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Kids are benefiting from the recovering U.S. economy with the average gift from the Tooth Fairy reaching a new high of $4.36 last year-up from $3.50 in 2013, according to Delta Dental's The Original Tooth Fairy Poll®. In 2014, the Tooth Fairy left a staggering $255 million for lost teeth based on Delta Dental estimates. 

Pulpdent’s ACTIVA BioACTIVE has received the international 2014 Dental Excellence Award for the best new restorative material from DrBicuspid.com, the UK-based Internet resource for the dental industry.

Smile Capture is a set of accessories designed to allow dental professionals to couple the Smile Lite and their smartphone to produce professional and high quality pictures and video.

Instant image transfer, sharing of information on social networks-today, these have become habits for most of us.

An electronic poster presentation featuring BIOMET 3i custom implants and carefully documenting the anchorage of bone to implant surfaces, conducted by Robert Liddell, Niloufar Khosravi, Elnaz Ajami and ?Professor J.E. Davies has taken first place at the 30th annual meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration.

The first time you bought a computer, terms like server, gigabyte and RAM (among others) were probably somewhat befuddling. Every technological thingamajig has its own vocabulary and concepts, which can be confusing to those new to the device.

MEA|NEA, Inc.,a provider of secure unstructured health information exchange, has formed a strategic alliance with Virtru to provide HIPAA-compliant email services to nearly 50,000 dental and medical practice clients and 700 health systems throughout the United States. 

Among 1,050 U.S. consumers, the majority knows little or nothing at all about oral cancer (68 percent) and only 36 percent reported being screened for oral cancer at their last dental checkup, according to findings from a survey released by Vigilant Biosciences, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of solutions that aid in the early detection and intervention of cancer.

Glidewell Laboratories, an industry-leading provider of dental laboratory products and services, announced the release of BruxZir™ Shaded 16 blocks compatible with CEREC® and inLab

Once again, April has arrived with thoughts of spring, flowers and a new beginnings change perceptions and outlooks. Did you think, hey, it’s also Oral Cancer Awareness month?

A recent report by the Scheduling Institute revealed that dental practices are losing money and business simply because of the way the phone was being answered in the practice.

BruxZir™ Anterior is a new entry in the BruxZir® Solid Zirconia product line. This esthetic restorative material is designed specifically to satisfy the esthetic and functional requirements of the anterior region of the mouth.

With the new CS Digitalizer, Carestream Dental offers doctors a step-by-step guide to building a digital practice customized to their needs. Incorporating digital equipment into a practice can seem like a daunting task for a busy doctor, but the CS Digitalizer is said to ease the burden by addressing the main concerns of practitioners, such as the investment, ease of use and cost.

The CAD/CAM world can be confusing if you don't understand the terminology. Read the top five terms you need to know below:

MIST Inc. has announced the launch of MIST IC implant components, a comprehensive line of digitally fabricated Titanium implant components designed to be precise and affordable.

In conjunction with Oral Cancer Awareness month, the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health announced it teamed up with the International Dental Oncology Leaders (IDOL) to raise awareness of the importance of oral cancer screenings for those in the medical and dental professions.

It's time to recognize some amazing women in the dental industry! For the sixth consecutive year, Dental Products Report is honored to name the Top 25 Women in Dentistry. We will be profiling these awesome women in our October issue ... but we need your help to know who the top 25 women are.

In dental practices around the globe, resin-based dentistry has drastically increased over the last few decades because more patients desire tooth-colored restorations.

Expanding its VITA YZ system, VITA has introduced new high translucent YZ discs and blocks, available in both pre-colored and non-colored variations.

What does Dr. John Flucke, DDS, think of the new DEXIS CariVu caries detection device? He gets truly honest about the product in this featured Google Hangout video interview with Dental Products Report Content Director, Kevin Henry.

Convergent Dental Inc., a privately held dental device company, announced that it had secured $9 million in a funding round led by existing investors Long River Ventures and the Gund Foundation as well as new individual investors and family offices.

In this installment of “I Use That,” we asked Dr. Michael Davila and Dr. Andreea Mada-Davila, as well as Dr. Tauseel Khan of Philipse Manor Dental Associates, about their use of DentiMax’s Dream Sensor in their practice. They share how converting to DentiMax’s Dream Sensors benefitted their practice efficiencies, front-desk employees and bottom line.

Oral cancer is the sixth most prevalent  form of cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 43,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year. 

Choosing the right cements can go a long way toward a clinician’s ability to deliver great restorative care. Because this is such an important topic, DPR is interviewing three clinicians to learn how and why they use and choose the cements that they reach for when caring for their patients.

The Oral Health Forum, a partner of Heartland Alliance, today released its “Healthy Smiles, Healthy Growth” study, which indicates that oral decay and obesity continue to pose significant health problems to Illinois children.

On the evening of the second show day of IDS 2015, the U.S. subsidiary office of Koelnmesse used the opportunity to honor long standing U.S. exhibitors for their proven loyalty to this event.

DentalEZ®, a supplier of integrated products and services for dental health professionals worldwide, announced the appointment of Heather Trombley as president, effective March 31, 2015.

In the changing world of dentistry, it is only logical that the role of the dental hygienist will be growing and developing as well. Dental Consultant Jack Abrams sat down with Wendy Briggs, dental hygienist and president of The Team Training Institute to discuss the changing role of the dental hygienist.