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There are so many things to pay attention to in your dental laboratory that it can be easy to overlook something that can have a huge impact: privacy. If you don't keep an eye on some common privacy pitfalls, it can put your whole business in jeopardy.

While at the recent California Dental Association meeting in San Francisco, we had the chance to stop by the Microcopy booth and see the company’s new Bite-Chek articulation film.

First, decide who’s the financial team leader. That person must meet quarterly with the other spouse to go over any questions and concerns. Second, designate one spot in your house for all financial items. An extra bedroom, which is quiet, works best. But a kitchen corner, dining room corner, or basement will work fine.

Aurum Group has announced it is expanding with the inclusion of another dental laboratory into its network of labs. 

Through a sales, installation and support partnership with Ray Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Samsung, LED Imaging offers the RAYSCAN α – Expert, a multi-function digital extraoral imaging system with 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), panoramic and cephalometric capabilities.

The LED IC200 intraoral camera from LED Dental is designed to acquire high-resolution intraoral and extraoral images with auto-focus and a large depth of field.

During the recent California Dental Association fall meeting in San Francisco, Dental Products Report was given a look at the Waterpik Aquarius. The company is calling the Aquarius their most advanced Water Flosser ever. Scott Headley of Waterpik gave us a quick overview of the Aquarius below…

During the recent Henry Schein Practice Solutions technology summit in Park City, Utah, Dental Products Report got a sneak peek at some of the new products that will be coming out in late 2014 and early 2015, including Dentrix G6.

During the recent California Dental Association fall meeting in San Francisco, DEXIS launched DEXIS™ Mac, a new software that integrates the true functionality of Apple products that Mac users crave with the functionality of the renowned DEXIS imaging system.

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) announced that they will host the 2015 Boot Camp: Infection Control Basic Training in Atlanta, Ga. from Jan. 12-14, 2015. The conference will feature courses covering all of the core infection prevention fundamentals for dental practitioners and will offer a total of 24 continuing education (CE) hours1.  

Digital marketing may get all the attention these days, but experts say there’s a simple, old-school tactic that still rules when it comes to bringing in new patients.

While we were at the California Dental Association's fall meeting in San Francisco, we got a look at the Forza V3 Piezo Ultrasonic System from Brasseler USA.

Just unveiled at the CDA Presents conference in San Francisco, the  i-CAT FLX MV is designed especially for general dentists and specialists who need a medium field of view and a range of image sizes to fit a variety of needs.

  Innovation drives our profession and DLP wants to recognize the companies at the forefront.  In this Innovator Profile, DLP spoke with Anton Woolf, CEO of the Argen Corporation, about entering and innovating the SLM market.

DUX Dental kicks off the sixth-annual “Bib-Eze for Boob-Eze” campaign to benefit Barbells for Boobs, a non-profit breast cancer organization that is dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer, with an emphasis on women and men under the age of 40.

If you're looking for a a new mixing tray solution, Smile Line USA believes it has a new option for your lab. 

Straumann has long been an industry leader in innovation when it comes to their CARES® system. This system presents a variety of solutions that allow dental laboratories to scan and design in the lab and then send a file to Straumann for milling.

Premier Dental Products Company has introduced Enamelon® Preventative Treatment Gel, which reportedly helps prevent caries and gingivitis, and treats sensitivity. The gel provides patients with a homecare alternative to 5000ppm toothpastes and mineralizing pastes.  

HygienistPrep™ released its NBDHE prep program to the public in mid-2013 and, after a year in business, is pleased to announce a 100% reported pass rate among subscribers.

A major financial question on dental hygienists’ minds is, “How much will I need to save to retire at the level of spending I’m used to?” Is it $500,000? Is it $1 million? Is it more? Doug Carlsen, DDS, often hears from hygienists that they “have no idea what is needed to support my spouse and myself in retirement.” Financial professionals throw out retirement numbers like Halloween candy: often and indiscriminately, normally with no personal research or mathematical reasoning.

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. 

As a hygienist, how beneficial would it be from both a patient care and liability standpoint if you could actually know a patient's most recent medical conditions, procedures, medications, and other health-related information real time? How about the ability to communicate with your referral partners, such as periodontists and oral surgeons electronically … and know everything that was happening with your patients? Or, even taking it a step further, sharing your patient's records with their medical primary care and medical specialty providers?

Researchers at Heraeus Kulzer recently discovered that the company’s Venus Diamond nano-hybrid composite allows for an unusually long processing time of approximately 3½ minutes.

I recently had the chance to sit down and talk with Dr. James Stein, who will be one of the presenters at Henry Schein’s “Demystifying The Digital Dental Highway” course held during the upcoming American Academy of Periodontology meeting (AAP) meeting in San Francisco.

DPR talked to 3M ESPE's Chad Naughton, Western Regional Sales Director, and Mark Cotton, Marketing Manager, about the slew of major announcements the company has made of late.