Stan Goff

Laura Sheppard, CDT, TE, is Senior Director of Compliance and Regulatory for MicroDental/DTI Dental Technologies Incorporated.

Ricki Braswell is President of The Pankey Institute, an organization dedicated to providing continuing dental education.

The PaX-Reve3D is a 3-in-1 Cone Beam CT, cephalometric and panoramic x-ray unit. With an advanced Free Field of View (FOV) function, users experience improved accuracy and efficiency of diagnosis. Furthermore, PaX-Reve3D considers the convenience of users by defining the typical default values from small to large.

Mini Dental Implants are a practice builder for general practitioners, offering a highly profitable revenue stream, an expanded patient base and increased referrals. General dentists can begin placing MDIs after a one- or two-day certification course and with a minimal investment in the system.  MDIs offer a low-cost option for patients who cannot afford or do not qualify for root form implants.

I not only practice, but instruct post-graduate courses on implant, comprehensive restorative and cosmetic dentistry through my Allstar Smiles Learning Center and client facility in Bolingbrook, Ill. and throughout the country.

Sterilization in general, and dental unit waterlines (DUWL) in particular, was big news about a dozen years ago. And it was about that time that Dr. Luke Iwata, a general practitioner who also was affiliated with Loma Linda University School of Dentistry at the time, shared his thoughts with a chemical engineer.

You probably can’t do everything all by yourself, and you might not want to even if you could. The good news is there are plenty of outsource laboratories-right here in the U.S.-willing and able to help you. Some can help with everything, while others specialize in helping with certain case types or with manufacturing all, or just part, of the restorations you need.

The Cloth-Op line of infection control barriers of chair and head rest covers not only protects, but also improves patient comfort according to Transcendentist.

Meet the men and women behind some of this year’s biggest product launches.

Line item accounting helps offices keep an organized record of clients’ services. New customization options allow the user to personalize the software to accommodate their individual office needs. Increase office efficiency with features like “family walkout” and the “patient bar.”

Photo: Getty Images / Mike Kemp Sealants have become quite popular and a number of programs have surfaced to help ensure that school children and other young patients have access to sealants to help protect them from tooth decay.

There’s plenty of competition out there, and the folks at Ottawa Dental Laboratory are well aware of it. They know plenty of cases are being sent overseas and many dentists are looking to trim costs in any way possible.

An investment in patient comfort, Gluma is economical to use at less than $1 an application. Plus it’s billable to insurance. The only desensitizer proven to penetrate exposed dentinal tubules up to 200µ, Gluma has received numerous accolades including “Top Desensitizer” from The DENTAL ADVISOR and Reality’s Choice 5-Star Award 7 times. Acts as a microbial barrier, inhibiting bacterial growth that can result in pulpal inflammation, secondary caries and restorative failure.

Like a lot of patients, Xiaomi Tong wanted to improve her smile. She had tried some whitening systems, but a lack of results still left her self-conscious when it came to smiling or laughing. All that changed when she became a patient at Dr. Gary Nelson’s Leesburg, Va. practice and was introduced to Opalescence PF from Ultradent Products.

Information available at dentiumusa.com 1. The biological connection contained within the implant creates an even distribution load to the fixture, helping to minimize micro-movement and marginal bone loss.

Jason Wesco Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas

With the advent of vital tooth bleaching, the market has been flooded with options leaving  patients confused about the process and often misled by Internet marketing and unsupervised OTC products. For a lot of our patients, nighttime bleaching with custom trays is simply not an option although it is a preferred method for many dentists as it uses carbamide peroxide with lower concentration and slower release time.

Five years ago one of my patients, Kim, asked if she was a candidate for LUMINEERS-not the traditional veneers I had recommended-after she saw an ad in Ladies Home Journal. My comfort zone was doing traditional veneers that I had been doing for the past 20+ years, and I felt confident in my abilities to properly place these in my patients’ mouths who wanted a smile makeover done. Making the move

With the advent of vital tooth bleaching, the market has been flooded with options leaving  patients confused about the process and often misled by Internet marketing and unsupervised OTC products. For a lot of our patients, nighttime bleaching with custom trays is simply not an option although it is a preferred method for many dentists as it uses carbamide peroxide with lower concentration and slower release time.

The Lab

REALITY's Top Choices THE SET-UP All tests performed in the Reality Research lab are performed by dentists-not students or researchers-in a way that simulates actual clinical procedures as closely as possible. THE CRITERIA Ideal characteristics:

THE LAB Nelson Rego owns and operates Smile Designs by Rego, a progressive dental laboratory specializing in ceramics in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The high-end laboratory has 15 employees and works with a variety of Ivoclar Vivadent’s  press and ceramic furnaces. THE PRODUCTS

While advances in technology have dramatically changed the way lab technicians and dentists communicate and work together, and how and who is fabricating restorations, more changes are just around the corner.

Information available at handessentials.com Part of Hu-Friedy’s Hand Essentials™ hand care line, this scientifically proven, non-irritating*, moisturizing* and easy-to-use gel not only meets all test and key use criteria-it far exceeds them.

In the dental environment, lighting is an under utilized design tool in part because the lamping (bulbs) and fixture types have expanded so tremendously over the last five years, it is hard to know what options to consider.   Lighting can positively impact function (task lighting) or esthetics (ambient lighting). Understanding the options available is key in achieving the best affect from lighting and their improved energy benefits in the process.  

This service not only rapidly builds new patients, but assists practices in pleasing existing ones. Works with Google’s new mobile SEO to help put your practice ahead of your competitors.

You’ve worked hard and you’re approaching the finish line of your career. You’re just now starting to think about your retirement future and the thought of selling your practice. But what exactly does that mean? Should you cut back on your hours, start to scale back the practice’s workload? Maybe spend an extra day or two on your golf game or catching up with family and friends?

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When I started in dentistry in 1986, the most powerful quartz halogen light required at least 40 seconds to fully cure an increment of composite, while conventional curing lights lacked power.

Local anesthetics have allowed you to perform dentistry for more than 100 years. And those needles you’ve bee n using have scared patients for just as long.