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Amann Girrbach America Opens New Interactive Training Center
Amann Girrbach America · Industry News · May 23, 2013Amann Girrbach America (AGA) is proud to announce the opening of its new state-of-the art training center in Charlotte, NC. The facility, also home to the US headquarters since late 2012, features the AGA Learning Lab, a fully-equipped working laboratory, showcasing the entire Ceramill CAD/CAM Suite...
Henry Schein Opens Its Disaster Relief Hotline to Support Customers Affected By the Tornado in Oklahoma
Zahn Dental · Industry News · May 21, 2013Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners, today announced that it has opened the Henry Schein Disaster Relief Hotline for dentists, physicians, and veterinarians who experience operational, logistical,...
IPS E.max Restorative System Receives AACD Celebration of Excellence Award
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · May 13, 2013Ivoclar Vivadent Recognized for Excellence, Innovation, and Leadership in Cosmetic Dentistry
Millions Learn How to Maximize Their Smile With IPS E.max®
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · May 13, 2013Media Tour and Web Feature Gain National Consumer News Attention
Magnusen Orthodontic Laboratory An Official VITA Certified Shade Lab
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · May 03, 2013VITA is pleased to announce that Magnusen Orthodontic Laboratory has completed comprehensive shade training in VITA shade management and communication, earning recognition as an official VITA Certified Shade Laboratory. To achieve this designation, Magnusen underwent extensive VITA specific training...
D&S Dental Laboratory, Inc. Launches Mobile App
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · May 01, 2013Not only is D&S Dental Laboratory on the cutting edge of the dental industry, but they are keeping pace with, if not excelling faster than, the burgeoning technology propelling it behind the scenes. Most recently, D&S added an exciting and efficient mobile application to their arsenal of user-friendly...
Amann Girrbach America Appoints New US Leadership Team
Amann Girrbach America · Industry News · April 23, 2013> Amann Girrbach America (AGA) has recently put a new strategic US leadership team in place to oversee all North American operations including sales, marketing, distribution, service, support, training and continuing education. The team's mission is to help manage and sustain the exponential growth...
Henry Schein to Webcast First Quarter 2013 Conference Call
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · April 23, 2013Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners, announced today that it will release its first quarter 2013 financial results before the stock market opens on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, and...
ADA: National Dental Spending Flat Since 2008
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · April 22, 2013> New analysis released by the American Dental Association indicates that overall spending on dental care has remained flat in recent years, despite the fact that per patient dental spending by Baby Boomers and seniors increased. Two research briefs released by the ADA's Health Policy Resources Center...
Amann Girrbach Continues On Growth Path: Using Brazil's Market Potential
Amann Girrbach America · Industry News · April 15, 2013Majority share in Brazilian trading company – Caltini becomes Amann Girrbach Brazil
Heraeus Parts Ways With Dental Business
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · April 09, 2013> Heraeus, the Hanau-based precious metals and technology Group, is parting ways with its dental business. The entire business group will be acquired by Mitsui, a listed chemicals group with 13,000 employees worldwide. The acquisition is still subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. Heraeus...
CAP Named Among the Top 2012 Performing Resellers For Roland DGA Dental Products
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) · Industry News · April 03, 2013CAP is honored to announce that in December we were named among the Top Performing Resellers for Roland DGA Dental Products of 2012. CAP's CEO, Rob Nazzal, was presented with a plaque during this year's LAB DAY Chicago by Roland DGA's Glenn Kennedy. This award comes as recognition of CAP's dedication...
Michael Menner likes thisSolidscape Announces New Vice President of Sales and Service
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · April 02, 2013Solidscape®, Inc., the leading manufacturer of high precision 3D printers for direct manufacturing applications, announced today that veteran sales executive Paul Maloney has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Service. Paul will be responsible for global field operations driving revenue...
Featuring Solidscape, Inc.
Heraeus' Precious Metal Refining Division to Donate to Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology For 3rd Straight Year
Heraeus Kulzer · Industry News · April 02, 2013Donation supports FDLT efforts to ensure adequate supply and skill sets of dental laboratory technicians
Heraeus Announces New Messaging to Dental and Laboratory Professionals
Heraeus Kulzer · Industry News · April 02, 2013“Giving a Hand to Oral Health” message conveys company’s support for dental practices and laboratories
Nobel Biocare Launches New Third-party CAD/CAM Abutments, Implant Bars; Announces New Scanner and 3Shape™ Partnership
Nobel Biocare · Industry News · March 06, 2013• New options for NobelProcera® Abutments on Biomet 3i™, Camlog® and Zimmer® implant platforms • More restorative flexibility with NobelProcera® Implant Bars on Straumann® implant platforms • Announcing direct access to unrivaled products with upcoming NobelProcera®...
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT: Ceramco® IC: One Integrated Porcelain
DENTSPLY Prosthetics · Industry News · March 06, 2013DENTSPLY Ceramco iC is the industry's only fully integrated porcelain. Create all-ceramic, porcelain-fused-to-metal and press-to-metal restorations from one veneering porcelain, one pressing ingot and one stain and glaze system. The one-coat paste opaque now features refined handling. The system's finer...
Whip Mix Corporation Attends AEEDC & Conducts Hands-on Training in Dubai
Whip Mix Corp. · Industry News · March 05, 2013The AEEDC meeting took place in Dubai, Friday February 5-7, 2013. Whip Mix participated with 9m2 at the Prio Trading booth. Piro Trading is the agent for Whip Mix in the Middle East region. Following the meeting, Whip Mix Conducted a 2-day sales and hands-on-training for 30 people in 8 different...
DENTSPLY at Chicago 2013
DENTSPLY Prosthetics · Industry News · February 27, 2013We hope that everyone had a great time in Chicago this year. We were glad to see so many people join us during Lab Day for our technical courses and hands-on demonstrations in the Sheraton, Mayfair room. For those who attended the CDS Mid-winter show, thank you for stopping by the DENTSPLY Prosthetics...
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Erin Marks likes thisPatterson Foundation Donates $5,000 to 'Give Back a Smile'
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · February 08, 2013The AACD Charitable Foundation recently received a $5,000 grant from the Patterson Foundation to help patients in the Give Back a Smile (GBAS) program. To date, GBAS has helped restore the smiles of more than 1,000 domestic violence survivors. The grant specifically helps patients with travel expenses...
BIOMET 3i Welcomes New President
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · February 05, 2013BIOMET 3i is pleased to announce that Bart Doedens has been appointed as the new President of BIOMET 3i. In tandem, Maggie Anderson has announced her resignation after four years with the organization. Mr. Doedens' history with BIOMET 3i dates back to 1997 when he joined Implant Innovations Inc. as...
Travis Gasser likes thisNADL Releases Guidebook For Medical Device Excise Tax
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · January 31, 2013In December, the IRS released its final rule on the Medical Device Excise Tax (MDT), determining that only those devices required to be listed with the FDA are subject to the tax (for example, sleep apnea and snoring devices as well as all restorations fabricated outside of the U.S.). To provide labs...
Renata Budny, CDT likes thisNADL Names Heraeus: Supplier Member of the Year
LMT Communications, Inc. · Industry News · January 22, 2013At the January 2013 Vision 21 Meeting in Las Vegas, Heraeus was named Supplier Member of the Year. Here's why . . .
LAB DAY Attendees: Help Straumann Raise Funds For Sandy Hook School
Straumann USA · Industry News · January 22, 2013On behalf of every attendee who participates in a Straumann product demo at LAB DAY Chicago, the company will make a $10 donation to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. The fund supports the families and community of the 20 first graders and six adults who were killed by a gunman at the Newtown, CT elementary...
Straumann USA likes thisStraumann Reports Stable 9-month Net Revenues
Straumann USA · Industry News · January 10, 2013Straumann reported stable net revenues of CHF 519 million (-1% in local currencies) in the first nine-months of 2012. North America was the key driver throughout accompanied by strong growth in China and Latin America. However, these solid performances were not enough to compensate for sluggish sales...
Vero Software Acquires Sescoi International
Sescoi USA · Industry News · January 10, 2013Vero Software, a leading provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions is pleased to announce the acquisition of Sescoi International, an industry specialist for 2D to 5-axis NC machining with its WorkNC product suite. The acquisition of Sescoi International firmly establishes Vero as the world's largest and...
CAP Hosts CAD/CAM Webinar
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) · Industry News · January 04, 2013In November, CAP held a webinar, End-To-End CAD/CAM for the Dental Laboratory, featuring Bob Cohen, CAP President, and Sam Wainwright, CAP Digital Integration Specialist. The webinar compared open vs. closed digital systems; demonstrated the 3Shape scanner, Sum3D software and the Roland DWX-50 milling...
Featuring Bob Cohen, CDT
Roland DGA Announces Major Changes to Its Executive Management Team
Roland DGA · Industry News · December 27, 2012Rick Scrimger Named New President; Dave Goward to Serve as President of Worldwide Sales for Parent Company
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CAP Named Worldwide Dental Leader By CIMsystem and Roland DGA
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) · Industry News · December 27, 2012All of us at CAP are very excited to have been named the number one distributor worldwide of both CIMsystem Sum3D Dental CAM software and the very popular Roland DWX-50 dental specific 5-axis milling machine. This has been a great year for CAP, and we could not have accomplished this without the confidence...
Featuring Bob Cohen, CDT, Rob Nazzal and Ashley Randazzo
Ivoclar Vivadent to Acquire Wieland Dental
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · November 26, 2012With the acquisition of Wieland Dental, Ivoclar Vivadent strengthens its position in the field of all-ceramics. Ivoclar Vivadent, headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein, announced the acquisition of Wieland Dental today. The acquisition is planned to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. The...
Matt Finney likes thisIvoclar Vivadent Acquires Diadem Precision Technology
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · November 26, 2012Ivoclar Vivadent today announced the acquisition of Diadem Precision Technology. The transaction is expected to be completed by December 31, 2012. Located in Troy, MI and Windsor, Ontario, Diadem Precision Technology is a state-of-the-art, high efficiency, high quality, digital-based production...
Matt Finney likes thisVenus® White Supports Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness
Heraeus Kulzer · Industry News · November 07, 2012Heraeus Kulzer, LLC, is donating a portion of sales from its Venus White line of teeth whitening systems to support breast cancer research for the fourth consecutive year. The company's Venus Whitening for Hope campaign is poised to bring total contributions to over $200,000 by the end of the year. Also,...
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Hundreds Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Sirona InLab®
Sirona Dental Systems LLC · Industry News · November 07, 2012> During its CEREC® 27 and a Half event held in Las Vegas in October, Sirona celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its inLab CAD/CAM system. Participants explored an exhibit hall, attended presentations by inLab experts and had an opportunity to network with thousands of fellow CEREC dentists and laboratory...
Featuring Matt Roberts
CAP Wins WOW! Award
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) · Industry News · November 07, 2012The Journal of Dental Technology has named Custom Automated Prosthetics' CAP Academy as 2012 WOW! award winner. CAP Academy is a free, online, video-based, educational service for technicians. The videos can be viewed in two- to five-minute segments or watched as complete educational sessions and can...
Ivoclar Vivadent Hosts All-Ceramic Summits
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · November 07, 2012This fall, Ivoclar Vivadent hosted all-ceramic education events in North America and Europe featuring international opinion leaders. In September, 750 participants from 37 countries participated in All-Ceramics Meets Implant Esthetics at the Kosmos complex in Berlin. Leading dental professionals...
Straumann Holds Conference For Laboratory Customers
Straumann USA · Industry News · November 07, 2012Laboratory participants and Straumann employees gather at the company's Laboratory Customer Conference, held in Dallas in October. The program featured two days of strategic business-building activities, best practice sharing, networking and a preview of 2013 product launches. Speakers included Andy...
Featuring Russell Giordano, DMD and Chris May
Sirona's CEREC Featured in the New York Times
Sirona Dental Systems LLC · Industry News · November 07, 2012The Science section of the October 9th edition of The New York Times, "The Digital Doctor," profiled a number of high-tech tools in the healthcare field, including Sirona Dental's CEREC System. In "A New Tooth, Made to Order in Under an Hour," writer Gina Kolata describes how her dentist used a chairside...
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Steven Touchie likes thisAttend APS Annual Meeting, Receive Free One-Year Membership
American Prosthodontic Society · Industry News · October 11, 2012The American Prosthodontic Society (APS) has long been an advocate for teamwork among clinical and laboratory professionals and, in 2005, modified its bylaws to establish full membership and voting rights for dental technicians. Now, to further encourage technician participation and membership, the APS...
Jan Rainey, CDT and Rene DeLano, CDT like thisIvoclar Vivadent Opens New Canadian Headquarters and ICDE
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · September 26, 2012Amidst a crowd of local civic dignitaries and dental professionals, Ivoclar Vivadent opened its new Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario, in June. The new location houses sales, marketing, customer service and distribution departments for the company's Canadian division. A dedicated International...
3D Systems' Printer Integrates With 3Shape Software
3Shape, Inc. · Industry News · July 31, 20123D Systems' new ProJet™ MP 3500 Dental 3D Printers are now compatible with 3Shape's Dental System™ and CAMbridge software.
Featuring Lee Dockstader
Edmond Tahmasian likes thisSun Dental Labs First Customer Conference is a Big Hit!
Sun Dental Labs · Industry News · May 2012 · May 09, 2012When a dental lab hosts a customer conference in Florida in April, the hope is that attendees will flock to it. That's what happened this year in Clearwater, Florida with Sun Dental Labs.
Featuring Sun Dental Labs
CAP, GC America and Lincoln Team Up For Full Contour Course
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) · Industry News · May 2012 · May 01, 2012In March, CAP, in conjunction with GC America and Lincoln Dental Supply, hosted Learn to Achieve Superior Aesthetics in Minimal Time for CAP FZ Full Contour Zirconia. Instructor Axel Calderon demonstrated time-saving techniques using GC America's Initial IQ Lustre Paste NF on full contour zirconia and...
DSCAN DUE+: Dental Scanner All in One Concept
EGS SRL · Industry News · Mar 2012 · April 18, 2012EGSOLUTIONS announce the release of the next version of dental scanner DSCAN® Due+, the first Scanner with structured light technology allows users to start scanning immediatly.
Heraeus Dental Prosthetics Division Launches Marketing Site
Heraeus Kulzer · Industry News · Mar 2012 · March 20, 2012Heraeus Kulzer’s Prosthetics Division is offering a web-based, print-on-demand site for its laboratory customers.
Heraeus Kulzer likes thisHelping Hands: Heraeus Donates Nearly $20,000 to FDLT
Heraeus Kulzer · Industry News · Mar 2012 · March 20, 2012Heraeus Kulzer’s Precious Metal Refining Division has donated almost $20,000 to the FDLT.
Featuring Heraeus Kulzer
Henry Schein Named in Fortune's 2012 World's Most Admired Companies
Zahn Dental · Industry News · Mar 2012 · March 20, 2012For 2012, Henry Schein earned the highest ranking in its industry.
Pursue "Lab Smarter" With DENTSPLY
DENTSPLY Prosthetics · Industry News · Feb 2012 · February 20, 2012Visit DENTSPLY Booths # 800 & 813 to see the latest products that help labs to be more efficient, productive and profitable – “Lab Smarter”.
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Ivoclar Vivadent Announces Recipients of 2011 Annual Technical Sales Awards
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Industry News · Jan 2012 · January 30, 2012Ivoclar Vivadent announces Recipients of 2011 Annual Technical Sales Awards
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Gary Johnston likes thisTCS Helping Labs Build Connections
TCS, Inc. · Industry News · Oct 2011 · October 14, 2011Want to be part of TCS' referral program, connecting dentists with high quality laboratories? Click here to find out how!
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Help Fight Cancer With Handler
Handler Mfg. Co. · Industry News · Sep 2011 · September 20, 2011Handler will donate a portion of the proceeds from all sales at the ADA meeting to help fight cancer.
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