Getting wired with Oral Health & Dental Practice Management

At Oral Health & DPM, we have always taken pride in delivering the very best clinical and practice management information to our readers. Thanks to your loyal readership, Oral Health & DPM are Canada’s leading clinical and practice management publications. Now we are proud to extend the reach of Oral Health/DPM publications to our website, … Read more

IDS – 2011 Focusing on prophylaxis: more individual and more organic

Age-specific oral hygiene — preventively oriented diagnostics — holistic prevention in the dental practice — a main topic at IDS. Health is highly valued by the general public — not least because of our ageing society. Oral prophylaxis has therefore become a focus of modern dental practices and is an important step toward preventive solutions, … Read more

Aging Gracefully (and Other Indignities)

When I pay one of my infrequent visits to my primary care guy, I make certain to get my $10 co-payment’s worth by saving up symptoms until I’m sure I have enough to command his attention for at least 10 minutes. These are carefully recorded on a list I bring with me. My left knee … Read more

Self Learning, Self Assessment

Funding for the SLSA program has been provided by:

The SLSA program is based on current, referenced literature and consists of 40 questions, answers, rationales are in the following issue at the end of each quiz. Dentists who complete the 15 question quiz in the November, 2010 issue of Oral Health may be eligible for continuing education points. The names and license numbers of … Read more

Registration Now Open for 2010 ADA in Orlando, Florida

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Registration Opens for the 2010 ADA Annual Session in Orlando 151st Annual Session to be held at the Orange County Convention Center, Oct. 9-12     CHICAGO, April 7, 2010 – Dentists and dental professionals can now register for the American Dental Association’s (ADA) 151st Annual Session and World Marketplace … Read more

Self learning, Self assessment 2010 (April 01, 2010)

Funding for the SLSA program has been provided by:

The SLSA program is based on current, referenced literature and consists of 40 questions, answers, rationales are in the following issue at the end of each quiz. Dentists who complete the 15 question quiz in the November, 2009 issue of Oral Health may be eligible tthe quiz will be forwarded to their respective provincial licensing … Read more

2010 CHICAGO MIDWINTER MEETING:

Over 30, 000 dentist and professionals attended the 145th annual Chicago Midwinter meeting.   With approximately 700 exhibitors, there were many innovative new products and technologies on display in the new West building.   Go to the “Product Spotlight” section online at: http://www.oralhealthjournal.com/PR/PR_list.asp , to view new product announcements in great detail.

Clinical Research Dental Celebrates their 25th Anniversary!

   Clinical Research Dental Celebrates 25th Anniversary     London, Ontario, March 17, 2010…Clinical Research Dental Supplies & Services Inc. is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. Based in London, Ontario, Clinical Research Dental (CRD) was founded in 1985 by its President Peter Jordan, and today is widely recognized as a leader in dental education … Read more

IDEM India 2010–An Opportunity to Target the Indian Dental Market

  IDEM INDIA 2010: NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTERS TAKE AIM AT THE GROWING INDIAN DENTAL MARKET               Chicago, Cologne, Mumbai – March 2010 After its successful inception in 2009, IDEM India, the International Dental Exhibition & Meeting, will return the second time to the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai. Show dates are set for September … Read more

Tri Hawk Unveils New Marketing Campaign

                       Tri Hawk Unveils New Marketing Campaign Dental Bur Innovator Targets “The Bur Connoisseur”   MORRISBURG, Ontario—March 10, 2010—Tri Hawk Corporation recently unveiled a new multi-faceted corporate marketing campaign for its proprietary line of dental burs.   At the core of the campaign is a strategy to target only the most demanding bur users. “Over … Read more

Carestream Donates to Aid Haiti Relief Efforts

      Carestream Health Donates KODAK Intraoral Film and CARESTREAM Mobile X-ray System to Aid Haiti Relief Efforts   Company Responds to Urgent Need for Dental and Medical Supplies with Product and Corporate Donations   ROCHESTER, NY, March 9, 2010 — In response to a request for X-ray films, Carestream Health, Inc., the exclusive … Read more

A Bet is a Bet

Bob holding hockey jersey

Robert A. Ganley, CEO of Ivoclar Vivadent, an international dental company, is seen hoisting a Team Canada Olympic hockey jersey in front of the company’s Amherst, NY headquarters. Ganley lost a friendly bet with Sarah Anders Director of Ivoclar Vivadent’s Canadian subsidiary over the outcome of the Olympic hockey finals. If Team USA had won, Ivoclar Vivadent’s … Read more

Associations

INTERNATIONAL Academy of General Dentistry 211 E Chicago Ave Suite 900 Chicago IL 60611-1999 312 440-4300 Fax: 312 440-0559 Toll Free: 888 243-3368 Web: www.agd.org American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry 5401 World Dairy Dr Madison WI 53718 608 222-8583 Fax: 608 222-9540 Toll Free: 800 543-9220 Email: info@aacd.com Web: www.aacd.com Exec Dir Ed Simeone Dir-Comm … Read more

Computer Companies

ABELDent Inc. 3310 South Service Rd Burlington ON L7N 3M6 905 333-3200 Fax: 905 333-3426 Toll Free: 800 267-2235 Toll Free Fax: 866 337-5558 Email: info@ABELDent.com Web: www.ABELDent.com Pres Jeff Coward Mktg Mgr Gayle Milson Canadian Dealers/Distributors: ABEL Dental Software Inc. Buffalo, New York ADSTRA SYSTEMS 1255 Bay St Suite 702 Toronto ON M5R 2A9 … Read more

Buyer’s Guide to LED Curing Lights

Curing range of Fusion light.

The early self-curing composite resins did not lend themselves to characterization and artistry. Their extended chemical-curing times limited the dentist’s opportunity to develop esthetic tooth-like shapes and colors. The introduction of camphoroquinone containing light-cured composites in the early 1980s provided the quantum leap into appearance-related treatment that has driven the profession (and motivated the public) … Read more

Manufacturers

3M Canada Company – 3M ESPE Denal Prodtucts Division PO Box 5757 Stn B London ON N6A 4T1 Location: 300 Tartan Dr London ON N5V 4M9 Fax: 519 452-6597 Toll Free: 800 363-3685 Email: 3mespeca@mmm.com Web: www.3mespe.com Mktg Ops Mgr Joanne Devereux Natl Sls Mgr Dave Sanders Mktg Mgr Prosthodontics Steve Dempsey Mktg Mgr Restorative … Read more

Dentist Population Could Contract by 2012

Oak Brook, IL-If current trends continue, getting an appointment with a dentist might become more challenging in coming years. A recent survey by the US-based independent research firm The Long Group, and sponsored by the not-for-profit Delta Dental Plans Association, found that the dentist population could begin to contract as early as 2012. Researchers looked … Read more