(photo from Dr. Jerry Campo – Protea Dental Studio, Inc., DAMAS) Dental Implants: What the Patient Needs to Know By Leon Hermanides, CDT Implant Dentistry Overview One of the fastest growing treatments in dentistry today is implant therapy. High success rates are being reported by dental practitioners and many dentists are gaining the knowledge and…
The National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) and the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC) celebrate June as Dental Technician and Certified Dental Technician (CDT) Appreciation Month. “On behalf of NADL and NBC, I would like to take this time to acknowledge and give special recognition to all dental…
You have the Right to Know By Mark Murphy, DDS I once wrote an article published in Dental Economics titled “Did You Want Fries With That?” in February of 2008. It describes how material and technical verification is important to ensure patient health and safety in dentistry. Some states do not yet require any level of certification…
The National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) has released its 2015 Business Survey and updated numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to share with dentists the latest dental laboratory trends and statistics. In the commentary portion of the survey, dental laboratory owners and managers brought up key issues such as price, computer-aided design and…
By Travis Zick, Chief Operating Officer, Apex Dental Laboratory Group, Inc. In the time since Dr. W.H. Stowe and his cousin, Frank Eddy, opened the first commercial dental laboratory in the United States (Stowe & Eddy in Boston, MA) a great deal has changed in laboratories as well as dental practices. While dentists themselves initially…
Hundreds of dental laboratory owners and technicians from around the country had an opportunity to learn about Food and Drug Administration regulations on dental implant abutments when top leaders from the National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) recently presented on the latest updates. NADL’s Bennett Napier, CAE, and Eric Thorn, Esquire, led “FDA, Implants/Abutments and…
By Dena Lanier Dental professionals from around the world will recognize World Oral Health Day and its 2016 theme of “It all starts here. Healthy mouth. Healthy body” on Sunday, March 20. This international day celebrates the benefits of a healthy mouth and promotes worldwide awareness of the issues affecting oral health and the…
For years myths about the cause of cavities have been held on to as fact. Today we set the record straight and give you the truth about decay. By: Dr. Kim Kutsch MYTH 1: Brushing and flossing are enough to fight decay. FACT: Brushing and flossing alone do not kill the bacteria that are the real…
A dental laboratory technician is rarely seen by the patient, yet is always in the foreground of a successful device. For many years, when lecturing to my contemporaries and newcomers, I often joked that “we are the Men in Black, no one knows we exist”. Up until the 1990’s, dental labs and technicians have only…
Understanding the Changing Dentist-Laboratory Relationship By: Mark Murphy, DDS, FAGD THEFUTUREISNOWHERE Most people decode this un-spaced word and see “The Future is Nowhere.” What I meant to say is, “The Future is Now Here.” Quite a different interpretation of the same input to your brain – an instantaneous paradigm shift that allows us to see…