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March 21, 2012

For good and ill, taking your work home with you has never been easier. The Internet makes it possible to connect to just about everything from anywhere, and connecting to the Internet often is as simple as pulling your smartphone from your pocket or a tablet computer from your bag.

March 21, 2012

The opportunity to do some professional concert photography came about as a surprise bonus from the freelance writing I’d been doing for a number of music publications. I was offered an assignment covering Lollapalooza as long as I could provide them with both the copy and accompanying images, and even though I hadn’t done much serious photography since taking a handful of classes back in college, I wasn’t about to turn this opportunity down.

March 21, 2012

For Robert Lash, president of Moskey Dental Laboratories in Cleveland, the business of operating a dental lab is what he was meant to do. Though he earned a law degree in the early 1980s, the practice of law didn’t suit him, and he decided to return to the lab business started by his grandfather, Nathan Lash in 1924, and continued by his father, Phil Lash.

March 21, 2012

Whether working with a milled bar or a cast bar knowing what will be built around it comes from experience. Different technicians and labs follow different protocols for working on these cases, but there are definite factors that must be taken into account when creating a denture that will be attached to a number of implants.

March 21, 2012

York, Pa.-Tom McPherson, CDT, owner, and LJ McPherson of Echo Dental Laboratory in Fairview, N.C. joined DENTSPLY Prosthetics on March 4 for a two day, 3Shape Training course that covered an introduction to the scanner, its features and its capabilities. DENTSPLY Prosthetics offers the 3Shape technical training to customers with their purchase of the system to teach them basic operations, and learn how to drive the 3Shape’s “Live Case” functionality.  

March 21, 2012

York, Pa.-DENTSPLY International Inc., a global leader in professional dental products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Astra Tech, a leading provider of dental implant products, based in Mölndal, Sweden, from DENTSPLYAstraZeneca for approximately $1.8 billion in cash.

March 21, 2012

York, Pa.-Recently students and faculty from The Ohio State University and The University of Maryland Graduate Prosthodontics programs were accompanied by personnel from the NIST/ADA Paffenbarger Research Center for tours of DENTSPLY Prosthetics and DENTSPLY Professional manufacturing facilities.

March 21, 2012

June 1, 2010 | dlpmagazine.com NEWS The Board of Trustees for the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC) invites dental laboratory personnel to review a task analysis for Certified Dental Technicians (CDT) by participating in an online survey. For sharing time and expertise, CDTs will earn 1 hr of documented scientific credit from NBC for completing this survey.

March 21, 2012

New York, N.Y.-On May 21, an excited group of young ceramists took part in a free ceramics course presented by Rich Pavlak, CDT, MDT, FNGS, at New York City College of Technology. “Participating in Rich Pavlak’s Porcelain hands-on workshop was really exciting to me.” said attendee Rocio German. By design, corporate sponsorships were limited to gifts for the students, technical support and lunch, so the event stayed focused on high quality ceramics and professional motivation.

March 21, 2012

South Bend, Ind.-Heraeus Kulzer, LLC, a worldwide leader in dental esthetics, announced a new partnership with the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology, a non-profit 501(c)(3) whose purpose is to advance the profession of dental laboratory technology. As part of the partnership, Heraeus Precious Metal Refining will provide a charitable contribution to the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (FDLT) based on the value of refined scrap from all NADL member laboratories that use its services.

March 21, 2012

There are many reasons dental technicians and dental laboratories pursue certification, but a direct impact on the bottom line is rarely the primary motivator.