August 21st 2024
We explore the challenges of getting patients in the chair for necessary care and how to overcome them. We also look into how to ensure patients care more about their role in essential care for their oral health.
August 7th 2024
3M True Definition beta tester Dr. John Weston: "You can do things faster and more reliably" [VIDEO]
February 11th 2013Scripps Center for Dental Care is a unique, multi-specialty group practice where owner and director Dr. John Weston and his team have been beta testing the new 3M True Definition Scanner for the past five months.
THE LIST: Top 7 products patients demand
February 7th 2013This new feature, promoted in print and online, is designed to offer quick bites for team development and practice success. We highlight best practices and best products in Top 3, Top 5 and Top 7 lists so that you can take the advice and be nimble in integrating into your practice. 1. An optimized website
D4D Technologies launches new adaptive learning technology for dental teaching institutions
February 6th 2013D4D Technologies, manufacturer of the E4D Dentist™ system, recently announced the introduction of E4D Compare™, an innovative adaptive learning technology tool for dental teaching institutions.
7 ways to lead the pack in cosmetic dentistry
June 25th 20121. Consider offering an affordable, non-invasive veneer as an option to conventional porcelain veneers. There are several non-invasive techniques you might choose to use. Not everyone needs or can afford porcelain veneers. Sure they are a great service for our patients, but composites have evolved.
Humanitarian adds color to dentistry
May 17th 2012As skilled with a paint brush as with a drill, retired dentist Richard Schilling has found inspiration for his watercolor paintings from a variety of places he has visited while on dental missions including the prairies of Nebraska, the plains of the Serengeti, the Royal Palace of Monaco, and the snow swept landscape of Siberia.
How to: Better place posterior composites
March 21st 2012Ambient light in the dental office or operatory is one of the most common causes of direct restorative failure due to premature polymerization of composite resin materials.1,2 Premature polymerization has been directly related to an increased risk of staining, bacterial accumulation, marginal leakage and secondary caries.3 It also will prevent the clinician from bringing restorations to full contour, increasing the time in finishing and
"Two-photon lithography" allows faster 3D printing on a nanometer scale.
March 13th 2012A team at the Vienna University of Technology recently set a speed record for 3D printing on a nano-scale with a new "two-photon lithography" technology that uses a focused laser to print solid objects from a liquid resin.
2nd day of midwinter proves busy for dental lab professionals
February 24th 2012There's certainly no shortage of opportunities to take in new techniques, check out new products and meet new people from the industry during the second day of the Chicago midwinter meetings. With the Cal-Lab meeting continuing for a morning session, Jensen Education Day and Spectrum dialogue Techno-Clinical Day as well as Lab Day getting started.
Virginia Dental Association passes new dental lab regulations
September 29th 2011With guidance from The Pankey Institute and the National Association of Dental Laboratories, the Virginia Dental Association House of Delegates recently passed new requirements for dental labs in the state. The Virginia Dental Lab Safety Act aims to protect patient safety and improve communications between dentists and dental laboratories.