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Expansion by oral care company comes as it celebrates 2 million customers served through its orthodontic telehealth platform.

SmileDirectClub Adds 18 New SmileShop Locations

Laura Dorr is the former executive editor of DPR's Modern Dental Network and a regular contributing author.

The best way to recover from the financial impact of a violation is to prevent it from happening in the first place, but when it does occur there are actions that can help mitigate the problems and assist in the recovery.


Getting Back on Track: How to Recover from the Financial Impact of a HIPAA Breach

Caitlin Parsons is a RDH of 15 years and chronic pain survivor turned Certified Yoga Therapist and Ergonomic Consultant for dental professionals. Caitlin helps dental professionals prevent, reduce and overcome workplace pain, manage stress, and optimize their health so they can thrive in and out of the office. She is passionate about helping dental professionals and teams optimize their health to provide better patient care and become better clinicians through her in-person and online programs, speaking, writing team experiences, and her podcast, The Aligned Hygienist (

These solutions support your health and practice and can lead to career longevity for hygienists.

Five Tools to Enhance Ergonomics in Dental Hygiene

Custom OrthoApnea NOA’s 2 individual low-profile splints hold the jaw in a controlled forward position to facilitate breathing and deliver better comfort for patients.

Great Lakes and OrthoApnea Partnering to Offer Sleep Appliance 

New system is described as faster and more predictable yet is designed to be easier to open.

Garrison Dental Introduces Strata-G Sectional Matrix System

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.  

Clinicians may need to adjust the way they operate and the services they offer to ensure new and existing patients keep making appointments.

What Patients Want: Understanding Your Patient Base and Adapting to Meet Their Needs

A new study published in the American Academy of Neurology’s journal  demonstrates the connection between patients that have poor oral health and memory loss/brain shrinkage. 

New Study Shows Link Between Poor Oral Health and Brain Shrinkage

This innovative, wireless x-ray sensor technology will now be distributed through leading manufacturer Good Doctors USA. 

Good Doctors USA Enter Distribution Agreement for Air2Zed X-ray Technology

Dr. Lou Shuman is the CEO of Cellerant Consulting Group, dentistry’s leading corporate incubator and accelerator; a venturer-in-residence at Harvard’s i-Lab; the chairman of the technology advisory board at WEO Media; a long-time contributor to Dental Products Report; and the founder and creator of the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards.

The Urbanek TMJ Device is designed to relieve the inflammation that causes temporomandibular disorder, and the results have been promising.

Reducing Inflammation Is Key to Relieving TMD Symptoms

Lorne Lavine, DMD, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has more than 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. He received his specialty training at the University of Washington and went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002 to establish TDD, a company that focuses on the specialized technological and HIPAA needs of the dental community. He can be reached at drlavine@thedigitaldentists.com or 866-204-3398.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving. Tech expert Lorne Lavine, DMD, discusses all the different ways it is changing the dental industry forever.

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