Dental News - Meeting review: 2016 Midwinter Meeting in Chicago

Robert Selleck, DTA

Tue. 1 March 2016

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CHICAGO, Ill., USA: Just wandering around the exhibit hall to marvel at the offerings was enough to earn you C.E. credit at the Midwinter Meeting. But it was in the individual booths where attendees found the real education. Many of the booths were set up with mini-classrooms and had scheduled speakers; others provided impromptu sessions throughout the day.

At Heraeus Kulzer, seating was set up for attendees to observe a live-patient demonstration of Pala Digital Dentures. The product promises “Perfect fit. Perfect smile.” dentures in just two visits prior to delivery.

In the 3Shape booth, seating was set up at a widescreen monitor so visitors could learn more about the company’s Trios scanning, imaging and digital-impressions systems.

But the best strategy was often to simply join the crowd in front of a booth, as was the case at the Baby Buddy booth. Visitors, many of them hygienists, were standing six to seven people deep throughout the day to learn more about the company’s oral-care program for infants and toddlers.

Plenty of new products

With its large attendance and central location, the Midwinter Meeting frequently ends up being a venue for dental companies to launch products and showcase their newest offerings; and the meeting’s 151^st edition was no exception.

Cavex used the meeting for the North American launch of its Bite & White ABC Masterkit, a home-whitening program that’s available only through dentists.

Chicago was your first chance to see the Straumann CARES Intraoral Scanner by Dental Wings. The system is built on a patented and compact 3-D capture technique called Multiscan Imaging. The scanner is distributed through Benco and Burkhart Dental.

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Stoma Dental Dove introduced the “first and only” saliva ejector valve with backflow prevention. The product was created in response to research confirming that suction valve backflow is a proven significant risk factor in microbial cross-contamination between patients.

DEXIS displayed its “next generation” in dental imaging, the DEXIS Eleven.

Brand-new company NanovaPro offered its flagship product, described as being the industry’s first nanofiber-reinforced nano-hybrid restorative composite.

Keystone Industries offered its new PF2 mouthguards. Everybody who bought one in Chicago could enter a drawing for an iPad Air.

Vella had its new VellaMini 5 percent sodium-fluoride varnish, specifically designed for back-of-the-glove application.

Medidenta introduced the first ever 90-degree rear-venting high-speed Air-Free. The handpiece doesn’t expel any air into the oral cavity, improving patient comfort during procedures.

Parkell offered special show pricing on its new Brush & Bond Universal restorative bonding material, which creates an extensive hybrid network to increase penetration and create more lateral branching.

Another new offering could be found in the Flow Dental booth, where the company displayed its new Perfect Fit adjustable camera sleeves.

In the ACTEON booth, attendees could learn more about the PSPiX, described as “the first personal imaging-plate scanner.”

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