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Fifteen new dental products debuted on www.dentalproductsreport.com for the week of July 16, 2012. The products categories represented by these newcomers range from digital radiography and technology to equipment and infection control.

3M and Ivoclar Vivadent announced today that they have settled their respective lawsuits in Germany and the U.S., according to a Business Wire news release.  

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 second installment to Dental Products Report's Paperless Video Series highlights the practical benefits associated with going paperless. While paperless workflows create large, big picture benefits for a dental practice, this portion of the series dials back to the simpler, more practical advantages.  

Get them thinking long term. Your patients have plenty of short-term reasons why they can’t go through with treatment, from it’s too expensive to they just don’t think it’s necessary, and that’s why it’s important for you to talk with them about their long-term goals.

For general dentists and lab technicians looking to stay current with industry news, here’s a wrap up of some of the biggest news articles posted to www.dentalproductsreport.com during the past week.  

There can be no argument that dentistry is a challenging profession. Not only must we manage a business and employees, we also must  manage clinical care and patient expectations. When a doctor is pulled in various directions it’s easy to let some details start to fall through the cracks-that’s when we experience failures.  

Here’s a rundown of the topics visitors to http://dlpmagazine.comdlpmagazine.com have been searching for this past week along with a few of the top links those searchs have led them to. 1. CAM

On July 6th, a segment called "Who's Hiring Now" aired on ABC's daytime talk show "The View." The segment was geared towards examining the current state of the U.S. job market, featuring a special analysis from guest panelist and financial expert Regina Lewis.

  Two sets of milling tools and a desktop 3D printer highlight the products that debuted during the week of July 19, 2012 on dlpmagazine.com. In case you missed those products, here’s a list of them with links to the information and the company websites:

During a recent one-day informal visit, renowned dental technician and ceramics innovator Willi Geller met with representatives from Ivoclar Vivadent AG at the company's headquarters in Leichtenstein.

You have to communicate. One way to do it? Use routing slips or patient information forms at check-in.  Excellent communication is one of the keys to long-term patient satisfaction, said Penny Reed Limoli, owner of the Reed Limoli Group. 

BEGO’s new CAD/CAM production center takes open scanner STL files to produce Selective Laser Melting (SLM) non-precious CoCr copings and bridges (single units to long span bridges), CAD/cast noble and high noble vacuum/pressure castings, or BeCe Waxup resin crown and bridges. SLM, a form of rapid-prototyping or Stereolithography that uses laser technology to melt alloy powder into thin layers, is used in all BEGO production centers. The layers are melted together to create homogeneous copings and bridges.

Designed to enable dental labs to manufacture fixed and removable metal frameworks, the PXS dental system laser sintering  machine gets the job done cost effectively and efficiently. Using laser sintering technology to create non-precious copings and frameworks from metal powder, the system produces high quality finished products with a very high degree of accuracy while significantly reducing build time.

New dental products posted on www.dentalproductsreport.com for the week of July 9, 2012 include several hygiene products that patients can use at home as well as a new dental models and a new cleaning solution. Those products are...  

Kerr TotalCare, the makers of CaviCide1 and CaviWipes1 dental infection control products, has made available a whitepaper written by Nancy Andrews, RDH, AP, designed to help today’s dental professionals meet all of their infection control needs.

In light of the July 1 launch of XPsquared- an online community for dental professionals and the companies that serve them-we spoke with Managing Director Bill Martin, to see where this new offering fits into the wider landscape of trade shows and CE opportunities in the dental field.  

Parents and patients don’t intend to be less committed to their appointments during the “lazy days of summer” but let’s face it…if anyone makes them a better offer than going to the dentist, off they go, which means your scheduling coordinator works at top speed to keep the changes in the schedule filled. Not to mention the stress involved with the confirmed patient “no-shows.”

Scanning the headlines of my newsfeed, I was tempted to read an article on Inc.com that touted “3 ways to break the rules” of selling techniques. And even though the dentist’s primary role is as a health care provider, there is an undeniable element of salesmanship that can be critical to helping a patient say yes to optimal treatment.

With high quality 3D printing more accessible than ever, digital model production makes a lot of sense, and Florida-based Sun Dental Labs is putting such a solution into action by combining 3D printing technology from 3D Systems with the digital scanning and design systems from 3Shape.

The lab After working in larger, high-production labs for several years James Davidge and his wife opened James Dean Prosthetic Arts in California about a year ago. The two-person removables lab focuses on quality and using only the best materials available. They have about 40 clients and are focused on finding out of the box ways to provide high quality prosthetics.

The Paperless Video Series is a guide to help you make the right purchases for the right reasons when it comes to technology and methods as you make your traditional dental practice paperless.

TCS recently announced the opening of a new training center in Valley Stream, N.Y., which will  be led by Elvis Rosado and Irina Negru of Matrix Dental Lab. Rosado is a master technician and instructor, specializing in removable flexible partials for over 34 years. Courses will be held in small groups for maximum hands-on experience and attention.

It is 1962 and Dr. Jones has an air compressor installed with air lines to all the treatment rooms running to units with highspeed air turbine handpieces, yet he continues to use the old belt driven dental drill because he just doesn’t trust the new system. That seems silly today, but it is the same situation many dentists find themselves in 50 years later with regards to paperless dental records.

A-dec has been awarded the 2012 Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for Medical & Scientific Products.

Against the peaceful backdrop of the Teton Mountain Range in Idaho Falls, Idaho, family-owned Treasure Dental Lab offers services to dentists across the nation.

Marketing isn’t a bad word. The thought of it may make you feel uncomfortable or even a little anxious, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore what a good marketing plan can do for your practice. And while most of you already know you need to market your practice to survive, 54% of you said dental marketing is bad for the profession, according to a survey from The Wealthy Dentist.

Jim Tobolski had been looking for the right dentist for some time but just hadn’t “latched onto one.” That is before he started visiting Dr. Edmond Suh’s Supremia Dentistry in Wake Forest, N.C. When Jim first stepped foot inside the practice, he liked the atmosphere, the look and the friendly staff. But when he had his first crowns put in using Dr. Suh’s E4D Dentist System, he was blown away.

This week's episode of DPR Friday brings you an inside look at a few of the Pride Institute "Best of Class" honorees. This feature will appear each month leading up to the ADA Annual Session, allowing the technology panel to explain why they chose this year's winners.

Don't be neutral. When a patient calls to cancel or re-schedule an appointment at the last minute, make sure that patient understands what that means for your schedule.? ?