Michael Quirk

A recent study by researchers at the Indiana University – Purdue University Department of Health Policy and Management found that access to health care – in particular dentists and pharmacists – increases the availability and subsequent abuse of prescription opioids.

In mid-June, 2,000 dental professionals gathered in New York City to attend the Nobel Biocare Global Symposium. The Dental Products Report team went to the Symposium to hear about Nobel Biocare’s new product offerings, their new workflow solution, a brand-new portal for professional cooperation and charity.

Zenostar pre-shaded, high translucency zirconia from Assured Dental Laboratory reportedly offers a durable, versatile solution for challenging restorative cases. 

All eyes were on the Lone Star State as ADA 2014 touched down in San Antonio in mid-October. Arguably the largest dental industry event of the year, the annual meeting draws thousands and thousands of dental community members to wherever it sets down. 

DPR presents the first in a two part series examining the latest and greatest in digital radiography, including must-have products and the best practices for your practice.  

Traxodent from Premier Dental is designed to offer quick, effective retraction in about two minutes without hemostatic solutions, which eliminates fumbling and saves chair time. 

At a CAD/CAM media event that took place yesterday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Sirona offered a preview of CEREC software 4.3, which will be available July, 1 2014.

As part of DPR's June coverage of caries detection devices in our print publication, Products Editor Michael Quirk caught up with Dr. Richard Nagelberg, DDS, a family dentist who practices out of Plymouth Meeting, Penn. to learn why he relies on the Canary System to help ensure the health of his patients.

Adhese® Universal is a single-component, light cured universal adhesive for direct and indirect bonding procedures. 

The iOptima from Bien-Air is designed to allow practitioners to transform a pneumatic handpiece system to a modern electric unit that is equipped with a brushless and sensorless micromotor, as well as an iPod touch interface from Apple®.

Instrumentarium Dental’s feature-reach OP300 Maxio Pan/Ceph/3D introduces new and larger fields-of-view for dental and maxillofacial imaging, as well as Low Dose Technology (LDT), which is designed to provide quality-optimized cone beam 3D scan at radiation dosages up to 5 times less than traditional 2D panoramic images.

As Oral Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, DPR Products Editor Michael Quirk reached out to Joana Breckner, an oral cancer survivor, to learn more about this disease from the patient’s perspective.

Even the most fashion-forward of dental practitioners might squirm at the thought of using real human teeth as fashion accessories, all good dentists and hygienists know that healthy teeth belong in one’s head, not worn on a lapel or around the neck.

I recently had the opportunity to ask Dr. Jack Ringer, president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), what trends he sees in cosmetic dentistry and what role universal adhesives might play in advancing the specialty. 

As you may have already heard, there’s a new bug called Heartbleed that lets attackers read the memory of a server of client, allowing them to retrieve private keys and other sensitive information.  Read on to find out 4 things you need to know about the Heartbleed bug to make sure your dental practice is protected.

Said to be built with convenience in mind, the 3M ESPE Pentamix Lite Automatic Mixing Unit is portable, affordable, and works with all 3M ESPE impression materials, including Imprint 4 VPS Impression Material and Impregum Soft Polyether Impression Material.

A new video from Ivoclar Vivadent demonstrates how easily and efficiently the companies Virtual XD performs a heavy/light, dual-phase, full arch impression technique.

Said to be the fastest impression material on the market, 3M ESPE Imprint™ 4 VPS impression material reportedly sets in just 75 seconds. 

Apparently, the avian cast from the Angry Birds game aren’t content to just battle evil pigs anymore - now they’re targeting tooth decay as well.

Find out how to easily craft crown restorations in office using the 3M True Definition Scanner and TS150™ milling solution.

From BIOLASE's NewTom VG3 to new upholstery for dental chairs, this week's product roundup offers great products and practical solutions to enhance patient care and increase performance. NewTom VG3

Life is full of necessary evils.  Waiting in line at the DMV. Paying taxes. Wearing orthodontic braces.  Looking back on when I had braces, it's hard for me not to think the experience was a little like going to high school: I'm glad I did it, but I'm equally glad I never have to do it again.

A new study published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics finds solutions for dental practitioners who seek a low exposure alternative CBCT scanner.

DPR addresses common questions surrounding this complex part of the Affordable Care Act, with Fred Freedman, vice president of marketing and member relations for the Dental Trade Association, on hand to offer additional insight into what it means for dental device manufacturers, dentists and patients.

Confused by the Affordable Care Act?  You’re not alone.  The complexity of the new law has left many dental practitioners scratching their heads, wondering what they need to know and how it will affect their practice.  With this in mind, DPR gathers 5 essential elements of the law that every dentist, office manager and dental office employee needs to know.

A new series of reports from the American Dental Association analyzes the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “ObamaCare,” on the dental industry.

From clinical techniques to practice management advice, DPR revisits 2013's most-viewed articles that showed you how to enhance performance and better your practice.

Patterson Dental and its business partners report raising a record annual contribution to support Dental Lifeline Network (DLN), a national nonprofit organization that offers dental care to disabled individuals, and those who are elderly or medically fragile.

Said to be ideal for placing 3.25mm and 4mm diameter implants in 8.5 to 13mm lengths, this compact set of instruments offers two insert options: one for Certain® and External Hex Components, and one for Certain alone.

Digital Media Director Steve Diogo recently chatted with Dr. Christopher Walinski to highlight why employing diode lasers for pain management represents an exciting new frontier in the dental industry.