Sirona Dental Systems, LLC, recently held a two-day inLab Discovery Seminar which focused on the benefits of digital dentistry at the Scottsdale Center for Dentistry on April 30 and May 1.

Nowak Dental Supplies recently announced the promotion of Shawn Nowak to president.

Designed as a premier educational facility, this new education center offers dental professionals the opportunity to expand their knowledge by participating in hands-on training taught by leading clinicians and technicians.

If the laboratory calls and asks for extra time or for me to do something at my end that necessitates rescheduling the patient, the case was late. Crazy I know.

As the field of dental implantology continues to have a significant effect on dental treatment planning, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) recently reaffirmed its position that, whenever reasonable, efforts should be made to save a patient’s natural dentition. What’s more, the AAP stressed that an evidence-based approach must always be taken when considering an individual’s treatment options, especially when it comes to surgical procedures such as tooth extraction and dental implant placement.

Henry Schein, Inc., celebrated the opening of the Henry Schein Cares Wing at the NYU College of Dentistry on June 2.

In January 2010, Albert Tassi Dental Studio offered support to nurse practitioner Kimberly Boston and the medical team from Central DuPage Hospital as they planned their medical mission to Duchity, Haiti.

Dear Ms. Marketing: I have seen you at some of the trade shows and I wanted to know where do you come up with some of your ideas? Do you have a staff of creative people? How can I become more creative? Thanks for all your help. - Joe in Alabama.

A California jury recently awarded $1.7 million for a botched implant case where cone beam imaging could have avoided injury. What lessons do you think the insurance industry learned from the painful mistake?

We need to call attention to the value of your products and services - ideally focusing on something that differentiates you from the competition.

We can all remember products that were dismal failures and caused us lot of money, and lost accounts. It’s still happening now, and we want to know how it can keep happening?

The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) has partnered with the FDI World Dental Federation to conduct an official review of the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide (PSCG).  OSAP will also be working with the International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations (IFEDA) and other leading global organizations on the project.

Dental Technologies, Inc. (DTI), one of the largest networks of dental laboratories in North America, today announced the appointment of Lee Culp, CDT to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

The IdentCeram Division of the IdentAlloy Council has announced that DENTSPLY Prosthetics will provide IdentCeram certificates with Cercon® zirconia base material purchases.

Nobel Biocare announced today that it has signed a preferred partnership agreement with the Japanese company Noritake Dental Supply Co., Limited, a leading supplier of restorative and prosthetic materials for dentists and dental technicians.

Cadent, the leading provider of 3-D digital and CAD/CAM solutions for orthodontics and dentistry, announced that it has signed an agreement with the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI), one of the world’s premier post-graduate dental training facilities, whereby the iTero digital impression system will become the exclusive digital impression technology integrated into LVI’s curriculum.

This is about building a future for dental laboratory technology. By donating whatever you choose to give, your dollars will help address industry needs and provide relevant solutions to our profession of dental laboratory technology.

One of the most troubling trends is the free substitution of products by laboratories, foreign and domestic, though in the case of pirated name brand products, China seems to be the most common offender.

Dear Ms. Marketing: How important do you think networking is to my dental laboratory business? We can’t market to the general public, so I don’t see were networking will work for me.

Nobel Biocare finalizes settlement of litigation brought against Blue Sky Bio for patent infringement.

As Aurident, Inc. celebrates its 35th anniversary, it continues to expand with the hiring of three new account representatives.

 Ivoclar Vivadent announced today a materials partnership with Nobel Biocare. This partnership allows dentists and laboratory technicians to benefit from the market-leading esthetic, restorative and prosthetic systems strengths of both companies.

The exhibition Chris Burnside, Garek Druss, Ben Needham, and Adam Taye is both the inaugural exhibition for Seattle’s Kymata Project Space and the first of many projects Outside The Time Zone will be presenting in collaboration with galleries around the world.

The Pentamix™ 3 Automatic Mixing Unit from 3M ESPE is the recipient of the 2009 Red Dot Award in the “product design” category. An expert panel of international judges reviewed the functionality, degree of innovation, ergonomics, longevity, and ecological compatibility of 3,231 products from more than 1,400 companies in 49 countries.

There was a 92 percent increase in the number of dental laboratories visited in 2009 compared to 2008 and they were primarily a result of complaints. That trend will most likely continue this year.

Dear Ms Marketing: What is the difference between selling value and selling price?

First of all, find out what your customer wants. I don’t mean what you are selling but truly what your customer wants. If you are able to give your customer what they want, how important is the price?

Well, It is time for me to put my mouth where the money is in growth for your laboratory by growing your clients. I have permission from Mercer Advisor to book several programs for laboratory exclusively for their clients.