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A shade guide designed for efficiency through simplicity for better outcomes.

5Ws* APVolution S Color Key Shade Guides

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

Zirlux Transitions from Zahn Dental is helping this lab get great results while increasing production and lowering inventory and labor time. 

Deliver Strength, Esthetics, and a Reduction in Time

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.

The self-adhesive base/liner utilizes THERA technology to bond to dentin and release fluoride and calcium ions.


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Troy Schmedding, DDS, is a 1993 honors graduate of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. He maintains a private practice in Walnut Creek, California, where he focuses on esthetic and functional dentistry. An accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, he lectures both nationally and internationally on esthetics and restorative materials. Schmedding also serves as a key opinion leader for numerous manufacturers, helping develop and bring new products to market. Contact him at troyschmeddingdds@gmail.com.

Class II posterior direct restorations often present as complex cases. But Clean & Boost® Dentin and Enamel Cleanser from Vista Apex can increase bond strength while leaving the smear layer intact. 

How to Become a Class II Smooth Operator

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

Dentists have more knowledge, tools, and products to perform less invasive dentistry.

Do Patients Less Harm

The Anatotemp SC healing abutment and scan body, a recent addition to exocad’s and 3Shape’s dental implant laboratory and model creator software, offers a streamlined digital workflow.

5Ws* ANATOTEMP SC 

Ben Curtis, DDS, was inspired to become a pediatric dentist after the poor dental experiences he had as a child. He strives to make dental visits fun for kids by providing gentle, compassionate care.

Curtis graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor of science in biomedical science and a minor in business. He attended Baylor College of Dentistry, where he was awarded his doctorate of dental surgery. Remaining at Baylor, he completed his rigorous pediatric dentistry training. Curtis is an Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Harris Fellow and an American Board of Pediatric Dentistry board-certified pediatric dentist. Curtis and his wife, Rachel, are proud parents to Birdie, Dodson, and Emerson. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family on their ranch or at Disney World.

Dental lasers are a great tool for the clinician when it comes to 
treating young patients in a friendlier, gentler manner. 

The Must-Have Technology to Improve the Pediatric Dental Experience

VOCO America’s VisCalor bulk thermo-viscous bulk-fill composite features a simple “warm it, flow it, and sculpt it” workflow.

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Peter Auster, DMD, has spent 30 years in  private practice in Pomona, N.Y. He has long-term experience in high-end reconstructive and cosmetic dentistry, and completed 2 terms as a director of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) as well as a term as chairman of their leadership committee. Dr Auster is extremely proud to be a winner of the AACD Humanitarian of the Year Award. He has been named a “Top Dentist in the Hudson Valley” by his peers for the past 10 years from 

. He is the founder and past president of the Greater New York Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the New York affiliate of the AACD. He was named a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Dentists. He teaches dentists internationally and has given seminars on advanced dentistry from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon.

Catapult Education evaluators test out this flowable composite, then award it the Catapult Vote of Confidence.

GC America’s everX Flow Composite Grades Out Well

This new patent covers a machine learning process for restoration fabrication. 

Restorative Dentistry