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01. How does BEGO’s new Production Center fit into today’s laboratory market needs?BEGO’s new Production Center offers laboratories the freedom to think about their business in new ways.

In the April issue of Dental Products Report, Patrick Crowley, author of Dental Office Design: 1001 Practical Tips for Creating your Ideal Dental Office, gave you advice to help you design the best space possible in your treatment rooms. Here, Emily Brooks, Product Manager - Lights, Cabinetry for Pelton & Crane, offers more tips for dentists who are planning to add new office furniture or cabinetry to their practice. 

As a company new to the U.S. market, what advantages do you bring based on your European roots?

Gold or porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns traditionally have been considered the “go to” choice when strength and long-term function are needed from a restoration that can be fabricated predictably and easily.

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to educate and inform consumers, Water Pik, Inc., a global leader in personal healthcare products, today announced the launch of its new online community on Waterpik.com. Powered by Lithium Technologies, the online destination supports Water Pik's entire portfolio of oral health, shower head and sinus health products and brings the company's experts, consumers and industry experts together in one digital space.

February 23, 2010 | dlpmagazine.com web exclusive Just In Case initiative encourages NCOHF donations Dale Dental’s David Lesh leads NCOHF initiative to create awareness of Toothfa

Minneapolis, MN (October 18, 2010) – Bite Tech, Inc. is helping athletes reach their full potential while recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October). The company is introducing a special edition of its Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™ for the cause, making mouthpieces and mouthguards available with pink ArmourBite® wedges.

Dr. Daniel M. Meyer was not happy to see the ADA cancel this year’s Health Screening Program (HSP) as well as leave it’s future unclear heading in to the recently completed annual session in Orlando.

It’s difficult to discuss dental franchises or corporately managed dental practices without inciting passionate opinions from all sides. The independent, sole practitioner model seems so ingrained in the dental industry psyche that those offering alternative models are often subject to, at worst, demonization as dental “mills” focused on profits instead of patients.

There is no sure way to predict what to expect in the year to come. launches get delayed. economic issues reshape expectations. Patient behavior can be…unpredictable. But while the practical efforts of reading the professional tea leaves may not bear much fruit, the exercise, in principle, is an interesting way to gauge just how ready your team and your practice is to take advantage of new opportunities and confront sudden challenges.

Your patients don’t care about your production goals. They don’t want to hear about the great products and services you can offer them if those offerings don’t fit in with their overall goals. And they certainly don’t want to feel like you’re trying to sell them something.

Thermoplastic Comfort System, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of their new Web site. The site includes information for patients from FAQs to How to Care for TCS appliances. For dentists we feature before and after cases, insertion and adjustment techniques, and other useful information. And finally, a full product catalog for the laboratory including You-Tube clips with techniques on many of the processes. An authorized dealer locator is also included.

01. Who is GC America? GC was founded in Japan by three young chemists soon after the First World War in 1921. They had three criteria at the time: Develop a product really needed in peoples’ lives Develop a product that requires advanced technologies Develop a high value added product 02. Tell us a little about the company’s various offerings.

According to economists, who know these things, the RECESSION IS OVER! Yet, we still are getting massive feedback from dental practices regarding concerns about:

Nobel Biocare announced today that it has signed a preferred partnership agreement with Germany-based VITA Zahnfabrik, a global market leader in restorative and prosthetic materials for dentists and dental technicians.

Glidewell Laboratories, a provider of dental laboratory services to North America, has announced its latest collaboration with Objet Geometries Ltd. (Rehovot, Israel), innovation leader of 3-Dimensional printing systems. Objet provided Glidewell with the ability to manufacturer custom printed models and other precision dental parts using Objet's Eden™ 3-D Printing Systems.

Participants recently traveled to Vancouver and Vident's home office in Brea, Calif. to attend hands-on denture courses taught by Dennis Purinton, CDT. Attendees learned to demonstrate proper articulation techniques focusing on mandibular denture stability and lingualized occlusion. Using available information, such as landmarks of the mouth, facial shape and gender, participants completed one denture set up with VITA Physiodens Anterior and Lingoform upper and lower posterior teeth.

Whether you’re buying a new space or planning a major renovation at your lab, there’s plenty to think about before you get started. From the size of the space to how everything will flow, you’ll have to make some important decisions before the work can be done.

  HAUPPAUGE, NY:  November 17, 2011- Mydent International recently donated DEFEND face masks, gloves, sterilization pouches, prophy paste, barrier products and other products to Dental Lifeline Network, a national humanitarian organization  providing access to comprehensive dental services for people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically at risk.

Learn.com®, the Knowledge Platform(TM) company, today announced that PracticeWorks Systems, LLC, headquartered in  Atlanta, Georgia, the exclusive maker of KODAK Dental Systems for dental professionals nationwide, has selected the company's knowledge platform to provide product training to their customers and deploy learning and development curriculums for their internal staff.

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February 2, 2011 | dentalproductsreport.com Web exclusive Improve your dental assistant skills In these still uncertain economic times, it is wise to increase your value to your

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.

Both Integra® Dental Casework and Artizan® Dental Furniture provide designs that meet ergonomic workflow, infection control, technology integration and unique storage requirements. Artizan Dental Furniture offers flexibility with a wide variety of standard product configurations and the capability to provide custom product solutions in design, size and color.

Secaucus, N.J.- February 1, 2011- Vatech America, Inc. provider of the world's most advanced digital dental imaging equipment, is pleased to announce its 1st Vatech Challenge winner, Dr. Bret Dyer.

Astron Dental has opened its third U.S. location, the Vanderbilt Beach Technical Center, in Naples, Fla. Astron also operates a corporate and manufacuring plant near Chicago and a Sales and marketing center in Las Vegas. For additional informatiion, call 800-323-4144.

CHICAGO, IL , February 10, 2011– Hu-Friedy, a global leader in dental instrument manufacturing, is once again looking for the best and brightest orthodontics skills with the 8th Annual Global Wire Bending Contest.   Open to orthodontic residents and practitioners worldwide, the contest will take place at the Annual Session of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) taking place in Chicago, IL from May 14 through May 17, 2011.

Has this ever happened to you? The other day I was watching TV and eating some pistachios, and before I knew it, I had eaten nearly half the bag. I realized that if I didn’t stop I might not be hungry for dinner, so I decided to have one last nut. I fished one out, cracked the shell, bit down and immediately my mouth was filled with a harsh, bitter flavor. I realized the nut I had grabbed was burnt and overdone, and the taste was so bad I had to run to the kitchen just to rinse my mouth. After that, I didn’t even want to look at the bag of pistachios.

Once again my schedule in the Dental Lab Products newsroom prevented me from attending this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but like many followers of all things high tech I eagerly followed news breaking from the show’s expansive exhibit halls.

Operating a solo dental practice in Lincolnwood, Ill., Sheri Doniger somehow also finds time to squeeze in numerous other duties including serving on a local school board and the police and fire commission in her hometown. And that’s not all she does. She is editor of the Chronicle, an online newsletter offered by the American Association of Women Dentists and writes a column for drbicuspid.com.