Ultradent appoints new president

2016-05-08

Ultradent Products has named a new president. Dirk Jeffs, formerly senior vice president of sales and marketing for the company, becomes president, with former president

Week in Review: Stroke after anesthesia; deadly hep C; and gaining new referrals

2016-05-05

Dear DrBicuspid Member, A healthy 25-year-old woman rode her bicycle to an appointment for a lower molar filling. After injected anesthesia and a successful procedure,

Sonendo’s Gentle Wave named design award finalist

2016-05-05

Sonendo’s GentleWave system was named a finalist in the 2016 Medical Design Excellence Awards. The system received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug

Heraeus Kulzer launches new dental stone

2016-05-04

Heraeus Kulzer has launched Modern Flow, a new high-density, low-expanding dental stone. Modern Flow doesn’t require vibration and is designed to work with base formers

Creating surgical guides for implant surgery using CAD/CAM

2016-05-01

CAD/CAM technology has evolved for use in the dental field since its emergence in the mid-1940s for engineering and design purposes. In dentistry, CAD/CAM technology

New white paper offers third-molar guidelines

2016-04-28

A new white paper urges surgical management of third molars that are diseased or at high risk of disease. The white paper from the American

Older Americans Act now includes oral healthcare

2016-04-28

Federal funds for oral health screenings for older Americans are available for the first time after President Barack Obama signed the Older Americans Act (OAA)

A clinician’s journey into the third dimension: Part 3 — Implantology

2016-04-27

The ultimate goal when treating a patient is not just “do no harm” but — what’s more — to provide a holistically positive experience that

Interleukin’s PerioPredict gets New England coverage

2016-04-21

Interleukin Genetics’ PerioPredict genetic risk test will now be covered by New England’s Comprehensive Benefit Administrators’ (CBA) Freedom Dental Plan after an April 21 agreement

Henry Schein opens customer hotline for Texas flooding

2016-04-21

Henry Schein has opened a disaster relief hotline for customers affected by recent flooding in Houston and across Texas. Dentists, physicians, and veterinarians who have

Periodontic, hygiene speakers named for Siroworld

2016-04-21

Dentsply Sirona has announced four speakers for the periodontic/hygiene track at the inaugural Siroworld event in August. Heidi Arndt, RDH, will speak in two sessions:

Week in Review: Doniger on stress; dentistry’s future; and referral marketing

2016-04-21

Dear DrBicuspid Member, Combine a complicated patient list with practice management concerns and more and you have stress. But how do you destress? In her