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 According to a new press release from ETI Digital Technology, Dental Wings h?as just released its latest version of their software, Version 5.0.

Here are the features of Dental Wings' new DWOS 5.0 software

 Zahn Dental has announced they have a new North American Technical Support Team.

Zahn Dental debuts new support team

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.

The first time you bought a computer, terms like server, gigabyte and RAM (among others) were probably somewhat befuddling. Every technological thingamajig has its own vocabulary and concepts, which can be confusing to those new to the device.

9 Things You REALLY Need to Know About Digital Imaging






Glidewell Laboratories, an industry-leading provider of dental laboratory products and services, announced the release of BruxZir™ Shaded 16 blocks compatible with CEREC® and inLab

BruxZir(TM) Shaded 16 CAD/CAM blocks now available for use with Sirona CAD/CAM Solutions

 BruxZir™ Anterior is a new entry in the BruxZir® Solid Zirconia product line. This esthetic restorative material is designed specifically to satisfy the esthetic and functional requirements of the anterior region of the mouth.

Glidewell introduces new BruxZir option

 The CAD/CAM world can be confusing if you don't understand the terminology. Read the top five terms you need to know below:

The List: Top 5 CAD/CAM terms you need to know

 Expanding its VITA YZ system, VITA has introduced new high translucent YZ discs and blocks, available in both pre-colored and non-colored variations.

VITA expands the line of VITA YZ zirconia discs and blocks

 It was a fantastic gizmo when the sales representative showed it to you. You could hardly wait to bring it online. Everyone was excited in the office. But after a few months, excitement waned, and the gizmo touted to be the next best thing became the next big expensive thing collecting dust in the corner of your practice.

Focus on ROI: Is your technology delivering?

John Flucke, DDS, is in private practice in Lee’s Summit, Mo. He also serves as chief clinical editor and technology editor for 

® and keeps an active blog filled with thoughts and tidbits on the world of technology at blog.denticle.com.

 It’s all just ones and zeroes, off and on. It’s just that simple. It’s hard to believe that when a 25-year-old Texas Instruments engineer named Jack Kilby demonstrated the first integrated circuit, one person’s response was “But what is it good for?” That little integrated circuit, the off or on, the one or zero, gave birth to the digital revolution.

CAD/CAM: Having it all ... your way

 The Hanau, Germany-based dental manufacturer Heraeus Kulzer and the Canadian digital specialist Dental Wings are breaking new ground in CAD/CAM manufacturing.