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During its recent two-day Lean Education Symposium of Dental Technology, Whip Mix Corp.

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Fred Joyal is CEO of 1?800-DENTIST and author of Everything is Marketing: The Ultimate Strategy for Dental Practice Growth. He can be reached at goaskfred.com.

November 2010 | Dental Lab Products It’s not quite as light as the element from which it draws its name, but the latest iterations of Apple’s ultra-trim MacBook Air are getting mighty close.

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VENICE, Fla., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Dental and XCPT Communication Technologies, LLC have signed a three year agreement to collaborate by incorporating XCPT's innovative software applications into Zimmer Dental's Digital Dentistry initiatives.  

Information provided by NevinLabs. With a balanced, lightweight and compact body designed to reduce hand fatigue, the LabPro™ handpiece provides optimum comfort and increased efficiency even on delicate pieces of work requiring extended periods of time.

Online marketing is becoming essential for many small businesses. Patients increasingly turn to the internet to seek and connect with service providers. The dental market has gone digital, with leading practices developing a web presence via websites and social media initiatives. This shift has made the internet a more crowded and competitive space for practices. Increasingly dentists and specialists are implementing sophisticated online promotion advertising to fortify their search engine visibility. Specifically we are experiencing a tremendous growth in online PPC advertising.

SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Practicing good oral hygiene and receiving regular dental exams are critical to good oral health, yet many Aspen Dental dentists report that patients continue to delay care, a decision that can prove costly down the road.

February 6, 2010 | dlpmagazine.com web exclusive Is my business a target for burglary? Dental laboratories and dental offices are on thieves' radar. Here are some tips to protect

Primotec will sponsor a pair of courses in April and May designed to help technicians improve their efficiency and accuracy. The "Advanced Phaser Welding Course" will be held in Los Angeles May 29 and will cover everything from the basics of how to properly set up the phaser to how to weld partials, crowns and bridges, and implants quickly and easily without distortion.

For more than 50 years dental laboratories have worked hard to differentiate their individual laboratory from the masses. In the early 1960s porcelain fused to metal restorations were just beginning to “come of age” and a few smart dental laboratories took advantage of this new technique to try to stand out from the crowd. There have been other techniques, materials and product/service innovations that laboratories have used over the years to try and gain a competitive advantage in an industry where everyone offers the same types of products and services.

Julie Charlestein, president of Premier Dental, considers it her privilege to carry on the legacy of the company that was founded by her great grandfather and namesake,  Julius Charlestein, in 1913. The family-owned and operated company develops, manufactures and distributes health care products through a worldwide network of dealers.

March 24, 2010 | dentalproductsreport.com web exclusive "I am changed." An excerpt from our exclusive interview with Dr. Julia Zervos, a U.S. dentist in Haiti at th

REALITY's Top Choices THE SET-UP All tests performed in the Reality Research lab are performed by dentists-not students or researchers-in a way that simulates actual clinical procedures as closely as possible. THE CRITERIA Ideal characteristics:

Applying new technologies: Solidscape's D66+ and D76+ wax printers The preXacto™ series of compact, benchtop 3D waxup printers are designed to allow small- and medium-sized labs to produce quality wax structures for pressing and casting with a short return on investment. The basic D66+ unit is capable of producing up to 750 units/month, while the larger D76+ model doubles production to 1,500 units/month.

SAN JOSE, Calif. and CARLSTADT, N.J., - Align Technology, Inc.

Now that you have your team in place, your next step is to find the dental practice. There are practices for sale throughout the country but the pricing is now increasing due to a number of factors such as the economy and the fact that dental practices are very stable financially so that dentists are not selling as readily as in the past. Many dentists have lost considerable money in their retirement plans and also can not afford to retire for that reason as well since their savings have been depleted.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALGN) today announced a strategic change to the Invisalign proficiency program the Company launched last June to help ensure Invisalign providers build a baseline of Invisalign product experience and knowledge through minimum annual case and continuing education (CE) goals. Effective immediately, doctors will no longer be required to start a minimum of ten shipped cases per year to maintain their active provider status.

Did you know that braces date back to at least 4,000 years ago or that Lucy B. Hobbs was the first woman to graduate from dental school?  

January 2010 | Dental Lab Products Step-by-step: ips e.max press Pressed estheticsCreating highly esthetic pressed veneers using Ivoclar Vivadent’s IPS e.max Press lithium disilicate.

Making your practice greener will do more than help save the planet. When properly implemented, a green office will save you money, make your office more efficient and make your patient data more secure. The biggest impacts in dental practice efficiency are achieved by going paperless. Here are a few tips you can use on your quest for a green office: Cord costs

February 5, 2010 | www.dlpmagazine.com NEWS Nobel Biocare signs preferred partner agreement with VITA

Why should dentists look at KöR Whitening Deep Bleaching over other brands out there?

On July 9, the Advanced Technology Center opened their doors to a new teaching center in Burbank, California. The center celebrates their technology inspired  approach to continuing education with a unique learning experience. ATC’S education center is progressive, and unbiased. Since its opening on July 9, the center has become a reputable place for professionals to further their knowledge of the dental industry. The center provides people with an intimate setting to learn about the latest in dentistry and its place in improving the standard of care.

Emotional intelligence is sometimes referred to EQ, as opposed to IQ which stands for intelligence quotient or intellectual intelligence. In a contest between people with book smarts versus people with street smarts, people with high street smarts or EQ are more likely to be successful, more productive, more profitable, less likely to be fired, are better at selling and make better leaders.

York, Pa.-DENTSPLY International Inc., a global leader in professional dental products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Astra Tech, a leading provider of dental implant products, based in Mölndal, Sweden, from DENTSPLYAstraZeneca for approximately $1.8 billion in cash.