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3 Surprising Ways to Protect Your Heart

March is National Nutrition Month! We all know we should eat our fruits and vegetable, exercise and stay away from smoking, but here are 3 more strategies to further keep us, our staff and patients healthy. Pass it on… For the Dental aspect, get your teeth cleaned! People who get their teeth cleaned are at [...]


New Year, New Aspects to Our Office!

The Team at Farber Center For Periodontics & Dental Implants would like to wish you, your family, and staff, a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2012. We have many new exciting technology additions to our practice that we would like to share with you. First, we are excited to launch our new website – at www.DrFarber.com . Our site was designed with your practice in mind, therefore we are featuring an entire section just for referring doctors. Please take a few minutes to go through the site: • View our videos (over 50…and counting) – please share with your patients.  Information on periodontal and implant procedures  Technology related to both perio and implants • Schedule of Events / Calendar – sign up for one of our programs • Doctors Blog • Long Island Dentist Message Board- sign up today • Online Referral Form / Collaborator • Doctor Websites – make sure your office is listed • And much more Our office is now equipped with the latest in oral cancer screening device with the use of the VELscope Vx. • We can now collaborate on any oral lesions that you see in your office Dental Implant Software Programs for guided surgery, all- on – 4, and more: • Nobelclinician • Simplant • Anatomage Full Stock of Dental Implants from top manufacturers, allowing us to place “same day” implants: • Including Nobel Biocare, Straumann, Neoss, and Southern We continually strive to be the most advanced Periodontal and Dental Implant practice on Long Island. Always, Dr. Alan Farber and Team


Don’t Put your Foot in your Mouth!

Don’t Put Your Foot In Your Mouth!   Sometimes what is okay to say in front of one patient, is not okay to say in front of another. ·       We all have good days and bad days, but we need to remember to always be careful of what we say. ·       Check out this article [...]


Are you up to date by Law?

                I hope you enjoyed your summer and the transition back into the usual routine was not too difficult.                 Just a few weeks ago I received some information I would like to share with you that is very important for you and your practice.                 Recently, an AED Bill was signed into law requiring [...]


Meet Dr. Chris

  For this month’s newsletter we would like to introduce you to our Dr. Chris. Dr. Chris Chondrogiannis (aka Dr. Chris) has been practicing dentistry for over fifteen years and has been a part of the Farber Center for more than ten years. He is a superb periodontist who has consistently received rave reviews from [...]


Oral Cancer Exam

One of the most important evaluations a dentist can perform is the oral cancer screening. When performing this check, “most patients are unaware of what is being done,” says dentist, Scott D. Benjamin. The key is communication! When this exam is being performed, most patients believe that a check for decay and cavities is the [...]


Our Mission Statement

Refer with confidence. We’ve prepared this newsletter to help you understand what is important to us and why that matters to you. It’s our way of ensuring you a successful relationship with your patients. Brilliant results. Happy patients. We deliver happy patients through excellence, technology and timely communication. We understand that we are a reflection [...]


1099 Tax Rule May Bring Big Pain To Small Business

The new rules on 1099 forms, which were attached to the health care bill and are set to go into effect in 2012, call for all businesses, no matter how small, to file 1099 forms for goods as well as for services. That sounds like a technicality, but it’s got small business up in arms. [...]


8 Ways To Monitor the Health of Your Dental Website

Here are nine things all owners of dental websites can do to monitor their sites: 1.     What’s your search ranking?
First, you need to know what keyword(s) you’re targeting. (For dentists, this will typically be along the lines of “dental implants Louisville” or “cosmetic dentist La Jolla” or something similar.) Be sure to log out of Google/Gmail and use [...]


Implants: The Future Of Dental Medicine

Dental implants are becoming a more popular and preferred procedure among patients who want more durable, permanently-looking teeth. From 1983 to 2008, dental implant procedures performed in the United States increased 10-fold putting to $150 million the dental implants produced in 2008 compared to only $10 million in 1988. To date, about 3 million Americans [...]


Referring Testimonials

  • Dr. Ed Sevetz : "Alan is a scientifically-minded practitioner of the art and science of periodontics and dental implants. He helps "set the bar" high for all other practitioners for the enhancement of patient outcomes."
  • Dr. Paul Leary : "Alan H Farber is a concientious and thorough provider. He sets a very high standard in the delivery of exceptional care to all his patients. He is profoundly commited to the improvement of his clinical abilities and makes every effort to improve all those who work with him to achieve the highest standards of care in modern Dentistry and his specialty of Periodontics."
  • Dr. Michael Sherman : "Not only does he provide outstanding, comfortable treatment for my patients, he tirelessly coordinates a local study club with ease and professionalism" Service Category: Dentist Year first hired: 2000 (hired more than once) Top Qualities: Great Results, Good Value, High Integrity
  • Mark Marinbach : "Nu-Life Long Island is a Full Service Dental Laboratory that specializes in implant prosthetics. We have had the pleasure of restoring implants that were placed by Dr. Farber for many of our clients. The care and detail that Dr. Farber puts into his implant surgery makes our job easy. Dr.Farber is one of the finest Periodontists in the area."
  • Dr. Snehal Sheth : "Dr. Farber is very good periodontist, all my patient who been to his office admires him so much, he is very easy to work with and staff is very good also.
  • Dr. Neil Starr : "Dr. Alan Farber is a professional dental colleague of mine. As the consummate professional, he has always devoted himself to more study and education as it becomes available within his specific field of expertise.. that of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry. In fact , several years ago, his vision to disseminate and share relevent and current professional information,spawned an internet site that creates amazing dialogue and the ongoing transfer of invaluable material among likeminded , similarly-trained colleagues. The site is a real connector and has become the "go-to" site for many periodontists and prosthodontists. Dr. Farber has always impressed me with his easy manner. He is very approachable . His recent decision to start a Seattle Study Club for his professional dental colleagues in his community is another example of his ongoing commitment to 'striving for excellence' within his profession and for his patients. A truly admirable colleague I can whole-heartedly recommend. Sincerely, Neil L. Starr"
  • Dr. Craig Smith : "I highly recommend Dr. Farber for periodontics and dental implants. I've referred patients to Alan for more than 7 years now and I have been wowed each time with the results of each case. More importantly, my patients have been pleased and impressed with Dr. Farber's office and treatments."
  • Dr. Glen Kreitzberg : "Dr. Farber is a quality periodontist and a quality individual. I am confident that he provides great care and I feel confident referring to him. He is meticulous, technically superior and caring."
  • Dr. Mark Kahn : "I refer to Dr. Farber because the cases are successful. Implants are placed in the right spot. When I work with our office I am not at a big risk. I also am impressed at how the soft tissue is handled. It is a pleasure to work with your offices."
  • Dr. Claire Giordano : "I have a long history of working together with Dr. Farber and an immense amount of confidence in him as a surgeon. Alan has a high level of integrity and treats patients with respect. I know what to expect and I know what I get back is going to work! I do not always get this from other surgeons."
  • Dr. Anthony Fazio : "Once again, Dr Farber and his Associates are on the cutting edge of dental technology and procedures. Their office is always accommodating and my patients that have been seen over my 13 years have always walked away pleased. It's always nice to know that good specialists are literally "around the corner."
  • Dr. John Gentile: "Just a quick note to say thank you for the time you spent with me and my office staff on Friday. Your presentation on periodontal treatment and ideas presented were greatly appreciated and will prove to be beneficial. I am looking forward to working with you in the future."
  • Peter Klein, DDS: "Mrs. Lois M's case turned out beautiful, thanks to perfect centering of the fixture and a perfect angle of emergence. Thank you for a beautiful placement; made my job easy, and made me look good."