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Brea, Calif.-Vident, a VITA Company, has recently announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Patterson Dental for the sale of the popular VITA Easyshade Compact to dentists in North America.

The lab Founded in 1983 by Thomas Wade, CDT, and his wife Sue Wade, New Horizons Dental Laboratory is a small boutique lab in Broomfield, Co., with a focus on high-quality conventional removables and implant prosthetics. The product

Join Hu-Friedy for EXPLORE 2010, a unique 2-day event that is focused exclusively on the San Francisco dental hygienist community. EXPLORE 2010 has been specifically designed to provide you with the practical techniques, tools and education to help you perform at your best-and best of all it's free.

February 2010 | Dental Products ReportClinical 360° : You and your lab The conservative alternative How to best maximize results and minimize trauma when fixing a chipped zirconia bridg

April 30, 2010News ClearCorrect makes exhibitor debut at AAO Annual SessionHouston, TX – April 27, 2010 &nd

http://premusa.com1. TS2000™ diamonds save time and money by simultaneously performing rapid gross reduction and creating a marginal finish line.

Information provided by DENTSPLY Midwest The lightweight, ergonomic Midwest® Stylus™ ATC highspeed air-driven handpiece delivers an exceptionally smooth, powerful and efficient cutting performance.

THE SET-UP “Dr. Garry Bey describes the challenges of doing a live patient demonstration. His enthusiasm for endodontics and passion for his chosen instrumentation and obturation system are contagious." -Dr. Richard E. Mounce, team lead When I was asked if I would perform a root canal in front of a live audience at the 2009 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM), my first inclination was, “Wow, how exciting!”

Video conferences, in one form or another, are certainly not a brand-new technology. But in the past, they’ve been mostly relegated to the bin of novelty technology because of either (or both) the high cost or low quality.

As 2009 was ending, many dentists were getting calls or were initiating them to their accountants or other financial advisors. Everyone was in a panic, requesting last minute assistance with what may be owed on their federal and state tax obligations for 2009. Others were speaking with their investment advisors hoping to find out what gains or losses they were going to be reporting on their 2009 tax returns and whether or not it was too late to change the results and path of their portfolios.

November 2010 | Dental Lab Products

The Lab The Lab 2000 Inc. is one of the largest female-owned dental laboratories in the country. Dena Lanier opened this Georgia-based crown and bridge lab in 1995, and Dennis Lanier, CDT, has served as the lab’s General Manager from the beginning. The Lab 2000 has 27 employees. The Product

In the January 2012 issue of Dental Products Report, VOCO America President Leif Ebert was profiled in the 10 Questions article. Here is the complete version of Ebert's interview with DPR Executive Editor Stan Goff.  

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.