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June 7, 2010 | modernhygienist.com web exclusive Part 1: The importance of oral cancer screenings Photo: Trimira Clinical Image Library

The CPS Evaluation Team Members, who combine product  review for the whole dental team and consists of dentists, assistants, hygienists, front desk associates and dental laboratory technicians, reviewed this product. Description

Any marketing effort that brings in more than 700 new patients would have to be considered wildly successful, and one that accomplished this with absolutely no upfront costs to the practice, probably sounds too good to be true.

On Saturday June 25th, one dozen ceramists from around the country gathered at May Dental Arts, in Fenton, Mo., for a two-day training course focused on Creation CC layered Metal Ceramics.

When I started in dentistry in 1986, the most powerful quartz halogen light required at least 40 seconds to fully cure an increment of composite, while conventional curing lights lacked power.

MINNEAPOLIS /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota dentists will provide free dental care to less fortunate children on Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6 at nearly 200 locations statewide. The Minnesota Dental Association is sponsoring this unique outreach effort, called Give Kids a Smile, for the 8th consecutive year. Appointments are being scheduled now.

The current economy has forced many labs to add new clients to fill the void of work no longer coming in. To do so, some have curbed advertising and marketing, while others have stepped it up. One thing is certain: You have to get in front of your existing and prospective customers for some face time. But what can you do to make your sales calls more effective? Be Prepared

January 2010 | Dental Products Reportproducts in practice: 5 reasons to buyLasting brightnessDentalEZ® Group’s everLight™ LED operatory lightCompiled by Noah LevineInformati

Shofu Vintage® MP can easily and safely be applied to all PFM alloys within a CTE range of 13.6 to 15.2 x 10-6K-1 and can be effectively used in a simple two-layer dentin-enamel technique (Fig. A illustrates its use on palladium alloy, while Fig.

Sexual harassment isn’t a topic most people like to talk about, especially in the workplace. But just because you’re not talking about it doesn’t mean it can’t happen in your operatory.

XLDent™ has a long track record in developing software. Tell us why that is important as new technologies start to shape the industry.

Implants continue to gain momentum as the treatment of choice for a range of dental situations, so being ready to efficiently and cost effectively handle those cases grows ever more important to a lab’s financial success. While those cases can be complex, there are many simple steps that can be taken to make implants a key profit center for a lab. It starts with organization

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The set-up “Dr. Ben Oppenheimer reviews the benefits of using small diameter  or“mini” implants, focusing on improved patient satisfaction with complete dentures. Mini implants allow increased ease of placement with reduced surgical invasiveness, along with lower costs, which are attractive features both for dentists and patients.

January 13, 2009 | dlpmagazine.com Tech Smart Everything coming together A trend of convergence and connectivity is the story behind the flashy new gadgets on display at the 2010 Intern

Dentists and dental hygienists-particularly women-who wear traditional, unisex scrubs often have similar complaints about them. These oft-heard grumbles include observations that the tops are so big you feel like you’re wearing a tent and the armholes are so large that they gape and droop to nearly a wearer’s waist.

January 13, 2009 | dlpmagazine.comNewsDelcam releases new version of DentCAD design softwareDelcam announced the release of the 2010 version of its DentCAD dental design software.  The ne

This second article in a series about behavioral change looks at how you can use Motivational Interviewing to help your staff members look at their goals and the changes they need to make to reach them.

It’s pretty like a sparkly birthday present with a shimmering, pink bow on top.  It’s content like a satisfied meal that’s digesting comfortably in your belly.  It’s wonderful like a Newfoundland puppy that just tried to slobber up your saliva then plopped down in your lap to rest.  Awww, puppy.

Local anesthetics have allowed you to perform dentistry for more than 100 years. And those needles you’ve bee n using have scared patients for just as long.

The status of an individual working for someone can be that of an independent contractor or an  employee. Sometimes, businesses hire other businesses to perform services and at times, the term “outsourcing” is used. This term describes the transfer of responsibility to others for the performance of the service in question.  It limits the responsibility to the business needing the service and shifts its responsibility to others and away from the enterprise in question needing the service to be completed.

The people who come to Dr. Kevin Boehm’s practice all have one thing in common: they want their dental care done naturally. They’re not interested in what antibiotic can cure what ails them. These patients are looking for a more holistic approach to health care, and would much rather turn to something like acupuncture, homeopathy or a diet change to get their dental health back on track. Through Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dr. Boehm offers them just that. What it is

Forget Birkenstocks. Forget patchouli oil. Forget the long hair, laid back, hippie images you have in your head. forget all the stereotypes you’ve heard about going green. As it turns out, “tree huggers” are pretty savvy businesspeople. 

July 14, 2011, Irvine, Calif.-Glidewell Laboratories, industry-leading provider of dental lab products and services, announced today the opening of the Glidewell International Technology Center, its new 2,800-square-foot training, education and technology demonstration center located on the Glidewell Laboratories campus in Irvine, Calif.

Teeth whitening kits are popping up at shopping mall kiosks, cosmetic departments and beauty salons. Is it legal?

Do you have a gap, or what those in the dental industry refer to as diastema? Have years of ridicule and torment made you wish you had perfect, straight teeth? Well, the time has finally come for you to show off your smile. What was once looked at as a flaw to one's appearance has become pretty hip.

What do you see as some of the primary needs of today’s dentists, and how do your products help meet those needs?

One of the most frequent calls we get on our Hotline at Pride Institute is the dentist or team member asking when and how to dismiss a patient from the practice. There is usually a long story involved and lots of confusion. Typically, they have waited far too long to take this action and have endured a lot of stress as a result. True, it can be uncomfortable. And true, it is easier to hope the patient just goes away. But that rarely happens. Dismissal protocol

Everyone in the dental field knows that the single central is the most difficult to match. The case premise will always revolve around color and design as well as material selection. If we select the right materials, we will be able to successfully create an esthetically pleasing case for our patient. The amount of room we are allowed for our porcelain build-up will have a great deal to do with the final outcome of the case, as well. Allowance must be made for translucency and opacity as well as the facial thickness of the porcelain.

Robert Kreyer will be conducting several Advanced Denture and The Art of Prosthetics courses throughout the summer and fall months in Sarasota, Fla. and Los Angeles. On June 25-26 and again on September 11-12 he will be at University of Southern California in Los Angeles teaching The Art of Prosthetics, sponsored by Canulor USA. To sign up, contact Joanna Randall at 800-436-3827.