Visitors to this year’s DenTech China will be exposed to more new dental technology and trends from the international scene than ever before. This year, 3 National Pavilions will be featured in DenTech China 2013 – namely from Germany, USA and Korea. German Pavilion has been showcasing new advances and breakthroughs in DenTech China for … Read more
Whip Mix is excited to welcome Kent Kohli as the new Manager of Dental Technology Solutions. Kent previously owned & operated Contemporary Dental Aesthetics, LLC, a small, high-end boutique dental studio committed to artistic excellence in all phases of fixed oral prosthetics. His specialties are digital design and workflow in creating functionally driven smile design … Read more
DenMat announced today that it has partnered with Midmark Corporation to outfit DenMat’s new Dental Learning Center at its corporate headquarters in Lompoc, California. The state-of-the art facility is now equipped with a fully functioning Midmark dental operatory and chair for hands-on and live patient education on Lumineers and other on minimally invasive esthetic dental … Read more
Dr. Betsy Bakeman, an Accredited Fellow Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) and an AACD 2013 headliner, will teach the next session of AACD Unplugged Sept. 20-21. Dr. Bakeman’s presentation is titled, “Porcelain Veneers: Successful, Predictable, Gorgeous Results.” AACD Unplugged aims to give dental professionals an amazing educational experience in a small-group … Read more
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF SERVICE A big thank you to all those who attended our open house on October 26. The feedback from our offices has been overwhelmingly positive with the consensus being that the afternoon was fun and highly informative. And thank you to our generous supporters for helping to make this special day … Read more
Digital technologies in use in the dental practice and laboratory – new CAD/CAM processes – modern software for networking and work processes – some of the main themes at IDS
Fabulous blog from Eng Joo Koh, RDT on webdental.com – gonna share a few images and let you visit the rest…… Tell your local laboratory professional that “we’re waiting”…… Using Pink Porcelain to simulate lost gum shrinkage. Added by Eng Joo Koh, RDT on February 4, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment Zirconia Bridge over white zirconia abutments. Added … Read more
What did Rodgers and Hammerstein, Paul Simon and Lennon and McCartney know that dentistry is just learning to appreciate; that social networking can work wonders if you extrapolate with Bayesian objectivity. “You and I have memories/longer than road that stretches out ahead”, applies to relationships, not learning. Blended learning describes an algorithm that combines different … Read more
From Cosmetic News Traditionally, the placement of dental implants has been an intuitive process. However, recent advancements in three-dimensional diagnostic and treatment technologies, has substantially changed the approach of clinicians to the treatment planning and placement of dental implants. Improvements in three-dimensional imaging, and greater access to proprietary 3D implant planning software, now allow for … Read more
IT’S become commonplace to criticize the “Occupy” movement for failing to offer an alternative vision. But the thousands of activists in the streets of New York and London aren’t the only ones lacking perspective: economists, to whom we might expect to turn for such vision, have long since given up thinking in terms of economic … Read more
September 28, 2011 – ADA News Staff By Kelly Soderlund LONG LONG LONG LONG OVERDUE IN THIS WRITER’S OPINION The 2010 House of Delegates resolved to encourage certified dental technicians to attend ADA continuing education seminars, including as presenters. That resolve will be carried out at ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas this month when … Read more
I’m farklempt, read on, APP’s, more APP’s…….Laval, Canada – CANADA!!! – August 20,2011 Created in partnership with Bold Technologies, an innovative mobile application marks the next step for Styledent Technologies in finding more solutions in new technologies with the goal of improving communication between dentists and technicians. (PR.com)– Building on its journey to become a … Read more
That’s BILLION with a “B”…….Rupert Murdoch speak……..I hacked his financials, I know it’s a “B”. VANCOUVER, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – According to a new report by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net), the leading global authority in medical device and dental market research, the U.S. dental prosthetics market, including crowns/bridges, inlays/onlays, veneers and dentures recovered from the economic recession … Read more
From Sarah Lorge Butler – CBS Money Watch.com – June 10, 2011 Back in April I wrote about a person near and dear to me — yes, my husband — who needed two new crowns for $3,442. I published his experience in a post, Is Your Dentist Ripping You Off? Dentists howled in protest at … Read more
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…the origin of this saying first appeared in the 3rd century BC in Greek. It didn’t appear in its current form in print until the 19th century, but in the meantime there were various written forms that expressed much the same thought. In 1588, the English dramatist John Lyly, … Read more
PR.com Vancouver, Canada – May 11, 2011 Frontier Dental Laboratories announced a commitment of an additional $10 million dollars to the California Center For Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS). This brings Frontier Dental Laboratories’ total commitment to CCADS to over $15 million dollars. CCADS is a post graduate dental education organization that currently offers a unique … Read more
From PRNewswire – May 7, 2011 BILLERICA, Mass. Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will demonstrate the benefits of adding 3D printing to the workflow, at LMT LAB DAY West. Exhibiting at Booth B6, B-7, Objet will present printed dental parts and models live on the stand throughout the show on … Read more
From Dental IQ April 12, 2011 By Steven Pigliacelli, CDT Communication is key to your relationship with a lab. Here is a list of questions to ask a prospective new laboratory prior to starting a business relationship. Narrowing the list to five questions was difficult, but as you will see, there are many additional questions … Read more
By Brian Tse, William Harwin, Alastair Barrow, Barry Quinn, Jonathan San Diego and Margaret Cox Abstract This paper presents a novel design of a virtual dental training system (hapTEL) using haptic technology. The system allows dental students to learn and practice procedures such as dental drilling, caries removal and cavity preparation for tooth restoration. This paper focuses on the hardware design, … Read more
Another example of the simplicity possible in creating a Clinical eChronicle. More detailed explanation of the procedure, the sophistication can be expanded upon by having an instructive template and the graphic inclusion in this case is aggregate, it can be simplified and standardized based upon the sequence of treatment, lab inclusion images, radiographs, video and … Read more