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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I've been learning quite a bit about Obstructive Sleep Apnea lately. I had the staff take a cone beam scan on me & I ran the airway analysis on my scan utilizing the Anatomage Treatment Studio Software. It turns out that I have a genetically narrow airway and this is causing me to have OSA which cannot be treated by an oral appliance. What this means is that for someone who helps many patients get off their CPAP machines and get the many benefits of an oral appliance, I, unfortunately, am no

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Nomi Says

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

As moderator for the Dental Marketing Project, I receive a lot of private Facebook messages and emails from Doctors/Office Managers from all over the country asking advice or questions, sometimes just venting. Recently, I had an newly promoted office manager ask me what I know about team appreciation. Her question was; “When most Doctors/office managers do things for their team that are outside the norm; like sending the team to CE or covering hours for them, does the team ever say tha

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Back in the days before pro football players wore facemasks and mouthguards, injuries to the face and mouth were 40% of all football related injuries. After facemasks and mouthguards, that stat dropped to 5%. Similar stats exist with US Army soldiers. Army stats show a 74% reduction in dental injuries during military training combat activities once mouthguards were added.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

I've been bringing this topic up from time to time for a while now. It's a pretty good racket. Somehow, either by convincing someone to click on an infected link, open an infected file, or by breaking in over the Internet, the bad guys manage to encrypt an owner's hard drive. The crooks then demand to be paid to provide the password that will return things to normal.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Every year security at the Super Bowl becomes a bigger and bigger deal. Let's face it in the world today, there are a lot of bad guys out there who would love nothing more than to make a point at one of America's biggest events. To combat this, local and national law enforcement are bringing incredible technologies to bear on the event. I won't go into great details here, but if you want to find out more, Wired magazine has an outstanding article on the subject.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Happy Leap Day! It doesn't seem possible that another winter is almost over. heck even in Chicago this past week/weekend the temperature was in the 50's one day. With the end of February, we come to the end of another Chicago MidWinter Meeting and I know that many of you like to get my impression of what the meeting was like. This year attendance appeared to be about the same as last year.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Chroma Color ChallengeTM offers dentists the chance to see its Color Cleanup Indicator in action. February 24, 2016. The 151st Chicago Midwinter Meeting — held at McCormick Place West, Feb. 25-27 — is primed to, once again, be a platform to showcase the latest innovations in dental technology and materials. This year, Kerr Restoratives’ Maxcem Elite Chroma will be among the new and noteworthy.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

New Diagnostic Test Provides a Whole-Mouth Picture of Patient’s Oral Health Toronto, CA – February 8, 2016 – Oravital Inc., the manufacturer of the Oravital ® System for the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease and halitosis, will be making its debut at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting at the McCormick Convention Center at booth #4537 from February 25 th through February 27 th.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

ESCONDIDO, Calif. , Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ZEST Anchors, Inc. ("Zest"), the global leader in the design and manufacturing of overdenture attachments, today announced the acquisition of Danville Materials, LLC (" Danville "), a leading manufacturer of restorative consumables and small equipment for the dental market from Inverness Graham Investments.

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Denticle

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

- Because of the rising use of lasers in modern day dental practices, AMD LASERS, the global leader in affordable dental lasers and dental laser education, recently announced it is making its dental laser certification program FREE for all dentists, universities and clients. The program was exclusively for only AMD's clients and paid for by all others is now free to all.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The first Self-Etch/Self-Adhesive resin cement to offer a Color Cleanup Indicator. Kerr is proud to announce the launch of Maxcem Elite Chroma, the first Self-Etch / Self-Adhesive resin cement offering a Color Cleanup Indicator, making it the smartest cement available on the market today. Maxcem Elite Chroma begins with a pink color that fades at the gel state, indicating the optimal time to cleanup excess cement.

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