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Summing up her approach to her career as an advocate for raising the level of education and quality among dental labs, Laura Sheppard is guided by a simple principle. “If something can be made better, I’m all in,” said Laura, who is director of Quality and Compliance for Dental Services Group, a national network of full-service dental laboratories.

Los Angeles, California – August 17, 2010 – 1-800-DENTIST® announced today that it recently completed a financing transaction with Boston-based firms Cue Ball Capital and Bain Capital Ventures. The investment partnership and process started earlier last year when Fred Joyal, one of the founders of 1-800-DENTIST®, was discussing his business with fellow University of Rhode Island alumnus and former CEO of The Thomson Corporation, Richard Harrington, who is now a general partner in Cue Ball.

It’s not uncommon for a lab with a complete in-house CAD/CAM system to open up excess capacity as an outsource option for other labs. That can be a way to maximize return on the technology investment, but it doesn’t make the lab into a milling center. Creating a milling center in the truest sense of concept means building a business dedicated to providing dental labs with access to CAD/CAM produced parts that can then be finished into restorations ready for the prescribing dentist to place into the patient’s mouth.

  The IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council has announced that axpDental Inc. will begin providing IdentCeram certificates to all dental labs purchasing its Zirconia milling block products. “We welcome axpDental to the ranks of IdentCeram licensees in the United States,” commented Charles Yenkner, Executive Director of the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council.

Laura Kelly, AAACD “Growing up, I had no idea dental labs even existed, so it was literally by chance when I joined the profession,” Laura admits. “I always enjoyed working with my hands and loved art, so when I was attending college and heard about an opening at a local dental laboratory, I decided to find out what dental labs were all about.” Within a year, Laura fell in love with her profession, and decided to commit her efforts toward furthering her education in the field of dental technology with a focus on esthetic dentistry.

Meet the men and women behind some of this year’s biggest product launches.

3M ESPE is assuring the accurate fit of restorations created using its Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. with a one year guarantee for new doctors. If the doctor chooses not to seat a restoration for reasons of fit, after verifying eligibility, 3M ESPE will: •    Issue the practice credits for two case fees •    Compensate the lab $100 to help defray the remake cost •    Provide an analysis about the reason(s) for the misfit to the doctor and lab

January 4, 2009  | modernhgyienist.comNewsThe makers of Listerine® and Reach® Total Care Products unveil a new laugh-out-loud book benefiting the National Children's Oral Health Foundation® No laugh tracks necessary

August 9, 2010-The IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council has announced that Amann Girrbach AG will begin providing IdentAlloy and IdentCeram certificates to all dental labs purchasing its Girobond NBS Base Metal Alloy and Ceramill ZI Zirconia milling block products.

February 2010 | Dental Products Reportproducts in practice: 5 reasons to buyUltraviolet protectionViolight sanitizer & storage systemCompiled by Noah LevineInformation available at viol

The Lab Gnathodontics Ltd. is a full service dental lab located in Lakewood, Colo. with about 60 employees. The lab specializes in complex combination cases, implants and cosmetic work.  The Product

San Jose, Calif.-Align Technology, Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Cadent Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of 3D digital scanning solutions for orthodontics and dentistry based in Carlstadt, NJ.

June 4, 2010 Dr. Jaimee Morgan & Dr. Stan Presley July 30, 2010 (Omaha, NE), August 13 (Cincinnati, OH), 2010 & October 8, 2010 (Portland, ME) Practical Approaches to Composite Resin Bonding with Exquisite Results

Long Island City, NY (August 26th, 2010) – Sirona Dental Systems (Nasdaq: SIRO) today announced the availability of the inLab Multilayer Design Option, which utilizes new VITA Rapid Layer Technology, during the CEREC® 25th Anniversary Celebration, a milestone event celebrating the 25-year anniversary of its CEREC CAD/CAM system.

Commonly encountered challenges faced by laboratories when fabricating implant-supported dentures are lack of case planning and arbitrary implant placement that often create nearly impossible fabrication scenarios. For these reasons, technicians should be included as an integral part of the implant restorative team to provide critical information regarding tentative case design and subsequent implant placement decisions.

Purchasing an intraoral camera is one of the fastest, easiest and highest returning investments a dentist can make. A quality intraoral camera system can generate a full return on investment in as little as 1 to 3 months.

Ina Pockrass, CEO of Transcendentist No one man, woman or dental practice can single-handedly save the planet. But if any one comes close, it’s Ina Pockrass.

Designed to recreate the internal effects and characteristics of natural teeth, Lite Art light-curing coloring pastes are highly fluorescent with low viscosities. Featuring a newly developed, multi-functional monomer and photo initiator, they  deliver excellent surface covering qualities.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 11, Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics proudly hosted a dental education and career day for the students of Fort Worth's H.I.K.I.D.S., an organization dedicated to helping inner city children and youth.

Whip Mix has promoted of Stacey L. Meredith to International Key Account Manager, moving up from International Sales Administrator. Stacey will be responsible for building client relationships by acting as the interface between the customer and the Whip Mix sales team.

On Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, Dr. Ed McLaren will hold a 2-day workshop at LSK 121 Midwest Training Center in Naperville, IL entitled, "Anterior and Posterior Etchable Ceramic Restorations…from Beginning to End."

No one really knows what’s coming just around the corner tomorrow-let alone throughout the next 12 months-but proceeding without even a general concept of what might be on the way can be just as risky.

THE TEAM Bringing together a variety of voices for the best advice and big ideas. Team members Dr. Peter Cabrera (Lead) Dr. Mark Ryder Dr. Richard Huot

From its humble beginnings 30 years ago in Dr. Dan Fischer’s basement, to its current position as a leader in dental products research and innovation, Ultradent Products Inc. is the focus of this month’s article. Ultradent was formed after Dr. Fischer realized that profound hemostasis was imperative for quality operative dentistry.

Beachwood, OH, April 7, 2011 – Dr. Harvey Silverman, the author of Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practices published on DentalProductsReport.com has introduced a new on-site cosmetic dentistry coaching and consultation program. 

The winning entry was a miltiplewire Chess Set creatd by Dr. Aaron Swapp.  Photo: Courtest of Hu-Friedy

March 26, 2010 | dlpmagazine.comNewsOrtho lab to providedigital study model services3dO Medical IT www/3do.ca has successfully completed installation and setup of 3dO Ortho Studio 3do.ca

When it comes to marketing laboratory services to potential clients, Dena Lanier, owner of The Lab 2000 located in Columbus, Georgia, has always thought outside the box. So when she saw an opportunity to engage her clients by tapping into the potential new business presented by the soldiers stationed at Fort Benning military base in town, she needed to think big. That’s when she decided to turn to billboards. She wanted to drive the public to dentistry and indirectly to her laboratory.

January 26, 2010 | dlpmagazine.comNewsNobel Biocare settles suit against Blue Sky BioNobel Biocare has announced that the company has reached an agreement with Blue Sky Bio to settle their out

CHARLOTTE, NC –- The Doctors TV Show, which airs on the CBS network, recently featured a segment on the CEREC AC system from Sirona Dental Systems. CEREC AC, a groundbreaking technological advance in chairside CAD/CAM, gives dentists the ability to capture digital impressions and create precise dental restorations in a single appointment.