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Dentistry Today Columnist, Xaña Winans, Awarded Fellowship in the IADFE

Dentistry Today

Xaña Winans, CEO and founder of Golden Proportions Marketing, was recently awarded a Fellowship in the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics (IADFE). Fellowship in the IADFE is by invitation to those dentists, physicians, and members of the cosmetics/dental industry who have distinguished themselves in their respective professions. Xaña Winans, CEO and founder of Golden Proportions Marketing “I am truly honored to be named a Fellow in the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthe

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Dental Insurer Pays Hefty Fine for Data Breach

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Healthplex, a dental insurance provider based in Uniondale, New York, has reached an agreement with the New York Attorney General’s office to pay $400,000 following a 2021 data breach. The breach, attributed to inadequate data security practices, exposed the personal information of 89,955 individuals, including 63,922 New York residents. The incident occurred when a Healthplex employee fell victim to a phishing email, granting a hacker access to the employee’s account with more than 12 years of

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Health Canada Updates License for Invisalign Palatal Expander System Expansion

Dentistry Today

Align Technology has announced that Health Canada issued an updated medical device license to Align for its Invisalign Palatal Expander System*. The updated license is for broad patient applicability, including growing children, teens, and adults (with surgery or other techniques). The Invisalign Palatal Expander System is available on a limited basis in Canada.

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Can I Whiten My Smile Before the New Year?

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

The holidays are a time when many people want to look their best. If you’re looking for a way to improve your smile before the new year, teeth whitening may be the answer. Teeth whitening is a process that can lighten teeth by several shades in as little as one treatment. However, the length of time it takes to achieve optimal results varies from person to person.

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Spear Education Honors 24 Dental Professionals for Completing Comprehensive Workshop Curriculum

Dentistry Today

Spear Education is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Spear Core Workshop Curriculum by 24 dedicated dental professionals. These individuals earned this distinction by finishing the final workshop in the curriculum pathway, Advanced Treatment Planning, on December 12, 2024. This comprehensive curriculum path comprises 182 continuing education credit hours, guiding participants through a transformative journey to achieve mastery in precision treatment planning, occlusal mastery,

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Curcumin for treatment of oral submucous fibrosis

The Dental Elf

This review of the efficacy of curcumin in improving symptoms in patients with oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) included 13 RCTs. The main findings suggest no significant difference between curcumin and controls although the studies are small and heterogenous. The post Curcumin for treatment of oral submucous fibrosis appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Enhances Dental Benefits

Dentistry Today

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) has announced a significant expansion of its Dental Blue benefits to ensure that members of all ages with mental health conditions can access enhanced services for better oral health. This program specifically caters to members with conditions such as depression, anxiety, and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities like Down syndrome and autism.

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The Best Way to Ask Patients for Reviews (and Get Them to Do It)

YapiApp

Online patient reviews hold immense power. A staggering 90.4% of patients trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. Taking reputation management seriously can have a significant impact on your dental practice by attracting new or potential patients and building trust with existing ones. However, simply asking for reviews once in a while won’t be enough.

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I Told You this AI Thing was Going to be Big, but I was wrong. It's Going to be HUGE

Denticle

About a week ago, Google announced the launch of its first Multimodal AI model, named Gemini. I've done a bit of nosing around to learn more about it. A bit of the excitement has been captured in the launch video Google has posted. You can view that video here: [link] What the folks in the video discuss seems really amazing and powerful, but I think if you are like most of us, it is tough to take those words and those brief explanations and really gather the proper concept of what this thing can

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What is the maximum speed of a drill powered by a turbine?

3M

The post What is the maximum speed of a drill powered by a turbine? appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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New Chairside Zirconia, Powered by Roland DGA Enables Dentists to Provide Same-Day Zirconia Restorations

Dental News and Technology

Unique Material with Multi-Layered Composition Offers Significant Advantages Over Traditional Monolithic Dry-Milled Zirconia IRVINE, Calif. , Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New Chairside Zirconia Powered by Roland DGA – fully sintered zirconia CAD/CAM milling blocks designed for use with the company's DGSHAPE DWX-42W Series wet-milling solutions – make same-day chairside zirconia restorations a reality with a simple prep, scan, mill, and seat workflow.

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3M Power Hour – Bringen Sie Ihre Praxis auf ein neues Level 3M™ Oral Care Portal + 3M™ Digital Bonding

3M

Das 3M™ Digital Bonding System macht es möglich: eine individuelle digitale Behandlungsplanung im 3M™ Oral Care-Portal mit einem gleichzeitig vereinfachten Bondingverfahren mit Brackets, die bereits mit dem 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free Adhäsiv vorbeschichtet sind. In diesem Webinar erfahren Sie alles über dieses neue schlanke und effiziente Verfahren. 14.

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Dental Chains Market in US to Grow by USD 63.87 Billion from 2022 to 2027

Dentistry Today

The dental chains market in the US is projected to grow by USD 63.87 billion from 2022 to 2027. Additionally, market momentum is expected to progress at a CAGR of 7.02% during the forecast period, according to Technavio Research. The market is segmented by revenue stream into endodontics, cosmetic dentistry , prosthodontics, orthodontics, and others.

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3M Power Hour – Bringen Sie Ihre Praxis auf ein neues Level 3M™ Oral Care Portal + 3M™ Digital Bonding

3M

Das 3M™ Digital Bonding System macht es möglich: eine individuelle digitale Behandlungsplanung im 3M™ Oral Care-Portal mit einem gleichzeitig vereinfachten Bondingverfahren mit Brackets, die bereits mit dem 3M™ APC™ Flash-Free Adhäsiv vorbeschichtet sind. In diesem Webinar erfahren Sie alles über dieses neue schlanke und effiziente Verfahren. 25.

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3M Power Hour – Weil jedes Lächeln einzigartig ist! 3M™ Clarity™ Aligner Flex & Force

3M

Kein Patient gleicht dem anderen. So sollte auch auch das Behandlungs-Konzept optimal auf jeden Patienten abgestimmt sein. 3M™ Clarity™ Aligner Flex & Force bieten zwei unterschiedliche Materialstärken; ein flexibles und ein festeres Material. In diesem Webinar erfahren Sie alles über den “Game-Changer” unter den Alignern und lernen mehr über die Vorhersagbarkeit und Kontrolle der Behandlung. 19.

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3M Power Hour – Ein integrierter digitaler Workflow 3M™ Oral Care Portal – 3M™ Clarity™ Aligner – 3M™ Digital Bonding

3M

Bringen Sie Ihre Praxis auf ein neues Level! Passen Sie die Behandlung an die individuellen Bedürfnisse Ihrer Patienten an und entdecken Sie die Auswahlmöglichkeiten des einzigartigen integrierten digitalen 3M Workflows. Egal ob Sie mit Brackets, Alignern oder eine Kombinationstherapie planen – die Cloud-basierte Software des 3M™ Oral Care Portals bietet bequemen Zugriff auf das jeweilige Behandlungs-Design.

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