News
ADC adds new distributor members
Nashville, Tenn.-based American Dental Cooperative (ADC) announced three new members, Arnold Dental Supply, Valley Dental, and Professional Sales and Consulting Group (PSC). Started in 1903, Arnold Dental Supply, based in Lynnwood, Wash., is a full service dental supply company serving the state of Washington and neighboring states. Frank Nowtash acquired the company in 1993. Arnold Dental Supply has eight sales representatives in Western Washington; three in Eastern Washington and four in Oregon. Seven service technicians support the activities of the sales team.
Valley Dental Supply is located in Burbank, Calif., and serves the Southern California market with equipment and merchandise sales accompanied by technical service. PSC serves the Central Florida market and has an extensive showroom in addition to its sales and service capabilities. PSC Group is located in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The distributors will now have access to the Quala Brand of dental products, exclusive to ADC members.
Zenith Dental to rebrand as DMG America
Englewood, N.J.-based Zenith Dental, will rebrand as DMG America, effective April 1, 2009. Zenith Dental has been the exclusive North American distributor for Hamburg, Germany-based DMG products since the company’s inception in 1983. According to President George Wolfe, "Zenith and DMG entered this market together and grew together over the past 25 years. As DMG America, we will be able to leverage the global power of a name that has been recognized for 40 years as a world leader in this industry. This is a very exciting step for our company, one that gives us a single, clear voice in dentistry."
DMG America will continue to promote and sell all of its current product offerings. In addition, DMG America will continue to grow and enhance Kolorz®, one of the fastest growing hygiene lines in dentistry.
Henry Schein partners with ADA, Colgate for "Give Kids A Smile"
For the seventh consecutive year, Melville, N.Y.-based Henry Schein, Inc. partnered with the American Dental Association (ADA), Colgate-Palmolive Company, and DEXIS® to support "Give Kids A Smile," a program that provides free dental services and educational programs for nearly 500,000 underserved children at approximately 1,700 locations across the United States. More than 44,000 dental team volunteers participated in events, including in-school brushing demonstrations, community screening and treatment programs, and free private dental care.
Henry Schein Dental, the U.S. Division of Henry Schein, serves as the exclusive professional product sponsor of Give Kids A Smile Day. With the commitment and support of 38 supplier partners, Henry Schein provided 3,000 oral healthcare screening and prevention kits to the program, each kit containing supplies to serve 50 children.
"Team Schein Members take tremendous pride in the impact that the Give Kids A Smile program has on children’s lives every year," said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Henry Schein. "As a flagship program of Henry Schein Cares, our global social responsibility program, Give Kids A Smile is exemplary of the power of public-private partnerships. By harnessing our own core competencies and building on our relationships with our generous supplier partners, we are able to capitalize on our collective strength and have a powerful impact on local communities in need."
Henry Schein’s Participating Supplier Partners
Supporting "Give Kids A Smile" through product donations this year were the following manufacturers:
3M ESPE Dental
Acteon
Ansell Healthcare Products
Axis Dental Corporation
Biotrol International
Centrix
Coltene/Whaledent, Inc.
Crosstex International
DASH
DENTSPLY Caulk
DENTSPLY Pharmaceutical
DENTSPLY Professional
Dux Dental
Foremost
GC America Inc
Harry J. Bosworth Company
Hu-Friedy
J&J Instruments
Johnson & Johnson
Kimberly-Clark
Medicom
Microflex Corporation
Palmero Healthcare
Premier Dental
Professional Disposable International
Richmond Dental
SDS Kerr
Sempermed USA
Septodont
Southern Dental
SS White Burs
Sultan Healthcare
Sunstar Americas
TIDI Products
Total Care
Tuttnauer
Waterpik Technologies
Young Dental
Glocal Concepts offers cost-effective access to China dental market
Chicago, Ill.-based Glocal Concepts announced that it will be managing the first-ever USA Pavilion at the DenTech China 2009 meeting in Shanghai Oct. 28-31. The purpose of the USA Pavilion is to provide participating companies a cost-effective way to learn about the Chinese dental market at China’s largest dental meeting, which will feature over 500 exhibitors and close to 50,000 professional visitors. Glocal Concepts is cooperating in this endeavor with the organizers of DenTech China. Glocal Concepts offers sales and marketing services to dental companies who are committed to creating a stronger presence in Europe and Asia. For more information about the DenTech China 2009 meeting or Glocal Concepts, please visit www.glocalconcepts.com or contact Doris de Beer at ddebeer@glocalconcepts.com.
Midwinter Meeting weathers economic storm
The Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting, held Feb. 26 through March 1, attracted nearly 7,000 dentists. Total attendance for the meeting was 31,333, representing a 9 percent drop over the 2008 figures, according to the Chicago Dental Society. The 2008 figures were an all-time high in the meeting’s 144-year history.
"I think we all went into this meeting holding our breath a little," Dr. David Kumamoto, CDS president, said, "But the feedback from exhibitors and the number of sold-out courses reveal just how strong our meeting is."
Nearly one-quarter of the conference’s 240+ courses were sold out, and the vast majority of courses were near capacity. The exhibit floor, which showcased 570 companies, was completely sold out months in advance. The Midwinter Meeting was recently chosen as offering the best cost-to-value benefit of any dental tradeshow in the United States, according to 66 percent of exhibitors responding to a post-show survey.
ProDrive Systems to distribute through Atlanta Dental Supply, Iowa Dental Supply
Montreal, Canada-based ProDrive Systems announced distribution agreements with Atlanta Dental Supply and Iowa Dental Supply.
Atlanta Dental is a member of the American Dental Cooperative (ADC), and a member of the new Product Evaluation Committee. Atlanta Dental was the first major dental distributor to launch ProDrive in the southeastern United States.
"Atlanta Dental is proud to introduce this new and exciting ProDrive product to our dental market," said Gary Kirkus, CEO and president, Atlanta Dental Supply. "Our evaluation of ProDrive products with some of our trusted Key Opinion Leader customers clearly demonstrated this is a breakthrough product for the dental handpiece. We look forward to introducing ProDrive to our customers."
Iowa Dental, also a member of ADC, is now the third ADC member to distribute ProDrive. Iowa Dental Supply services predominantly the state of Iowa and has grown to include Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri and Illinois.
"We’re proud of being one of America’s first dental supply companies introducing ProDrive to market, it’s another example of our commitment to bring new and innovative dental products to customers," said Rick Cacciatore, president, Iowa Dental Supply. "What attracted us to ProDrive was the commitment to extensive engineering and field trials of the product to ensure the product delivers on the promise - improving the performance of the dental handpiece."
New Products
3M ESPE LavaTM Zirconia for Implant Abutments
3M ESPE introduced a new indication for its LavaTM Zirconia - custom-designed implant abutments. Dentists and laboratories can now offer implant patients the natural beauty of shaded Lava zirconia that can be custom-designed for the individual patient. Implant abutments made from Lava zirconia are compatible with a wide variety of implant systems, allowing dentists to provide patients with a highly esthetic option while still utilizing the underlying implant systems with which they are familiar. To create the abutment, Lava zirconia is cemented to a prefabricated titanium abutment interface. Unlike many all-ceramic abutments on the market today, the metal-to-metal connection between the screw and abutment means the screw does not torque directly into the zirconia material. This allows dentists to follow standard recommendations for torque pressures on the screw and abutment.
www.3MESPE.com/Lava
Aseptico ADC-01P-RED Portable Pediatric Dental Chair
Aseptico’s new ADC-01P-RED Portable Pediatric Dental Chair is an ideal platform for examining and treating children in public health and school-based environments.
Features include:
- Weighs only 30 pounds and accommodates patients up to 500 pounds.
- Headrest cushion, arm slings, and soft-sided carrying case are standard features - no hidden costs.
- Compact, one-piece design sets up and folds down in seconds, with no loose pieces to be lost or damaged in transit.
- Shorter backrest may be adjusted from vertical to supine for improved access and patient comfort.
- Seat height may be easily set to any of five positions.
- The toe board may be folded down, converting the ADC-01P-RED into a standard exam chair.
- The carrying case has additional carrying handles to facilitate transport from the vehicle to the work site.
- Durable, red upholstery is appealing to patients and easy to keep clean.
www.Aseptico.com
Aseptico AEU-6000 series
Aseptico’s AEU-6000 series was recently introduced in response to the demand for a more basic motor following the AEU-7000E series. The AEU-6000 series features a small footprint with an easy-to-read display and intuitive user interface. It has a basic calibration system to compensate for many variables in the implant and endo contra angles at the time of treatment. The AEU-6000 performs the complete implant procedure using a 20:1 reduction contra angle. It comes with 10 programmable preset buttons (five in implant mode, five in endo mode) for saving preferred ratio, speed, torque, irrigation, and motor direction settings.
www.Aseptico.com
Premier® PREMA® Enamel Microabrasion System
Premier® PREMA® Enamel Microabrasion System is now available in a new syringe-delivery system that permits effective and economical application of PREMA for the conservative removal of many enamel discolorations. PREMA is designed for treatment of superficial white, brown and multi-colored enamel defects that are less than 0.2mm in depth. When used with a low-speed hand piece fitted with a 10:1 gear reduction angle, this mild solution of hydrochloric acid with silicon carbide microparticles in a water-soluble slurry removes many discolorations that are found in the superficial enamel.
This new PREMA System replaces the 10-cup kit. Dentists will prefer the consistency of PREMA syringes over the old cups. One kit contains four 1.2-mill syringes, enough material for approximately 20 treatments.
www.premusa.com
Heraeus Venus® Diamond
Heraeus Kulzer launched the Venus® Diamond, a new universal nano-hybrid composite. The breakthrough, patented-formula composite Venus® Diamond embodies the balance of science and esthetics with its patented diamond formula and improved features. Venus® Diamond’s optimized physical properties are suited for both simple and complex anterior and posterior restorations. Venus® Diamond is the newest product to join the Venus® Esthetic System, which offers dentists and laboratories a unified, integrated and simplified approach to esthetic restorations.
www.heraeus-venus.com
DENTSPLY Rinn® Snap-A-Ray® Xtra
DENTSPLY Rinn has announced the availability of a new film and phosphor plate holder, the Snap-A-Ray Xtra. Designed with X-ray media friendly cushioned grips to minimize potential for scratching, the Snap-A-Ray Xtra’s unique design also allows for easy and accurate Bisecting Angle Instrumentation (BAI) radiography. The new Snap-A-Ray Xtra features:
- Cushioned bite surfaces for patient comfort.
- Cushioned X-ray media grips to prevent scratching.
- Patented color coding to aid in faster placement.
- Rugged, durable autoclavable construction for low cost per-use.
- Unique "BAI" angle to assist in taking "placement" friendly radiographs without distortion.
www.RinnCorp.com
Midmark IntegraTM Dental Casework and ArtizanTM Dental Furniture
Midmark released two new dental operatory cabinetry product lines, IntegraTM Dental Casework and ArtizanTM Dental Furniture. These new lines replace the current Midmark dental casework product offerings with new looks, colors and capabilities to provide the most comprehensive dental cabinetry offering available. The design of the Integra line of dental casework combines superior, environmentally friendly materials to exceed the demands of the modern healthcare facility. Integra is the steel casework that can stand side by side with wood products while surpassing them in strength and durability. The Artizan dental furniture line is the next step in the European Design assimilation into the Midmark dental product family. Retaining the tradition of furniture design, Artizan combines quality materials to deliver efficient dental designs that can be customized to meet specific clinical requirements.
www.midmark.com
A-dec 300TM
The new A-dec 300 system offers customers a mid-level platform choice that’s lower in cost than the A-dec 500®, yet maintains the high performance, service, and support that distinguish A-dec products. Everything about A-dec 300 is designed with efficiency and well-being in mind: from the ultra-thin 1-inch (25mm) thick backrest that provides optimal access to the oral cavity, to the 13.75-inch to 29.5-inch vertical range that allows doctors of all heights to sustain posture and position arms at sides. Traditional or Continental® delivery system options are available and A-dec 300’s modular design, allowing dentists to choose the options and combinations that best suit their individual working styles.
www.a-dec300.com
Kerr Herculite® Ultra
Kerr’s Herculite® UltraTM nanohybrid composite offers advanced nanofiller technology, delivering superior aesthetics and optimal handling. Other features include high polishability, and strength and endurance unique to the Herculite brand. Herculite Ultra chameleon-like blending improves the lifelike appearance of the final restoration by replicating the opalescence and fluorescence of the natural tooth. The advantages of nanohybrid composites are significant - from better aesthetics to improved polish and clinical gloss as well as better mechanical strength. Nanohybrids contain nanoparticles, much smaller filler particles in the range of approximately 5 to 100 nanometres. When combined with conventional hybrid fillers, these composite resins are called nanohybrids.
www.kerrdental.com
Crosstex non-latex dental dam
Crosstex introduced the non-latex Dental Dam - with excellent tear resistance, great color contrast with teeth, in lavender, medium gauge. Crosstex Dental Dams isolate procedures from blood and saliva, tongue and cheek interference, while reducing contaminated aerosols and risk of patients swallowing/aspirating foreign bodies. Also available are: powder-free, low protein, latex dental dams. Both products drastically reduce risk of allergic latex reactions.
www.crosstex.com
Sirona CEREC Connect® Models
Sirona Dental Systems introduced its CEREC® Connect models at this year’s LMT Lab Day Chicago event in February. Available May 2009, CEREC Connect models will allow any indication for inLab® users that can be achieved with conventional models. A CEREC Connect articulator system will also be available in quadrant and full-arch structures. CEREC Connect begins when a digital impression and prescription form are submitted from the CEREC dentist to the inLab laboratory of choice. The dental technician is able to design the restoration on the basis of a virtual model, without the need for a physical model. The restoration is then fabricated on the inLab milling unit. When the case calls for it, a digital impression received from the CEREC dentist can be uploaded to infiniDent, and a highly-precise digitally fabricated model will be sent to the laboratory ready for waxing-up or porcelain build-up. CEREC Connect is a complete communication gateway between CEREC dentists and inLab laboratories. It paves the way for the "impression-free" dental practice and a "model-free" dental laboratory.
www.CERECConnect.com
Sirona CEREC® AC Powered by Bluecam
Sirona Dental Systems launched the CEREC AC (Acquisition Center) powered by Bluecam, a technological advance in chairside CAD/CAM. At the heart of CEREC AC is the Bluecam handheld acquisition camera, which uses a highly visible blue light LED (light emitting diode) to capture digital impressions. Sirona’s Bluecam has the following features:
- Easier and shorter acquisition times because the camera acquires the image automatically - it senses the right time to capture the image, and does so without intervention from the user.
- Provides a uniform field of illumination for increased precision.
- Captures half-arch and full-arch impressions with unparalleled speed - half-arch impression in 40 seconds; full-arch impressions in two minutes.
The optics used in the Bluecam handheld camera have been optimized for a higher depth of field and accuracy, and have been coupled with increased computing power to display the most crisp, detailed digital impressions possible, which yield the most precise 3D digital models.
www.cereconline.com
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