Products

The Pride Institute "Best of Class" panel explains why they chose this year's winners. This month features the only six products that have been recognized by the Pride Institute as "Best of Class" multiple years in a row.

Seeking fiber posts, perhaps? Maybe a new means to extrude impression material? A mobile dental system? Or simply some disinfectant wipes? If so, products to fill all these needs are part of the new dental products roundup for the week of October 8, 2012.

This week's episode of DPR Friday takes a closer look at a leading dental technician's thoughts on CAD/CAM technology, and products to watch at the ADA Annual Session.

Dr. Lee Ann Brady's take on using BISCO's TheraCal LC flowable composite.

Health care providers today are feeling significant pressure to work more efficiently and streamline procedures in their offices. The pressure can come from insurance companies, patients, or the government, but the message from all parties is to reduce costs and avoid waste. For dentists faced with the pressures of running their own practices, the push toward greater efficiency can be internal as well, based on a desire to minimize unnecessary costs and keep the practice running profitably.

Tokuyama® Shield Force Plus is a one-component, single application, light-cured protective sealant designed for the treatment of hypersensitive dentin. It effectively infiltrates and seals exposed dentinal tubules to inhibit the flow of fluid through the tubules, which is the cause of sensitivity and helps prevent loss of dentin due to abrasion and/or erosion of exposed cervical dentin.

The power the Cloud brings to our daily life is actually quite understated. Yes, the excitement is great -- but the reality is even greater. What we are seeing is the intersection and synergy of societal trends magnified by technological forces that enhance those societal trends.

Going digital with your marketing can bring clear cost savings, but other advantages of email newsletters include convenience of reading on tablets and smartphones; ability to share articles easily; and reports that show you which recipients opened and shared specific articles.

Featuring the same small, lightweight design, the FLASHlite Magna 4.0 is powered by a new LED engine that offers advanced beam collimation.

DPR Friday returns this week with a look at the ADA Ones to Watch feature, a special piece that will keep you informed on new dental product launches and promotions you can expect to encounter during the ADA Annual Session.

This week's episode of DPR Friday returns with a focus on products that provide proven results and the stories that back them.

The top five benefits of Parkell Inc.'s Brush&Bond restorative composite.

Five reasons to buy KaVo Dental's COMFORTdrive handpiece.

If you want a more predictable, profitable practice you need to start thinking in terms of "complete dentistry." It's time to go beyond the mentality of just fixing holes and focus on improving your diagnostic abilities and understanding the systems you're working with.

A look at tooth bleaching essentials, challenges, ages and stages.

A roundup of your chairside whitening options.

MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 24, 2012 -- DentalEZ® Group today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to make Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) the exclusive global distributor of the Identafi® Oral Cancer Screening Device, a product of the DentalEZ® Group's StarDental® Division.

DPR Friday returns this week with a special look at four of the dental technologies that were selected as the Pride Institute "Best of Class" honorees.

Practicon celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept. 13, 2012. The company was founded in 1982 and has worked since then to help healthcare professionals improve patient care and professional success with distinctive products and services.

Sept. 10, 2012 (St. Paul, MN) – Patterson Dental has acquired Iowa Dental Supply, a full-service dental distributor based in Des Moines.

New dental products aren't premiering alone in today's episode of DPR Friday. Our award-winning online news broadcast has a new look!

CHICAGO, IL – Aug. 27, 2012 - Hu-Friedy, a global leader in dental manufacturing, announced today the launch of Environdent.com. Environdent, the longest running dental instrument recycling program, is moving towards a greener solution for responsibly recycling instruments.

3Shape showcased the TRIOS® intraoral scanner at the International Dental Society’s (IDS) meeting in Cologne, Germany last spring. Editors from Dental Products Report were present and recounted the crowds standing around to watch live demos in action.

Offer the best products possible. There are so many dental products on the market these days, it can be difficult to know what is best for your patients and fits best into your practice. It can all be a bit overwhelming at times, but your patients are depending on you to provide the best possible care, and that means you have to take the time to find products that help make that happen.

Rhein83 srl, recognized internationally as a leading manufacturer of dental attachments and implant abutments, continues to achieve increased market penetration in over 75 countries globally. In today’s ever-changing economically challenged environment, dentists and dental laboratory owners constantly pursue companies which offer high quality products with exceptional added value technical expertise.

While the dental industry is relatively small when compared with its cousin, the medical industry, or unrelated business behemoths such as the global food industry, it is still a growing, profitable sector with you, the dental professional, at its center. When asked, our readers tell us repeatedly that the voices they trust most in new product decisions are that of their peers. To that end, we’ve encouraged the companies participating in this year’s corporate profiles to give us a customer to interview. We find out why they choose the brands they support.

A Q&A with Dr. Gregory Jacob about his long-lasting partnership with Lang Dental Manufacturing.

Grafting extraction sockets is essential for successful regeneration of bone. Research has shown that only 30% bone growth occurs in sockets that aren’t grafted compared to up to 60% bone growth in sockets that are grafted.

Sirona Dental Systems Thursday upped the dental CAD/CAM ante in Vegas, unveiling the company's first full-color, video streaming intraoral camera before a crowd of 4,000 dentists/fans at the CEREC 27.5 event.?? The camera, which provides full-color, 3D-image capture and does not require powder, marks a major leap forward for Sirona technology.

A Q&A with Tokuyama Dental America Inc. Director of Marketing Phillip R. Pasit.