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 D4D Technologies announced today that its in-house production, the E4D Podcast, is now available for download on its very own iTunes channel. Now you can be up-to-date anywhere and anytime on all the exciting news about E4D and learn how D4D Technologies is staying on the cutting edge of CAD CAM Dentistry.

E4D Podcast Channel now on iTunes

 July 14, 2011, Irvine, Calif.-Glidewell Laboratories, industry-leading provider of dental lab products and services, announced today the opening of the Glidewell International Technology Center, its new 2,800-square-foot training, education and technology demonstration center located on the Glidewell Laboratories campus in Irvine, Calif.

Glidewell Laboratories launches the Glidewell International Technology Center

 At THE DENTAL ADVISOR, our group has been researching and tracking all-ceramic restorations for 28 years. As ceramics have evolved, there is a move toward stronger and more esthetic materials.

Why zirconia?

 January 26, 2010 | dlpmagazine.com  News  Culp course focuses on IPS e.max and Straumann Anatomic IPS e.max Abutment  At the Ivoclar Vivadent facilities in Sarasota, Fla., Lee Culp will be heading up a three-day course given throughout the year focusing on "Esthetic Solutions for Implant Restorations" featuring IPS e.max and the Straumann Anatomic IPS e.max Abutment.

Sign up for Lee Culp course

 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, March 7, 2011 – Heraeus Kulzer, provider of esthetic dental solutions, and Sensable Dental, leading provider of Touch-Enabled dental restoration design and fabrication solutions, announced today that Sensable Dental is integrating the Heraeus Premium line digital tooth library into its award-winning Intellifit™ Digital Restoration System. Dental labs worldwide using Intellifit now can utilize Heraeus Premium virtual teeth when designing natural-looking dental restorations for dentists and their patients with digital speed, precision and consistency.

Sensable Dental to integrate the Heraeus Premium line digital tooth library into its Intellifit™ Digital Restoration System

 Hasselt, Belgium, September 7, 2010-DENTSPLY Prosthetics sponsored a panel of dentists and dental laboratory technicians to convene at the DENTSPLY ES Healthcare facility in Hasselt, Belgium for a two-day symposium, held on July 15th and 16th, 2010. The purpose of the meeting was to gather dental industry thought leaders for Compartis® ISUS implant case presentations, interact with and gain exposure to new implant-technology developments, and share ideas.

DENTSPLY Prosthetics hosts Compartis

 April 2010 | Dental Products Report web exclusive

Tip of the month

 February 10, 2010 | dentalproductsreport.com  News  Straumann introduces IPS e.max CAD restorations 

Straumann introduces IPS e.max CAD restorations

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.  

 Information provided by Williams Dental Laboratory Inc.  The Lab  Williams Dental Laboratory Inc. is a full-service laboratory based in Erie, Pa., with more than 30 employees. The laboratory services Pennsylvania, Western New York and Eastern Ohio. Owners Jim Conway, Bill Stroh and Barb Marlette have more than 120 combined years of experience among them.

Sensable Dental's Intellifit™ System

 January 2010 | dlpmagazine.com Forward Trends  Dentistry without borders  How emerging technologies and new business models can connect you to a global market.  by Richard Palmer    Photo: Comstock/Getty Images  It is a small world after all.

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