VOCO introduces Meron Plus QM, a paste-to-paste resin-modified glass ionomer cement in VOCO’s QuickMix syringe. Featuring almost twice the adhesive value than the leading brand, Meron Plus QM’s ability to accept a tack-cure (5-10 second) enables quick and easy clean-up of excess material. Its QuickMix Syringe and paste-to-paste formulization ensure easy delivery. Its significantly higher adhesive values to both dentin and high strength ceramics provide a secure and reliable hold even in unfavorable conditions such as those encountered with short cores. The adjustable working time of up to 2 minutes offers sufficient time for the cementation of both individual restorations and bridges.

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Southfield, Mich. (Sept. 12, 2018) –Local Great Expressions Dental Centers dentist Dr. Catalina Carrillo, along with Senior Practice Administrator Rosalba Colls and Expanded Dental Assistant Jennifer Hoo recently offered dental care services to students at Dinthill Technical High School and Guy’s Hill High School in Linstead, a rural Jamaican city in St. Catherine. Over the course of two days, Dr. Carrillo, Colls, and Hoo provided free dental services to over 1,300 students. This opportunity was put on by the Dinthill Technical Past Students’ Association’s Florida alumni chapter.

“I feel grateful to have been given the opportunity to attend the health fair in Linstead and provide dental care to those who may have otherwise had to go without and those who face a financial burden in order to receive such services,” Dr. Carrillo said. “We plan to attend the health fair next year and are thankful to Dinthill Technical Past Students’ Association’s Florida alumni chapter for inviting us to the fair.”

The two-day health fair is aimed at alleviating the cost of back-to-school medical and dental health screenings for parents and benefits students. Services at the health fair, which featured 62 medical professionals, included vision and blood pressure testing, teeth cleaning, vaccinations, and much more. A long-standing patient of Great Expressions, who serves as a member of the Dinthill Technical Past Students’ Association, introduced the organization to the program.

Throughout the year, Great Expressions professionals participate in initiatives and donation opportunities to better the communities they are privileged to serve, as well as communities around the world. 

About Great Expressions Dental Centers

For nearly 40 years, Great Expressions Dental Centers has been a leader in preventative dental care, orthodontics and specialty care with offices in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. Great Expressions is consistently recognized for contributions to improving oral health through quality and safety initiatives, affordable dental care services, patient convenience, research and more. Great Expressions Dental Centers branded practices are independently-owned and operated in specific states by licensed dentists and their professional entities who employ the licensed professionals providing dental treatment and services. ADG, LLC provides administrative and business support services and licenses the Great Expressions Dental Centers brand name to independently-owned and operated dental practices. ADG does not own or operate dental practices, or employ the licensed professionals providing dental treatment and services. For more information, please visit www.greatexpressions.com.

Dentsply Sirona, the Dental Solutions Company™, is proud to announce its Charlotte office is joining its Dentsply Sirona Academy at 13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place in Charlotte. The first official day in the new office is September 17, 2018.

“This move is all about our customer experience,” said Vice President of Marketing Ingo Zimmer. “This brings the entire Charlotte-based Dentsply Sirona team under one roof, meaning an even more streamlined process.”

The Dentsply Sirona Academy is a multi-purpose training facility, showcasing the most advanced and proven dental products in the industry. It is the perfect location for Dentsply Sirona’s cutting-edge hands-on teaching, live lectures and on demand webinars. It features multiple classrooms, a 288-seat auditorium, seven fully-outfitted operatories and two simulation labs.

“Dentsply Sirona is committed to continuing to be the global leader in dental products, technologies, services and education,” said Zimmer. “This move only strengthens that commitment.”

The Charlotte warehouse is also moving to a new location; its new address is 13321 Carowinds Blvd. in Charlotte, NC 28273. The Charlotte warehouse will house trade-ins, refurbishments and product returns. In August, all customer repairs moved to the York, PA location at 500 West College Avenue, 17401.

Podium, the leading customer communication platform for local businesses, has been named to the Forbes 2018 Cloud 100, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in collaboration with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. This award comes on the heels of Podium being ranked #13 on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies for 2018 and being named the 2018 “Best SaaS Product for Small Business/SMBs” by The SaaS Awards.

"The power of the cloud has transformed the way people do business and we are honored to be recognized by Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes and Salesforce Ventures for our innovative technology solutions that benefit both local businesses and their end-consumers," said Eric Rea, CEO, and co-founder of Podium. "We help any businesses with a physical location improve their customer interactions and drive purchase decisions better than anyone, and this award is a testament to the talent and hard work of our team in creating our platform."

As part of the rigorous selection process for the Forbes 2018 Cloud 100, Bessemer Venture Partners received submissions from the top cloud startups. The Forbes Cloud 100 judging panel, including top public cloud company CEOs, reviewed the data to select, score and rank the top 100 cloud companies from all over the world. The evaluation process involved four factors: market leadership (35 percent), estimated valuation (30 percent), operating metrics (20 percent), and people & culture (15 percent).

“For the past three years, the Cloud 100 list has identified the top cloud companies that are reshaping their respective industries,” said Alex Konrad, Forbes editor of The Cloud 100. “I am consistently impressed by the caliber of companies honored on the Cloud 100 list. It is an exciting time to a be a cloud company and founder.”

“All of the twenty-five cloud IPOs and major cloud acquisitions over the past three years have been prior members of the Cloud 100, and we absolutely expect that the dominant public cloud companies of the future will also come from this list,” said Byron Deeter, a top cloud investor and partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. “The 2018 Cloud 100 represents well over $135B in private shareholder value--an astonishing figure that reminds us yet again of the power of the cloud. The way we do business will be dramatically different as a result of these companies and I am honored to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the founders and teams behind each company on the 2018 Cloud 100.”

“The business opportunity for cloud companies is tremendous today as capital investment, customer demand and rate of adoption continues to grow,” said Matt Garratt, Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures. “We’re excited to see the potential of these companies and look forward to seeing what innovative technology they deliver around the world.”

Each year the CEOs of The Cloud 100 and the 20 Rising Stars companies are honored at the exclusive Cloud 100 Celebration hosted by Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Forbes.

The Forbes 2018 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online at www.forbes.com/cloud100 and will appear in the September 2018 issue of Forbes magazine.

About Podium

Podium modernizes the way business happens locally with products designed to help businesses be found, chosen, and gain insight into their customers' experience. By conveniently facilitating millions of customer interactions, such as driving customer-generated online reviews and providing improved customer communication tools, Podium serves 150,000+ users across nearly 20,000 local businesses. Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, and founded in 2014, Podium is currently backed by IVP, Accel, Summit Partners, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Y Combinator. To learn more, visit https://www.podium.comwww.podium.com or contact us at press@podium.com.

Panthera Dental is entering in a new era by launching its newest division: PANTHERA IMPLANT. Its mission will be to provide custom-made CAD/CAM Subperiosteal implants and personalized CMF solutions. Within this division, Panthera Dental will also support a wide range of customized solutions for the anaplastology market.

For this new division, a complete website is being launched at www.pantheraimplant.com. The website will comprise 4 distinct sections and a specific ordering system for each line of products.

The anaplastology section, presenting the world’s first CAD/CAM line of products dedicated for its unique market, will allow specialists to order unique implant structures for eyes, ears, noses and other facial areas. With its partners around the world, Panthera Dental wants to show its long interest in developing this specific market by providing solutions specifically designed for those patients.

With the launch of this new division, a new product building on past initiatives is also being launched in Canada and Europe, and soon in the USA. The CAD/CAM Subperiosteal implant draws on an old concept and brings it up to date using the latest technology. From a CT scan, Panthera Dental can design and manufacture a customized implant with a perfect fit. The implant is made of titanium, an innovation in this type of implant, to enable osteointegration. One of the key features of the implant is the unique connection system that allows for easy prosthetic restoration from custom abutments, implant bars and bridges in a wide range of available materials.

“Today, there are no good solutions for partially edentulous patients that lack bone in the posterior mandible area. Bone grafting surgery is very invasive and difficult, and has a low rate of success. With our new titanium CAD/CAM Subperiosteal implant, we hope to provide a revolutionary solution. Do far, multiple cases have been recorded during our five years of R&D with a 100% success rate. We are very confident that every dentist who will try out implant will have found a new standard for this type of patient.” Béatrice Robichaud, Co-Founder of Panthera Dental.

About Panthera Dental

Headquartered in Quebec City, Canada, Panthera Dental is a world leader in CAD/CAM implant solutions and dental sleep appliances. Both a pioneer and a leader, Panthera Dental has successfully combined creativity, science and know-how to develop its proprietary innovative technology and is now able to offer next-generation products to the dental industry worldwide.

After much anticipation, Dentsply Sirona World 2018 has officially begun! Thousands filled the hallways of the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort to begin their three-day journey of learning, laughing, and socializing with the best minds in the dental industry.

The first day started with an inspiring Opening General Session. It set the perfect tone for the industry’s only educational festival. After taking their seats, attendees were greeted with a hilarious nature documentary-style video about “the migration of dentists” to Dentsply Sirona World 2018. As the room filled with laughter and smiles, the day’s host Dr. Sameer Puri took the stage to welcome the nearly 5,000 attendees.

The Opening General Session continued with an engaging speaker lineup addressing some of the industry’s best and most cutting-edge practices. Dr. Stephen Sterlitz, Dr. Dan Butterman, Heidi Arndt, Jennifer Chevalier, and Brian McCarthy each took the stage and delivered captivating speeches that left those in attendance excited to put what they just learned into use. During this time, Dr. Ross Enfinger also provided a truly visual learning experience by performing a live procedure on the trade show floor while the audience watched via live stream.

The end of the first General Session made way for the opening of this year’s trade show floor and its top-notch exhibitors. Excited guests flooded the room, knowing the Dentsply Sirona World trade show is the place to find the latest and most innovative dental technologies, products, and services.

After lunch, guests headed to their first round of Breakout Sessions. Dentsply Sirona offered a record-setting 12 educational tracks, allowing attendees to personalize their class schedules. Nowhere else can those in the dental field listen to this many high-level speakers or find this much variety in their continuing educational opportunities.

As day shifted to night, the Welcome Reception, sponsored by VITA North America, allowed guests the chance to enjoy a drink and some food while networking and socializing with their peers. This reception was full of handshakes and hugs, as old friends and new friends alike got the chance to mingle and catch up with each other.

The good times and laughter continued after the reception, as Grammy-nominated comedian Jim Gaffigan took the stage to perform his standup. Gaffigan had the crowd rolling with his sidesplitting jokes on dentists, horses, and travel. His performance re-energized the crowd with the start of day two right around the corner.

Attendees can expect even more entertainment and quality education at the Ultimate Dental Meeting on the second day. Stay up to date on daily activities, course schedules, and more with the Dentsply Sirona World app, available for iOS and Android devices.

Dentsply Sirona World is located at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando and runs from Thursday, Sept. 13 to Saturday, Sept. 15. To learn more about this event, please visit www.dentsplysironaworld.com.

Sidekick Master…box of IMPLANT DRIVERS (27 tips: 8mm, 13mm & 25mm)

Sidekick Master is NEW and is compatible with the most popular implant systems on the market. With a smart clipping mechanism that allows you to quickly assemble/disassemble the driver’s tip and the head. Smile Line has created a special clamp forceps which the tip is perfectly designed to match the profile of the driver’s head for extra tightening or difficult un-tightening. Extremely comfortable with direct access to the head’s side without removing the driver from its place. The Sidekick Master includes nine (9) different implant models, in the three (3) different lengths. The goal is you have exactly what you need, in the correct model and length…available at your fingertips! For more information, please contact Smile Line USA, Inc. at 877-755-6868 or www.smilelineusa.com

Azento is a single tooth replacement solution, highly customized to the needs and timeframe of dentists and patients, which revolutionizes the digital implant workflow by streamlining implant planning service, purchasing and delivery. Dentists will receive a precise, customized digital treatment plan based on each patient's digital scans, with imaging systems such as the Orthophos SL and intraoral scanners like the CEREC Omnicam, submitted through a case management portal. Azento includes all components and instruments necessary to complete an implant treatment, including a surgical guide, implant and custom healing abutment, delivered within five business days of approving the treatment plan. This eliminates the effort of coordinating purchases with multiple suppliers and monitoring inventory in the office.

"This streamlined workflow solution offers tangible financial and time-saving benefits by reducing administrative responsibilities, number of visits and patient chair time," said Jo Massoels, Director Digital Implant Solutions at Dentsply Sirona. "It is designed to help dentists select the best-fitting implant, determine optimal implant positioning, healing environment and restoration for each case."

Azento enables practices to achieve consistently excellent results thanks to the customized and prosthetically driven treatment plan, based on each patient's digital scans. It also includes a custom healing abutment, contouring the emergence profile and enabling a final esthetic result.

Furthermore, with Azento, dental professionals will receive custom digital treatment plans that will help communicate the procedure clearly to patients, who will also benefit from the reduced number of visits and chair time.

"The Azento team supports me in planning a truly restorative driven implant placement, reducing the risk of complications, ensuring accuracy and producing excellent results," said Dr. Daniel Butterman, dental surgeon in Centennial, Colorado.

Azento works with the Astra Tech Implant System® and Xive®. It also includes an Atlantis® custom healing abutment and optional temporary restoration. The final restoration can be performed with Atlantis and CEREC or through an Atlantis dental lab.

Azento will be available in Canada and Europe in 2019.

To learn more, visit www.dentsplysirona.com/Azento.

About Dentsply Sirona: 

Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with over a century of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. As The Dental Solutions Company™, Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better, safer and faster dental care. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in York, Pennsylvania, and the international headquarters is based in Salzburg, Austria. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Visit www.dentsplysirona.com for more information about Dentsply Sirona and its products.  

KaVo Kerr is very excited to introduce the new innovative DEXIS™ Titanium by KaVo™. This sensor retains the DEXIS award-winning features such as the TrueComfort™ design of the PerfectSize™ sensor that allows for utmost comfort and the use of one sensor for the capture of all intraoral images.

Beyond this, DEXIS Titanium is designed to provide confidence in diagnosis, enhance workflow efficiency with unique SMART features, and delivers peace of mind for the clinician with numerous new reliability features.

The new DEXIS Titanium sensor captures consistent, extraordinary high-quality images with improved tissue contrast across a broader spectrum of radiation levels, especially at lower doses. New components are integrated using proprietary methods that give DEXIS Titanium a distinct advantage in image quality thereby creating extraordinary radiographs which instill greater confidence in diagnosis.

DEXIS Titanium embodies exclusive SMART technology by adding motion detection within the device — make a gesture with the sensor to initiate common commands like image capture without touching your computer. This unique feature offers clinicians a more efficient option by minimizing steps for an exciting new workflow.

Additionally, every aspect of DEXIS Titanium is engineered to eliminate the pain points around failure of hardware. From the incorporation of the most modern durable materials to remote sensor health diagnosis, this remarkable sensor is designed to be exceptionally reliable. An industry first, DEXIS Titanium is the only sensor to offer a unique unconditional replacement warranty

“In every facet, this new sensor is designed and constructed to exceed the expectations of dental professionals," states Marshall Martin, Imaging Business Unit Manager for KaVo Kerr. "Our goal is to capture confidence in DEXIS Titanium so they feel that their investment in this groundbreaking product has been well-spent."

The inventive DEXIS Titanium sensor delivers in the areas that matter most to clinicians— image quality, advances in workflow, and reliability. To learn more about the features and benefits of DEXIS Titanium by KaVo, visit KaVo.com.

About KaVo Kerr

KaVo Kerr is a cohesive organization comprised of two global leaders, united to provide dental excellence and serve as a single premier partner for the dental community. KaVo Kerr operates with a common vision inspiring and helping our customers, their patients, and our own associates realize their potential. KaVo Kerr offers solutions for endodontics, restoratives, treatment units, infection prevention, imaging, rotary, and instruments.  

The new Implant Post-Op Care System from OraCare is a simple solution to protect implants from the number-one cause of failure — peri-implantitis.

Studies show that as many as 10% of all dental implants fail, with the main cause being peri-implantitis. 47% of all dental implants have been shown to have peri-implantitis, which can affect the stabilization of the implant and thus cause failure. Peri-Implantitis can also cause the tissue to shrink, resulting in a poor cosmetic outcome. OraCare’s Implant Post-Op Care System was designed specifically to fight and prevent peri-implantitis.

An alternative to chlorhexidine, the main ingredients in the OraCare system are activated chlorine dioxide and Xylitol, which have the ability to eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi, biofilm, and VSCs without causing staining and calculus buildup.

This integrated system provides an in-office gel and a take-home patient rinse. The gel offers a slower release and is three times as strong as the rinse to make a strong, positive impact right after surgery and eliminate microbes as soon as possible. As a follow up, patients take the rinse home and use it for the next month at least -- although many use it indefinitely because they enjoy the clean feeling it leaves after use.

This system was created after dentists who placed implants saw the great results that OraCare's Activated Oral Cleanser had on the tissue around the surgical site. They had never seen tissue respond so well in such a short time and felt that patients would benefit from a gel applied after initial placement in tandem with the rinse.

The system is designed for placement after surgery, but also can be used to rehabilitate an implant with peri-implantitis.

This breakthrough product protects the investment that both the doctor and patient make on implants.