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Patients are recording data with smart devices at home. We explore how dentists can make use of this information to improve home care practices, help shape patient care, and improve the science of dentistry for everyone.

We highlight creative, outside-the-box ways to make a practice successful. Hear from different dental professionals about how they enhanced their practices with new technology, techniques, and areas of oral health care they serve and the benefits it drives for their practice metrics.

Whether via enhanced digital diagnostic imaging, improved ergonomics, or the help of artificial intelligence, devising a clear plan can lead a practice to success.

Here are some dental products, services, technologies, and strategies that show the industry in a positive light.

Today’s dental practices tackle new issues, such as COVID-19, technology, and more.

From brushing to flossing, rinses to mouthwash, preventative products have enjoyed drastic improvements over the years.

A Guide to Selecting Preventative Products for Your Practice: Treating patients' problems once they are here is a lot of what you do. But how do you prevent them before they start? This helpful guide can help you choose preventative products for your practice.

For the past 60 years, dental composites have revolutionized restorative dentistry. Here are ways these versatile materials have changed the practice - and a look at promising techniques coming down the pike.

Bringing back team members and ensuring their safety are just a few of the obstacles practices face.

Special Report on COVID-19: Winning back patient trust. Dental professionals offer guidance about how to handle getting patients comfortable and alleviating anxiety about returning to the practice after the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders.

There are a lot of choices for digital dental materials. Strength, esthetics, inventory management, and workflow must all be considered before picking the right material.

How CAD/CAM Materials Differ From Traditional Indirect Materials. The materials that dentists use in CAD/CAM machines have changed over the years. Here’s what you need to know about how these products differ from traditional indirect materials.

We spoke to dentists about what they are doing with themselves and their practices during the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders.

As early as the 1700s, dental professionals have been taking impressions of patients' teeth. Over 200 years, many things have changed for the better. Here’s a brief history of how and why impression materials have changed over the last few centuries.

From technique improvements to tray selection options and inventory management and procurement tips and tricks, we take a look at how to optimize the use of your impression materials to get the most out of your investment.

What does smart technology mean to your practice? We explore how smart technology can facilitate automation and clinical technique to bring more “smarts” to everything a practice does.

All impression materials are not created equal. They aren’t even the same chemistry. Understanding how impression materials work will help make the best possible conventional impression.

Dentists work with and read about composites all the time, yet patients often have no idea what they are. Below is a guide to help doctors talk to patients about dental composites without patronizing them or boring them with science.

Making a good impression is essential to the success of your indirect restorations. When it comes to conventional impressions, good ones start, at least in part, with excellent materials

Bulk fill resin composites allow you to pack more into your preparations. We share expert tips on how you can get the most out of this restorative material for the best possible patient outcomes.

Dental glass hybrid composites have many uses. We go over this material’s unique features and how it can benefit restorative work to enhance performance and productivity in the practice.

Our experts share what they know about the current state of clear aligners, what innovations have changed the game, and what is happening in a competitive landscape that is host to big names in dental and disruptive new technologies. With new approaches and new players for clear aligners, what is the clear path ahead?

There are many things to consider before deciding to attend a trade show. Our experts offer advice on how to get the most out of the experience.

We take a look at dental composites from a chemistry perspective and how those chemicals work together to create restorative material.

We compare the differences between these two materials and which ones work best for specific applications

Streamlining the luting process can improve patient outcomes and productivity, and increase profitability.

Securing your patients’ protected health information is essential. We cover who should be on your team and which outside partners are necessary to manage your practice’s data.