Richard Palmer

Roland’s DWX-51D dental milling machine is equipped with a 10-station automatic tool changer (ATC), a new C-clamp with torque wrench for reportedly easier loading of materials and an expanded Virtual Machine Panel (VPanel) with built-in maintenance routine. It’s designed to be capable of producing copings, crowns, full bridges and abutments and other prosthetics from zirconia, wax, PMMA, composite resin, PEEK and gypsum with unparalleled speed and precision.

Quality control measures like Lean manufacturing and DAMAS can increase your efficiency and productivity.

As the oral-systemic healthcare link gains wider acceptance, and as clinicians are promoting a whole-body approach to dental treatment, the term "probiotics" pops up occasionally as a new approach to treating the entire patient. But what are probiotics, and how can they help with oral health as a gateway to overall health?

November 2010 | Dental Lab Products

“Those who fail to plan, can plan to fail.” This is more than just an old proverb or trite saying, but should be considered words to live by, to be posted up on the front office of every dental laboratory and practice as well as any other myopic small business that focuses too much on day-to-day survival and not enough on setting and striving to achieve long-term goals.

The quest for a direct dental restorative material that combines the ease-of-use and durability of amalgam with the biocompatibility and esthetics of composites has lead a team of scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio to develop a material concept on a nanometer (10-9 meters) scale.

We had always used traditional radiography, complete with processor, chemicals and film. As a practice, we realized we were ready to move up to the next level, and our Patterson rep suggested digital radiography.

It's often said that you can please all of the people some of the time, or some of the people all of the time; but you can't please all of the people all of the time. Or can you?

The decision to start up your own business is never an easy one, especially in troubling economic times like now. But for Joe Dennison and Jon Rogers, CDT, their recent decision to open the doors of Classic Dental Studio was assisted by being shown the door, and a pathway to a new business.

Applying New Technologies: Cercon brain expert The Cercon brain expert highspeed CAD/CAM milling machine is engineered to shape discs of pre-sintered zirconia and resin cast materials with maximum precision. The Cercon brain expert enhances productivity and throughput due to its contact free linear drive motor for highspeed milling. The 4-axis milling design, high-quality milling spindle, and direct measuring system deliver consistent, precise results and make automatic adjustments to ensure accuracy and marginal integrity of the milled coping.

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Even as more and more intraoral digital impression capture systems come onto the marketplace, for labs working with dentists who prefer to follow the traditional tray-based route of impression capture yet want to eliminate models from there workflow procedures, there is an increasing number of options for scanning the tray impression from the dentist directly into a CAD system using a benchtop scanner.

Information available at komet-usa.com The 6-instrument kit is specifically designed for the quick, simple, sequential and systematic retrieval of a fractured rotary nickel-titanium instrument within the canal.

Provides dentists with an effective, easy-to-use and more affordable option in clear aligner therapy. Provides patients with an easy, cosmetically appealing alternative to traditional braces. Phase-based delivery system makes it easy to track movements and make corrections, which leads to successful treatments and happier patients.

Dentistry used to be an ergonomic standing profession. Once practitioners took a seat, it became a pain in the neck…and back…and arms…and eyes… The general public often stereotypes a visit to the dentist as an uncomfortable experience. But patients don’t realize their dental practitioners all too often experience musculoskeletal pain that surpasses their discomfort during an oral exam. Worse yet, many professionals believe head, neck, shoulder and back pain are all part of the job.

While the massive healthcare reform bill recently signed into law by President Obama will affect all Americans in one way or another, it contains a provision that will have a direct impact on dental laboratories in their role as manufacturers of medical devices.

When it comes to advice, it is far easier to give than to receive. Most people have opinions on just about everything and are more than happy to share with anyone willing (or unwilling) to listen. For an independent small-business owner, such as a dental laboratory operator, the search for dependable sources of useful information often results in too many conflicting points of view from too many sources with hidden or blatant agendas. The key is to assess where the guidance originated and take everything with a grain of salt.

While the centerpiece Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting may be a day shorter, the schedule of collateral dental industry happenings remains as full as ever. With plenty of opportunities to learn from leading experts on materials, equipment, technology, and business operations; chances to view and test the newest innovations for restorative and cosmetic dentistry; and networking options to exchange ideas with colleagues, you’ll need to plan you days carefully to take full advantage of your time in Sweet Home Chicago. Main Course

Information provided by DENTSPLY Midwest The lightweight, ergonomic Midwest® Stylus™ ATC highspeed air-driven handpiece delivers an exceptionally smooth, powerful and efficient cutting performance.

The Endo Pulse RCT handpiece (EP) is designed to eliminate file separation during root canal therapy (RCT). It is a “non rotary” reciprocation adjunct to help create the optimal glide path and make RCT safer, faster and more predictable.

Nuance appears translucent at incisal edges but mimics dentin-like depth when applied to the tooth body. A single shade is all that is needed to capture every essence of the human tooth. Multi-faceted fillers reflect and refract light mimicking the optical properties of surrounding tooth structure for an invisible composite restoration. Nano-filled composite offers high strength, low shrinkage and easy polish for optimal esthetics and universality.

The surge in the demand for removable prosthodontics may be taking some dental laboratory owners somewhat by surprise, but others had the foresight to prepare for a rise in denture caseloads through formal education and training as well as their own day-to-day working experience. Tom Zaleske, AS, owner of Matrix Dental Laboratory & Consulting in Crown Point, Ind., has spent the past 25 years perfecting his denture craftwork as well as his business management philosophy so that each meets his personal and professional specifics.