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Stratasys Ltd. has introduced two new wax 3D printers, which they say are the highest precision wax printers available to the dental industry.

It’s truly amazing what a difference one person can make. One person with a positive attitude, a vision and a desire to serve others can inspire a whole team of people to do great things. At Smile Central Dental P.C. in Paterson, N.J., Cecilia Mescain is that person. She is not only the COO, she’s a visionary who inspired one dentist to leave the practice they both worked at to open Smile Central together in 2004.   

"Then my friend turned to me and said, ‘You’ve got some straight white teeth!’ Things like that let you know the process did work. I definitely would recommend  ClearCorrect to friends or colleagues...”

News reports coming out of the Denver area are telling Colorado residents that plastic microbeads from toothpaste and cleansers are making their way down their drains and into their rivers. While that is a concern, dental hygienists are also noticing these same microbeads are making an appearance under the gums of their patients.

LED Imaging, a new division of LED Dental, this week introduced its new digital radiography intraoral sensor, the LED IS100, at the California Dental Association meeting.

The Komet® Expert Kit 4573ST focuses on crown preparations with special attention directed toward the specific requirements of all-ceramic crowns produced through CAD/CAM or conventional techniques.

Heraeus Kulzer has announced the U.S. launch of PALA cre-active, a light-curing color fluid system used for the customized characterization of dentures. 

In the musical “Annie,” it was said that you’re never fully dressed without a smile. At a recent media conference for Philips Oral Healthcare at the California Dental Association spring session in Anaheim, Dr. Ann Demarais, a psychologist from New York, told the crowd that a smile is not only an essential part of your everyday wardrobe, but should also be a part of your everyday mental makeup as well.

At the recent California Dental Association spring session in Anaheim, Philips Oral Healthcare unveiled its new Zoom Take-Home Whitening Kits.

At the California Dental Association's 'CDA Presents' conference in Anaheim, Calif., DPR Group Editorial Director Kevin Henry caught up with LED Imaging's Chris Koch to learn more about the company's new RAYSCAN α – Expert digital radiography system. 

At Ritter & Ramsey General and Cosmetic Dentistry in Jupiter, Fla., the doctors use the 3M™ True Definition Scanner on a daily basis for scans, but the practice does still use traditional impressions for certain cases, much like most practices.

What started as a purchase for Dr. Mike DiTolla’s co-worker has turned into a new love for the KaVo MASTERtorque™ M8900 L High-Speed Air Handpiece.

When patients walk into Ritter & Ramsey General and Cosmetic Dentistry in Jupiter, Fla., the friendly staff expects them to be a little wowed with the elegant look and feel, and with the best dental technology around.

How should you be running your daily business meeting with the team? Sometimes, dental practice leaders are at a loss for what’s important and what should be addressed in the daily business meeting.

Vision USA, a Dentrex company, has introduced new options to assist with labs’ safety and magnification needs.

Whip Mix has a new addition to their digital solutions, the ProJet 1200 printer from 3D Systems.

Every restorative dentist will be, at some point, faced with a patient that presents with root caries apical to an existing crown margin. The choice is whether to remove the existing crown and additional decay and replace the crown, or to attempt to directly restore the affected area without crown replacement.

Dentrex Digital, a new division of Vision USA, now offers a full range of CAD/CAM materials for digital dental milling centers.

Renfert USA has announced a new laser pinhole drill, the Top spin.

The iOptima from Bien-Air is designed to allow practitioners to transform a pneumatic handpiece system to a modern electric unit that is equipped with a brushless and sensorless micromotor, as well as an iPod touch interface from Apple®.

In a joint project between Sikka Software Corporation, Dental Products Report, and Dental Practice Management, the following is the second in a series of reports on common procedures and associated fees in the dental practice (check out the first article, exploring fees for common procedures, by clicking here).

Building relationships of trust and value is something we all work to do each and every day. It is through these actions that our relationships become stronger, deeper and allow both parties to achieve greater success. 

Solidscape®, Inc., a Stratasys company, introduced the Solidscape® MAX², a high-precision 3D printer for manufacturing wax patterns, the newest member of the company’s 3Z® Series.

A take-home whitening solution, LumiSmile White from DenMat is available in 32%, 22% and 16% carbamide peroxide concentrations, and is said to offer reduced sensitivity, real peppermint oil flavoring, and 18 months of refrigeration-free shelf life.

Penny Reed of Penny Reed and Associates tells you what may be holding back the power of your dental management software.

The year is almost over, and that means it’s time to reach out to patients who haven’t used all their dental benefits.