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Our industry is currently buzzing about a deflate debate … and I’m not referring to the Super Bowl! Our post last week on the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics initiated more controversy than the Go Daddy commercial pulled from its potential showing for the Super Bowl!

Mastering direct composite restorations.

Looking for the latest dental fee information for your state or region? Look no further than this exclusive report from Sikka Software and Dental Products Report.

As most of you are aware at this point, there is a mandate for all providers in New York State to begin prescribing electronically (eRX) beginning March 27, 2015.

DentalPost, an online and mobile job board for the dental industry, announced it has launched a new candidate matching feature for its members.

Looking for the latest hourly and annual salary numbers for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon or Washington? Check out the numbers below.

If you ask most dental professionals what they enjoy most about their jobs, many will quickly say, “Interacting with the patients.” There’s no question that social interaction with patients and seeing their lives transformed through improving their oral health is an awesome thing that keeps many of you coming back to the practice day after day after day. However, at the end of the day, we all like to know that our financial needs and wants are being taken care of as well.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and mean annual wages for dentists, hygienists and dental assistants in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) will host its annual spring conference at the Hilton Chicago on May 2-3, 2015.

D?UX Dental expanded its line of bur blocks with a new product that features drain holes to prevent rust and an attached cover to protect burs from damage. The new bur block is compatible with handpieces, friction grip  and latch burs.

TAUB Products, a longtime manufacturer of dental consumable products, announced the launch of Zero-G bio implant cement.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we have compiled the average hourly and annual salary numbers for dental professionals in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we have compiled the average hourly and annual wage numbers for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants working in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and annual wage and salary numbers for dental professionals in Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Millennials are more conscious than ever of how food affects their health.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and annual salary numbers for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and mean annual wages for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and annual salary numbers for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants working in Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Rubber cup polishing has been an effective method for completing prophylaxis and controlling biofilm growth, and on-going research has expanded dentistry’s knowledge regarding the formation, growth, development, behavior and effects of biofilm. 

TAUB Products, a longtime manufacturer of dental consumable products, announced the launch of Zero-G bio implant cement.

No matter a lab's size, at some point, the facility and office space needs to change. Every dental lab owner has faced this reality, and NevinLabs (a division of DentalEZ) believes it has found a workable solution to help every one of those lab decision makers.

Core3dcentres® and Thommen Medical have announced that Core3dcentres has been recognized as the only authorized milling center for Thommen Implant System custom and hybrid abutments in North America.

Core3dcentres® and Thommen Medical announced Core3dcentres has been recognized as the only authorized milling center for Thommen Implant System custom and hybrid abutments in North America.

Every dental office is different. Practices specialize in particular areas of dentistry and focus on a number of varied treatments. Yet there is one thing that unites all offices: The desire to help patients understand exactly what is being recommended to them and why. 

Since 2003, Laura Hatch and her husband, dentist Anthony Hatch, have been rocking dentistry. When they opened the doors at their Maryland practice, they chose a rock-and-roll theme that has carried over to their new practice in San Diego, Scripps Rock Dental, which they opened in 2008.

Stoma Dental has introduced the new, upgraded DOVE™ brand line of disposable high-volume ejector (HVE) and saliva ejector (SE) valves that promote infection control and dental patient safety. 

Let’s face it … the dental assistant is the heartbeat of the dental practice. Of course, everyone plays a vital role in the practice’s success, but there’s no one who holds things together on a daily basis more than the assistant.

Zimmer Dental has announced the availability of the Zimmer® Screw Fixation System.

Whether or not to use Glutaraldehyde has been a hot debate on many message boards recently. And, I must admit, I thought OSHA and the CDC outlawed Glutaraldehyde, but the truth is they have only (highly) recommended that we no longer use it. Will it be “outlawed” sometime in the future? I truly believe so and here’s why: