Michael Quirk

Millennium Dental Technologies’ PerioLase MVP-7 Nd:YAG dental laser has received a landslide of praise recently on Dental Products & Reviews, an online buyers guide that lets dentists share their experiences with the products they use everyday in their practices. 

Designed specifically for dentists, DentiMax’s ONC certified, electronic health records (EHR) software allows dentists who have 30% or more of their visits from Medicaid patients to qualify for an initial $21,250 government payment.

The ScanX digital imaging system from Air Techniques is now integrated with Curve Dental’s Cloud management software, allowing users to save and access digital x-rays on Curve Dental’s Cloud.

DPR chatted with the CAO Group’s MD Division Vice President Steve Hardy about the Precise SHP, a new diode laser system the company launched at last week’s California Dental Association trade show in San Francisco, Calif.

Invented by Orlando dentist Dr. Tim Pruett, Flossolution’s products tackle the challenges patients confront with recommended flossing routines by offering a simpler, more effective and pain-free method of flossing and brushing teeth.

Futurabond U by VOCO is an adhesive in a unit dose delivery system that offers universal indications for all adhesive procedures without the need for additional activators or primers.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted Ultradent’s notched-edge shear bond strength testing method as a new standard used to determine the adhesive bond strength between direct dental restorative materials and tooth structure. 

Training in the Perio Protect Method is now available in a 90-minute express CE training session, said to be ideal for dentists or hygienists who desire quick, researched-based training with significant practical applications.

Kettenbach’s Visalys Temp recently nabbed an Editor’s Choice designation from THE DENTAL ADVISOR for its handling, shade selection, fracture resistance, and more.

A recent case study shared by Zirc offers insight into how its Color Code System improved productivity and enhanced the bottom line for one dental practice in Westerburg, Germany.

The BioSonic® SUVI® piezoelectric ultrasonic scaler and air polisher reportedly offers comfortable ergonomics, LED lighting and long-lasting tips for a wide range of procedures.

A recent collaboration between SOREDEX USA and the Marquette University School of Dentistry yielded the first U.S.  installation of a SCANORA 3Dx CBCT digital imaging system.

Set to launch at the ADA’s 2013 conference in New Orleans on October 31st, Boomer the Foot Mouse is said to offer enhanced hands-free features, including opening x-rays, schedule checking and intra-oral camera operation.

Hemostyp Hemostatic Gauze is created naturally from regenerated cellulose and is said to offer effective fluid control and protection on wounds. 

Previewed at the California Dental Association trade show in San Francisco, Calif., Perfectemp 10 from DenMat is a multifunctional acrylic temporary crown and bridge material that reportedly offers stronger, more esthetic temporaries with a high luster that requires little to no polishing.

Canadian dentist Michael Zuk is attracting attention for his efforts to extract DNA from a tooth belonging to John Lennon in an effort to clone the late Beatle.

A recently released video from Ivoclar Vivadent outlines how to use Multilink Automix to its fullest potential.

Prime & Bond elect™ Universal Adhesive and TPH Spectra™ focus on the processes of isolation, adhesion, composite placement, and polishing as they coalesce to form reportedly excellent Class II composite restorations. 

The Midwest Automate 4-port automated handpiece maintenance system from Dentsply Professional reportedly offers accurate and consistent cleaning, lubricating and expelling, plus provides ease of use and flexibility for use with a wide range of handpieces. 

OfficeSuite Dental from Broadview Networks® is a cloud-based communications solution that reportedly allows dental practices to prioritize phone calls, schedule patient appointments and collect outstanding balances.

Starting January 1st, 2014, dental offices prescribing Perio Trays can use CDT code D5994 to record, track and bill the prescription periodontal disease treatment device.

Here's a handy infographic for aspiring MCs on how to properly install a grill, a flamboyant fashion accessory that might even make Liberace jealous of your mouth. 

Outfitted with panoramic capability, the versatile SCANORA 3Dx 3D imaging system by SOREDEX can reportedly produce detailed, high resolution, localized images for endo or periodontics, or full skull images for orthodontics and OMS orthognathic surgery.

In an effort to unify the company name with its popular E4D brand of dental solutions, D4D Technologies will begin doing business as E4D Technologies.

Introduced to the U.S. market in September of 2012, Tokuyama’s Shield Force Plus desensitizer was recently named Dental Advisor’s top desensitizer of 2013.

Atlantic Precious Metal Refining’s new Strategy Milling center will reportedly provide dental professionals with convenient, affordable and previously unavailable milled full contour gold crowns and bridges.

3M ESPE recently released a video in which a dentist, dental clinician and patient offer high praise for the company’s prescription-strength Clinpro™ 5000 anti-cavity toothpaste.

PatientActivator’s free online reputation scorecard pulls data from hundreds of websites to offer up-to-date statistics about your practice’s online listings, social media presence and patient reviews.

The 51 handcrafted instruments in the Black Line Surgical Instrument Collection feature a specially engineered coating that reportedly enhances contrast and decreases light reflection for better clinical outcomes. 

Slated for a global launch later this year, Hu-Friedy’s Clear Collection of transparent orthodontic aligner instruments provides four designs that reportedly aid in accenting, individualizing and optimizing the in-office clear aligner’s biomechanics.