You can’t call time out in the war between market and science

It’s hard to pay attention when you’re focused on a reverse image in a rhodium mirror prepping the margin of the distal seat of an inlay onlay for a 2.7, and yet, we must.  Dentistry is evolving at an alarming pace. Digital technologies, lasers, CAD/CAM, are bringing product and technique to the market in a … Read more

Strategic collaborations – and what is THIS telling you about the dental future?

Heraeus and Sensable Dental Continue Advancing Digital Dental Restorations   Heraeus Licenses its Acclaimed Premium Tooth Library to Sensable for Integration into Intellifit™ Digital Restoration System Image by Rob Enslin via Flickr SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Heraeus Kulzer, provider of esthetic dental solutions, and Sensable Dental, leading provider of Touch-Enabled dental … Read more

I have a dream – V-learning, the step beyond E-learning

I had the opportunity to make the acquaintance of an e-learning genius, Dr. Ovidiu Ciobanu, some time ago.  At the time we met, the use of 3D graphics and animations was NOT the province of presenters in the dental world nor a component of publication in dental journals. I have to believe that is about … Read more

Endodontic retreatment of failing Thermafill obturation

Before I present this case, I’d like to clarify that many of these entries are obtained by scouring the Internet, looking at primary sources such as Dr. Bicuspid and Dental Tribune and then looking deeper into their resources for addendum material. In a majority of the entries, the information is simply topical and FYI…..the byline … Read more

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People at the end of the alphabet are more impulsive buyers than those at the front. People waiting in line for days for the latest must-have product are probably a bunch of Zimmermans, Youngs, and, yes, Wilkinses, according to a truly bizarre new study. It’s apparently all the fault of elementary school teachers overusing alphabetical … Read more

Wrap-Up from CEREC 25th

Saturday was the final day of the CEREC 25th Anniversary event and it was as packed with great speakers as the first two days! Again the problem was to choose just whom to see. The morning started off with a full line up, including the exuberant Dr. Paul Homoly (with a full room) on “How … Read more