We are glad to inform you that Mr. Masato Hamada will assume responsibilites as Vice President of NSK Detal LLC as of April 8th, 2015. Mr. Robert Gochoel, Director of Sales & Marketing, NSK Dental LLS, has decided to leave the company to pursure new opportunites. Mr. Hamada will lead and manage our business activies … Read more
Entertainment-Only and VIP tickets will not be available for purchase after May 15th The hottest ticket in town is selling out quickly. Sirona Dental, Inc., the company that pioneered digital dentistry, announced today that due to overwhelming demand, VIP and Entertainment-Only tickets to its upcoming CEREC©30th (CEREC 30) Anniversary Celebration held at The Venetian® and The Palazzo® Hotel … Read more
Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: ILIU) today announced the appointment of Mark B. Carbeau as Chief Executive Officer and Director. Dr. Kenneth S. Kornman, DDS, PhD, who served as the President and CEO since August 2012, will continue to serve as President, Chief Scientific Officer and a Director. Mr. Carbeau is a transformative healthcare leader who … Read more
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, announced today that it has been named one of “America’s Best Employers” by Forbes in the magazine’s inaugural annual ranking. Henry Schein ranked #203 out of 500 organizations ranked by Forbes, based … Read more
Futuredontics® is hosting a free webinar for dental practice management professionals called “The Changing Role of the Dental Office Manager.” Led by company founder Fred Joyal, this exclusive presentation takes an in-depth look at the four biggest challenges dental office managers face today and provides practical steps for addressing them. The hour-long webinar will be … Read more
Adults and children should reduce their daily free sugar intake to less than 10% of their total energy intake, according to a new guideline from the World Health Organization. Glucose, fructose, sucrose and table sugar are all examples of free sugars. These sugars are found naturally in honey, syrups and fruit juices, but can also … Read more
Your toothbrush is obviously something you stick in your mouth a couple of times a day. We put toothpaste on it, rinse it and then move about our day. But what’s lurking in between those bristles that we’re not aware of? Dentists estimate that there are 1.2 million microscopic organisms on the average toothbrush. Replace … Read more
Autism – a developmental disability that significantly affects communication (both verbal and non verbal) and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autistic people are, engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to … Read more
Two-day “Practical Approaches in Pediatric Dentistry” attracts 68 attendees to Las Vegas The Institute for the Clinical Practice of Pediatric Dentistry said today that its April 24-25 “Practical Approaches in Pediatric Dentistry” course, featuring the latest and most innovative restorative techniques in pediatric dentistry, was an unqualified success. The two-day course took place at the … Read more
The 2015 Pacific Dental Conference was a great success once again. We invite you to see selected highlights from the busy exhibit floor with interviews from some of the leading dental companies. Be sure to mark your calendar now for the 2016 PDC-March 17th through 19th 2016!
The 2015 Pacific Dental Conference was a great success once again. We invite you to see selected highlights from the busy exhibit floor with interviews from some of the leading dental companies. Be sure to mark your calendar now for the 2016 PDC-March 17th through 19th 2016!
It seems to me that dentists are being bombarded from different directions with new technologies. And if we were to believe the claims and the hype that many of them claim, it would seem as if we are shortchanging our patients if we are not providing them with the newest and best(?). Granted, change is … Read more
Il me semble que les dentistes sont bombardés de toutes parts par de nouvelles technologies. Et, à en croire toutes les prétentions et tout le battage publicitaire entourant plusieurs de ces nouvelles technologies, il semblerait que nous escroquons nos patients si nous ne leur offrons pas ce qu’il y a de plus récent et de … Read more
AbstractThe cover model for Oral Health’s first Cosmetic Dentistry issue in April 1999, beautifully displays the calibre of dentistry that could be achieved at that time utilizing a multidisciplinary approach. However, any dental restoration, no matter how well it is placed, will experience the ravages of time given the hostile environment of the oral cavity … Read more
Minimally invasive dentistry is a buzz word that means different things to many clinicians. One dentist may think a ¾ porcelain veneer is conservative, where another thinks it is too destructive of tooth structure. Over the last several years technological developments have allowed clinicians to be more respectful of tooth structure. GV Black’s classification of … Read more
AbstractThis case involved a middle-aged female with a high lip line and small defects in the surface anatomy of teeth 11 and 21 as well as a gingival defect on tooth 21. The patient was not pleased with the appearance of her smile and her confidence to smile was affected. The nature and extent of … Read more
IntroductionCreating a beautiful smile can be arduous task for even the most experienced restorative dentist. With all of the wonderful materials and techniques that are available to the aesthetic dentist today … “beauty is still in the eye of the beholder!” For the patient looking for miniscule changes to improve tooth size discrepancies that are … Read more
When a full mouth rehabilitation is the necessary course of treatment due to severe breakdown of the dentition in its current state, one must keep in mind that as restorative dentists, we still have the ability to do things in a much less invasive way. We can always take out the drill and take away … Read more
