Heraeus Kulzer launches digital denture training

Heraeus Kulzer has launched a new training program for laboratory technicians on the processing and finishing of digitally designed dentures. The use of various processing techniques, such as injection, pouring, and press-pack, is the focus of the training, called My Digital Denture. The purpose is to relieve laboratories from the setup and design steps in the denture process, according to the company. The trainings will take place in September, October,

OraVital signs distribution agreement with Stat Health

Salivary test manufacturer Oravital has signed an agreement for Stat Health Group to be the company’s exclusive sales agent for the U.K. Stat Health Group will provide training, marketing support, and logistical management of Oravital’s biofilm test lab analysis and prescriptive antimicrobial rinses to U.K. dental practices, the company said.

The 21 Most Useful Tips to Save on Dental Care

Being in need of dental care can be a hard experience for someone who can’t afford it. Many times, the procedures needed to repair a set of teeth can be expensive, but not getting them can be painful and unaesthetic. As a dental group that has more than 30 years of experience, we are conscious of this, and that’s why we’ve compiled 21 tips that can help you to save

Dentistry needs to open wide

“Open wide!” That’s what we tell our patients when they are in the dental chair. For good reason. We need to see into their mouth. It’s not just our patients, however, who need to “open wide!” But, I don’t mean our mouths — I mean our minds! What dentistry requires of me Alvin Danenberg, DDS. As a dentist, I need to take a specific number of continuing education hours to

30% of kids miss school due to oral health problems

About 30% of 6- to 12-year-old children in the U.S. miss school because of oral health problems, according to a new survey by Delta Dental. Parents who completed Delta Dental’s National Children’s Oral Health Survey reported that dental problems contributed to more than 9 million missed school days in 2015. In addition, 71% of parents cited their child’s oral health as a top concern over school grades (61%) or physical

Fund set up for families of plane crash victims

A fund has been set up to help the families of four dentists who died in an August 14 plane crash in Alabama. The dentists and their spouses were returning from a dental conference. The names of the deceased are listed below: Michael Perry, DMD, and his wife Kim Austin Poole, DMD, and his wife Angie Lea Farese, DMD, and her husband Jason Farese, DMD All three couples had children,

Fla. teen dies after third-molar surgery

A 17-year-old Florida boy sustained brain damage and underwent cardiopulmonary arrest during the administration of anesthesia for surgery to remove his third molars, according to a medical examiner’s report. He later died after being in a coma. Steven Baxter, DDS, performed oral surgery on Christopher Power on April 22, 2016, at Kissimmee Family Dentistry in Celebration, FL, according to a WFTV story. Power was given 10 mg of midazolam, or

Week in Review: 3 tips for implant acceptance; legal case; and Rio games dentistry

Dear DrBicuspid Member, Even the best implant procedure can be a difficult experience for patients if they aren’t educated and prepared. Dr. Judd F. Boehme has been there and offers three tips that can help you create a better experience for your patients and increase your practice’s implant acceptance rate. Read more here. In their latest Legal Cases column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present what happened when a

3 tips to increase implant case acceptance

We’ve spent thousands of dollars and countless hours on hotels, travel, and education. We’ve spent thousands more on equipment and instruments. We are fully invested and committed to implant dentistry. Yet we all experience that first time — the day of reckoning. Judd F. Boehme, DDS. We painlessly and atraumatically extract the upper second premolar. We place the implant according to all of the proper protocols with a nice 25

Dentist helps Olympic athletes go for gold

When a U.S. Olympic archer who uses his mouth to hold his bow back fractured one of his front teeth and needed care so he could compete in the Rio Olympics, a volunteer dentist from the Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD) stepped in to help. Many athletes who compete in the Olympics have significant dental problems, according to Pennsylvania dentist Richard Knowlton, DMD, who heads the ASD’s effort to provide

Brasseler launches VersaFlex polishers

Brasseler USA has launched the VersaFlex diamond-coated disposable polishing system. Unlike plastic polishers, VersaFlex’s diamond coating provides advantages over aluminum oxide-coated polishers, the company said. It smooths surface irregularities and eliminates rough exterior areas for high-gloss exteriors on restorative materials. The design conforms to the contours of teeth, providing access to hard-to-reach locations such as tight interproximal areas. It works with a variety of restorative materials, including composites, all-ceramic materials,

Interleukin Genetics reports increased Q2 revenues

Interleukin Genetics reported an increase in revenues and a slightly decreased overall loss for the second quarter of 2016. For the quarter (end-June 30), the company reported revenues of $590,000, up from $376,000 from the same quarter in 2015, according to the company. Net loss for the first quarter was $2.1 million, down from $2.2 million in the same period of 2015. The company produces the PerioPredict genetic test.