Sirona Dental receives Top Employer 2016 Awards: Germany Engineers, Austria and Brazil

Sirona Dental, the dental industry’s global market and technology leader, has once again received the awards “Top Employer Germany 2016 Engineers” and “Top Employer Austria 2016.” For the first time, it has been named “Top Employer Brazil 2016.” The company’s outstanding human resources policy and excellent working conditions impressed the jury. Bensheim/Salzburg, Each year, the Top … Read more

Two New Webinars Announced by Core3daCADemy!

Core3daCADemy™, the educational arm of Core3dcentres®, is pleased to announce two new Free Webinar Topics to be held in March and April 2016! While digital technology continues to revolutionize implant dentistry, it doesn’t have to be complex. On March 23rd, join dental technicians from around the world for Core3daCADemy’s “Simple Bar Design in 3Shape” Webinar. … Read more

Sirona Dental, Inc. to Host the Ultimate Dental Meeting- SIROWORLD!

Dental professionals across the country-and around the globe- can now attend the largest dental meeting in digital dentistry annually. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sirona Dental, Inc., the company that pioneered digital dentistry and the leading manufacturer of dental technology, announced in early November the introduction of SIROWORLD. SIROWORLD is an annual event in which thousands of doctors … Read more

1-800-DENTIST Announces Partnership with Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, CA, 1-800-DENTIST®, the dental profession’s #1 source of pre-screened new patient leads, announced that it is partnering with Sirona Dental Systems, Inc., to provide marketing support to the more than 15,000 dental practices in the U.S. offering CEREC® single-visit dentistry. The partnership between the Los Angeles-based dental marketing company and Sirona, the dental industry’s … Read more

Novocol Healthcare, Inc. Expands Injectable Capabilities with a Strategic Investment in Device Company Duoject

Novocol Healthcare, Inc. (NHI), a subsidiary of Septodont, Inc., a world leader in sterile injectable manufacturing, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Duoject Medical Systems, Inc. (Duoject), a supplier of innovative medical devices.  The synergy between the companies will bring additional value to NHI development projects, and will allow NHI to offer … Read more

Henry Schein Hosts Dental Education Event At Chinese Dental Show In Shanghai

Digital Technology Leaders Share Insights About Digital Dentistry Solutions Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, held a full day dental education program focused on digital dental technologies at the 2015 China Dental Show in Shanghai. The exclusive education … Read more

Jack van’t Groenewout Named New General Manager of Carestream Dental, U.S. and Canada Digital

Carestream Dental is pleased to announce that Jack van’t Groenewout (Jack Vant) has accepted the position of general manager for the U.S. and Canada. In this role, he will oversee the design and execution of the company’s imaging and software growth strategies in the United States and Canada. Jack first began his career in healthcare … Read more

Sirona’s CEREC 30th (C30) Anniversary Celebration a Success

 Worldwide Leader of Digital Dental Innovations Delivers an Unforgettable Extravaganza of Unsurpassed Hands-On Learning and First-Class Entertainment   Sirona Dental Inc.’s CEREC® 30th (C30) Anniversary celebration exceeded expectations, further establishing Sirona as the leader in digital dentistry. The CAD/CAM extravaganza, hosted at the The Venetian® and The Palazzo® in Las Vegas, spanned three days of … Read more

DENTSPLY and Sirona enter into definitive merger agreement

DENTSPLY and Sirona enter into definitive merger agreementDENTSPLY International Inc. (“DENTSPLY”) and Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (“Sirona”) announced today that Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement which will result in the world’s leading manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies. The combination will create a combined company with … Read more

Sirona’s VISION customer magazine wins FOX AWARD in two categories

VISION, the customer magazine from Sirona, the dental equipment manufacturer, won not one but two Silver awards at this year’s FOX AWARDS. The innovative magazine won the SILVER FOX AWARD in the “Integrated Concept” category in external communications for the field of healthcare/medical technology, and the SILVER FOX VISUALS for its strong design concept. The … Read more

Managing Oral Mucositis Cancer Therapy

The goal of this paper is to present oral mucositis management approaches that are currently available in Canada. It is currently estimated that over 500 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every day (Canadian Cancer Society/Cancer Statistics 2014). Although advances in cancer therapy have improved survival rates for many tumor types, these treatments may cause side … Read more

A Tale of Two Lasers

Laser therapy is not a foreign concept in most dental practices, as many practitioners include soft tissue surgical lasers in their arsenal of high-tech equipment. Low-level lasers are a subset of the laser family that elicit a cellular response from the cell, as opposed to a photothermal effect, resulting in improved healing, pain reduction and … Read more

Finishing Orthodontics for Undersized Teeth: The Bioclear Method

Orthodontics has seen significant advances over the past decade. In spite of these advances, there is no magic wand when teeth are undersized. In addition, there are a staggering number of adult ortho cases that produce the dreaded black triangle; an esthetic dilemma that is considered to be more unsightly than the crowding that led … Read more

Integrated Sterilization

Over the past five decades, the dangers of microbial threats in the dental practice have been more specifically recognized, and more definitively addressed, than ever before. There has been significant progress in the understanding of previously known and newly identified organisms, and their necessary eradication from the dental treatment process. There has been a parallel … Read more

Implants and Prosthetic Restorations: Clinical Considerations

INTRODUCTIONEdentulism is considered to be a disability and a major oral health problem worldwide.1,2 Replacing missing teeth with complete dentures does not restore the masticatory efficiency of natural dentition, even though a well-designed and fabricated removable dental prosthesis can, and often does, satisfy the patient who has both an acceptable amount of soft/hard tissues and … Read more

3M True Definition Scanner Q&A with Mark Leishman, BMedSc, DDS

1You have been using an intra-oral scanner in your practice for more than a year. Can you tell us what your reasons were for investing in this new technology? Dr. Leishman: I felt it was time to upgrade to a digital impression system to streamline my workflow with dental laboratories and improve my clinical efficiency. … Read more

Are Mouth-Guards Hazardous to Your Health?

The good news is that many sports participants, both young and old, have been educated (or perhaps required) to wear sports mouth-guards during contact and non-contact games. These guards prevent countless impact and shock injuries to the teeth and the TMJ. Only decades ago, it was unusual to see a hockey player with unbroken front … Read more

No Brushing Required Changing the Way You Think About Pet Oral Care

Petsmile is a revolutionary new pet toothpaste that eliminates the hassles of brushing your and your patients’ dog’s teeth. Petsmile was developed by the humans who brought you Supersmile, hailed as the “#1 Whitening System” recommended by cosmetic dentists. Petsmile Professional Toothpaste reduces plaque, fights gingivitis, and virtually eliminates “doggie breath”. Unlike other canine toothpastes, … Read more