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As always, it's been another busy month of product introductions in September. The new items range from materials, imaging systems and polishing devices to cements, aligners and safety glasses For your conveniences, here's a roundup of all the products that debuted on www.dentalproductsreport.com this month..   

Quality control measures like Lean manufacturing and DAMAS can increase your efficiency and productivity.

Health care providers today are feeling significant pressure to work more efficiently and streamline procedures in their offices. The pressure can come from insurance companies, patients, or the government, but the message from all parties is to reduce costs and avoid waste. For dentists faced with the pressures of running their own practices, the push toward greater efficiency can be internal as well, based on a desire to minimize unnecessary costs and keep the practice running profitably.

The negative effects to teeth following trick-or-treating on Halloween will be lessened again this year thanks to dentists from across the nation who are participating in the ninth annual Halloween Candy Buyback program.

Author Jonah Lehrer's "Imagine: How Creativity Works" breaks down ways staff members can contribute creative ideas, lending their imaginations to a thriving dental practice.

Tokuyama® Shield Force Plus is a one-component, single application, light-cured protective sealant designed for the treatment of hypersensitive dentin. It effectively infiltrates and seals exposed dentinal tubules to inhibit the flow of fluid through the tubules, which is the cause of sensitivity and helps prevent loss of dentin due to abrasion and/or erosion of exposed cervical dentin.

The power the Cloud brings to our daily life is actually quite understated. Yes, the excitement is great -- but the reality is even greater. What we are seeing is the intersection and synergy of societal trends magnified by technological forces that enhance those societal trends.

Going digital with your marketing can bring clear cost savings, but other advantages of email newsletters include convenience of reading on tablets and smartphones; ability to share articles easily; and reports that show you which recipients opened and shared specific articles.

Featuring the same small, lightweight design, the FLASHlite Magna 4.0 is powered by a new LED engine that offers advanced beam collimation.

Make it easy for them to contact you. Gone are the days where all your patients call your office to confirm appointments or learn more about what your practice offers. They’re doing their research through Google searches and social media before they even think about picking up the phone, and many of them would prefer not calling at all.

Don’t talk over their heads. Patient education is an important part of your job, especially when you’re diagnosing and talking treatment options. But when you or your team members are providing that education, you have to remember your patients didn’t go to dental school.

Earth City, Mo. (October 2012) - Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time when individuals work together to spread the word to make a difference, and Young Dental is no different. For the third consecutive year, Young™ is bringing its popular pink disposable prophy angle back to show its commitment toward raising breast cancer awareness.

We go through leading small business journals and websites so you don't have to. Check out this week's best small business links... The small business issue the candidates are not talking about With talk of healthcare and tax cuts the real question is: What about capital?

DPR Friday returns this week with a look at the ADA Ones to Watch feature, a special piece that will keep you informed on new dental product launches and promotions you can expect to encounter during the ADA Annual Session.

Ask the right questions. Before you can truly know what your patients want and what elective services you should talk with them about, you have to take the time to ask. That’s why the new patient interview is such an important part of that first visit.

ATLANTA - The dental industry was changed forever with the advent of RadioVisioGraphy (RVG) in 1982, and now Carestream Dental is celebrating its 30th year of providing dental practitioners worldwide with unparalleled image quality.

Seeking the latest practice management software? Need a temporary C&B material? A means to measure dentures? A scented saliva ejector? A handy endoral key? Or a new source for implants? Products that meet those needs are all part of this week's new dental products roundup for the week of x. Here's the links to detailed information about each one as well as links to manufacturer websites.

Wilma Peterson has been working in dental technology for 55 years and has always loved the field. Her journey has been an adventure, taking her all over the world and making her the strong and knowledgeable woman she is today. “I wasn’t afraid to take chances, and get the knowledge I needed and do anything I needed to advance my profession,” she said. “When I started in dentistry, so long ago, there was one woman in the lab, and it was me.”

Halloween is my favorite holiday. Kids costumes at trick-or-treat, pumpkin carving and, of course, loads of candy! There are all sorts of delightful opportunities for dental practice marketing in October. So, if you’re looking for ideas to have fun and market your practice at the same time, don’t be afraid to...

A roundup of the best denture tooth options available on the market.

With the growth of denture tooth options available in the market, and the growing reliance on the dental technician to use clinically provided information to select teeth, it’s valuable to understand what a particular tooth brand offers, and how it fits into your laboratory business model.

Before Heather Crockett-Washington was a dentist, she was a professional cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals NFL team. 

Stay passionate. It’s easy to get into a rut, to just go about your day-to-day routine without that passion you felt when you first started practicing. But if you’re not passionate about what you do, it will show in your work and the way you interact with your patients and your staff, and that may be just enough to send some patients looking for a new dentist.

Post it on Facebook. Facebook is a great place to connect with current and potential patients, whether you’re offering a discount on whitening you want them to know about or you want to share a great article you just read about the oral-systemic link.

This week's episode of DPR Friday returns with a focus on products that provide proven results and the stories that back them.

The term Osseoincorporation refers to a bone healing process that studies indicate is possible with Zimmer Dental's Trabecular Metal Dental Implant.

South Jordan, Utah, Sept. 27, 2012 - Ultradent Products Inc. supports the United States Federal Drug Administration’s recent ban of products which contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical known to cause harmful physical and psychological effects in children.

The Nautilus CC plus automatic casting unit features new options.

Betty Mitchell is the director of the Dental Technology Program Director at Kirkwood Community College and Educator Representative at the National Association of Dental Laboratories.

Interested in a 3D scanner complete with a turntable? How about some disposable articulators? Or maybe a model and die resin? If so, you're in luck because these new items are part of this week's new dental lab products roundup for the week of Sept. 24, 2012.