How to Choose the Right Handpiece
A good handpiece is practically an extension of a dentist’s hand, and there is no piece of dental equipment used as often as handpieces. The quality of the work a...
Announcing New and Improved Patterson® Brand Products, Plus New SKUs
When it comes to our Patterson® brand products, we are always looking for ways to deliver more value to our customers. This can be seen in recent improvements to our...
What If Saliva Were Red?
Even when following strict infection control guidelines, cross-contamination can occur during routine dental procedures. Whether it’s a visit with the dental hygienist for an exam and ultrasonic scaling, obtaining digital...
KATANA Zirconia ONE: Beauty Meets Efficiency
All content provided by Kuraray Optimized for use with Dentsply Sirona's CEREC Primemill, KATANA Zirconia ONE is a super-translucent, multi-layered material for fast and efficient chairside milling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlFayR-ZUdY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fkuraraydental.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_title While the...
Improving Ergonomic Reach, Visibility and Workflow for Better Storage
All content provided by Midmark. According to the latest statistics from CareerExplorer, 96% of the nation's dental hygienists are female, and according to the American Dental Association, 51.6% of dental...
How Single-Visit Dentistry Sets You and Your Patients Up for Success
Preferred by Patients According to recent survey data provided by Dentsply Sirona, a leader in single-visit dentistry solutions, demand for same-day dental restorations is high. Among today’s patients:• 80% would...
The Story of Building a Legacy
Dr. Lee doubles his practice size to make room for his daughters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sffcYTqngM&t=37s Sangyoung Lee, DDS, has a lot to be happy about. He’s been practicing in a profession he...
Training the Next Generation of Dentists
Patterson Dental Helps Turn an Old Hospital into the Lincoln Memorial University – College of Dental Medicine In August 2020, Denise Terese-Koch, DDS, MBA, EdD, was selected as the founding...
Putting the Emphasis on Care
What does it mean to put an emphasis on care? For Woodbury Dental Care, it meant moving their practice 3 miles away to give their patients the best care possible....
Monthly Bulletin: Dive into 3D Printer Technology
This post contains excerpts from four recent articles from Advantage by Patterson Dental magazine about 3D printing technology in the dental office. Peer Product Perspectives We recently spoke with Dr....
Seattle Service Technician Finds Her Calling
Less than one year into her job as a service technician at Patterson, Oproum Lok beams with pride every time she walks into an office. When starting her career, she...
Primescan: Digital technology that grows with your dental practice
An open, easy to use and accurate dental 3D scanner All content provided by Dentsply Sirona With its superior predictability, precision, and patient experience, digital scanning or impressioning is attracting...
3 Surprising Benefits of Intraoral Scanning
When deciding whether to invest in new technology, practices often get stuck on the question of cost/ROI and miss the bigger picture. Considering the intraoral scanner, making the move to...
Start Achieving Your Dental Practice Goals – with an Intraoral Scanner
While every dental practice is unique, most successful practices set goals. At the start of the year, you and your dental team may rally around a set of goals, but...
5 Proven Ways To Keep Patients Engaged, Returning And Referring
When you share your savvy, everybody wins. We recently asked dental office managers what strategies they’ve used to keep patients engaged and returning. They shared their best patient marketing and...
3 Steps to Consider When Selling A Multilocation Practice
By Justin Schafer If you’re a dentist who owns a practice operating several different locations, then you may have wondered how the sale process will shake out once you’re ready...
3 Ways A Complimentary Eaglesoft Wellness Check Can Help Advance Your Practice!
Are you getting the most out of your practice management software? Our team of Eaglesoft Technology Advisors can help take your practice to the next level with a complimentary software...
How to Detect and Prevent Microleakage in Dental Restorations
Bacteria has a way of creeping in everywhere, and your composite restorations are no exception. This invading bacteria isn’t just problematic for the health and happiness of your patient, it’s...
Single-Visit Dentistry: There’s No Time To Waste
Dental teams have faced many challenges over the past several years – in particular, how to care for patients and keep their office doors open amid a global pandemic. One...
Starting Out On The Next Level
How Patterson helped launch a new practice already invested in the technology of the future
The Key To Confident Diagnoses And Improved Case Acceptance
All content provided by DEXIS The challenge: If I could see more, I could treat more. Effective treatment depends on detecting problems early. But poor image quality can delay diagnosis,...
3D-Printed Splint Against Noctural Bruxism
Case study courtesy of Dentsply Sirona. In the following case study, Dr. Meena Barsoum, shares how Primeprint has improved his digital workflow to produce a 3D-printed splint with Primescan AC...
Too Noisy? Try This Vacuum and Compressor Duo
Article courtesy of A-dec and Dental Product Shopper Quieter than human conversation, A-dec’s innovative air compressor and dry dental vacuum provide a space-saving solution to noisy, crowded mechanical rooms Noise...
Omnichroma, Omnichroma Flow, Omnichroma Blocker Flow: When and Why I Use Them in Direct Posterior Composite Restorations
All content provided by Dr. Kevin M. Brown, DDS, AAACD As I have been using OMNICHROMA Flow more routinely in daily dentistry, my confidence in its capabilities has increased. I am continually...
How Safe Are Kids’ Smiles Today?
Did You Know? In the United States, food insecurity has been proved to be negatively associated with untreated caries. Pediatric dentists see approximately 40% of patients aged 2 to 4...
Innovation In Dental 3D Printing: A Welcome Advancement
All content provided by Dentsply Sirona. Introduction to Dental 3D Printing A quick search on Google for 3D dental printers will result in pages of information on the subject and...
Plumbed Versus Portable Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation: Which Is Best?
Want to offer nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation to your dental patients? Nitrous oxide offers a perfect way to put adults and pediatric patients at ease during procedures. It can also serve...
OnTarget Highlight: Preventing and Treating Peri-Implantitis
Not unlike periodontitis, peri-implantitis starts when bacteria develop along the gumline around an implant that, if untreated, eventually damages soft and hard tissue. Peri-implantitis: Know the Facts to Ensure Good...
3 ways to build stronger relationships with your patients
Building a relationship with hundreds of patients can be difficult when you only see most of them a few times a year. Our partners at Dental Intelligence share three quick tips on how you can build trust and stronger relationships with your patients.
7 tried-and-true tactics to curb revenue-crippling no-shows
Potentially one of your practice’s biggest challenges, no-show rates can take a sizable bite out of your revenue. Our partners at Solutionreach share their best tips for reducing no-show rates at your dental practice.