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The perceptions of a David in a land of Goliaths

When you are competing against giants in a field that has become tremendously lucrative for these giants, one could easily be convinced we are out of our ...

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Obturation system positions pack and flow side by side

TULSA, OK/NEW YORK, NY, USA: The best equipment makes things easy for dentists. This is true for just about any type of system — including one for the...

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AMD LASERS updates its laser for soft-tissue surgery

NEW YORK, NY, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: The US-based manufacturer AMD LASERS recently launched the Picasso Lite in dental markets worldwide. As a first in the ...

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NCOHF teams up with movie theaters for ‘Tooth Fairy’ charity drive

NEW YORK, NY, USA: The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy (NCOHF) will hold an America’s Toothfairy ...

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Breakthrough in tooth-tissue engineering announced

NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Researchers at the University of Illinois in the US could have discovered the key to re-growing tooth enamel. In a ...

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Sesame Communications moves headquarters to Seattle

Washington-based Web services provider Sesame Communications, known as a dental industry pioneer in online patient connection systems, recently announced it...

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Survey finds hygienist amongst best jobs in the US

NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Dental hygienists rank amongst the best ten jobs in the US, a new survey has found. According to CareerCast.com, a job ...

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Facing the facts — dental CBCT and medical CT scans

Before a practitioner performs surgery, he/she should be equipped with up-to-date knowledge regarding the possible conditions located under soft tissue ...

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Don’t tax health benefits, dental groups say

NEW YORK, NY, USA: As lawmakers in Washington hash out the details of proposed reform to the nation’s health care system, a number of dental ...

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Landers to lead National Museum of Dentistry

BALTIMORE, MD, USA: The National Museum of Dentistry — located in Baltimore but serving the world — has a new leader at the helm. Jonathan W. ...

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Impladent Ltd. announces breakthrough in innovative preformed porous bone graft technology

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Impladent Ltd. is introducing OsteoTape, a combination of OsteoGen Synthetic Bioactive Resorbable Graft with highly purified Type I ...

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Yankee Dental Congress to offer ‘Learning From Every Angle’

BOSTON, MA, USA: Learning From Every Angle is the theme for this year’s Yankee Dental Congress (YDC), to be held 27–31 January at the Boston ...

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Sirona launches InEos Blue desktop scanner

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, USA: Today, Sirona Dental Systems announced the launch of the InEos Blue desktop scanner, an advanced 3D scanner that allows dental ...

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NYU College of Dentistry shares award for oral bacteria identification study

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Dr Deepak Saxena, a microbiologist at the New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD), and Dr Anup Singh, an engineer at Sandia ...

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Molars provide insight into evolution of apes, humans

TEMPE, AZ, USA: Scientists at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Institute of Human Origins recently reported on the timing of molar emergence and its ...

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Eco-dentists urge you to ‘go green’ in 2010

NEW YORK, NY/BERKELEY, CA, USA: Are you green? Not green with envy or green with food poisoning — we’re talking green for the environment. The ...

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The practice’s ‘annual exam’

I bet you’re intimately familiar with those large cabinets you have in your office. You know the ones; they are most likely near the front desk area. ...

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Modernize your collection system for maximum profit

In today’s economy there are many dental professionals who are faced with the challenge of their accounts receivable. Uncollected receivables turn ...

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Implant specialists offer tips in New York

NEW YORK, NY, USA: The Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) is traditionally an event where the most up-to-date techniques are taught and discussed, and ...

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Enhance the experience for implant patients

The current economy has changed the way we look at revenue and profitability. Prior to the downturn, services like implants were experiencing tremendous ...

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New theory of malocclusion presented at US ortho meeting

CORAL SPRINGS, FL, USA: Leading authorities on the role of myofunctional forces for correcting malocclusion, such as the Australian expert Dr Chris Farrell ...

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Quality improvement via systems thinking

We are trained to treat malocclusions and growth and development problems. For the one-on-one relationship with our patients, most clinicians fulfill this ...

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The expanding role of CAD/CAM in today’s restorative dentistry

While it took slightly longer than anticipated to integrate digital dentistry into the daily practice, the new millennium seemed to have been the catalyst ...

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The Stegosaurus impression tray

KATIKATI, NEW ZEALAND: Some people think Stegosaurus — that archetypal dinosaur with the exaggerated spines. Others think Jaws — this ...

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Radiosurgery saves time for patients, dentists

Radiosurgery is the modality that allows a dentist to perform minimally invasive as well as more invasive surgery on patients without pain. It eliminates ...

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Exclusive dental student initiative launched by Henry Schein and partner companies

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Henry Schein Inc. has partnered with the industry’s leading manufacturers in the development of The NEXT DDS, a landmark program ...

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New York City welcomes the world of dentistry at 2009 Greater New York Dental Meeting

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Attendance at the 2009 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) was impressive, especially given the state of the current economy. More ...

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12 practices will receive free practice management consulting

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Procter & Gamble Oral Health announced during the recent Greater New York Dental Meeting that it is collaborating with Levin Group to...

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Atlanta Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity co-hosts Tomorrow’s Smiles charity dinner

ATLANTA, GA, USA: Tomorrow’s SMILES and Atlanta Alpha Omega Chapter teamed up with Atlantan Magazine to host the first Toasting Tomorrow’s ...

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Making sense of digital radiography

The look and feel of the modern dental practice has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Systems that were once paper-based have now moved into the ...

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