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For Rich Cooper, DDS, starting his own dental practice had its challenges. When he opened West Loop Dental Associates in Chicago, Ill., in 2000, he realized how difficult it is to attract patients to a new practice versus buying a practice with an existing patient base. Despite the difficulty getting off the ground, he and his staff were highly motivated and excited about the work they were doing.

The Lab J&B Dental Studios is a dental lab in the Madison, Wisc., area that’s been operating since 1995. Initially a two-man lab, J&B now has four people on staff. The lab began as a traditional PFM, crown-and-bridge operation, but has since expanded to zirconia solutions in addition to traditional restorations, along with some implant work. The lab is owned by Jeff Bald, and his son Aaron is the lead CAD/CAM technician who has helped oversee the lab’s transition to a digital workflow.

Will assistance help or hinder your child’s ability to become financially independent? Dr. Doug Carlsen says he knows of dentists with kids in their 50s still living at home or receiving $30,000+ payments.

Carestream Dental, a worldwide provider of industry-leading imaging, CAD/CAM, software and practice management solutions for dental and oral health professionals, today announced an integration agreement with Sesame Communications, the leading provider of cloudbased solutions to help dental care providers accelerate new patient acquisition and build patient loyalty.

BioHorizons has announced the launch of MinerOss® X, a family of xenograft products for dental implant site development procedures. 

Sesame Communications, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions to help dentists and orthodontists accelerate new patient acquisition and build patient loyalty, today announced a distribution partnership with Dental Health Products, Inc. (DHPI), one of the top dental distributors in the United States. The partnership enables DHPI to sell the award winning Dental Sesame patient engagement software combined with Healthgrades Enhanced Profiles to its customers.

Since the first resin-based light-cured dental composites were introduced in the 1970s, significant advancements have been realized in resin and filler technology, and today more than 70 different brands of composite exist on the market. Today’s clinicians can be easily confused about the subtle differences between the many available composite materials and may find it more difficult to make the correct decision about which material is best for each clinical situation.1  

Dental systems research firm Software Advice recently shared the opportunity for dental practices to communicate the risk of traveling abroad for dental care to patients. As “dental tourism” becomes a growing trend in the U.S., Software Advice surveyed a random sample of 1,155 U.S. patients to see which patients are most likely to travel for dental care, and what might cause them to reconsider. Check out the survey results...

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today the grand opening of a new headquarters building for its Practice Solutions business in American Fork, Utah, that will offer practitioners a state-of-the-art training facility on digital dentistry.  

SML (Space Maintainers Laboratories) has announced the relaunch of their website SMLGlobal.com.

Author Robin Hobb wrote “One must plan for the future and anticipate the future without fearing the future.” At the recent 2014 Converge Session of the National Association of Dental Plans a few trends emerged that help us to plan for the shifting dental benefit landscape.

In this installment of “I Use That,” we spoke with Dr. Michael L. Young about his use of Planmeca’s PlanScan CAD/CAM Restoration System.

At this year's ADA Annual Meeting, CareCredit made several announcements about new offerings for CareCredit providers, including improved software integration and the offering of free custom practice performance reviews.

Smile Line USA has introduced ORGAN.EZ, a new bur holder, designed to be esthetically pleasing in its own right while organizing your burs for optimal use.

In my previous article, I shed light on how moving from manual to digital methods can help lab owners take a major step towards securing the future of their business. However, the transition from manual to digital can be difficult.

In the August 2014 issue of Dental Products Report, we launched news of Vista Dental’s sleek-looking new product, the EndoUltra™ cordless ultrasonic endo activation device.

Renfert’s new 360° swivel-mounted support arm allows a single microscope to be utilized from several workplaces for detail control and precision work.

In our previous article, we introduced the idea of the Modern Millennial Hygienist (MMH). MMH challenges our brains to use higher level revolutionary thinking. Growth and change can warp-speed return on investment (ROI) and profitability for the practice AND the hygienist. This issue, we will look at how a MMH uses the opportunities downtime provides.

Bill and Carly are both in their early 60s. Bill is a diesel mechanic and Carly a dental hygienist. They have three children: Julie, age 29; Megan, age 26; and Samuel, age 24.  Julie just finished and MBA program after living at home while waitressing for five years after college. She has a local placement with a good salary, yet plans to live one more year at home while attacking $150,000 in student loans.

When graduating from dental school, many graduates know a great deal about their topic of study, but very little about where to go with all the knowledge they’ve gained. For recent graduates, finding the right dental practice may require some effort, but the payoff can be great. Finding a practice that offers the things you need to learn and grow in the profession can boost your career and help you reach your goals.

Tenure4G is DenMat’s new dual solvent bonding agent for bonding any resin restorative to all intraoral surfaces.

With summer coming to an end and the start of yet another busy fall, we are reminded of how another year has passed with just a blink of the eye. As we prepare to finish out the rest of 2014, we are reminded of the constant changes that we face in both our personal and professional lives.  

Primotec has announced that PREMIOtemp multilayered PMMA discs are now available in 25mm sizes. This ultra esthetic temporary material combines five-plus layers of colors into one disc, formulated to give the restoration the most natural look possible.

Dentistry is now serving four or more generations with two or three generations working in the practice. All of us are aging and, as we age, the real danger is thinking old. For dental hygiene professionals to succeed in the 21st century, it is essential to become a modern millennial hygienist (MMH). It is not age-based, it’s attitude-based. MMH challenges our brains to use higher level revolutionary thinking.

The Pride Institute's "Best of Class" Technology Awards represent an initiative to promote innovation in new and existing dental technology companies, providing a means through which the organization can educate those in the dental profession to use technology more effectively. 

Traditionally, medicine and dentistry have been considered distinctly different fields, with medicine taking precedence over dentistry. However, with a better understanding of oral disease – and how it can affect the rest of the body – insurance programs and the medical system need to catch up.

There has been much research and discussion on the efficacy and benefits of certain toothpastes or mouthwashes when it comes to eliminating oral bacteria – but what about toothbrushes? Recent research has found that bacteria growth is more prevalent on certain types of toothbrushes, which could have negative impacts on oral health.