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Entries from February 2010

Press Release: Patients Accepted 44% More Dental Services with CareCredit

February 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments

COSTA MESA, CALIF., FEBRUARY, 2010 – The Academy of Dental CPA’s (www.ADCPA.org) recently validated and approved an analysis verifying patients who use CareCredit to pay for dentistry accept 44% more care over the five-year period following their initial transaction than patients without CareCredit as a financial resource. The 2009 study analyzed more than 1 million […]

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Tags: Administrative · Financing

Press Release: Educating Women on Heart Health-Oral Health Link

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments

WOMENHEART AND COLGATE TOTAL TOOTHPASTE LAUNCH “HEARTWARMING SMILES” CAMPAIGN TO HELP EDUCATE WOMEN ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND HEART HEALTH WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2010) – In recognition of American Heart Month, WomenHeart: The National Coalition For Women With Heart Disease and Colgate Total® toothpaste have partnered again to launch the Heartwarming Smiles […]

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Tags: News · Press Release

Hands-Free HD Camera Simplifies Video Creation in Dental Applications

February 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

inVisionCamÔ to be demonstrated at ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, March 1-2 (Savannah, GA) February 24, 2010 – Stage Front Presentation Systems today announced inVisionCam, a hands-free camera that generates high-definition video for use in dental instruction and teledentistry. Featuring an integrated high-definition camera, light source and microphone mounted on an articulated arm, inVisionCam looks […]

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Icon Interceptive Dental Caries Treatment

February 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Patients hate the dental drill, and we’re seeing an upswing in the trend toward preventive, minimally invasive procedures. Have you heard of Icon? Before caries fully develops, we see demineralization. Icon, a product by DMG America, treats incipient dental caries by filling and stabilizing demineralized areas. Icon is more aggressive than remineralization, yet more conservative […]

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Press Release: Pulpdent’s Tuff-Temp Rubberized-Urethane Provisional Material

February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

WATERTOWN, MA:  February 22, 2010— Pulpdent Corporation has introduced Tuff-Temp Provisional Veneer, Crown & Bridge Resin, a new rubberized-urethane provisional material with advantages over acrylics and bis-acrylics. Tuff-Temp is the first innovation in temporary materials in almost two decades. The proprietary chemistry, available only from Pulpdent, provides greater strength and dimensional stability, and a tighter […]

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SoundBite Oral Device Restores Hearing – Dentists Help

February 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments

Former vice president of Align Technology (the Invisalign company), Amir Abolfathi, began a company called Sonitus Medical to create SoundBite, a phenomenon that returns the gift of hearing to people who are deaf in one ear. SoundBite has two parts – a discreet over-the-ear piece, and a wireless device that fits into the mouth so […]

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Tags: Clinical

D4D Technologies Makes Charitable Donation to Red Cross Haiti Disaster Relief

February 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Dallas, TX – (February 16, 2010) – Through the generous donations by its employees and contribution matching by Basil Haymann, Chairman and CEO, D4D Technologies was able to present a check to American Red Cross representative Emily Allbright totaling $15,695.78. D4D continues to accept donations from its employees and partners, in an effort to make […]

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Smile Radio Soothes the Savage Beast…and the Dental Patient!

February 18th, 2010 · 6 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE February 17, 2010 New Digital Music Service Designed Just For Dental Practices Boulder, CO – Dental offices now have a better alternative for their in-office music. Custom Channels, a company that creates custom on-line and on-premise radio stations for nationally known brands, has launched Smile Radio – a music service specifically designed for […]

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Tags: Administrative · Office Design

Dentists See More Bruxers in Lagging Economy

February 17th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Chicago Dental Society recently surveyed 250 dentists and found that 65% of respondents have seen more patients who grind and clench their teeth lately. In the article posted in the Sun Times, one dentist said he’s seen about a 25% increase. The general consensus is that people are grinding out of stress caused by […]

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Tags: Clinical

CADapalooza™ ‘10: The BIGGEST Show in Dentistry!

February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Dallas, TX – (February 5, 2010) – D4D Technologies and Henry Schein Dental are proud to unveil CADapalooza ’10 – The Biggest Show in Dentistry! See dentistry like never before – bigger and better than ever on the world’s largest high definition screen!  Join an incredible lineup of speakers in what will be the event […]

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