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Veritas – If it seems too good to be true, it most likely is.

All I want is the truth, just gimme some truth – John Lennon (1940 – 1980) Endodontics is once again careening towards technologic revisionism – and the marketing by the companies veers as always towards corporate hegemony and their advocates as always are out in solipsistic full force; the question is, does technology improve the … Read more

Pierrel Research USA Launches Orabloc™ A New Purer Articaine

From Medical News Today Pierrel Research USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Pierrel SpA, the Italian-based, global pharmaceutical services company, announces the US launch of Orabloc™ (Articaine hydrochloride 4% with epinephrine 1:100,000 and Articaine hydrochloride 4% with epinephrine 1:200,000). Orabloc is a new purer formulation of Articaine with epinephrine, an injectable dental anesthetic for routine dental … Read more

Dental Practice Management: How to Reduce Broken Appointments by 25-50%

PR Newswire is hot today!!! Complimentary Webinar on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10 a.m. Eastern, Hosted by Visionary Management MORRISVILLE, Pa., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Downtime caused by patient no-shows and cancellations is the biggest source of lost revenue for many general dentists. “A dentist’s treatment schedule translates to revenues and production only if patients … Read more

Oral Cancer Foundation Breaks Records in April’s Awareness and Screening Month

From PRNewswire Non-profit leads coalition of strategic partners to effect nationwide increase in screening and awareness efforts NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Oral cancer is an insidious disease that too often is not discovered until very late in its development,as it might not produce symptoms the average person may notice. By then treatments are … Read more

Veneer chipping: Is one fabrication process better than another?

By Rob Goszkowski, Assistant Editor of Dr. Bicuspid May 16, 2011 — Joining CAD/CAM fabricated veneers to CAD/CAM fabricated zirconia frameworks can reduce veneer chipping frequency and speed the fabrication process. Researchers at Ivoclar Vivadent evaluated the fatigue behavior of two different systems during cyclic/static loading and found that the IPS e.max CAD-on fabrication technique with lithium disilicate … Read more

Advertising for Dental Personnel is an Artform

From Dental Care Tips & News from the The Dental Heroes by Deb Roberge Creating effective ads to attract the “right” candidates for your specific practice is something that will not only assist you in locating more appropriate potential employees, but will also streamline the process, reducing the time you invest and the unnecessary stress … Read more

GLO Brilliant Personal Teeth Whitening Device Launches Nationwide At Sephora

I was in Sephora today picking up eyeliner and mascara for a Goth evening on the town – pause, 1, 2, 3……humour arh, arh…. GLO Science, LLC, introduces the GLO Brilliant Personal Teeth Whitening Device–available in Sephora stores nationwide and on Sephora.com–today, Thursday May 12. The Smile Revolution is here! The GLO Brilliant Personal Teeth Whitening Device … Read more

ACE’s NEW!! Online Education Library is Here!!!

First Checkdent.com this morning and now ACE…..it never rains, but what it pours. Folks are waking up to the incredible value of archives and videos and animations….huzzah, huzzah. Just plug the information from the image below into your browser and “zoom zoom”. Related articles Introducing CheckDent, the Social Network for Dental Health (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com)

Rumor: Apple planning to launch new product this weekend

From Digital Trends – May 17, 2011 This weekend it’ll be ten years since Apple opened its first retail store, and speculation is building that the company is planning to launch a new product as part of the celebrations. As Apple approaches the 10th anniversary of the opening of its first retail store on Thursday,rumors are circulating … Read more

Zimmer Dental extends implant line with crestal options

Retention of crestal bone subsequent to implant placement was never a major concern. For years, loss to the first thread on the fixture was accepted as the norm.  Insane yes, but accepted nonetheless. AstraTech, Straumann, Nobel and now Zimmer have restructured their product line to include bone level fixtures and collar and platform design that … Read more

Netsertive launches dedicated dental industry offering

From Dental IQ May 16, 2011 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina–Netsertive, an online ad technology company, has announced the creation of a dedicated dental industry offering. To read more about social media, go to social media. The offering is in response to the growing need for dental practices to better target local consumers and be discovered … Read more

A gift from a friend

I’ve never met Dr. Mohammed Al Shehri, however, he’s been a dear friend and collaborator for the past decade. He lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but we talk online most weeks and share cases and presentations regularly. This one in particularly just came through a few minutes ago and I wanted to showcase him and … Read more

Minimally invasive dentistry from Brazil

Brilliant video on caries removal using ultrasonics – finishing and polishing under high magnification.  This young lad is going to be one of the superstars in dentistry.  Mark his name and particulars and get in touch….. Leandro A. P. Pereira Professor of Specialization and Master in Endodontics at São Leopoldo Mandic Dental School Master of … Read more

Why being wrong is good for you

There is an absolutely fascinating website called TED: Ideas worth spreading at www.ted.com. This particular entry should resonate with all dentists, our default setting is to assume we are close to omniscient….as dentists we are masters of our own domain in a non-Seinfeld context.  There is some serious thought provocation in this sampling. Image via Wikipedia … Read more

The vision behind the Clinical eChronicle – Endo Perio

From the ROOTS forum This forum is dedicated to an understanding of FOUNDATIONAL DENTISTRY and the Endodontic Implant Algorithm.  Ask yourself the obvious question before you view the treatment images…….are you “implant driven in your treatment planning perspective?”  Would you have removed this tooth (teeth) and grafted the extraction site?  If so, you’ve just validated … Read more

Oral-systemic health and your dental team

From RDH – by Karen Davis – karen@karendavis.net Front office administrators, dental assistants, dentists, and dental hygienists have one thing in common: Patients will approach any of them to ask about something they just read or heard on TV regarding how the oral cavity impacts the rest of the body. They don’t discriminate. We’re all … Read more