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On October 1, 2010, Dr. James C. Kessler, previous Chair of the Division of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Oklahoma, assumed responsibility for the Department of Education at The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Key Biscayne, Florida. Dr. Kessler replaces Dr. Irwin M. Becker as Chairman of Education.

One of the major situations we face in performing treatment to the best of our ability is gathering data. Let’s face it, getting as much information together as possible before you start treatment just makes things easier and more predictable.

(Brea, CA) – David Guichet, DDS and Debra Wasky, CDT of Providence Prosthodontics Dental Group are the inaugural winners of Vident’s prescribevita.com contest.  In June 2009, doctors and technicians were invited to submit their best before and after case study to prescribevita.com, Vident's interactive web site that provides a place to share before and after case photos, explore the entire line of VITA restorative materials and gain access to specials and discounts.

BOSTON, April 14 -- A recent study conducted by a leading independent research firm concluded that LUSTER's 1 Hour White Light Whitening System is the only product on the market that offers visible results in only one hour with zero "rebound effect."  Many professional based light whitening treatments don't last and can cause a "rebound effect" that can be experienced when some of the tooth whitening has come from tooth dehydration (also a significant factor in causing sensitivity).

This meeting is not only about learning and advancing your skills, it’s also about creating a community. The Academy of Laser Dentistry’s 18th Annual Conference is a place for dentists-whether you’re new to laser dentistry or incorporated it into your practice years ago-to come together to learn about the latest in the field and to talk with other practitioners who share their same passion for laser dentistry and what it can do for their practice and their patients.

IRVINE, Calif. – (September 27, 2010) – J. Morita, world leader in 3D imaging, was recently featured in an episode of Health Heroes on the Discovery Channel. Focused on dental innovations, J. Morita was included in this program for its high resolution, low dose, 3D technology.

IRVINE, Calif. – (July 14, 2010) – J. Morita USA today announced the discontinuation of Rotary Master, an electric low speed handpiece. This decision was made as a result of the company’s desire to focus resources on equipment developed by its parent company, J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation. This change takes effect immediately, as inventory supplies have been depleted. 

The donation was given to the Giving Children Hope Foundation last week when Ashtel Dental and 7 Day Dental heard of the foundation’s plans to send them to the children in Haiti that had lost their homes and their families in the earthquake.

Cookies are most commonly baked until crisp or just long enough that they remain soft, but some kinds of cookies are not baked at all. Cookies are made in a wide variety of styles, using an array of ingredients including sugars, spices, chocolate, butter, peanut butter, nuts or dried fruits. The softness of the cookie may depend on how long it is baked.

Successful case acceptance-especially among new patients-begins long before case presentation. When a new patient enters your office, his antenna is finely tuned for all messages-spoken and unspoken-that will help him form an impression of your practice. When that impression is positive, it increases your chances of treatment acceptance.

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Chicago – April 26, 2010 – The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) was recently invited to provide testimony to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Oral Health (CDC DOH) as part of the strategic planning process for 2011 through 2014. The submission of this testimony is an extension of the longstanding collaboration between the AAP and the CDC to develop a surveillance program to determine the incidence and prevalence of periodontal disease in the US population.

our goal is to be totally paperless by 2012, and to get that accomplished we knew we needed to convert to digital x-rays. XLDent was able to provide the digital x-rays and other things we needed to benefit our practice. They’ve been wonderful in helping us get to where we want to be. We’re not 100% paperless yet as we still use paper charts on a minimal basis, but otherwise we’re pretty much all the way there.

Dr. Mic Falkel, Founder and Chief Medical Officer for Onpharma Inc., said the company’s new Onset anesthetic buffering products–launched at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting in February–were a long time coming and worth the wait. Dr. Falkel started developing the idea about 9 years ago in an effort to improve to the way anesthetic worked in his practice.

I’ve been using lasers in my practice since 1998. Since they were  introduced in the mid-1990s strictly for use on soft tissue, diode lasers were, and continue to be, a tremendous boon to dentistry. I strongly believe operatories of the future will feature a diode laser next to the highspeed handpiece, built into every dental delivery system.

It never fails to amaze me how many dentists have purchased “stuff” for their practice, only to have an important piece of “must-have” technology gathering dust several weeks (or months) later for lack of use. Even in this challenging economy technology purchases are still being made, although many dentists and teams appear much more cynical when it comes to silver bullet promises or fairy tale hopes for results.

January 2010 | dlpmagazine.com Forward Trends Dentistry without borders How emerging technologies and new business models can connect you to a global market. by Richard Palmer Photo: Comstock/Getty Images It is a small world after all.

Bench Mastery: Handling Titanium As laboratory technicians, we are constantly made aware of new products and materials, and are subjected to much of the same marketing as dentists. However, we are in the unique position of having to fulfill our dentists’ requests to implement these new materials and discern what is hype and what works well. At the same time, now more than ever, we are under increasing pressure to keep costs down.

As I began doing more comprehensive cases in practice, I found fine-tuning occlusion to be a constant challenge. In searching for a solution, I was turned on to the T-Scan III, a thin arch-shaped sensor that can be used repeatedly on a single patient from start to finish. This simple device provides the extra level of information and accuracy I need in complex cases.

The history of the public's perception of dentistry may be viewed as consisting of three waves. I like to describe the first wave with the term "Feel Well Dentistry."  During this wave, dentists were perceived as first and foremost who to call to get you out of tooth pain. 

Colgate's Bright Smiles, Bright Futures national campaign to improve children's oral health joins Super Bowl champions Jonathan Vilma, Pierre Thomas, and Marques Colston and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, to host festivals highlighting the importance of maintaining good oral health.  More than 600 children in New Orleans and Mississippi's Hancock and Harrison Counties will receive free dental screenings, oral health education and treatment referrals this weekend.

February 6, 2010 | dlpmagazine.com web exclusive Scanner manufacturers develop model-generation options There is an increasing number of options for labs working with dentists who prefer the traditional tray-based route of impression capture yet want to eliminate models from workflow procedures. by Richard Palmer, Managing Editor 

Sugar-free lollipops containing licorice root extract significantly reduced the bacteria that causes tooth decay, specifically among pre-school children with high-risk of tooth decay, according to a recent study published in the European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Chlorine dioxide disinfectant, ClO2, well known as a biofilm remover in commerce and industry, is now available in DIOXIBRITE™ Toothpaste. This ingredient, combined in an oral product, removes stubborn films on teeth and gums harboring bacteria and odorous compounds. Additionally, chlorine dioxide, as a small non ionic molecule and a gas, easily penetrates between the teeth.

During a Facebook Q&A session with Thomas Trinkner, DDS, readers submitted questions regarding the

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Basel, Switzerland, January 11, 2012 – The International Team for Implantology (ITI), a leading academic organization dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education and research in the field of implant dentistry, is inviting submissions for the highly regarded André Schroeder Research Prize as of February 1, 2012.

In an open clearing, under the sunlight of Thailand and beneath the shade of a village tree in Burma, Dr. Joseph Whitehouse provided impromptu dental care that he never intended to practice abroad. Finding himself at the right place at the right time, while visiting remote villages in Southeast Asia, he began performing tooth extractions to local villagers that suffered from mild to severe dental complications.

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January 2010 | Dental Products Report 10 questions: Rich Hirschland Q +A: Rich Hirschland President, Dental Systems Group for Carestream Health Inc.   Photo: President Dental Systems Group for Carestream Health Inc. 01 What sets PracticeWorks, a division of Carestream Health, apart from the rest of the industry?