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August 26, 2010-Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) August 18, 2010 Sleep Group Solutions (SGS) and Glidewell Laboratories have reached an agreement that will partner the two companies in order to provide education to the dental and medical profession on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of snoring and sleep apnea.

January 27, 2010 | dentalproductsreport.com Web Exclusive Equipping the world Organizations such as IMEC are helping move surplus equipment and supplies to countries in need.

PARSIPPANY, NJ – Aug. 10, 2010 – Each year, more than 51 million school hours are lost as a result of problems related to tooth decay, the most common chronic childhood disease in America. Yet according to a recent survey by Trident®, more than eight in 10 (84%) American parents don’t realize this.

My staff and I love the Midwest Tradition handpiece. How much you ask? Well, we have 13  of them in the office. We use the latch style with fiber optic lighting. The handpiece’s small head makes visibility and access very easy in the back areas of the mouth. It also is perfect for the limited space in pedo patients.

What is the average time for a porcelain buildup? With all the studies and articles I have read throughout the years, I can honestly say “who knows.” I developed my No Cut Back Technique more than 20 years ago and have taught this technique throughout the United States at various dental conventions. This technique is designed to increase production and at the same time allow the ceramist to produce a much more esthetic restoration.

As a school nurse for 23 years, Sandi Delack has witnessed first-hand the needs of children who don’t have a dentist or receive regular dental or oral health care.

Flip through the pages of an issue of Dental Lab Products or walk a tradeshow floor, and you’re likely to cross paths with at least one new material. Keeping up with the stream of new options for your lab can be almost dizzying.

They are lurking in your office waiting to steal treatment plans and hide them in the unscheduled treatment reports in your computer. If you track case acceptance, you are one step ahead of these robbers because you can then start to identify and analyze your systems and communication skills to find your vulnerable areas and take steps to shore them up. Guessing or using your “gut feeling” about case acceptance will not serve you well. A good goal to aim for is 85% for new patients; 90% for patients of record.

The job ad called for a driver who also wouldn’t mind doing sweeping and other light clean-up work. No weekend work was required and it also promised to teach skills that could be turned into a profession. Mary Ann Miles was fresh out of high school when she responded to that ad 40 years ago. She never guessed that it would turn into a lifelong occupation and that she would become a co-owner of Schmitt Dental Laboratory Inc. in Saginaw, Mich.

February 2011 | Dental Products Report 10 questions: Dr. Linda niessen Q +A: Dr. Linda Niessen Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer of Dentsply Int’l

Many dentists have a written document that outlines their practice’s vision and philosophy. Ideally, the doctor shares this with the dental team and with patients as it is not only a statement of what you aspire to attain, but it is a useful tool for clear communication. It has been said that the difference between a vision and a hallucination is how many people see it! If your team and patients have not seen your practice philosophy, it may be a hallucination.

The latest software applications for smart phones and tablets have increased functionality to allow clinicians to manage practices and patients from anywhere, anytime.

“You’re wrong!” A patient complaint is as powerful as a slap in the face. The words sting and when they come from a patient it most certainly feels like a threat to your integrity. Most people are tempted to show how they cannot possibly be wrong. Most people want to prove not only that they are in the right, but that the other person-in this case, the patient-is wrong.

It's not every author that would make him or herself available to the reading public, but Dr. Thomas Trinkner has agreed to do just that.

The Swift is a portable self-contained piezo ultrasonic scaler that only requires an electrical connection. The unit includes an exterior water hookup and a 500 mL self-pressurized reservoir that can be filled with either water or medicament.

Q:  How do I get my team motivated to think like an owner and go the extra mile?  First and foremost, no one can motivate anyone to do anything. Motivation has to come from within! It’s an internal process, a reason to act a certain way based on the good ole’ radio station WII FM (What’s in it for me?). So if that’s the case, why are there jillions of books, lectures and articles written on this very topic?  

Starting June 1, GC Advanced Technologies (GCAT) will begin accepting remote scan and design electronic STL files for custom abutments and copings from 3Shape users. This new enhanced digital relationship with 3Shape will allow for dental laboratories that have the 3Shape scanning system to remotely scan the models, design the case in lab, and send the electronic files to GCAT for milling. Or, the dental laboratories can choose to just remotely scan the models and send the electronic files to GCAT for design and milling of the Custom Abutments or Copings.

01 DentalEZ just purchased the Identafi 3000 ultra oral cancer screening device. Why was this a good time for such an acquisition?

General dentists see volumes of patients each year. However, only 1 in 4 adults has straight teeth and a healthy stable bite. General dentists can add Invisalign® to their practices knowing there are many patients who can benefit from treatment.  An excellent way to market Invisalign is to educate patients about its benefits.

You’ve found the right associate to work in the practice and to assist in its growth. There are many issues to be settled to ensure that the associate has accepted the parameters of the job description reflective of the compensation, benefits and responsibilities agreed upon. To protect the owner and the associate, these points should be in writing and executed by the parties so when questions arise, the agreement can be reviewed and answers found without the necessity for litigation because of the vague nature of a contract.

With the same proven efficacy as Gluma® Desensitizer, Gluma® Desensitizer PowerGel is a one-step gel formula desensitizer that allows for greater control and accuracy during application. Its green-color indicator provides visual ease of placement and rinse-clean capability. The gel can be used with all bonding and restorative materials, in any situation and provides control and accuracy during placement.

Henry Schein, Inc., the largest distributor of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, celebrated the opening of the “Henry Schein Cares Wing” at the NYU College of Dentistry on June 2, 2010. Housed on the second floor of the Dr. George and Ann Witkin Graduate Center for Clinical Excellence, the Henry Schein Cares Wing of the NYU College of Dentistry includes 56 dental chairs for the care of patients in the community.

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You’ve gone through the extra training. You’ve talked to specialists and even spent some time in their practices observing and learning. You’ve put the time in, and now you’re ready to add a new specialty service to your list of offerings.

Orascoptic, a leading manufacturer of Loupes and Headlights used in the Dental community, has announced that in 2011 it will be making a monetary donation to the Charity Organization SmileTrain for every one of its new Freedom cordless LED lights sold. 

Bullied for years and enduring cruel taunts from her classmates, Micah would cry herself to sleep every night.  The teasing grew worse with each passing day, and finally her peers resorted to cyber bullying, calling her names and posting their harsh words online for all to see.  Called “Tiger Teeth” by her peers, she found making friends difficult and suffered in pain every day.  “No one wants to be around the girl with ragged teeth,” she once remarked.

The CPS Evaluation Team of 10 assistants evaluated The Tina Calloway PRO-Visional Kit. On average, the kit was used for trimming 98 provisional restorations. Take-aways

Someday chairside digital impressioning may be standard operating procedure and cases will go directly from the operatory to a lab’s computer, but until then, lab scanners will be the main gateway to digital workflows.

Applying New Technologies: ZENOTEC T1 Compatible with Dental Wings and all open model/die, impression or intraoral scanner technologies with STL output, the ZENOTEC T1 benchtop milling unit provides simultaneous 5-axis milling of crown and bridge substructures, implant abutments, and wax/resin patterns as well as quarter- and full-arch models. Its integrated storage magazine stacks up to 28 ZENOTEC discs from which 35 to 40 restorations can be milled from each based on the indication, plus one optional tool disc.

I have to start this article off with a big “wow.” Wow! How can I limit this to just one tip, when my lab does so much? I feel very fortunate to have a lab, strike that, THE lab, that gives me exactly what I need when I need it and meets even my unrecognized needs. It all starts with our “pearl” of the day, communication. From single-unit crowns to bridges to smile designs, there is a lot of information that is exchanged between me and my lab tech, Jeff Austin, at Utah Valley Dental Lab.