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For those who have worked on the manufacturing side of the dental industry, it is often joked that once you're "in," it's hard to ever leave. The industry, while robust, is small enough to feel like an extended family and tradeshows serve as occasional family reunions. For this reason, when someone in the industry passes away, it truly hits home.

In just a day and a half several of our Modern Hygienist Facebook fans shared some of their most memorable discoveries while deep in the throws of a dental exam. Some experiences are funny and equally disturbing, while others are downright sad. If and when you can get past all the hair (TONS OF HAIR), the leftover steak fragments, and self-mutilation in the form of lip tattoos and piercings, think about an issue that is much less tangible while all the while extremely important.

Ultradent and its neighboring opponent eBay went at it in a competition created to raise money for the Utah Food Bank. The Ultradent vs. eBay “Beat It” competition encouraged employees and customers to collect cash and canned goods for points towards a company total. The resulting total of 148,013 pounds from this year’s competition equaled enough to feed a family of four individuals, three meals a day for an entire year.

Henry Schein Dental unveiled its "Total Health Beyond the Mouth"  program at the Nov. 27-30, Greater New York Dental Meeting.

As the Eco-Dentistry Association continues to update its blog, "The Green Zone," we'll be posting teasers here at dentalproductsreport.com, so you don't miss anything! This week:

In a thought-provoking and sometimes humorous presentation, Dr. Brian Novy, DDS, gave a presentation on “Offensive Dentistry” at Monday’s CE courses during the ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas.

The Identalloy/IdentCeram Council recently elected new officers and directors. Stuart Steinbock was elected to a two-year term as President and will continue serving as a Director. Devon Howe was elected to a two-year term as Treasurer as well as a position as Director.

D4D Technologies welcomes Don Tuttle as its new president and CEO. Tuttle brings 30 years of dental industry experience to D4D and hopes to make the company the world leader in CAD/CAM technology.

AADOM really knows how to get a conference started.