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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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 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
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
When I graduated from dental school, Continuing Education was the last thing on my mind. I was certain that I had learned all that I needed to know, and that I knew everything that could possibly be important for the rest of my dental career. Little did I know how wrong I was! Within the … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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