It can be a struggle to keep our patients properly educated on the best practices for their teeth. Though every visit provides an opportunity for patient engagement, these visits are often too brief to equip our patients with sufficient tips and tricks for them to maintain healthy smiles. This applies doubly when it comes to endodontics. Without extensive experience dealing with endodontic therapy, it can be difficult to advise your patient on how to retain their natural teeth. Luckily, there are abundant resources available. The website for the American Association of Endodontists offers its members several free videos that dentists can use to teach their patients about endodontic procedures. Visit aae.org/membervideos to check them out. Each video is completely free, easily downloadable, and even available on YouTube. The AAE urges you to include them on your practice websites, use them in your operatories, or share them with your colleagues. EDUCATING PATIENTS IN ENDODONTIC CARE AAE.org Provides Extensive Educat ional Tools for Pat ients and Dent ists
The AAE’s main mission is to provide updated education for patients, general dentists, and endodontists. Whether you’re advising a patient on whether or not they need to extract damaged teeth, or easing their worries about a root canal treatment, these videos will enable you to quickly get your patient up to speed.
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SWITCH UP YOUR DAY Is the Nintendo Switch a Video Game Console for Everyone? The Nintendo Switch has been available for a fewmonths now, since its debut March 3. In some places, it’s still hard to find. The Switch, the latest video game console from the Japanese company, has taken the world by storm. It’s quickly proving to be a much- needed success for the company, after their last home device, theWii U, fell short. TheWii U has sold less than 14 million units globally since its launch in 2012 (compare that to the NintendoWii, which launched in 2006 and sold over 100 million units worldwide). With so much attention on the Switch, does Nintendo have another winner on their hands? If you haven’t had the chance to play the device, or it hasn’t piqued your interest, nowmay be the time to give it a look. Since Nintendo introduced theWii in 2006, they have aimed to cater to a broader crowd and bridge demographics. It’s not just kids and game enthusiasts who are getting in on the action. It’s everyone. And one of the reasons why the Switch has such broad appeal has a lot to do with time. It’s a great device for people who don’t have a lot of time to play video games or are constantly on the go, moving between the home and office, and elsewhere. The genius behind the Switch’s design is functionality. You can play the device on your TV or grab the console and go, using it like a tablet. The controllers, dubbed Joy-Cons, click right into the sides of the portable screen, keeping everything in one place—and keeping you moving. Plus, many of the games are designed with the busy lifestyle in mind. Pause the action and continue at your leisure, all without missing a beat.
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