Kevin Henry

A lot of things have changed since 2005 (Twitter wasn’t even around then), but one thing that hasn’t is 3M ESPE’s place at the top of a ranking of the dental industry’s most innovative companies.

I am by no means a gardener. Never have been. Never will be. I’m the guy you wouldn’t leave a cactus with while you went out of town for a week-long vacation because it would somehow be dead when you got back home. I have no green thumb. It’s more like the black thumb of death when it comes to plants.

Looking at the latest products and solutions unveiled at Lab Day West and CDA South in May 2015.

There’s an old saying that goes, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” For Dr. Dan Indech, a periodontist in Phoenix, Ariz., that saying held very true for him and his practice before he incorporated 3D imaging into his treatment mix.

For Dr. Michael J. Landry and his wife and business partner, Mary Ann, transforming a visit to Consultants in Dental Aesthetics in Houston, Texas, into a “Ritz Carlton” experience was important to distinguish their practice from others in the area.

Every practice is a little different in terms of the role the hygienist plays in the grand scheme of helping deliver good oral health care to patients. Some dental offices have the hygienist performing a higher level of care, while others may have the hygiene staff focus more on cleanings, diagnostics and patient education. 

Let's face it and be honest here. We've all had that one job where that one person worked with us-and we wondered what was wrong with that person. I mean, he or she might have been perfectly nice and treated us perfectly fine-but there was just something different about him or her.

Dr. Jeff Dalin describes himself as “an early adopter who does a little bit of everything” at his general practice in St. Louis, Mo. He’s also someone who believes strongly in the power of technology to help his practice and improve the lives of his patients.

It's time to recognize some amazing women in the dental industry! For the sixth consecutive year, Dental Products Report is honored to name the Top 25 Women in Dentistry. We will be profiling these awesome women in our October issue ... but we need your help to know who the top 25 women are.

When asked about the biggest mistakes that dentists make when planning an office redesign or new office build, Dr. Mark Tholen is quick to answer.

We asked a simple question on the Modern Hygienist Facebook page: “What is one thing that makes your day as a hygienist better?” We got plenty of answers. It’s typical of the great conversations we often have on our MH Facebook page. If you haven’t “liked us” yet, be sure you do by clicking here. Below are what some of your colleagues told us were the things that made their day better.

I’ve just finished my first day of speaking to an amazing group of dental assistants at the Western Regional Dental Convention in Phoenix.

During the recent IDS meeting in Cologne, Germany, Modern Dental Assistant took a few moments to sit down with Angela (Guanzini) Severance, RDA, CDD, the founder of NinjaDentistry.com and member of the Modern Dental Assistant Editorial Advisory Board.

During the recent IDS meeting in Cologne, Germany, the Dental Products Report crew stopped by the MOMBrush booth to learn more about their tech-savvy system that teaches good brushing habits to dental patients of all ages.

During the recent KaVo Kerr Group product launch at the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany, we had the chance to catch up with Dr. Cynthia Brattesani, a dentist in San Francisco who is well known for her passion for the patient and technology. We asked her about what sets her practice apart from her peers in the area.

When the editors of Dental Products Report took to the show floor at the recent Chicago Midwinter Meeting, it was an all-out social media onslaught. Not only were our Facebook and Twitter feeds overflowing, but we were also introducing our readers and viewers to the DPR Instagram account. Make sure you follow DPR on Instagram by clicking here.

I recently had the chance to sit down with Randy Grove (right), the executive director of the Chicago Dental Society, to talk about the upcoming Chicago Midwinter Meeting, scheduled for Feb. 26-28, 2015. While Midwinter is always one of the highlights of the year in the dental industry, this year promises to be special as it will be the 150th Midwinter Meeting.

For Dr. Marc Cooper, it’s not a matter of if group practices will change the way dentists practice their craft, it’s a matter of when.

On the cusp of the organization’s 30th anniversary, OSAP’s thought leaders sat down again with Dental Products Report for a candid roundtable discussion on how far infection control has come in the dental industry … and how far it still has to go.  

As the organization enters its fourth decade, OSAP's thought leaders once again sat down with Dental Products Report for a candid roundtable discussion on how far infection control has come in the dental industry .. and how far it still has to go.

I’ll admit, I watched every bit of the most recent Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, including the halftime show featuring Katy Perry. Personally, I thought the halftime show was awesome … but it wasn’t long after its conclusion that I saw that an Internet and social media sensation had been born - Left Shark.

We recently talked to Dr. Brien Hsu and his assistant, Teresa Munoz, RDA, about their recent purchase of RAYSCAN  α – Expert, a multi-function digital extraoral imaging system with 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), panoramic and cephalometric capabilities.