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Details Announces Collaboration with Orthodontic Suppliers to Save Practices Time

Dentistry Today

Orthodontic Details (Details) announced it is collaborating with 3M Oral Care , DynaFlex , G&H Orthodontics , Reliance Orthodontic Products, and other orthodontic suppliers to make ordering supplies easier for practices. Details, the ordering platform built exclusively for orthodontics, gives practices one place to order from any supplier. Through this collaboration, practices will be able to start using Details faster, while suppliers benefit from tighter overall integration.

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5 Habits to Gain More Dental Patient Google Reviews

Oral Health Group

Are you ready to give your dental practice the boost that it deserves? In this fast-paced digital age, it’s no secret that online reviews can. more The post 5 Habits to Gain More Dental Patient Google Reviews appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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uLab Launches the Orthodontics Industry’s 1st Suite of Practice-Branded Packaging Options

Dentistry Today

uLab Systems , the creator of the uSmile clear aligner platform and the new uAssist concierge service, announced it now offers orthodontists a suite of branding options that give them the ability to create a variety of custom-designed packaging products that will enhance the patient experience and can help grow new business. An example suite of custom logo items for patient aligner cases manufactured by uLab Systems for Wu Orthodontics.

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Comparison of three orthodontic bonding systems in white spot lesion development: a randomized clinical trial

Dental News and Technology

Angle Orthod. 2023 Apr 5. Abstract Objectives: To compare the development of white spot lesions (WSLs) during fixed orthodontic therapy among a conventional three-step bonding system, a self-etching primer bonding system, and a one-step adhesive bonding system. Materials and methods: Seventy-five patients were randomly allocated into three groups (group 1, conventional bonding system, n = 25; group 2, self-etch primer, n = 25; group 3, primer mixed with adhesive composite, n = 25).

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Trio of Exceptional Shropshire Dental Practices Sold

Dentistry Today

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co , has announced the sale of a group of three exceptional dental practices in Shropshire. The group, which comprises two private practices in Shrewsbury— The Dental Spa and Winchester House Dental Practice —and one mixed-income practice in Pontesbury— Pontesbury Dental Practice —boasts a total of 13 surgeries and offers a comprehensive range of general and specialist dental and skin treatments.

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DEA National RX Take Back Day

Dental News and Technology

Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10:00am to 2:00pm DEA would like to ask your assistance in letting your patients know about the opportunity to dispose of unwanted, unused medications on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10am-2pm , and they can go to [link] to find a location near their home. *Please note that that National Take Back Day disposal is for end user medication, not for practitioner inventory* The DEA thanks you for your support!

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April 2023

Dentistry Today

The Technology of Belief: You Are Capable of Saving “Unsavable” Teeth Dr. Sonia Chopra encourages all of us to open ourselves up to new beliefs about which teeth can be saved. Using real stories from her own practice, she explores some of the biggest and most common dental beliefs about “unsavable” teeth. Common Sense Insights Into Present-Day Endodontic Instrumentation Techniques Dr.

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Philips Presents Power Flossing & Whitening Innovations

Dentistry Today

Our editor-in-chief, Dr. Paul Feuerstein, chats with Dr. Mark E. Hyman about two innovations brought to market by Philips. First, they delve into the Philips Sonicare Power Flosser, which cleans in between teeth and along the gingival margin with Quad Stream and Pulse Wave technology. This incredible innovation will do wonders toward eradicating “the big lie” patients tell in dental offices about their flossing habits.

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Why Fix a Cavity in a Baby Tooth?

Polkadot Dental

Alpharetta, GA – As a parent, you want to do what is best for your child, and that includes taking care of their oral health. To help them and teach them how to comply with their dental health, you need to learn first. To prevent cavities in children, introduce a healthy oral care routine at a young age. While still a baby, be sure to wipe the child’s mouth with a clean cloth after every feeding and introduce a toothbrush after the first tooth has erupted.

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Amelogenesis imperfecta is a collection of genetic conditions that most often presents intraorally with generalized hypomineralization. Treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach and close professional collaboration. Although treatment methods vary, most patients initially require anterior composite restorations and posterior stainless steel crowns on high-risk teeth to allow for healthy psychosocial development and posterior function.

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Who Are Candidates For Scaling And Root Planing Procedures?

Perio Perio

Candidates for scaling and root planning in Gainesville, VA have gum disease, also known as periodontal disease. When people are determined, by a skilled and knowledgeable dental professional, to be candidates for a scaling and root planing procedures, then they should go get it accurately and predictably performed so that way they can restore the look and function of their smile for years to come.

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Long-term, Provisional, 3D Printed Restorations as Part of a Complex Treatment Plan

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Virtual design and planning simplify treatment, especially when complex multi-phase care has been planned. Utilization of 3D printing allows the fabrication of provisional restorations during the same appointment as prep and design, yielding same-day aesthetic provisionals without needing to wait for fabrication by an outside lab. When provisional crowns are required to be present for months as other treatment is completed, such as the osseointegration of implants, the durability of

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Michigan Aims to Increase Dental Utilization With Value-Based Payment Model

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services wanted to increase utilization of the state’s Healthy Kids Dental (HKD) program, which covers dental care for Medicaid enrollees under 21. The department partnered with Delta Dental of Michigan to implement a value-based payment (VBP) model to accomplish this goal. The VBP model rewards dental providers based on their ability to achieve quality and cost-saving benchmarks.

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New Materials, New Mills, and New Workflows: Same Day Dentistry 2023

Denticle

Dental In-Office Milling Using CAD/CAM from DGShape Join me tonight for this webinar on the amazing benefits of milling your restorations in house with a mill from DGShape! Dental in-office milling is a revolutionary new technology that allows dentists to create crowns, bridges, and other dental restorations in-office, on the same day as the appointment.

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What is 70% dentin made of?

3M

The post What is 70% dentin made of? appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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Common Sense Insights Into Present-Day Endodontic Instrumentation Techniques

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Generally, an endodontic article with the above title would be one about making rotary endodontics safer, reducing the possibility of instrument separation with, perhaps, a secondary effort to discuss ways to improve the 3D cleaning and debriding of canal systems. What would not be addressed is rotary’s potential to induce microcracks in canal walls. 1-4 It would be a given that the overriding advantage of rotary NiTi is the increased ability to shape curved canals with far less dis