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A Q&A with Dr. Gregory Jacob about his long-lasting partnership with Lang Dental Manufacturing.

Grafting extraction sockets is essential for successful regeneration of bone. Research has shown that only 30% bone growth occurs in sockets that aren’t grafted compared to up to 60% bone growth in sockets that are grafted.

Dental Products Report digital media director Steve Diogo sat down with a panel of key opinion leaders, including Dr. Neal Patel, Dr. Tarun Agarwal and Sirona's VP of CAD/CAM Roddy MacLeod last week at the CEREC 27 and a Half event in Las Vegas.

Visitors to the DUX Dental website can find plenty of information on cross contamination and microorganism growth when talking about bib holders and clips used in dental practices. Today they’re adding a transcript from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, a research paper that further points out the difficulty with trying to properly disinfect bib holders and clips.

The American Dental Association is offering dentists the opportunity to pre-order dental procedure coding books prior to them becoming available in October. These books have proven popular with ADA members who benefit from members-only discounts.

Glidewell Laboratories' Implant Division General Manager Dzevad Ceranic discusses the company's existing implants and future plans.

Sirona Dental Systems Thursday upped the dental CAD/CAM ante in Vegas, unveiling the company's first full-color, video streaming intraoral camera before a crowd of 4,000 dentists/fans at the CEREC 27.5 event.?? The camera, which provides full-color, 3D-image capture and does not require powder, marks a major leap forward for Sirona technology.

The teeth bleaching (or whitening) industry has seen massive growth since its onset in the late 1980s when the first in-office bleaching light was used. Today, there’s a plethora of procedures and products sold within dental offices-and retail stores-for whitening. Entrepreneur Magazine estimated that total revenue from dental whitening services in 2011 was $11 billion.

A Q&A with Tokuyama Dental America Inc. Director of Marketing Phillip R. Pasit.

A Q&A with Glidewell Laboratories VP of Research & Development on the BruxZir Solid Zorconia.

A Q&A with Harry J. Bosworth Company's President, Millie Goldstein, and VP of Sales and Marketing, Herbert Pozen. Q: The year-long celebration of your 100th anniversary is drawing to close. How has this milestone helped to underscore your commitments and goals as a company?

A Q&A with CDT Steve Edmonds on the benefits his lab is experiencing using a furnace from IBEX Dental Technologies.

PracticeMojo™ has partnered with My Social Practice, named one of Dental Products Report’s Top 5 Marketing Services companies, to provide dental practices with social media and online Web solutions.  

General dentist Dr. Alizia Westfall discusses her experience with XLDent Suite dental software.

The wildfire that raged through Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer destroyed the houses of hundreds of people including two dentists who practice in the metropolitan area of more than 650,000 people.

A Q&A with Dr. Rod Kurthy on Evolve Dental Technologies' KöR Whitening products.

The XLDent Suite is a completely mobile dental software system designed for the Tablet PC and wireless technology. This allows for flexibility in the delivery of patient care while enabling doctors and staff members to create an interactive patient experience. Developed with the latest software design methodologies, the suite features a robust, easy-to-use practice management system with a customizable patient screen, a dental appointment scheduler, a post-treatment screen, dental reports and patient history.

Kim Sorenson had seen the commercials, but didn’t really see herself needing to use 1-800-DENTIST’s help to find a dentist.

Praise your team. If you create a positive environment in your practice, your patients will notice. They pick up on whatever vibe you and your team members give out, and no one wants to feel tension or negativity during their visit to the dentist. Keep a positive attitude and your staff members will follow suit.

CEREC celebrates its 27th-and-a-half birthday with the launch of an intraoral camera. Sirona also launches a digital sensor and image management system.

CBCT imaging can be a difference maker with endodontic cases.

On the event of Sirona Dental Systems' launch of CEREC Omnicam, we look at technologies that take dental care to the next level. The criteria for the list is simple:  Does this product make clinical care better - more predictable, more efficient, more comfortable? Are you and your patients better off for incorporating this technology into the practice?

The focus of this week's DPR Friday episode is our Paperless Video Series. The series is a guide to help you make the right purchasing decisions during your transition to a paperless workflow.

Adjustable intensity levels of 15,000 lux, 25,000 lux and 30,000 lux at 5,000 K flood the oral cavity with a consistently neutral white light for true-to-life tones.

Would you like to get substructures within two days? Need an abutment that has full freedom of movement? If so, these and other products are part of the new dental lab products roundup for the week of August 13, 2012. Here's a complete list with links to product information and the companies:

Vident will conduct a pair of hands-on shade workshops in September and also will team with renowned instructor and ceramist, Claude Sieber, MDT, to offer a hands-on workshop that integrates all the visual elements necessary to reproduce a natural tooth using VITA ceramics.

IRVINE, Calif. – J. Morita announced the 3D Endo Symposium continuing education event. This full-day course is tailored for endodontists on the topic of 3D/CBCT technology and will include lectures, as well as an interactive session and hands-on training.

Dr. Thomas Kearns says The Dawson Academy has helped him keep a good balance between his professional life and family life while receiving high level education from the continuing education provider. 

The largest benefit of a paperless practice is the ease of which you can protect your practice’s data. That may sound a bit odd with all of the technology scare stories out there, but it really is true.