Clinical

Dr. James Chae graduated from the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry in 2000. He currently owns a private practice in Diamond Bar, Calif., called Diamond Bar Dental Group, and he has been practicing general and cosmetic dentistry for the past 19 years. He is a member of American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, California Dental Association, and American Dental Association. He has published cases in Dental Products Report, Dentistry Today, Dental Product Shopper, and Compendium. You can also find him on Facebook and Instagram at @diamondbardentalgroup where he shares his work and answer questions.

Articles

This vital procedure requires a variety of tools and materials, including  the light-cured, resin-modified calcium silicate TheraCal LC from BISCO. 

How to Repair Amalgam Restorations With Recurrent Caries

Tints are helpful tools to create realistic-looking restorations that blend into the surrounding dentition. We take a closer look at this less-is-more material that can help you create a restorative masterpiece. 

Going Over the Line: Using Characterization Tints to Blend Into Surrounding Dentition

Opaquers are materials that you don't need all the time, but when you do need them, you really need them. We get to know these valuable materials better.

Behind the Mask: Getting to Know Opaquers in Restorative Dental Procedures

Ultradent Products introduces line of premium accessories for its popular curing lights.

New Accessories Increase Uses for VALO Grand Curing Lights

Videos

In this video, Dr Alan Mead talks about the various technological innovations behind Enova's Zumax dental microscope.


Greater New York Dental Meeting 2021, Interview with Dr Alan Mead

This desensitizer with chlorhexidine from Advantage Dental Products, Inc, improves bond strength with self- and total-etch products and does not burn the soft tissues. [1 minute]

5Ws* Video - Hemaseal & Cide

The mixing tip and cartridge system has been optimized for improved efficiently, reduced dental impression material waste.

Dentsply Sirona’s New Cartridge and Mixing Tip System Makes Conventional Impression Material Application Easier

Kristin Hohman has served as Associate Editor of Dental Products report since 2019. She has a background in journalism and digital content. Kristin can be reached at khohman@mjhlifesciences.com.

Slideshows

To mark the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we take a look at a few famous Irish dentists, including a dental pioneer, a war hero, and even a Wimbledon champion.


Notable Irish Dentists

An October 2021 Study in Scientific Reports took a look at a lower sodium version of a bioactive glass that might have the benefits you want without inhibiting polymerization results or rates. 

This Bioactive Filler Had Better Polymerization Kinetics, Study Says

60 years on, the material continues to be a workhorse in a dentist’s armamentarium.

Restorative Dentistry