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Discover which states have the best oral health. Make your next trip a bit easier with handy travel apps. Find out about a bizarre dental crime in Minnesota. Improve your marketing efforts to reach Millennials. And prepare for this year's Hinman Dental Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stretch your travel budget by taking advantage of airline and cruise deals. The deep discounts apply to spring and summer travel. The caveat: You must book almost immediately. The reward: a flight to Europe for $65 or a 7-day Mediterranean cruise for $549.

Pat Little, D.D.S., president of Dental Risk Concepts LLC, encouraged attendees of his continuing education session at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting to be proactive about their practice's data security on Friday, Feb. 25. I have seen many dental practices hit with fines in the $50,000-$100,000 range for a breach, he said. Those breaches can also result in censure from state dental boards.

Discover the top 10 beaches in the U.S. according to TripAdvisor. The booking site recently released its Travelers' Choice Awards for beaches. Florida features seven of the winners, Hawaii has two, and Maryland has one.

House Bill 1256 was recently rejected by the North Dakota House of Representatives. The bill would have allowed dental therapists to become licensed in the state and treat patients under the supervision of a practicing dentist.

A U.K. dentist's viral video of an Ed Sheeran parody takes the internet by storm. What can dentists learn from this? It serves as a guide for tweaking your approach to social media and marketing. Plus, a celebrity dentist surrenders her license, and a Texas dentist has created a mobile dental office to better serve his community. Find out what other dental news stories are the buzz in the industry this week.

The CORE package provides the complete essentials needed for a strong foundation in any dental operatory setting.

The new dental 3D printer offers build speeds up to 10 times faster.

Company unveils latest software innovation at this year’s Chicago Midwinter Meeting.

3Shape launches a brand-new line of quality dental lab scanners, flexible LabCare subscription models and upgraded software.

First wearable technology connected to dental practice management software helps improve efficiency and productivity.

Zahn Dental will offer Formlabs’s Form 2 desktop 3D printers and high-performance dental resins.

As dentists and dental professionals from across the country converged in Chicago for the annual Midwinter Meeting, leadership factored prominently in their thoughts on Thursday, Feb. 23. The theme for this year's Midwinter Meeting is Leadership: Cornerstone for Success. Continuing education lecturers provided Meeting-goers with the leadership skills they need for business success.

Speaker Judy Kay Mausolf equipped those gathered for her continuing education session on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting with skills they can use to fix the problem employees in their dental practices. The key, Mausolf explained, is putting in the time and effort to tame the drama queens. Often, that's as simple as setting and maintaining standards.

Well-known consultant and author Patrick Lencioni, wrote a book titled "Three Signs of a Miserable Job." The book identifies three characteristics that, when missing from an organization, create a lack of motivation and pride by employees. According to Lencioni, companies that operate with anonymity, lack of relevance, and lack of measurement create poor company performance stemming from a lack of employee engagement.

Due to the increased competition within the dental industry, some marketing companies are offering whatever services they think they can get away with—as long as they get a piece of your budget in the process.

Fixed indexed annuities offer a way to protect principal while still getting growth. They're often a good investment solution for older Americans who might be concerned about a potential market correction. Since fixed annuities are shielded from stock-market downturns, they are a good option in this regard. But they do have their complexities, too.

The CS 8100 3D system is now available with a cephalometric imaging option, in addition to several new 3D applications.

Designed to ensure space-saving functionality, EVOGUE mounts to the rear treatment cabinets within the operatory.

The DentaForm is designed to print highly accurate precision models for the fitting of crowns and bridges.

The company will offer daily live scanning with the latest digital scanning devices and thought-leader discussions via #ScheinChats.

Exploring the ways that technology is changing one of the oldest dental workflows.

This tablet-based mobile intraoral scanner from 3M helps to make you more mobile.

The world’s first upgradeable, entry-level intraoral scanner is affordable and versatile.

The new service will help dentists efficiently store practice and patient data both on site and in the cloud.

It's not too late to take advantage of great deals for spring travel. This spring, Cancun, Orlando, Las Vegas, New York and Paris are among the most popular destinations for Americans, according to Expedia. The travel booking site offers an array of spring travel package deals.

University of Alabama researchers are in the process of testing a new cavity treatment option that could mark the end of the drill-and-fill technique. This new method, called resin infiltration, is drill free. Currently, it can only be used on smooth tooth surfaces and for small cavities. Researchers say that may change, however. Augusto Robles, D.D.S., assistant professor and director of Operative Dentistry Curriculum says, In my 24 years of practicing, this changes everything we've done so far.

The Hinman Dental Meeting returns to Atlanta, Georgia, this year at the World Congress Center. The annual meeting, hosted by the Hinman Dental Society, will feature about 22,000 dental professionals from across the U.S. The theme of this year's meeting is The Changing Face of Dentistry. It will feature more than 245 continuing education courses. The very first Hinman Dental Meeting took place in 1912.

Here are some of the new and updated items that will be showcased in Chicago.

A roundup of some of the leading solutions and innovations from the 2017 Chicago dental meetings.