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During the global celebration of the 90th birthday of the renowned Komet® brand dental rotary instruments, Komet USA will unveil its new logo and new look at a press conference/birthday reception on October 19th at the Annual Meeting of the American Dental Association in San Francisco.? ?

This final installment in Dr. Havery Silverman's Same Day Smile Makeover Series introduces the EasySmile Preview System and explains how less cosmetic dentistry can be the best cosmetic dentistry.

Terrisa Singleton is the Foundation Manager for Delta Dental of Oklahoma Oral Health Foundation, an organization that works with free and low-cost dental clinics and programs. She sees her career and the work she does with Delta Dental as important and fulfilling because she knows she is making an impact in the lives of the people the foundation helps.

ArTech Dental Ceramics' name says it all. It reflects the mission of this small, family-owned, Fort Collins, Colo. based dental lab, which is to combine art and technology to produce esthetically pleasing and functional restorations.

How does Hu-Friedy leverage its 100+ year history in regards to innovation?

What may appear as a relatively simple treatment may actually be more than expected and a bit more complicated.

Diane Johnson-Krueger is the President and CEO of NuSmile Pediatric Crowns, the largest manufacturer of esthetic pediatric crowns in the country, which introduced its first products in 1991. She is constantly developing new products and improving existing technologies to better serve her clients. NuSmile is currently one of the largest corporate supporters of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and its foundation, Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children.

Using The Dawson Academy's four-step protocol, even the best clinician's can be better.

Practicon celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept. 13, 2012. The company was founded in 1982 and has worked since then to help healthcare professionals improve patient care and professional success with distinctive products and services.

Maureen Knott is the Vice President of Product Advertising at Henry Schein Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to dentists, physicians and veterinarians. Her position is a role she worked very hard to achieve since she started as an administrative assistant in 1986. She attributes her success to many different factors of her life, one being her excellent communication skills, especially with Henry Schein’s supplier partners.

Daniel G. Lebryk took to Amazon.com to boast about how the Philips Sonicare AirFloss has provided him with an alternative to flossing that works.

With the current economic uncertainty, dentists are questioning their commercial office space needs. According to Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel, who has been a practicing facial plastic surgeon for 13 years at the Boston University of Medicine, leasing has advantages including increased flexibility, tax benefits and reduced responsibilities. Dr. Spiegel opened a new office in a Boston suburb and has been in his new space for roughly a year and a half. After much searching he decided to lease the space.

The West Texas Dental Lab Study Group Expo 2012 will be held Oct. 19-21, 2012, in Lubbock, Texas at the Ashmore Inn and Suites.

Susan Hollar is a cosmetic dentist who also serves as visiting faculty with the Pankey Institute and Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. She believes cosmetic dentistry is a field that requires active continuing education, and any young woman looking for a career in the field should always be seeking higher levels of education.

Adding a new material to a dental laboratory can bring major changes to the business. Workflows and equipment might need to be adjusted, and demand for the new product is essential. But when everything comes together, the transition can lead to a more efficient operation producing higher quality restorations.

Haley was a bright teen with a broken smile. She encountered bullies on a daily basis who teased her and called her names like "Hillbilly Hick Haley."

Strong luting cement, falvored fluoride varnish, universal cleaning paste and laser safety glasses are what's new in the weekly dental products roundup for the week of Sept. 10, 2012. 

Claudia Patch had a vision and a goal in dentistry before she set foot in her first dental class; she had her sights set on a specific dental practice and once she found her direction, she made each decision accordingly.

Sept. 10, 2012 (St. Paul, MN) – Patterson Dental has acquired Iowa Dental Supply, a full-service dental distributor based in Des Moines.

How often does a new patient come into your practice for an emergency appointment with a specific concern, such as a toothache, and with this excruciating pain the patient’s self diagnosis is the tooth must be extracted?

Dr. Sabine Purps wasn’t necessarily looking for a new exam glove when she ran into an old friend and colleague at least year’s ADA annual session in Las Vegas, but she’s glad she took his advice and gave the XCEED exam gloves from Microflex a try.

BOCA RATON – The Hispanic Dental Association Foundation (HDAF), together with Crest and Oral-B, recently convened a roundtable of leading dental professionals, oral health researchers and policy makers to discuss why U.S. Hispanics lag behind other Americans in many aspects of oral health.

An office manager's take on how to solve team conflict and achieve team harmony in your dental office.

The most common lies coming out of your patients’ mouths might shock you.

There’s a lot to like about Tokuyama’s Estelite Sigma Quick® universal restorative resin composite, and much of it comes down to its 100% spherical filler.

In the spirit of World Oral Health Day, here is a roundup of the most-read oral health related articles on our website this year.

The September issue of Dental Products Report is easily my favorite issue of the year. We spend so much time year-round dedicated to our coverage of products that the opportunity to step back and profile people who create, use, sell and market those products is a real treat. Add to that the focus on outstanding women in these roles, and I can barely contain my excitement.

WASHINGTON (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new $200,000 grant has been awarded?to the American Dental Education Association Minority Dental Faculty Development ?(ADEA MDFD) program, to expand the program's existing critical efforts to improve?diversity among populations of dental students and faculty.

Amanda Seay is proud to be a strong and successful young woman in the dental profession with a supportive loving family to share her achievements with.

Looking for a strong permanent cement? A multi-use retraction paste? Perhaps some composite? Or maybe an abutment for an implant case? If so, then your in luck because all of these items are part of the weekly new dental products roundup for the week of Sept. 3, 2012.