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Dental professionals ‘strike it rich’ at ADA meeting in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: As the saying goes, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But don’t tell that to the 28,000 dental professionals from 79 different...

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Keystone has a medal-winning mouthguard

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: Ever see them play water polo? Well, let’s just say in can get a little rough. Just ask Brittany Hayes, who won a silver medal at ...

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Guru patient communication suite increases case acceptance

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: Have you ever tried to explain the pros and cons of bridgework vs. an implant to a patient with a missing tooth, only to be met with a ...

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LIGHTWALKER laser from Technology4Medicine

Fri. 7. October 2011

Technology4Medicine is proud to bring you the LIGHTWALKER — an amazing, hard & soft ALL-tissue laser. The award-winning LIGHTWALKER encompasses the two superior proven wavelengths in ...

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Smiles guaranteed

Eagle Pass Heliskiing flies out of Revelstoke, British Columbia, and visitors enjoy some of the most beautiful terrain in all of Canada. I can honestly say ...

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Vatech America Showcases PaX-Flex

Thu. 6. October 2011

Vatech America, Inc., an industry leading supplier of the most advanced digital dental imaging equipment, has received FDA approval for the highly anticipated PaX-Flex and will begin selling the ...

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Materialise Dental is celebrating 20 years of 3-D Digital Dentistry

SimPlant means fast and easy 3D implant treatment planning for every case, from single tooth restorations to fully edentulous jaws. It’s easy to work ...

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DoWell Endo Kit

Thu. 6. October 2011

Endo Kit includes: 1) D1007 ... Mirror Handle #3 2) S1207 ... Glick 3) S1188 ... Blade Handle 4) D1003 ... Perio Probe 5) S1401 ... NiTi Plugger 6) S1400 ... Spatula 7) R1001 ...

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Custom multi-platform patient education software

Wed. 5. October 2011

InfoStar, developer of the industry-leading SideKick chairside patient education program, announces the SideKick MP customized multi-platform patient education program. The SideKick MP is compatible ...

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Dental software sticker price: It’s only the tip of the iceberg

“How much does it cost?” That’s the first question most dentists ask when investigating a new or replacement software system to manage ...

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Gene combination identified as risk factor in success of dental implants

NEW YORK, NY, USA: The health of the surrounding tissue affects the success of a dental implant. Identifying and reducing risk factors is therefore a key ...

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Choices abound at 2011 ADA Annual Session

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: The 152nd American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition will be held Monday through Thursday, Oct. ...

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Want long-term patients? Address the obvious …

While many dentists tend to be overly concerned about the number of new patients coming into the practice each month, patient retention is where practice ...

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New additions to the NiTi rotary file market: What to bring in and what to leave out

Nickel titanium rotary shaping files fundamentally changed everything in endodontics; conceptually, procedurally and economically as well. NiTi rotary files...

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FenderMate: A great idea with a small beginning

On Jan. 8, 2003, the Directa KUSP Group of reference dentists met in the Strand Hotel in Stockholm, where Prof. Dan Ericsson proposed his idea for a ...

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ADA, AGD speak out against new non-dentist provider models

NEW YORTK, NY, USA: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently released survey results claiming that the majority of Americans support new non-dentist mid-level ...

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National Museum of Dentistry launches oral health resource for parents of autistic children

BALTIMORE, MD, USA: The National Museum of Dentistry has created a new resource to help parents of children with autism spectrum disorder succeed in ...

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Perforated Diamond Finishing Strips

Thu. 29. September 2011

New Perforated Diamond Strips from Axis Dental are designed for complete control during interproximal reduction, shaping, and contouring. Strips allow easy access and precise manual enamel reduction ...

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University of New England awarded $3.5 million for College of Dental Medicine

PORTLAND, MAINE, USA: The University of New England (UNE) has been awarded $3.5 million from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for its ...

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GIOMER materials: Essential ingredients for a healthy smile

Wed. 28. September 2011

In recent years, a new type of glass filler known as GIOMER has been receiving attention in clinical papers and on the lecture circuit. Although widely accepted in Japan over the past 15 years, it has...

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Dental school researchers isolate steps in enamel formation

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine are piecing together the process of tooth enamel ...

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‘Share A Smile’ founders, volunteer dentists featured in inaugural ‘webisode’

ORANGE COUNTY, CA, USA: An Orange County-based charity that puts smiles back on the faces of underprivileged kids in need of major orthodontic care is the ...

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Plackers and Oral Health America team up to fight oral disease

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Tooth decay is one of the most common yet preventable chronic childhood diseases in the United States, and according to the reports from ...

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Relationship marketing

I bet when you first glanced at the title of this article, you might think… “Hygiene, relationship marketing? Help me connect the dots.” ...

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Shade matching for indirect restorations using a remote laboratory

Ideally, shade matching for indirect restorations would occur with a laboratory technician in the dental operatory performing this function directly. Yet, ...

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Garrison Dental Solutions: New products for better contacts

Mon. 26. September 2011

Garrison Dental Solutions is introducing several new products to help clinicians achieve tight, anatomical contacts on posterior Class II restorations. Chief among the product improvements is the ...

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DirectaDentalGroup – CoForm

Mon. 26. September 2011

CoForm For temporary and permanent class IV composite restorations CoForm, matrix system, is a unique set of pre-formed transparent matrices, made of celluloid plastic that are specifically designed...

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