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As more dental professionals adopt digital scanning, user experience is more important than ever. With that in mind, 3M Digital Oral Care has announced technological transformations to the 3M True Definition Scanner.

I recently had the chance to talk to Dr. Jonathan Ferencz, a prosthodontist in New York City and the scientific chair of an upcoming conference on digital dentistry being held in Orlando, Fla.

In part two of Dental Product Report's three-part series on ergonomics, Betty Ladley Finkbeiner, CDA - Emeritus, BS, MS, provides tips on ergonomic concepts and motion economy to decrease stress and increase productivity. Check out Part 1 and Part 3  of the series for more insight into ergonomic practices and benefits.

Traditional dental labs are today pressured from many sides-in-clinic milling, price competition and regulatory demands all pose serious threats to their future business efforts. Luckily, digital technologies are already providing direct answers to counter these upsetting realities. By going digital, labs can push right back.

At an exclusive event last week at the 3M ESPE headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., the company unveiled new technological transformations to the 3M True Definition Scanner, including a new wand with a slimmer profile as well as an upgraded version of the 3M True Definition Scanner Software.

In part one of Dental Product Report's three-part series on ergonomics, Kevin Henry, DPR Group Editorial Director, spoke with dental professionals to get their take on the importance of good ergonomic practices. Check out Part 2 and Part 3  of the series for more insight into ergonomic practices and benefits.

Consider these tips for making sure you don't spread let infection spread around your team or, most importantly, to the restorations you're producing for clients and patients.

In her 30 years as a dental hygienist, Elizabeth Martens has heard plenty of times why people won’t floss … they simply can’t get their hands and the floss inside their mouth.

Today’s dental labs exist in an ever-changing digital environment. Lab scanners are more common, and are being used for an increasing range of indications. Only a few years ago, this technology was only used in certain labs for a specific purpose (mostly zirconia production).

In part three of Dental Product Report's three-part series on ergonomics, Garrett Ludwig, president of Diversified Design Technologies, explains how ergonomics can increase a practice's efficiency and productivity-all while saving money. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the series for more insight into ergonomic practices and benefits.  

The DEXIS Platinum sensor was introduced in 2009 following the great success of the DEXIS Classic sensor. Since that time, the Platinum sensor and the DEXIS digital X-ray system as a whole, have gained many awards from well-respected dental publications, dental researchers, dental technology experts, and very importantly, peer-elected programs.

If you’re dealing with daily aches and pain during the work day, Timothy Caruso has some tips for you.

Kevin Henry, group editorial director for Advanstar’s dental division, including Dental Products Report, Modern Hygienist, Dental Lab Products, and Dental Practice Management, was recently tabbed with an honor for his social media efforts as a British writer named him as one of the top 5 dental influencers on Twitter.

If you ask Erin Roberts, DDS, about her prior dental office she answers with a chuckle, insisting that it’s a distant memory that she tries to forget.

The Academy of General Dentistry is pleased to announce the creation of a new international membership category beginning October 2014. The new category is in response to the many requests the AGD receives from dentists around the world who share in AGD’s values, goals and mission.

Being able to quickly print out models, surgical guides, anatomical models, partial denture frameworks and more, can save you valuable time and money.

Esthetics are more important to denture patients than ever before. Finding a simple and predictable method of prescribing highly esthetic partial and complete dentures is necessary to satisfy the heightened expectations of today’s patient.

A recent study from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that some dentists are not encouraging patients who smoke to ditch the habit. Researchers found that only 1 in 10 smokers who saw a dentist in the past 12 months received the recommendation to quit smoking. 

It’s amazing how things can change in the span of one year. Think about where you were as the summer started winding down last year and the changes you have seen in your personal and professional life.  

The pain of sensitive teeth can prevent your patients from either keeping their routine appointments or accepting treatment. How to you get the edge for your patients? By identifying what today’s options are so you can give them their best results.

Learn why Komet’s S6856XL.FG.021 and 8856XL.FG.021 might be perfect for your practice.

Roy Dental Lab is a full service lab located in New Albany, Ind., just across the river from Louisville, Ky. The lab is family owned, and was started in 1972. The lab has 11 full-time dental technicians, and 13 total full-time employees.

After speaking with Dr. Frank Milnar of St. Paul, Minn., briefly about  COMPONEER® from Coltene Whaledent for the August issue of Dental Products Report, Group Editorial Director Kevin Henry traveled to Minnesota to go more in depth with Dr. Milnar on why he chooses to integrate COMPONEER into his practice.

The first thing you hear of from some colleagues is usually: Why should I press when I’m much faster with the layering technique?

  When I first introduce the topic of tracking software to dental practices, there are two responses I frequently encounter. Dental team members often think, “Oh no, it’s Big Brother,” while dentists wonder what a product like OnTrack can do that their existing practice management software cannot.   

Now distributed by BIOMET 3i, RegenePro Collagen Sponges and Plugs feature a proprietary manufacturing technology that allows the products to take the shape of the wound, absorbing liquids and accelerating healing.

Core3dcentres has announced the next series of core3daCADemy CE events, including a new implant-based course in mid-September. The courses include both online webinars and in-person events at locations around North America.

Bien-Air's iOptima, the first electric handpiece system of its kind, is designed to boost the performance  of dental procedures.  With the iOptima, practitioners can transform their existing dental unit into a modern system equipped with a brushless and sensorless micromotor and an iPod® interface. 

Our case study patient involves a 50-year-old woman whose case required screw-retained implants to create the most functional and esthetically pleasing implant bridge. Often clinicians will ask about procedure for a case of this nature because they would like to better understand protocol.

As the dental industry moves into a new era of more sophisticated dental software, including a new generation of dental electronic health records (EHRs), dentists, practice managers, and administrators are becoming increasingly confused in terms of the evaluation and selection of these new technologies.