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The North American dental lasers market was valued at $58.4 million in 2014 and is estimated to reach $90.7 million by 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 9.2 percent from 2014 to 2019, according to MicroMarket Monitor, which publishes 12,000 market research reports on micro markets annually..

Now, these technologies are used by dental laboratory technicians every day, and patients are glad for it.

It was all thanks to NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 3M Chevrolet SS; NASCAR celebrities; 3M ESPE Dental; the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile® program; CareCredi;, Henry Schein Cares; and Church & Dwight.

More than 100 Ostrow faculty and students provided free comprehensive dental care last week to athletes with intellectual disabilities as part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Program. It was the first time such comprehensive care - including extractions, restorations and root canals - had been offered to the athletes with intellectual disabilities, who often have poorer oral health than their typically developing peers, research shows

Complementing Straumann’s edentulous solutions portfolio, the Straumann® CARES® Advanced Fixed Bar-commonly referred to as a hybrid bar-offers a direct connection to implants or to Straumann’s screw-retained abutments and delivers a one-piece solution.

We recently spoke with Zirkonzahn’s Wilfried Tratter, MDT, about Zirkonzahn’s commitment to the entire laboratory workflow.

With the new Colgate Total® Daily Repair Toothpaste, consumers are encouraged to be proactive about their oral health. The toothpaste contains a multi-active formula said to help repair early teeth and gum damage before many even know it exists.

Based on his extensive experience with dentists over the past 30 years, Dr. Roger P. Levin has authored a new book entitled The 31 Biggest Mistakes Dentists Make.

As they prepare to launch their newest option, the DWX-4W wet mill, we talked with Brian Brooks, senior product manager-Dental Solutions, Roland DGA, about the new mill, how Roland continually pursues inovation and how the new mill fits into existing workflows.

Building on the success of its antioxidant oral care product line, Dallas-based PerioSciences LLC launched Dry Mouth AO ProGel and a new mild formula of its Hydrating AO ProRinse.

Scanned cases can be easily sent to in-house design stations and milling units or to the Glidewell Outsource Milling Center for outsourced fabrication through Glidewell Laboratories.

Word-of-mouth advertising-when one person recommends a product or service to another-ranks at the top of the list of marketing strategies in terms of cost-effectiveness. It costs very little yet delivers excellent results.

Data breaches have become common. There are reports in the news almost weekly about breaches in large corporations such as Target and Neiman Marcus. While these breaches can be upsetting to consumers, they don’t fall into the HIPAA rules as they don’t involve protected health information.

It is general knowledge that the United States is facing a national health care crisis. There is a trend of ever-rising systemic risk factors, including high blood pressure, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, gastric reflux, Alzheimer’s disease and more.

We recently spoke to Larry Bodony, President of exocad America, about the company's plans for the future of the digital workflow and what new applications and software are coming out to realize that future.

These furnaces are also technologically advanced, including sophisticated touchscreens, preset and customizable programming ability and high quality LEDs, allowing you the ultimate control that produces results that will make both your clients and their patients happy.

Read on to see what 20 dental patients said about their visit with their hygienist … and see if any of these patients might be yours. Then check out the best dental-related tweets we found in June.

I had worked in my father’s practice where he had old-fashioned charts. I also worked at a couple larger practices that had other practice management software options.

Dentistry’s renewed emphasis on minimally invasive treatments affords patients the opportunity to receive highly esthetic and natural-looking restorations that preserve as much of their natural tooth structure as possible.

Dr. Walter James Palmer, D.D.S., had 4,714 reviews on Yelp yesterday evening. His rating: 1.5 stars. Is he a terrible dentist? Does he have a slew of bad reviews because of his level of patient care? No. He has terrible reviews because he shot Cecil, the famous and beloved lion in Africa, with a crossbow on July 1st, then later killed him. “I needed a tooth extracted, so Dr. Palmer shot me in the neck with a crossbow, chased and tracked me for 40 hours, and (once I collapsed from pain and...” reads one review from Drew C, who gave him a five-star review.

e live in a world surrounded by technology and, more often than not, it has made our work and personal lives more efficient and organized.

Dr. Mark Hyman of Greensboro, N.C., became aware of tooth whitening 30-some years ago. Here is his take on the Philips Zoom! family of products: During a study done in 1981 of proxy gel for periodontic treatment, the researchers learned one of the negative side effects of the gel was their teeth turned white.

The story of Cecil the lion broke yesterday. I think the story is tragic on several levels. Let me get this out of the way. I think it's deplorable that someone would want to trophy hunt a lion.

Dental implantology remains a major growth area in all levels of the dental workflow. DENTSPLY Implants continues to be a major factor in the implants market, releasing solutions, support and innovations that are pushing the industry forward.

QuickSplint is designed to be worn at night and removed in the morning for a period of up to six weeks or until the patient no longer needs it or is transitioned to a permanent appliance.

How much school missed: 18 percent of parents reported their children missed at least a half a day of school, while 4 percent said their children missed one day, 4 percent reported children missing two days and 6 percent said their children had to miss three or more days.

He told us about the CS 3500, the latest intraoral scanner from Carestream, and how it improves the dentist-lab workflow, how going digital is better for everyone and more. Read on:

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Keeping current with technology is like trying to walk up the "down" escalator. If you aren't making a concerted effort to keep moving, you'll be headed in the wrong direction simply by standing still.

In the world of dentistry, your hands are crucial to your livelihood. So what happens when these indispensable tools become injured? One dental hygienist learned the answer the hard way after she tripped on a faulty sidewalk during a lunchtime stroll.

"Regardless, women will be in control of a good portion of practices, making many more major administrative and purchasing decisions. Shortly, 80 percent of all practices may be 100 percent women.