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Growing your practice with digital dentistry

We all hear it. Have a superior product or service, and customers will automatically stream through the office door. If only it were so easy. The reality ...

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Cementation of restorations: A new luting composite

Variolink Esthetic (Ivoclar Vivadent), the light- and dual-curing luting composite, allows the dental professional to adhesively cement highly esthetic ...

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ICOI heads to Miami for winter implant symposium

Clinicians currently experiencing chilly winter weather may want to plan to spend some time in Miami as the ICOI Winter Implant Symposium moves to the Doral...

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OCO Biomedical to showcase its Guided Surgery System in Denver

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., USA: OCO Biomedical, a company recognized for its dental technology, training and instrumentation, will showcase its Guided Surgery ...

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California Dental Association calls for Denti-Cal improvements

SACRAMENTO, Calif., USA: The release of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2016-17 budget highlights a critical juncture for the state’s Medi-Cal ...

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Coronary heart disease patients with no teeth have nearly double risk of death

Coronary heart disease patients with no teeth have nearly double the risk of death as those with all of their teeth, according to research recently ...

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Embracing the digital transition

Dr. John Hagen came from a family of blacksmiths where you practiced a certain trade. In those days, college was generally not the path, but for him, his ...

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Click here! Digital impression margination made easy

One of the primary reasons I embraced CAD/CAM dentistry 20 years ago was the promise that the chairside digital workflow offered in exercising more control ...

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Midwestern orthodontists recognize new board and honor Kanyusik

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: The following new officers were installed to serve the Midwestern Society of Orthodontists (MSO): Dr. Ara Goshgarian of Lake Forest, ...

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Orthodontic programs incentivize board exam as the ‘gold standard’

ST. LOUIS, Mo., USA: Orthodontists are choosing to get board certified by The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) at an earlier point in their career than ...

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OrthoAccel is named one of fastest growing companies

HOUSTON, Texas, USA: OrthoAccel Technologies was ranked No. 2 in Texas and No. 69 nationally on Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500, a ranking that ...

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White paper analyzes changes in dental hygiene education

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Research by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association showcases the evolution of the dental hygiene profession, the need to ...

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Hahn Tapered Implant: A legacy and partnership

Since placing his first implant nearly 45 years ago, Dr. Jack Hahn has spent much of his career as a clinician and innovator thinking of ways to make ...

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AO continues to expand global reach

The Japan Chapter Charter of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) recently held its inaugural scientific meeting at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo. ...

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A new dental implant concept designed to optimize your digital and analog workflows

The iSy Dental Implant System is a unique concept designed to optimize the implant treatment with digital dentistry while minimizing the complexities of the...

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Tooth fillings of the future may incorporate bioactive glass

CORVALLIS, Ore., USA: A few years from now, millions of people around the world might be walking around with an unusual kind of glass in their mouth, and ...

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Surgeon general marks 70th anniversary of water fluoridation

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: In 1945, the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., was the first municipality in the world to add fluoride to its public water supply. In ...

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National Association of Dental Laboratories conducts awareness campaign

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., USA: According to research by the National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL), only four states in the U.S. require dental ...

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Meirelles joins ADA as director of professional product review and standards

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: Dr. Luiz Meirelles has accepted the role of director of professional product review and standards for the American Dental Association ...

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Holocaust survivor oral health program receives humanitarian award

MELVILLE, N.Y., USA: The Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivor Oral Health Program has received The Blue Card’s Max L. Heine Humanitarian ...

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LVI Core I three-day course enables dentist and team to learn together

As a patient, I expect the best care I can find. As a doctor, I want to deliver the best care possible. That takes us to the power of continuing education, ...

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Offering your patients alcohol-free products

Fluoride or no fluoride, compact toothbrush or full size toothbrush, coronal polish first or polish last. The decisions necessary in the dental practice are...

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Miracle Corners of the World awards two scholarships

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Miracle Corners of the World (MCW), a New York-based non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth to become positive agents of...

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Wallis begins term as president of California Dental Association

SACRAMENTO, Calif., USA: The California Dental Association recently named its new president for 2015-16 as Kenneth Wallis, DDS, a general dentist practicing...

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Removing separated files with the Terauchi File Retrieval Kit

I once asked my good friend Dr. Yoshi Terauchi how many canals he shaped with a given nickel titanium rotary file before discarding it and bringing a new ...

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Born with the ‘Boomers,’ Oral Health America turns 60

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Oral Health America, which is marking its 60th anniversary this year, used the Greater New York Dental Meeting as an opportunity to ...

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American Friends of Dental Volunteers for Israel honors Henry Schein’s Paul Hinsch

MELVILLE, N.Y., USA: Paul Hinsch, vice president of marketing for Henry Schein Dental, was honored by American Friends of Dental Volunteers for Israel ...

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Meeting review: 2015 Greater New York

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: The 2015 Greater New York Dental Meeting, held Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, offered attendees the opportunity to explore the latest advancements ...

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CODA approves accreditation process for dental therapy education programs

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) voted recently to implement the accreditation process for dental therapy education ...

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Affordable restoratives from Dentatus

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: If you stopped by or walked by the Dentatus booth in the exhibit hall at the recent Greater New York Dental Meeting, there’s a ...

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