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Contemporary Product Solutions presents its review on this protective dental cream.

The Dental Trade Alliance continues to fight for the elimination of the medical device tax and is calling on dental professionals and dental product manufacturers to contact their members of Congress to demand support in the next round of the 'fiscal fight' taking place in February.

Along with the controversial and highly-debated Supreme Court decision that ruled the Affordable Care Act constitutional comes three new tax provisions will take effect in just 10 days. The three provisions are forecasted to generate $245.4 billion in revenue by 2019 to help pay for the 33 million Americans expected to gain coverage under the new health law. Among the aforementioned provisions is the medical device tax, which has attracted a lot of attention and still remains somewhat unclear about how it will be applied. 

AdDent Inc., a dental Industry leader based in Danbury, Conn., announced receiving ISO 9001 certification and compliance with ISO 13485, a globally recognized quality standard for the medical and dental industry.

This has been an exciting year for videos. DentalProductsReport.com has covered everything from using social media to connect with patients to taking a traditional dental practice paperless to live interviews with the makers of some of the most successful new products. Take a look back to see which videos were the most popular this year.

The DDS Rescue data recovery solution is a business continuity solution that includes an onsite failover server, cloud backup and 24-hour system monitoring.

Described as an affordable way to simplify injections, the VibraJect® dental syringe attachment from ITL DENTAL controls pain from intraligamental, blocks and palatal injections. It also is said to improve the patient’s experience. Attached to the syringe body, high frequency needle vibrations block injection pain based on the Gate Control Theory.  

There's a wide variety of new product offerings in the Weekly new dental products roundup for the Week of December 10, 2012. If you missed any of the product postings during the week, they're all gathered here in one convenient place with links to more detailed information. Don't forget to take a look at the video as well.

Single use Calasept Color Coded Irrigation Syringes are 3ml Luer Lock syringes, which are color-coded to eliminate risk when using multiple irrigation liquids. They are available in packs of 20 syringes, 10 white and 10 green. The syringes also can be used with Calasept Irrigation Needles.  

This week's episode of DPR Friday looks at the top technologies that made Dr. John Flucke's "Top 5" list, and the innovators who made some of dentistry's biggest product launches happen in 2012.

Easy-to-install Durastrong® Sky-Scapes® light panels are said to be ideal for reception areas, operatories and offices. They are durable, lightweight decorative fluorescent light covers can replace existing light diffusers in minutes.

Complimenting the line of GUIDOR Matrix Barriers, GUIDOR Allograft is available in mineralized cortical particulate, mineralized cancellous particulate and 50/50 premixed blend of cortical/cancellous particles.

Updating a product isn’t easy. There is customer feedback to consider, as well as how best to use those comments while maintaining the properties that made that product successful. This list recognizes some of the products that were able to do just that in 2012.

With the first formula change in 4 years, Philips Zoom! DayWhite and NiteWhite take-home whitening products have increased levels of potassium nitrate, which is said to help reduce tooth sensitivity.

Compatible with both air and electric motors, TorqTech geared straight and contra angle attachments are designed with a high-precision gear system. The attachments are available in a 1:1 straight nose cone; 1:1 contra angle; and a 1:5 speed-up contra angle.

To increase shade matching options, VITAPAN Plus® anterior teeth in 3D-Master® Shades are now available in shades 1M1, 2L1.5, 2M2, 3L1.5, 3L2.5, 3R2.5, 4M2 and 5M1.

Decorated with moons and stars, the 2500 Children’s Texture Grip toothbrush has a thumb grip along with finger grips on the back side. He soft, color-coordinated .007-inch bristles are surrounded by extra-soft .006-inch white bristles to provide gentle, comfortable cleaning. Free personalization of the toothbrushes is available. Tess Oral Health 800-762-1765 www.tessoralhealth.com

Ortho Insight 3D software simulates tooth movement for treatment planning including extractions, space closure and auto-alignment of dentition. Make precision bracket positioning then transfer to the patient, shortening chair-time and treatment time. The software is said to help orthodontists design accurate orthodontic appliances and eliminate lab fees and storage costs.

Relaxing. Comfortable. Amazing. Not some of the words generally associated with a visit to the dentist. Yet those are indeed some of the words shared by patient Michelle Birckbichler.

You know how important it is to catch problems in the mouth before they get out of hand. Finding problems earlier rather than later not only keeps your patients happy and healthier, it saves everyone time and money.

The low-profile Floor Activator is an alternative to infrared faucets or peddle valves. It is adaptable to any style of sink arrangement including porcelain, drop-in counter, pedestal, wall-hung or traditional cabinets. It offers hands-free temperature selection and the ability to mount directly in the floor or optional surface mount.

The Task-Vision Visor Headband loupe is available with 3 lenses 1.75X, 2.25X and 2.75x. The distortion-free, optical-grade lenses are acrylic-coated for abrasion resistance and increased light transmission. The lenses also are prismatic for convergence. The headband is padded and flips up.

Dr. Bradford Picot praises the Renaissance Collection dental cabinets from Pelton & Crane.

Able to detect tissue abnormalities, the VELscope VX®  enhanced oral assessment system is said to be effective, minimally invasive and can seamlessly be implemented in a patient’s routine dental check-ups.

As the Efficiency of Going Paperless Series comes to a close, we wanted to place an emphasis on the final installment, which provides what is undoubtedly the most essential information needed when making a digital technology investment decision - and that information, of course, is how much money a dentist can save over time.

Available in 21 exclusive label designs and in 11 flavors, these Personalized Lip Balm sticks are each all-natural, petroleum-free, offering SPF-15 protection.

Five ways incorporating the Motorola CLS1410 walkie talkie into your practice can improve efficiencies.

The quiet design of the RAMVAC Osprey Compressor is said to provide clean, dry oil-free air in even the busiest dental office environment.

The Guru5 patient communication suite, a 2012 Pride Institute "Best of Class" Technology Award recipient, is designed to educate dental patients in a more visual, interactive way. With a goal of redefining patient education, Reality Engineering has developed a program that involves the patient in a variety of ways.