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The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have released a study examining the correlation between dental implant failure and the use of a widely prescribed antidepressant drug.  

Guy G. Levy, DDS is a general dentist in Yorktown, Va. At his  restorative and family dental practice, Levy Dental Group, he aims to provide compassionate and cutting-edge care. I recently spoke with Dr.

Benjamin Franklin famously opined, “A penny saved is a penny earned." And while that chestnut of wisdom is certainly true as a guiding philosophy for success in life, it can be taken too literally. What may seem like smart cost savings measures can take a more deleterious toll on the doctor’s practice than doing it the right way in the first place.

DPR presents the first in a two part series examining the latest and greatest in digital radiography, including must-have products and the best practices for your practice.  

The Zenotec select hybrid is the new milling system exclusively developed for IPS e.max CAD and IPS Empress CAD.

We asked our friends at HygienistPrep to tell us some tips to share with dental hygiene students who are preparing to take the NBDHE and move further down the path toward becoming a full-time dental hygienist. Here are the 5 things they believe every dental hygiene student should know before taking the NBDHE.

Recently, more and more labs have been switching to cloud-based management software. One of the options availble for labs is LabStar. We recently spoke with Jeffrey Noles, CEO of LabStar, about his company's innovations, why labs should turn to the cloud and how lab owners can be assured of online security.

DENTSPLY Implants now supports intraoral scanning for ATLANTIS patient-specific abutments using an iTero scanner.

Said to be the first tissue managing impression system that does not require tissue retraction, Aquail Ultra Cordless Impression System from DENTSPLY Caulk lets dentists take accurate, detailed impressions with less stress.

Lights! Camera! Action! Dr. Roger Levin says it’s time that your dental practice takes a cue from Hollywood and learns the value of a good script.

A recent study has found that a very unpopular weed that ravages gardens and crop fields around the world may not have always been a nuisance: it may have actually protected prehistoric humans from tooth decay.  

Great Minds, Inc., and Rae Dental Management have launched a new product for dental practices looking for statistics to help make better decisions about their PPO dental plans. The PPO Analyzer for Dentrix is an easy-to-use report that gives the office a snapshot of how their PPO dental plans are affecting their practices’ productivity and profitability.

By now everyone is well aware of the successes of IPS e.max, which has proven to deliver strong, esthetic restorations in all areas of the mouth. In fact, long-time prosthodontist Dr. Kenneth Malament, a world-renowned researcher and educator on all ceramics, says his choice is Ivoclar Vivadent’s ceramic  for all of his single unit restorations. But where this material really has a unique spot is in the posterior areas.

Don’t let your practice management system confine you to your office, or worse yet, your desktop. Too often you need to access patient data from someplace other than your office.

Bryan Couch, DDS, doesn’t mince words when it comes to his experience with digital impressions and in-office CAD/CAM: “It’s the single most important tool I’ve purchased in 29 years of dentistry.”

There are significant challenges in clinical dentistry when trying to maintain a vital pulp. Dentin replacement due to caries has been attempted via various mechanisms and materials over the years.   

Innovation drives our profession and DLP wants to recognize the companies at the forefront.  In this Innovator Profile, DLP spoke with Ramon Flores, Senior Product Specialist at Amann Girrbach America, about their start-to-finish workflow.

The vista of dentistry has changed over the past 30 years, and I may say, it is a wonderful time to be a woman in dentistry.

DentalCAD, the CAD software from EGS, has released a new version with its 4.0 update.

Midmark recently announced two dental product promotions allowing customers to receive incentives with the purchase of select Midmark equipment through the end of 2014.  

In this Product Double Take, DPR spoke with Dr. Scott Dickinson about his experience working with DENTSPLY’s Articadent® Anesthetic (articaine HCI and epinephrine Injection, USP).

BIOMET 3i’s new Smile Therapy™ campaign is designed to help clinicians and laboratories access a trio of system solutions to help dental professionals and their patients achieve beautiful, confident and healthy smiles.

When it comes to restorations, the goal is straightforward: to return the tooth to its natural state and function. How you achieve your goal is less clear, however, relying on skill and, in many cases, artistry to get the results you need for your patient.

Ivoclar Vivadent has announced a new way to find dental labs that use the IPS e.max system. Its “IPS e.max Lab Finder,” a new resource available at ivoclarvivadent.com to help dentists locate one of the more than 6,000 laboratories in North America currently using the IPS e.max all-ceramic system.

Innovation drives our profession and DLP wants to recognize the companies at the forefront.  In this Innovator Profile, DLP spoke with Bernie Jarslow, CDT, Laboratory Product Manager for Whip Mix Corporation.  

Developed to help clinicians view an operating site from multiple perspectives, EyeZoom conforms to fit the preference of individual wearers.