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Dr Raymond Gist becomes president of ADA

CHICAGO, IL, USA: Raymond F. Gist, DDS, a general dentist from Flint, MI, is the 2010-2011 president of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr ...

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Endodontic File Retrieval Kit

KOMET USA can now offer practitioners ‘peace of mind’ here in the United States with the introduction of its first broken endodontic file ...

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The power of internal marketing

Internal marketing is the most predictable and least expensive form of marketing for dental practices. While there are many types of marketing, ranging from...

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AMD LASERS incorporates Apple iPads as a standard part of its educational curriculum

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA: Bringing another first to the dental industry, AMD LASERS is now offering iPads as part of its companywide going green and paperless ...

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Outreach program provides free oral health services to the underserved

SOUTH BEND, IN, USA: Heraeus Kulzer recently hosted and coordinated an outreach program in collaboration with The L.D. Pankey Foundation to provide free ...

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Asking your clinician for a new impression

In my last article, I mentioned that as a technical advisor, I evaluate about 40 cases per day. Five of those 40 cases may have inadequate impressions. In ...

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Apical microsurgery: REF materials, techniques (Part 5)

In Parts 1 through 4, the necessary steps and procedures were presented, enabling the operator to atraumatically and predictably allow the root-end ...

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Quick and easy prosthetic planning

The primary and most important complaint of this 17-year-old woman was lack of esthetics. She also complained about tooth mobility and limited functional ...

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AAIP to host 28th annual meeting

SCOTTSDALE, AZ: The American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics will hold its 28th annual meeting on 6 November at the Marriott at McDowell Mountains, ...

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Vibraject: The multiple-use dental needle accessory for endodontic procedures

The VibraJect multiple-use Dental Needle Accessory is unique in that it can be effectively utilized for endodontic irrigation by merely attaching it to the ...

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DUX introduces ShortCut all-in-one retraction cord delivery system

DUX Dental is pleased to introduce ShortCut, an innovative solution to the problems and concerns dentists and assistants face when using retraction cord in ...

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ADA Annual Session to feature latest products, technologies in dentistry

ORLANDO, FL, USA: Dental professionals will gain firsthand knowledge of the latest products, technologies and techniques in dentistry at the American Dental...

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Sedation and general anesthesia practices in U.S. dentistry vary widely

NEW YORK, NY, USA: A wide variation has been found in the training for and practice of sedation and general anesthesia within the dental profession in the ...

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Roydent’s nickel titanium ‘Memory Shape’ needle allows for smart retreatments

Roydent Dental Products continues to see brisk sales of the needle most recently added to its popular Micro-Apical Placement (MAP) System. The flexible, ...

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Common sense as a guide to post design

In order to apply common sense, we first have to appreciate what we want and don’t want from a post. Primarily, we want high retention so the post can...

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Biological allograft products applied to dentistry

The advent of human bone grafting has led to applications within the specialties of dental and sinus reconstructive surgery for corrections to maladies such...

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ACTEON North America introduces SOPIX2

ACTEON North America has introduced SOPIX2, a new direct USB digital X-ray system that possesses the best of modern technology: fiber optic based CMOS, ...

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ADA offers resource to help dentists record procedures

CHICAGO, IL / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The American Dental Association (ADA) is offering the publication CDT 2011-2012: The ADA Practical Guide to Dental ...

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The most common questions dentists ask about credit

The most common phrase I hear as I help dentists with their financing situations at McKenzie Management and the one I wish I had a dollar for every time it ...

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Medidenta/Endo Direct offers Calcinase acid-free EDTA solution

Calcinase is an acid-free EDTA solution that is ideal in finding and widening root canals since it breaks down calcium deposits. It is also ideal for ...

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Award program to recognize hygienists

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Crest Oral-B is gearing up to recognize professionals who go above and beyond the call of duty daily. With the ‘Pros in the ...

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Digital radiography: Step out of the dark

Are you in love with your dark room? Does the team fight over who ‘gets to clean’ the processor? Will it break their hearts when they learn that...

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Double your productivity by cutting your to-do list in half

As the dentist, you are the top revenue producer in your practice, but as much as you try, you can’t wear all the hats. Your practice wouldn’t ...

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‘Filling the gap’ in Afghanistan

SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA: A unique dental program in Afghanistan is saving lives, raising the infrastructure level and bringing about social change for women ...

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Reducing intraoral injection pain levels

Two independent studies have confirmed the effectiveness of the VibraJect Dental Needle Attachment to block the pain of dental injections. The first study ...

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ADHA announces leadership

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: Caryn Loftis-Solie, RDH, of Sparks, NV, was inaugurated as the 2010–2011 president of the Chicago-based American Dental ...

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Apical microsurgery: the REB and REP (Part 4)

The amount, or degree, of the root-end bevel (REB) is of utmost importance and should be precisely planned in advance after considering the overall ...

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LUMINEERS Destination Education announces two new Las Vegas events

Combine Las Vegas and practice-changing continuing education and you get LUMINEERS Destination Education’s (DE) next two events at the new ARIA Resort...

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The future of dentistry lies within a microscope

The times they are a changin’. Sometimes it is difficult to determine if something is a fad or if it is the future. When I was in college, I walked by...

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