Listings for the ‘Materials & Equipment’ Category

How to Clean and Maintain Your Articulator

Monday, October 17th, 2011

In response to customer requests for an interchangeable articulator, the Denar Mark 300 series articulators were developed. These sleek, modern looking articulators were factory set

Limitations and Expectations of Clear Aligner Systems

Monday, October 10th, 2011

By Doug Willison, Senior Outside Sales Representative, Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd. Low cost clear aligner systems have been successful for many years in achieving anterior

The Essential Tool: CT Scan

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

By Laura Wittenauer, DDS When patients come to us with vague symptoms, it makes the etiology for their pain difficult to locate.  Working with an

How to Take a Face-Bow Registration

Monday, August 1st, 2011

By: Lori Gottschlich, Whip Mix In my 26 years of experience there seems to be two common hang up’s as to why face-bow registrations are

How to Decrease Dental Restorative Remakes

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

By Lori Gottschlich, Whip Mix Do you have 90 seconds to spare? In just 90 seconds you can decrease chair time, have less remakes, minimize

Splint Therapy DVD for Everyday Dentistry

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Often, we will hear educators discuss managing tough restorative problem cases with a final comment, “We’d recommend working through splint therapy before starting a difficult

What are the keys to insure the successful restoration of functionally beautiful anterior teeth?

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

by Scott Finlay, DDS, FAGD, FAACD The baby boomers are coming of age. This “Silver Tsunami” represents the single largest demographic age group and controls

Free CE Podcast: 10 Tips for Predictable Adhesive Success

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

On Wednesday, July 14th, Dr. John Cranham, Clinical Director and Partner of The Dawson Academy, presented a webinar 10 Tips for Predictable Adhesive Success hosted

Powerful Communication with Digital Photography

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

By Stephen Miller, DDS – Assistant Faculty Member of The Dawson Academy During The Dawson Academy’s Treatment Planning Functional Esthetic Excellence Course, we teach students

Advances in Removable Prosthodontics

Monday, November 8th, 2010

One of the biggest advances in Removable Prosthodontics has been Ivoclar’s fabrication of the Phonares Nanohybrid Composite (NHC) teeth. Natural teeth consist of 3 layers. Those layers contribute to strength and esthetics. The Phonares teeth are manufactured using a special layering technique that results in a tooth that closely mimics nature. The refraction and reflection of light is designed to be that of natural teeth.