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Enable your future with E4D Dentist

If there is one lesson learned from the past few years, it is that the strong will survive (‘As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to...

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Digital impressions are reality with Cadent

An accurate master impression is essential to a quality indirect dental restoration. We operate in an area where as little as 30 microns can mean the ...

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Gendex: Sharing goals

New York, NY, USA: In an interview with Dental Tribune America, Chuck Ravetto, vice president of marketing for Gendex, discusses product development, ...

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Stewart is new president of California Dental Association

SACRAMENTO, CA/NEW YORK, NY, USA: The California Dental Association recently elected a new president and new officers. Dr Thomas Stewart, a US Navy captain ...

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Global centre for laser education installed in the US

New York, NY, USA/Leipzig, Germany: The US-based manufacturer of soft tissue dental lasers AMD LASERS has announced the launch of its new International ...

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Henry Schein to distribute Dentatus

Henry Schein, the largest distributor of health-care products and services to office-based practitioners, and Dentatus, an innovative designer and ...

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Interview: 'HIV tests should be offered in every dental practice'

According to the latest figures from the United Nations Organisation UNAIDS, more than 34 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV virus. New ...

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Genes drive gingival inflammation

NEW YORK, NY, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill in the US have discovered that almost one third of ...

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DENTSPLY Caulk makes bulk flowing fast and easy

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Dentists are always interested in newer, faster and better ways of working. That’s why the exhibit hall at the Greater New York ...

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Crown cementation facilitated with the Triodent Griptab restoration handling aid

A 45-year-old female patient presented with a root-filled premolar that had a composite MOD restoration present, and the unprotected buccal cusp had ...

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RGP Dental says, ‘You sit… we fit’ about its dental chairs and stools

NEW YORK, NY, USA: How important is the chair you’re sitting on compared to the instruments in your hand? The short answer is: very important. When ...

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Cone beam — awareness in three dimensions

“Wow, I can’t believe how cone beam 3-D imaging has changed the way we practice.” That’s a strong statement coming from a ...

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Henry Schein presents check and new logo design to OHA

NEW YORK, NY, USA: When it comes to supporting worthy causes, some companies make all the right moves. One such company is Henry Schein Inc., which ...

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GNYDM attendees enjoy discounts, interactive activities and prizes on exhibit hall floor

NEW YORK, NY, USA: It would have been easy for attendees to get overwhelmed in the exhibit hall at the Greater New York Dental Meeting, which opened on 29 ...

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Dentcubator meets in New York

NEW YORK, NY, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Year after year, dental companies spend millions on the research and development of new products. Nobel Biocare as one ...

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America’s Toothfairy unveils 2009 holiday cards

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Are you looking for a way to spread some holiday cheer while promoting good oral health for children at the same time? If so, you might ...

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An introduction to lasers in dental hygiene

What is a laser? How does it work? How long have lasers been used in dentistry? How do they benefit our patients? How are lasers integrated in dental ...

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Missouri College opens free hygiene clinic

ST LOUIS, MO and NEW YORK, NY, USA: Missouri College, located in St. Louis, has opened a new dental hygiene clinic offering services to the public at no ...

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Dentists honor Mingledorff

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Fort Washington, NY, prosthodontist Dr Tom Balshi and his wife, Joanne, recently gathered dental specialists born of Philadelphia’s...

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Kids' oral health at stake as US votes for health reform

NEW YORK, NY, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Dental health organisations in the United States have hailed the decision of the US Senate to recognise a number of ...

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Many orofacial injuries during sports are preventable

In 1998, Orlando Magic center Adonal Foyle took an elbow from Utah Jazz’s Quincy Lewis to teeth Nos. 8 and 9, causing the teeth to luxate back. In ...

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AAID covers it all in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA: From implant design to emergency medicine to particulate grafting, there was in-depth information for everyone to take home with them ...

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Check out the schedule for DTSC Symposia at N.Y. meeting

NEW YORK, NY, USA: More than 1,000 dentists have already signed up for the upcoming Dental Tribune Study Club Symposia, which offers four days of education ...

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DENTSPLY Tulsa unveils new ultrasonic irrigation needle

NEW YORK, NY and TULSA, OK, USA: A new product has been introduced that is designed to improve the success of root canal therapy. Because success depends on...

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ADA seeks nominations for new dentist awards

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Do you know of a newly minted dentist who deserves some special recognition? If so, it is time to speak up! That’s because the ...

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IADEF to meet during GNYDM

NEW YORK, NY, USA: The International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics (IADFE) will meet once again at the Greater New York Dental Meeting, on Monday, 30 ...

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Dental tissue engineering products in the US market to double by 2015

Use of tissue engineering is a rapidly growing trend in dental offices across the United States. Used in dental bone graft procedures, tissue engineering ...

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California as a model for regulated medical waste disposal

California ranks first in the United States for the number of dental services provided. A survey released in 2009 by the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...

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To retire or not to retire?

I am a 1965 graduate of NYU College of Dentistry, and I practiced until 2000. I was 58 at the time and was somehow bent on retiring in my late or middle 50s...

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