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May 19, 2015

New York dentist Dr. Laurie Singh has five tips to help you find the right handpiece for your practice.

May 19, 2015

Technology is changing the way that dental practices work on a daily basis … and that includes the software that your practice runs. An intuitive, modern-day software platform will help today's dental practice run at an optimal level.

May 18, 2015

There’s an old saying that goes, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” For Dr. Dan Indech, a periodontist in Phoenix, Ariz., that saying held very true for him and his practice before he incorporated 3D imaging into his treatment mix.

May 15, 2015

For Dr. Michael J. Landry and his wife and business partner, Mary Ann, transforming a visit to Consultants in Dental Aesthetics in Houston, Texas, into a “Ritz Carlton” experience was important to distinguish their practice from others in the area.

May 14, 2015

The California Dental Association conference is a great place to see and learn about new dental products, emerging technology and the latest dental news, and Dental Products Report wants to ensure you don't miss a thing.

May 06, 2015

Exposure to dental X-rays has been significantly associated with an increased risk of cancer. Recent studies have shown that dentists and dental assistants have an increased risk of thyroid cancer, as well as other diseases including meningiomas and salivary tumors.

April 30, 2015

A recent proposal for certification requirements for Stage 3 Meaningful Use is meant to address the complexity of the program.

April 30, 2015

Pulpdent, a leading dental research, development and manufacturing company, donated Embrace Fluoride Varnish to Mil Milagros (A Thousand Miracles), a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 in Boston.

April 30, 2015

Henry Schein, Inc. has announced the release of Dentrix® G6, the latest version of the dental practice management software. Dentrix G6 offers customers new features that enhance the user experience and enable practitioners to adopt paperless practices.   

April 30, 2015

Dentists are an upstanding, honorable bunch ... well, except for a few, apparently! We scoured the web for this year's strangest toothy crime stories, and were shocked (thrilled? amused?) by the number we found. Here are our top five.

April 30, 2015

Carestream Dental today showcased two new products at CDA South that expand general practitioners’ diagnostic capabilities and streamline daily workflows-the CS Adapt Module for the RVG 6200 sensor and the CS 8100SC scanning cephalometric imaging system.

April 28, 2015

All throughout April, Dental Products Report has preached the importance of treating every month like Oral Cancer Awareness month, and the big role dentists can play in raising awareness and screening for the disease.

April 28, 2015

In this hour-long webinar by Robert A. Lowe, DDS, you’ll learn how to simplify shade matching and more easily place composite resin restorations in anterior teeth.

April 24, 2015

Dental Arts Laboratories, Inc. announced the arrival of the next evolution in zirconia … cubeX2 cubic zirconia.

April 24, 2015

At the 2015 Edison Awards gala in New York City on April 23, John Hockenberry, host of public radio's live morning news program The Takeaway, challenged audience members to state why they were present. Many attendees said, "to talk about my product" or "to help children have a better experience."

April 23, 2015

When I moved to New York, I was still on the insurance plan of my company, which was headquartered in Oklahoma. What was a great benefits package in Oklahoma was slim pickins in New York City, and I was forced to choose between two or three dentists within all five boroughs who would accept my insurance. Naturally, I chose the one closest to me (after checking his Yelp reviews, of course).

April 23, 2015

A recent national survey conducted by the CDC revealed that 26 percent of Hispanic six- to nine-year olds suffered from untreated tooth decay, compared with 14 percent of non-Hispanic white children of the same age, revealing a major gap in access to oral health care for Latino children.

April 22, 2015

Formulating a solution for creating consistently excellent Class II composite restorations requires a process for both materials and techniques.

April 22, 2015

Pola Office+ from SDI is said to be the world’s fastest in-office tooth whitening system.

April 21, 2015

DuraFlex partials virtually disappear into the mouth, making them the number-one choice of removable flexible partials. In this free webinar, you’ll learn why knowing the perks of partials will help you make the best decisions for your dental office.

April 21, 2015

The Aurum Group of Companies is pleased to announce that Rune Fisker, VP Product Strategy and Business Unit Director, Dental Lab and Dental Clinic at 3Shape will be speaking at the upcoming Dental Technology and Business Growth Summit 2015.

April 20, 2015

VITA has announced the launch of its newest generation of the VITA Easyshade digital shade-matching device, the VITA Easyshade V. The new fifth generation of Easyshade is reportedly even more innovative and precise, offering new applications for every day use.

April 20, 2015

Sirona has expanded to include orthodontic treatment. The company now offers its CEREC Omnicam customers the ability to submit their digital impressions to the Invisalign® system.

April 17, 2015

Slide’n’StickTM from Flow Dental lets you convert your Flow RAPiD film bite block into a universal sensor holder.

April 17, 2015

Sirona Dental, Inc., announced that due to overwhelming demand, VIP and Entertainment-Only tickets to its upcoming CEREC©30th (CEREC 30) Anniversary Celebration held at The Venetian® and The Palazzo® Hotel in Las Vegas from September 17-19, 2015 will no longer be available for sale after May 15, 2015.

April 17, 2015

We recently sat down with Dr. Anna A. Danieli of Renton, Wash., to talk about CareCap, a new way for dental practices to offer payment plan options to their patients.

April 16, 2015

CILS Internationa?l has introduced a brand new option for labs looking to improve their labeling and organization process.

April 16, 2015

You don’t have to look too hard to see a popular image of a famous person with a gap-toothed smile, because rocking a natural diastema is gaining popularity. From Live! with Kelly and Michael’s own Michael Strahan and Coldplay’s Chris Martin to Madonna and Brigitte Bardot, the gap tooth has made its presence known and appreciated for years.

April 15, 2015

Heather Hennen, DAII, a member of the Modern Dental Assistant Editorial Advisory Board, recently had the chance to sit down and chat with Dr. Bill Dickerson, the creator of the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI Global).

April 14, 2015

With dental patients seeking esthetically pleasing, functional and long-wearing restorative options, dentists and dental lab technicians employ a variety of materials and techniques to create and place tooth-colored restorations.

April 14, 2015

Ivoclar Vivadent's Fluor Protector S is a fluoride-containing protective varnish for treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity, exposed cervicals and sensitivity after tooth whitening.

April 13, 2015

Over the years, the idea of bleeding on probing has been a tightly held tenant in dental hygiene education and in practice. New studies on treatment benefits measure both bleeding and the decrease of bleeding on probing sites. Does anyone even know what that means?

April 10, 2015

I am a social media stalker. I love to keep up with friends and colleagues on Facebook, visit different group pages, and see what dental assistants are talking about. What is it that makes us tick? What are the issues that concern us most?

April 10, 2015

In a recent survey,  Chicago Dental Society members were asked about changes in dental care, tips for parents and more. Nearly 200 of the society's member dentists responded.

April 10, 2015

Kids are benefiting from the recovering U.S. economy with the average gift from the Tooth Fairy reaching a new high of $4.36 last year-up from $3.50 in 2013, according to Delta Dental's The Original Tooth Fairy Poll®. In 2014, the Tooth Fairy left a staggering $255 million for lost teeth based on Delta Dental estimates. 

April 09, 2015

Pulpdent’s ACTIVA BioACTIVE has received the international 2014 Dental Excellence Award for the best new restorative material from DrBicuspid.com, the UK-based Internet resource for the dental industry.

April 08, 2015

An electronic poster presentation featuring BIOMET 3i custom implants and carefully documenting the anchorage of bone to implant surfaces, conducted by Robert Liddell, Niloufar Khosravi, Elnaz Ajami and ?Professor J.E. Davies has taken first place at the 30th annual meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration.

April 08, 2015

MEA|NEA, Inc.,a provider of secure unstructured health information exchange, has formed a strategic alliance with Virtru to provide HIPAA-compliant email services to nearly 50,000 dental and medical practice clients and 700 health systems throughout the United States. 

April 07, 2015

Among 1,050 U.S. consumers, the majority knows little or nothing at all about oral cancer (68 percent) and only 36 percent reported being screened for oral cancer at their last dental checkup, according to findings from a survey released by Vigilant Biosciences, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of solutions that aid in the early detection and intervention of cancer.

April 07, 2015

A recent report by the Scheduling Institute revealed that dental practices are losing money and business simply because of the way the phone was being answered in the practice.

April 07, 2015

With the new CS Digitalizer, Carestream Dental offers doctors a step-by-step guide to building a digital practice customized to their needs. Incorporating digital equipment into a practice can seem like a daunting task for a busy doctor, but the CS Digitalizer is said to ease the burden by addressing the main concerns of practitioners, such as the investment, ease of use and cost.

April 06, 2015

In conjunction with Oral Cancer Awareness month, the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health announced it teamed up with the International Dental Oncology Leaders (IDOL) to raise awareness of the importance of oral cancer screenings for those in the medical and dental professions.

April 06, 2015

It's time to recognize some amazing women in the dental industry! For the sixth consecutive year, Dental Products Report is honored to name the Top 25 Women in Dentistry. We will be profiling these awesome women in our October issue ... but we need your help to know who the top 25 women are.

April 02, 2015

Convergent Dental Inc., a privately held dental device company, announced that it had secured $9 million in a funding round led by existing investors Long River Ventures and the Gund Foundation as well as new individual investors and family offices.

April 01, 2015

The Oral Health Forum, a partner of Heartland Alliance, today released its “Healthy Smiles, Healthy Growth” study, which indicates that oral decay and obesity continue to pose significant health problems to Illinois children.

April 01, 2015

On the evening of the second show day of IDS 2015, the U.S. subsidiary office of Koelnmesse used the opportunity to honor long standing U.S. exhibitors for their proven loyalty to this event.