Dental Products Report June 2020

Deep Dive: We may be headed toward a new mouthrinse protocol. With the renewed interest in pre-rinsing for dental procedures, chlorine dioxide deserves a closer look.

Product Roundup: Taking care at home. In this month’s product roundup on home care products, we offer up just a small-scale showcase of the many products available.

The Dental Products Report 2020 Materials Survey looks at the types of materials you prefer in different situations, how you manage materials inventory, and how you evaluate and adopt new material options.

Thinking about teledentistry? – buyer beware. With a little homework, you can evaluate some of the many teledentistry solutions and come away with what’s best for your group or practice.

A look at how far the dental industry has come from the analog products of the past, to today’s cutting edge technologies and materials, to visions of what dental products and practices might look like in the future.

MJH Life Sciences Chairman Mike Hennessy Sr. looks to the past to find a path through today's challenges to meet an exciting future.

Cover Products and other Editor’s choice products throughout this issue are chosen based on innovation or their perceived impact on improving patient care and practice efficiency.

A clinician uses a variety of Centrix materials to tackle a difficult case for a sensitive patient and ends up with a strong, good-looking final dental restoration.

For the past 60 years, dental composites have revolutionized restorative dentistry. Here are ways these versatile materials have changed the practice - and a look at promising techniques coming down the pike.

onDiem’s on-demand staffing platform helps practices scale staffing to match patient demand.

Encrypting data and having a cybersecurity plan in place can help prevent ransomware attacks.

Even under the best circumstances, marketing plans get shelved. This lull is a great time to dust off those plans and put them to work.

Expect more mandates and invest in measures to protect patients and staff from diseases like COVID-19.

Bringing back team members and ensuring their safety are just a few of the obstacles practices face.

Reopening offices is forcing dental practices to discover uncharted terrain.

A valuable virtual assistant doesn’t just run in the background-it moves your practice forward.

The Gingival Cuff Link System is a simple, predictable, and time-efficient methodology that benefits both dental professionals and patients.

Special Report on COVID-19: Winning back patient trust. Dental professionals offer guidance about how to handle getting patients comfortable and alleviating anxiety about returning to the practice after the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders.

Closer Look: Clean up contamination and improve dental bond strength. This new cleaner helped one doctor boost bond strengths and offer minimally invasive dentistry.

GUM Hydral from Sunstar provides meaningful relief for dry mouth.