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The holidays are long gone. The weather is cold and dreary, leaving you feeling a bit run down and just plain blah. You’re ready for sunshine and warmer weather, and are counting the days until spring returns and you can leave winter behind you for another year.

Treating dentomandibular sensorimotor dysfunction boosts profitability and expands the dentist’s role.

As part of our Morning Huddle e-newsletter, DPR partnered with notable practice management consultants to provide quick video tips to get your team talking. Here, Cathy Jameson, Ph.D. of Jameson Consulting offers 3 pieces of advice on how to lead lasting change in your dental practice.

Latex-free Bite Block Baggies are designed to cover and protect the bite block, positioning arm and x-ray media from contamination. The baggies are used by assembling the x-ray, bite block and positioner and then placing those parts into the baggie. After use, rebag for the next patient. They can be used with phosphor plate and x-ray film holders, are economically priced and are packaged 500 to a box. Flow Dental Corp. 800-356-9729 www.FlowDental.com

Need to match a shade? A bridge or regular implant? Want to improve your posture while at work? Perhaps a patient needs tooth whitening? If so, you're in luck because products to fill those needs are part of the new dental products roundup for the week of Aug. 20, 2012.

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All your marketing dollars go to waste if your secretary isn’t well-trained to handle new patient phone calls. You may invest thousands in direct mail, website upgrades or tens of thousands in television commercials because you need new patients.

A look at the All on 4 Denture Procedure using GC’s Nature-Cryl.

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Aurident’s Delta Milling Center now offers BruxZir® full-contour restorations. BruxZir is now available in pre-shaded blocks, eliminating the need for coloring liquids resulting in improved shade consistency.

01 How long have you worked in the dental industry? I have been around the dental industry my entire life because my father owned a dental lab. I began working at A-dec more than 25 years ago, and have worked in all areas of the company. This has helped me develop a broad understanding of every aspect of the company. I became president in 2007.

01. How did CADBlu first enter the dental market?

A conversation with the brothers who co-founded Isolite Systems.

01. Astra Tech was recently acquired by DENTSPLY. How has that impacted the company?

We all know a trip to the dentist isn’t usually on the fun-day to-do list for any kid. With younger patients, the dentist office often gets a bad rap. With so much working against you, how are you supposed to get children to understand the importance of dental health and not fear the dental chair? As difficult as it may seem, there are simple ways to help younger kids to get interested in proper teeth care and not assume the tantrum position as soon as they come through the door.

A conversation with Renfert USA's CEO and Owner Soren Rieger.

01 Do you think of Captek crowns and bridges as PFM restorations, or do they belong to a category all to themselves?

A conversation with the VP of Dental Imaging for Carestream Dental.  

The DWX-50 5-axis is a powerful, affordable milling machine designed to increase production capabilities.

01. Can you tell us about the recently announced Vision 2020 plan?

The introduction of SRPhonares® Nano Hybrid Composite denture teeth in 2010 represented true innovation in the dental market. Manufactured with Nano Hybrid Resin chemistry, this denture tooth line was designed to offer additional features over traditional resin teeth.

Heraeus Kulzer, LLC, provider of dental esthetics, has announced it has been named 2013 "Supplier of the Year" by the National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL). Heraeus was selected for this honor based on achievements in dental laboratory technology, product innovation and community involvement.

Preventing pathogen transmission among patients and dental health care personnel is the primary goal of infection prevention in the dental office. During the course of the work day, clinicians repeatedly perform hand hygiene, wear personal protective equipment, clean and disinfect surfaces (or apply surface barriers), sterilize instruments, maintain dental unit waterlines, and use single-use disposable items. These tasks often involve equipment and products that produce much waste, consume excess energy, and use toxic chemicals.

If there is one thing we all need to really improve, it’s our communication skills. Not just in dentistry, but everywhere. However, because this is a magazine devoted to dentistry, I’ll keep my discussion to our beloved profession.

Sirona Dental Systems launched last Thursday its new CEREC Omnicam intraoral camera at the CEREC 27.5 Anniversary Celebration. Dr.

New 3-D, streaming-video intraoral camera launched at CEREC 27.5.

The MDI Mini Dental Implant system from 3M ESPE is minimally invasive and immediately stabilizes loose dentures using a 90-minute patented protocol, often completed without a flap and using the patient’s existing denture.

February is right around the corner, and with it comes National Children’s Dental Health Month. Each February, the American Dental Association sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. The start of the month-long event always begins with Give Kids A Smile Day on Feb. 1.

With an intuitive user interface and computer control system, the CS8100 digital panoramic system’s imaging capabilities are for adult and pediatric patients as well as segmented panoramic, TMJ and maxillary sinus imaging.

The CPS Evaluation Team, consisting of dentists, assistants, hygienists, patient coordinators and the dental laboratory, evaluated the Alginator by DUX Dental. CPS produced the following comments and reviews following its evaluation: