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The deadline for downloading handouts has been extended to 5pm ET on Monday, November 5.
If you attended CE courses during the Annual Session, you probably noticed that you only received a course outline with lined pages for taking notes during the course.  You may download the traditional course handout materials including PowerPoint presentations, as permitted by each speaker, to supplement your educational experience free of charge.
To access the course materials visit the ADA Live Learning Center [1]. Log on using your e-mail address and reference ID, which you received via e-mail from Experient, the ADA’s registration vendor. Once logged in simply follow the instructions on the page to gain access to your content.

[1] http://www.softconference.com/ada/

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The pre-launch of NobelBiocare’s latest, if not coolest, product has begun. This month, the company announced NobelActive, a self-drilling, bone-condensing, press-fit implant that they claim, "presses through bone like a corkscrew." The innovative design allows for minimal prep, greater initial stability, and a shorter procedure. NobelActive comes in various sizes and internal or external configurations. […]

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Last Friday I was in Boca Raton leading a treatment planning training session for the Goldman Study Club. We had about 50 dentists in attendance. The first 2/3 of the day was lecture, then we did treatment planning for 1/3 of the day. I have found that while many dentists love the procedural part of […]

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In addition to the gray market dental products mentioned in a previous blog, like those that claim to be manufactured by 3M, counterfeit Colgate toothpaste was found earlier this year in many discount stores across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, according to a June press release by the FDA. The imitation product does […]

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Which type of implant placement procedure is better, one or two stage? It seems that dentists who place implants have their own opinions, backed by personal experience and training. A new study posted by The Cochrane Library suggests that the methods offer similar results for patients. The study’s authors, M. Esposito, M.G. Grusovin, E. Martinis, P. Coulthard, and H.V. Worthington, […]

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The following is just one of several great bits of advice from the TNT Dental [1] newsletter.

Flash” refers to the moving photos on a Website, and search engine spiders do not like it! They look for live text. A good way to tell whether your site has live text is to copy and paste the words. When words won’t copy and paste, they are part of the artwork and not what we call live text. Search engine spiders won’t recognize them. Flash Websites work the same as HTML Websites…. False!
 

[1] http://tntdental.com/

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It’s getting hot in here. From the Voodoo’s seductive chassis to the iPhone’s slammin’ touch screen, these products have just the right amount of geek sex appeal.
– The 20 Sexiest Tech Products – Reviews by PC Magazine [1].

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2201945,00.asp

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This month, the ADA announced that it is developing "the first dental market index" (DMI) to serve its members. For general industry information, you can download The Dental Trade Alliance 2007 Annual Meeting Report. It addresses: an overview of the industry, market growth drivers, Wall Street’s opinion, recent sector performance, and research/surveys. The ADA’s DMI, […]

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I have had some extensive exposure with the diode laser, a CO2 laser, and some experience with the Hoya hard tissue laser. Before working with lasers, though, I used an electrosurgery unit and did not see the need for lasers. I thought the cost was prohibitive, as well. I started using the Odyssey diode (on […]

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See the post below re training. In my opinion most dental offices do not get enough training on the high teh systems they purchase. Here is a link to the upcoming Kodak users meetings.

Solutions That Make $ense In Your Practice!Whether you have attended a users meeting in the past or not we are sure this year’s meeting will benefit your office in many ways.
Practiceworks’ East Coast Dental Users’ Meeting [1].

[1] http://www.kodakdental.com/usermeetings/dental/east/index.html

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