Dental imaging co Cadent bought for $190m

Cadent has raised $75 million since its was founded in 1995. 30 March 11 10:58, Adi Ben-Israel Dental imaging device developer Cadent Holdings Inc. has been acquired by Align Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq; ALGN) for $190 million in cash. Based in Carlstadt,New Jersey, and with an R&D center in Or Yehuda, Cadent provides 3D digital scanning solutions for orthodontics … Read more

3M ESPE and Straumann collaborate to develop a streamlined digital workflow for restorative dentistry

By Marty Jablow – Dental News and Technology Blog •    Companies plan to connect 3MTM ESPETM LavaTM Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. to the Straumann® CARES® digital platform for restoration of Straumann implants.•    Companies plan to offer new 3M ESPE CAD/CAM Restorative materials through Straumann CARES, improving the workflow from both companies.•    Collaboration builds upon their … Read more

iOS 5 may be getting a fall release, following WWDC cloud reveal

What does any of this have to do with your practice of dentistry………….in my opinion, EVERYTHING……this new Apple operating system to be released around the same time as the iPad3 will take social networking to an entirely new level. For those who are starting to embrace marketing your practice “in the clouds”, there is another … Read more

‘Do it like a dictator’ book wins prize for dentist

For some this may not seem remarkable, they’ve been doing it intuitively for years, but for others, it may be a revelation….. From Dental News……A dentist’s book advising dental practices to manage according to the leadership techniques of legendary Mongolian warlord, Genghis Khan, has won oddest book title of the year. Image via Wikipedia Managing … Read more

A perspective on Radiation

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The role of salivary cytokine biomarkers in tongue cancer invasion and mortality

Alexis Korostoff, Lindsay Reder, Rizwan Masood and Uttam K. Sinha Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, General Hospital 4136, 1200 N. State, Los Angeles, CA 90031, USA Summary Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (TSCC) has one of the poorest prognoses of head and neck cancers. This study aims to improve … Read more

Specialists versus Generalists – the horror, the horror

This must be viewed simply because………. I was wondering if I should be concerned that endodontics was not included in this YouTube video or thankful? Talk about being marginalized! :: ,,)) Image via CrunchBase Related articles A generalist or an specialist! (mishrapiyush.wordpress.com) Generalists, Specialists, T-Shaped People and Eco Systems (dorai.wordpress.com) Social media versus intuition (awardforbestalien.blogspot.com) … Read more

Non-dental, but scrumptilicious – NYC’s Momofuku chef is Toronto bound

By Jennifer BainFood Editor New York City chef David Chang of Momofuku fame is planning not one but two Toronto restaurants. The Twitterverse exploded Friday with the rumour that Chang will be executive chef of a restaurant in the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto in 2012. Just after 7 p.m., his spokesman Sue Chan emailed out confirmation: “Momofuku is indeed opening … Read more

New YouTube tools make anyone an animator

By Molly McHugh from Digital Trends – We feel a surge of viral videos in the making! YouTube puts animation controls at your fingertips with newly integrated apps. There’s a camera included on just about electronic device these days, so we’re not sure who exactly doesn’t have access to one. But if you don’t and … Read more

Almost 15 Million Americans Now Caring for Loved One With Alzheimer’s

By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter – Tue Mar 15,11:48 pm ET TUESDAY,March 15 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 15 million Americans are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, and the number is rising, according to a report released Tuesday. “People with Alzheimer’s who are otherwise healthy may live as long as 20 or 25 years,” said William H. Thies, … Read more

Natural Dental Implants and Absolute Ceramics launch manufacturing and marketing partnership at IDS

berlin, germany – march 22, 2011 – berlin-based natural dental implants ag,the developer of the replicate non-surgical tooth replacement system™,today announced its partnership with absolute ceramics, a leading manufacturer of all-ceramic dental restorations using state-of-the-art cad / cam technology.  absolute ceramics will manufacture replicate system™ components at their facility in leipzig, germany and sell the product … Read more

The vision has to begin somewhere……

Working on getting the figure legends…….the animations are easy…graphics will come, content is the driver………THIMK DIFFERENT about how you choose to learn through sharing and caring……and twenty minutes later the figure legends come in……GOD BLESS THE INTERNET…please excuse the formatting…….the blog software is wonky, once you’ve put the pix in alignment, resetting figure legends is … Read more

LinkedIn hits 100 million members

By Geoff Duncan LinkedIn has always been a social networking service with a bit of a twist: instead of encouraging people to play games,amass as many “friends” as possible,and encourage outrageous online behavior, LinkedIn has targeted professionals and job-seekers, enabling folks to make connections with their professions and industries. And while Facebook is the dominant player … Read more

We learn by example, not from copywriting

An initiative is being undertaken at OH to investigate the potential for an ancillary e-journal (working title Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes).  The intention is to mix clinical images, figure legends, graphics and animations in a case by case presentation of whatever content is delivered.  The goal is to create a CRITICAL THINKING venue for … Read more

Officite Selected as First Corporate Provider of ADA Online Patient Education

March 17, 2011 – Press release Downers Grove, IL -Industry-leading dental website and Internet marketing expert, Officite, has been selected by the American Dental Association (ADA) as the first corporate provider to offer web-based ADA patient education brochures and Toothflix videos. Through the new collaboration, dentists can educate patients with trustworthy and respected, ADA-branded online … Read more

Root canal anatomy – in the blogosphere

Labours of love are things of wonder and magic, especially if they are directed towards raising the bar and enabling those who visit to see further because they stand on the shoulders of giants.  Interesting factoid; that quote is attributed to Sir Isaac Newton and always used as a po Image via Wikipedia sitive example … Read more

FDA chews on debate over dental amalgams

Written by Jeffrey Wolf IRVING, Texas – The FDA is listening to people worried about toxic teeth. Dentists say some fillings could be harmful to your health and fillings are big business. Seventy eight percent of Americans have at least one cavity by the time they are 17. Most people like the newer, white composite … Read more