Articles

Using patent-pending microsphere technology,  Zen CP+ delivers nano-sized minerals to the tooth surface.

DenMat launches Zen CP+ desensitizing gel

The Sonicare line's newest entry features SenseIQ technology that is designed to offer users a personalized experience. 

Philips announces new Sonicare Prestige 9900 electric toothbrush

A manufacturing change allows the company to produce the same high quality interdental brushes with less environmental impact.

TePe Reduces Carbon Footprint of its Interdental Brushes by 80%

Videos

Host Lisa Newburger is joined by John Flucke, DDS; Tine Clarke, RDH; Jeff Rohde, DDS; and Teri Linehan, RDA, for a discussion about creating an environment in a dental practice where every member of the team feels respected and valued.

Dental Mastermind Series Episode 2: How Can We Foster Respect?

Another NHL season starts next week which means that hard hockey puck will be flying around at high speeds and occasionally getting directed at a player’s face. Then you also have hockey sticks sometimes intentionally or unintentionally landing the blade on an opponent’s face.
Because of this hockey players have a long history of oral injuries and missing teeth, often sporting smiles with big gaps as a badge of honor. Dental injuries are nothing to joke about, but it can be fun to take a look at some players whose smiles were changed while in the heat of battle on the ice.
Here we take a look at just 6 of the many athletes who might just have their dentists on speed dial.


6 Hockey Smiles in Need of a Good Dentist

Dental Products Report Editors Noah Levine and Stan Goff discuss the top dental products of 2020.

The 2020 DPR Top 100: Top Dental Products

Lisa Newburger, a master's level social worker supervisor, helps audiences find humor in talking about tough topics. Her "in-your-face" style of presentations and writing will make you smile or just shock you into taking some action. Either way, she is very effective at empowering others to reach their goals and feel better about themselves. Her entertaining workshops are available for national and international audiences. Writing for the dental industry since 2010, she uses an alterego (Diana Directive) to illustrate her points in a sarcastic but effective way. Presentations can be scheduled by contacting Lisa at www.discussdirectives.com/dental.html.

It’s a new year and time to map out your future and run headfirst into your dreams.

Enough About COVID-19, Let’s Talk About Your Future Instead

Chris Koski is the CEO of ProBiora Health®, which offers a proprietary line of comprehensive oral-care probiotics for people and pets. She served on the board of the company that developed the product line, Oragenics (OGEN), a pharmaceutical research company. As an advocate of the ProBiora3 product line on the board, she recognized the competing resource challenges of drug development and consumer product marketing. After an extensive search for a strategic partner, Oragenics sold Chris the ProBIora3® oral-care probiotic product lines in 2016.

Chris is now working to educate the dental and veterinarian communities, as well as consumers, regarding the extraordinary potential of this unique type of oral-care solution.ProBiora Health is growing as Chris continues her track record of recruiting top talent to her advisory board and the company. The company’s primary focus is accelerating awareness of the benefits of using of ProBiora Health’s oral-care probiotics.

Outside work, Chris is dedicated to giving back in a significant way, at times championing little-known causes that have surprised and delighted those she’s helped.

Globally, she is an active supporter of The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphan baby elephant rescue organization, and Big Life, protecting 1.6 million acres of wilderness in East Africa protecting wildlife and habitat.

She serves as an active board member of The Koski Family Foundation which focuses on Arts and Education on the west coast of Florida. Chris is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Dallas Chapter, and is an alumnus of Harvard’s Corporate Board of Effectiveness Program led by Professor Jay Lorsch.

Fostering her passion for community and beyond she is locally involved as a past director of The Dallas Dinner Table, a forum for Dallas/Fort Worth residents who share diverse perspectives on the impact of race in and around the community.

Chris graduated with a degree in Chemistry from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and continues as an active alumni volunteer.

Home oral health care grew in importance as the coronavirus 2019 disease pandemic made access to dental care more difficult.

Dental Home Care Surges During the Pandemic

Dr. Collins has announced FDA approval of its BioMin Restore Plus toothpaste for hypersensitivity. 

BioMin Restore Plus Toothpaste for sensitivity receives FDA approval

Due to potential bacterial contamination, the company is voluntarily recalling a larger batch of its prescription oral rinse.