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This week we feature an interview with 3M ESPE’s Keith Haig and take a closer look at our new review website, DentalProductsandReviews.com.

Henry Schein’s recently launched line of double-ended Acclean orthodontic toothbrushes are outfitted with an interdental brush, reportedly making it easier for users to clean hard-to-reach areas and remove debris between teeth and braces.

Whether surgically placing or just restoring, many of you are getting more into implants. Here, we explain why and offer some tips to help ensure you’re successful.

From orthodontic brushes to tooth desensitizer and milling burs, DPR’s weekly product roundup hosts a bunch of new products that you may have missed.

The ultra-soft PeriClean kids toothbrush is said to be gentle on the teeth and leave the tooth surface feeling smooth and clean.

A confused patient isn’t going to go through with treatment. In fact, that patient may look into treatment options at another office down the street.

Here's the dental industry news you may have missed this month:

Like the rigid metal Quad-Tray before it, Clinician’s Choice’s Anterior Quad-Tray X2 provides highly accurate dual arch impressions and restorations that need little chair-side adjustment.

Reflection whitening kits from Smart Practice offers marketing opportunities for dental offices by creating custom, take-home whitening kits ornamented with their logo or other personalized images.

As part of DPR’s From The Office Manager’s Desk Series, Jill Nesbitt tells you how to use your ledger to manage and increase case acceptance in your office.

PaX-i3D Green is an eco-friendly addition to Vatech’s PaX-i3D brand, offering ultra-low dose radiation and FDA clearance for pediatric use. 

VITA’s Easyshade Advance 4.0 digital shade matching system provides optimal determination, advanced measurement technology and sturdy LED components.

By utilizing activated chlorine dioxide (CL02), OraCare’s microbiological efficacy on oral malodor and periodontal bacteria reportedly sets it apart from other common mouthwashes, allowing it to function instead as a proactive element in maintaining good overall oral health.

Lecturing patients to practice good oral health can be an exhausting – and often fruitless – aspect of a dentist’s or oral hygienist’s job.  So why not spare yourself and show them instead? 

Even though it’s a tried and true protocol, all too often restorative dentists skip the implant triad-the surgeon, the restoring doctor and the technician-when it comes to case planning.

Designed to be twice as fast as DENSO’s QB20 models, the QB30 2D barcode scanner scans moving objects, while its compact body allows it to be used in small spaces. 

Complimented by ergonomic “fins,” the Shark Tray’s extra-large handles make passing and handling easy. 

Dr. Gary Johnson explains the best way he’s found to improve denture stability.

Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, recently announced that ClearCorrect LLC, a leading manufacturer of clear aligners has significantly scaled up the number of Objet-line 3D Printing Systems it has onsite.

Drawing on a study of bio-resorbable synthetic hydroxyapatite granules, the Journal of Oral Implantology reports that cell proliferation increases when the bone-supplement granules are exposed to a 4% sodium fluoride solution.

Bisco’s DUO-LINK Universal helps restorations withstand the test of time.

Made in Germany, Primotec’s recently launched milling burs are specially designed for zirconia milling, plus offer 50% more cutting surface than average burs. 

Tess Oral Health’s Easy Braces toothbrush is reportedly the first toothbrush fashioned to under orthodontic patients’ arch wires, reducing or completely eliminating decalcifications.  

Infused with fluoride for high-quality tubule occlusion, Parkell’s Pain-Free F desensitizer is said to be a fast and simple way to provide relief to patients with tooth hypersensitivity.

Many patients may be leery of implants, or simply not aware they’re candidates. Here’s a few questions they should ask themselves to find out if implants might be a treatment option, and questions you can use to get the conversation started:

Carestream Dental launched CS OrthoTrac Cloud today at the American Association of Orthodontists’ annual session in Philadelphia, giving attendees a first look at the cloud solution for the company’s original OrthoTrac practice management software. 

Feel like you’re just shuffling the same meeting agendas and problems over and over again without finding solutions? Your practice may be experiences team meeting déjà vu.

From cone beam imaging to a new power toothbrush, this month’s cover features a range of products you’re going to want to check out.

Developed considering the practical parameters of light and contrast, the LumiContrast sectional matrix reportedly protects eyes from stress caused by reflection and lack of contrast.

Greg Biffle, driver of the number 16 3M Ford Fusion in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, is teaming up with 3M ESPE and Henry Schein, Inc. for a third year to benefit the American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile® program.