/ custom dental sites /
Combinations.
Local
http://www.web1dental.com/ (local- Westford MA exhibiting at Yankee)
On the website there are interesting articles on office sites.
National companies
Book: "Dental Web Sites that Work - A practical guide to the design and development of practice web sites that will increase new patient flow, ensure current patient loyalty and ADD TO YOUR BOTTOM LINE" By Larry Barsh with chapters by Rod Kurthy. Available at www.adlibdesign.com
Is
your site web friendly?
http://www.scrubtheweb.com
http://www.widexl.com
Check
which search words people are using : http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/
(thanks to Kent Smith -findCE.com
)
Other
Useful Internet Tools and Sites
Google: reverse phone number – if it is listed, just type number in the search bar
Homework/ research
www.answers.com Word definitions, explanations, biographies, general reference
http://scholar.google.com papers on topics by university professors
www.ask.com type in questions in simple sentences. (ask.com is the same site)
www.helponthe.net The tech Support Guy- free support- you just have to register- username and password.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Wonderful research and learning site
www.blinkx.tv TV news, history channel, video clips, movie trailers
Hoaxes www.snopes.com verify all of those amazing emails
www.wheresgeorge.com enter the serial # of a dollar bill and write on it……
Computer virus checking. Norton and McAfee are most common. Look at www.grisoft.com for AVG antivirus Professional. Full version is $38.95. There is also a free version available. AVG also has anti spyware.
Email tool- email stripper- gets rid of all of the forwarding characters
http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm
Entertainment
Dental Comedy CD ( and Performer for Dental Meetings)
Dr. Howard Elson http://www.thedentalshow.com/
Other areas for discussion
Myspace
YouTube
CraigsList
From
Dave Barry:
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/davebarry/emoticon.html
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USEFUL INTERNET
EMOTICONS |
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EMOTICON |
MEANING |
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:) |
Happy
person |
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:( |
Sad
person |
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:-) |
Happy
person with a nose |
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:-( |
Sad
person with a nose |
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:---( |
Person
who is sad because he or she has a large nose |
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:( |
Person
who is sad because he or she has a large fish for a nose |
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:-D |
Person
laughing |
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:-D* |
Person
laughing so hard that he or she does not notice that a 5-legged spider is
hanging from his or her lip |
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:-| |
Person
unsure of which long-distance company to choose |
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>8-O-(&)
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Person
just realizing that he or she has a tapeworm |
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;-) |
Person
winking |
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.-) |
Person
who can still smile despite losing an eyeball |
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:-0WW |
Person
vomiting a series of Slim Jims |
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:-Q |
Person
who just had cybersex and is now enjoying a post-coital cybercigarette |
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>:-Q -... |
Person
who was enjoying a post-coital cigarette until he suddenly noticed, to his
alarm, that there is some kind of discharge dribbling from his cybermember |
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:-{8 |
Person
who is unhappy with the results of her breast-enlargement surgery |
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:V:-| |
Person
who cannot figure out why nobody wants to talk to him or her, little
suspecting that there is an alligator on his or her head |
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~oE]:-| |
Fisherperson
heading for market with a basket on his or her head containing a
three-legged octopus that is giving off smell rays |
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>:-[ -{9 |
Person
who is none too pleased to be giving birth to a squirrel |