Our 10,000 dental instruments and product solutions are sold in over 100 countries, and we have over 900 employees representing and growing our brand around the world. Headquartered in Chicago, we have offices and distribution centers in Italy, Germany, China, and Japan, and a sales force spread over 30 different countries.
Hu-Friedy’s mission is the same today as it has always been – to help dental professionals perform at their best. In order to do that, we have to be at our best, too, because better dentistry starts with us - and we take that responsibility very seriously.
In 2017, our first blog post started off with the headline Don’t read the new Hu-Friedy Blog!
Now, that was a tongue-in-cheek approach to actually encouraging blog readership, but only if you were interested in value add information and content that would help you perform at your best.
Just like most industries, there has been significant innovation in dentistry over the last few years. However, when thinking about technology that has made a real difference, most dental professionals point to bigger-ticket items like CEREC and Digital Radiography as solutions that have dramatically improved practice productivity and the patient experience.
Have you reviewed your 401K performance this year? Have you taken the time to go through all of your credit cards to see which ones have the highest interest rate and should be eliminated? Have you sworn off ever shopping at IKEA because you dread the process of clearing your head so you can fully immerse yourself in the instructions for how to put that 19-piece bench together? Just reading those statements probably made your palms start to sweat a bit, right?
It's National Dental Hygiene Month in the United States. Each year, October marks the start of autumn weather, the return of sweaters, and awareness of oral health and the dental hygiene career. Every day, dental hygienists work tirelessly on behalf of patients.
If you've ever watched the reality television show Dirty Jobs, you've probably concluded that dirty jobs are fun to watch or learn about, but not to do. However, these so-called "dirty jobs" play vital roles in society, keeping a world on the move going. When you think about it, especially on a microscopic level, instrument reprocessing is a dirty job, too, with countless microbes and organic debris being removed from the surfaces of instruments.
Back to school sales are everywhere, football is gearing up, and nights are a little bit cooler – sure signs that summer is winding down. As we wrap up beach and barbeque season, nearly 40 million Americans are planning their Labor Day weekend getaways. They are planning their drives, reviewing routes online, and looking up traffic and weather. Road trippers do this because while the aim is the vacation destination, it would be silly – chaotic, even – to set off on their adventure without some planning and exploring what lies ahead.
Dental professionals have a lot on their plates these days. There is a tremendous amount to think about, such as practice profitability, technology investments, team efficiency, new patient acquisition, and continuing education — just to name a few. With all of this to balance, it can be difficult to take a step back and look at specific processes that happen every day to determine if there are better, faster and safer ways to do things.
Diving into a few myths around scalers and looking at how sharks can help surface some truths.
With all of the daily obligations and routines that comprise our lives, it can be easy to lose sight of the details. We tend to focus on the big picture: issues that concern our children, our finances, and our homes. Or, in the case of the dental practice, the big picture includes scheduling patients, optimizing the workflow and technology, and making sure the team vibe is positive.
Allow me to explain. First, I am very proud to announce that Hu-Friedy is launching a blog. That said, I want you to know how much time and effort we put into thinking through exactly why we wanted to launch a blog, and more importantly, the type of value we hope to deliver to our customers in doing so.
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