Pulpdent Corporation is pleased to announce a new addition to its flagship ACTIVA line of groundbreaking dental restorative materials: ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow. The new product raises the standard of care for bulk-fill procedures by supporting the natural remineralization process,¹ providing defense against secondary caries,² and offering superior esthetics through its ShadeFusion™ universal shade matching technology. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow also gives dentists a powerful new tool to perform Class II restorations, one of the most common treatments in dentistry.

As a next-generation product, ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow not only raises treatment standards, but also overcomes efficiency limitations of traditional bulk-fill materials. For example, ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow offers unique protection against shrinkage stress and wear through its patented stress-reducing monomer, MODULUS™. For practitioners, it provides a true self-leveling and one-step bulk-fill solution thanks to its unlimited depth of cure and ability to be used without a capping layer. When taken together, ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow’s unique properties empower providers to improve patient care while boosting chair-time efficiency and practice production.

“ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow is an exciting step forward, both for dentistry and our company,” says Michael Jeffery, Pulpdent Director of Product and Strategy. “We believe ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow ushers in a new, higher standard of care for dental patients worldwide. The product also provides immediate cost-saving efficiencies for today’s business of dentistry. This is particularly true of ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow’s ability to simplify Class II procedures, one of the most common yet challenging treatments in general dental practices, pediatric dental practices, and DSOs today.”

In recent years, bulk filling has become a mainstay procedure for the treatment of dental caries and other restorative needs. However, confidence in existing bulk-fill materials is often compromised due to challenges with photopolymerization and shrinkage stress, as well as bulk-filled restorations’ susceptibility to microleakage, bacterial incursion, and restorative failure. Traditional limitations were squarely in mind with the development of ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow, which addresses each of these shortcomings head-on. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow self-levels easily, flows naturally, and exhibits elevated chroma and translucency matching. Independent testing demonstrates ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow provides superior protection against microleakage,³ volume wear,⁴ and shrinkage stress⁵—all at thresholds that meet or exceed existing standards for top-tier restorative materials.

The viscosity of ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow is ideal for various clinical situations. For example, in cases requiring restoration of deep boxes and cavernous lesions, the material ensures proper treatment thanks to its flowability and dual-cure properties. With its unlimited depth of cure and no layering/capping requirement, dentists can be confident that the risk of voids is minimized. Furthermore, ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow provides an option for dentists who appreciate ACTIVA’s bioactive properties, but desire working without a dispenser. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow simplifies inventory thanks to ShadeFusion universal color matching, while the material is sufficiently radiopaque so dentists can be confident that it will be visible for any clinician evaluating their patient for years to come.

For pediatric dentistry, ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow is available in a special formulation for primary dentition, ACTIVA KIDS BioACTIVE Bulk Flow. This version of the product has all same properties as ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow, but offers two esthetic options optimized for children’s teeth. ACTIVA KIDS BioACTIVE Bulk Flow’s universal shade matches primary dentition, while an opaque white shade is available for when visible restoration margins are desired. As with all members of the ACTIVA family of restoratives, ACTIVA KIDS BioACTIVE Bulk Flow contains no BPA, no bis-GMA, and no BPA derivatives.

“ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow is a natural expansion of our ACTIVA research that relieves critical pain points for dentists,” says Lew Berk, Pulpdent Managing Director. “The product is a perfect complement to our existing ACTIVA line, while offering new users a novel material choice for their practice style. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow reflects our longstanding mission—first espoused in 1947 by Pulpdent founder Dr. Harold Berk—to save teeth and help patients live in comfort and smile with confidence. It also meets our vision to empower dentists with higher standards of care and new practice efficiencies. From our R&D scientists to our manufacturing specialists, I’m very proud of our team and pleased to introduce ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow to dentists around the world.”

ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow is being unveiled today at the 2024 Greater New York Dental Meeting. It is available for pre-market ordering at https://www.pulpdent.com/best-bulk-fill, and will begin rolling out to Pulpdent’s global network of distribution partners for sale and shipping on January 1, 2025. The product comes in a 5g syringe and includes 10 Automix tips. As with all Pulpdent products, ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow is made in the USA to the highest quality assurance standards in Pulpdent’s manufacturing facilities in Watertown, Massachusetts.

For more information, including background on the science of bioactivity and related clinical reserach, please visit on ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow’s product page at https://www.pulpdent.com/pulpdent-products/activa-bioactive-bulk-flow/. To take advantage of limited-time launch offers and/or to request a demonstration by a Pulpdent Area Representative, dentists and their colleagues are invited to visit https://www.pulpdent.com/best-bulk-fill.

Endnotes

1. The remineralization process is a natural repair mechanism to restore the minerals again, in ionic forms, to the hydroxyapatite (HAP) crystal lattice. Source: Arifa MK, Ephraim R, Rajamani T. Recent advances in dental hard tissue remineralization: a review of literature. International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2019;12(2):139.

2. ACTIVA™ BioACTIVE physically seals the margin of the material and tooth interface through mineral apatite formation, subsequently protecting against microleakage, the leading cause of secondary caries and recurrent decay.

3. Source: Marginal bacterial leakage in Class I cavities filled with two bioactive restorative materials: An ex vivo study. Zmener O, Odont, Pamejer CH, Della Porta R. Pending publication: Int Dent J, 2025. In the study, Activa Bioactive Bulk flow exhibited 92% experimental survival/success rate when compared to Predicta Bioactive Bulk (66%) and Omnichroma Flow Bulk (0%). See Activa Bioactive Bulk Flow product page on pulpdent.com for additional details.

4. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow demonstrates volume wear of 2mm3 after one year and 5mm3 after five years. Comparison made to Omnichroma Flow Bulk. Source: Independent third-party testing by SD Mechantronik. See Activa Bioactive Bulk Flow product page on pulpdent.com for details.

5. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow demonstrates maximum stress rate of less than 0.01 MPa/s. Comparison made to Dentsply Sirona SDR Flow+, 3M Filtek One Bulk Fill Restorative, and Omnichroma Flow Bulk. ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow shrinkage stress rate testing within lowest statistical grouping along with SDR Flow+. Independent university testing, publication pending: American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, 2025. Disclaimer: See Activa Bioactive Bulk Flow product page on pulpdent.com for full details.

About Pulpdent Corporation

Pulpdent® Corporation is a leading dental research and manufacturing company established in 1947 by Dr. Harold Berk, a pioneer in vital pulp therapy. Its longstanding mission is to save teeth and help patients live in comfort and smile with confidence. All Pulpdent products are manufactured at the company’s production facilities on its campus in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Pulpdent has a proven legacy of investment in original dental research, which has led to patented chemical processes and SMART™ dental materials. Patented technologies include ION-X™ ionic resin matrix; WETBOND™ acidic phosphate monomer (M1P) and hydrophilic matrix; MODULUS™ elastomeric monomer; and CRYSTA™ MCP bioactive technology. Pulpdent technologies power its diverse line of restorative and preventive materials, including ACTIVA™ BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVE™, ACTIVA™ Presto™ / Pronto™, Embrace™ WetBond™ Pit & Fissure Sealant, Lime-Lite™ Enhanced, and Tuff-Temp™ Plus.

Pictured: ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow from Pulpdent, a newly released, next-generation bulk-fill material.

Mark Ross and Michael Ventriello—the veteran dental marketing experts who introduced dentistry’s first virtual focus group platform, The Virtual Dental Team; as well as dentistry’s leading investor pitch deck service, PitchIt DDS—recently launched their most ambitious initiative to date: Personify Group – Dentistry’s Brand Growth Partner.

According to Personify Group Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Mark Ross, “The dental industry is being disrupted by companies introducing new technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3D printing, robotic surgery, teledentistry, and advances in implant dentistry. In order for these brands to succeed and thrive in a competitive marketplace, there needed to be a new non-traditional marketing partner – willing to disrupt alongside them with non-traditional growth solutions.”

Personify Group is built on six integrated pillars of brand growth acceleration. Its service offerings will include the following solutions categories:

• Brand Development: Audits, corporate identity, story creation, virtual focus groups, and website development.

• Product Launch Services: Beta testing, KOL unboxing videos, advertising, public relations, Return-On Branding™ analysis.

• AI-Powered Technology: Lead funnel automation, customer journey automation, and sales conversion.

• Investor Marketing: Investor pitch decks, investor introductions, and marketing support for venture capital portfolio companies.

• Training & Education: Dental educator network, future KOL training, virtual and on-site CE programs.

• Content Development & Syndication: Blog, podcast, articles, newsletters, whitepapers, and social media.

“Although there are many self-proclaimed disruptors entering the dental market, their marketing is very often yawn-inducing,” states Personify Group Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer Michael Ventriello. “So much of the dental brand marketing that we see today not only lacks a creative spark, it simply isn’t memorable. This can be fatal when you consider that the average person is bombarded with 4,000 t 10,000 ads a day. Our goal is to help our clients rise above the noise.”

At the present time, the following dental industry experts have joined Personify Group as Advisor Partners: Amber Auger RDH, Dental Hygiene; Dr. John Flucke, Dental Technology; Dr. Thomas Jackson, Dental Implants; Tonie Koenig, Digital Automation; Dr. Jeremy Krell, Venture Capital; Paige Mead, Corporate Culture; Fred Pesce, Web/UX Development; Jim Shavel, DSO Data Strategies Advisor.

For more information, visit www.personifygroup.com, or connect on LinkedIn.

About Personify Group: Founded by dental marketing experts Michael Ventriello and Mark Ross, Personify Group is redefining dental branding, marketing, and communications with an integrated mix of disruptive and dynamic solutions specifically designed to accelerate growth for dentistry’s disruptors – from startups to upstarts. Personify Group is redefining best practices in story-telling, creative development, marketing technology, digital media, demand generation, influencer relations, product development, public relations, and investor marketing, in order to amplify the impact and growth potential for dentistry’s next generation of innovators.

Premier Dental® proudly announces the launch of VeneerNow™ Injectable Matrix System, an innovative solution designed to simplify chairside anterior composite restorations. VeneerNow™ allows clinicians to quickly and eGiciently create beautiful, natural-looking chairside composite veneers and anterior restorations with minimal clean-up.

VeneerNow™ works seamlessly with both flowable and packable composites, delivering versatility and ease of use. This essential addition to the operatory toolkit enables practitioners to achieve predictable, high-quality esthetic results for anterior composite restorations.

Key features include:

• Full anatomical design - Replicates natural tooth shape for superior results.

• Side wings- Enhance stability and minimizes interproximal clean-up

• Closed system matrix - Provides a void-free smooth composite layer for easier finishing and polishing

• Natural cervical line - For a precise anatomical emergence profile

• Injection stalk for flowable composite - Provides easy injection for optimal placement

• Versatile - Use with flowable or packable composite

Available now through authorized distributors, VeneerNow™ is set to transform the process of anterior composite restorations.

About Premier Dental

Established in 1913 by Julius Charlestein, Premier Dental is Inspired Solutions for Daily Dentistry, developing and manufacturing innovative consumables for the oral health professional world-wide. Premier Dental, a leading brand in the global dental market, with sales in over 75 countries and a portfolio of award-winning products, continues to innovate and deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of dental care providers and patients alike. Website: www.premierdentalco.com.

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) kicks off its presence today at the 2024 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) by showcasing a wide range of solutions integral to each stage of the dental practice workflow. These solutions and more will be available at the Henry Schein Dental (#4215) and Henry Schein One (#4022) booths.

Henry Schein’s Fast Track advisors will be in the booth to help prioritize options that work best for each practitioners’ individual needs. Demonstrative of the Company’s coordinated approach, which leverages the Henry Schein portfolio of brands to enhance the customer experience, Team Schein will address how to maximize use of products from key national suppliers.

“As part of Henry Schein’s BOLD +1 strategy, we continue to leverage our strong product portfolio to provide integrated solutions that help deliver an exceptional customer experience,” said Mackenzie Richter, Vice President, Global Commercial Digital Workflow Solutions, Henry Schein. “We are eager to connect with oral health professionals in person, helping dental teams discover the integrated solutions and tailored services that can help create high-performing digital workflows.”

Recently launched products, which deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions for dental teams who prioritize quality and value, will be available for demonstration, including:

• ACCLEAN® Piezo Ultrasonic Scaler, helps to reduce user fatigue and enhance tactile sensitivity;

• Maxima® Advanced High-Speed Air Handpiece, helps reduce particle emissions for a cleaner, safer dental workspace, as well as supports better handling;

• and CARINA™ 1.5 digital intraoral sensor, helps clinicians capture clear and accurate x-ray images while affording patients a more comfortable imaging experience.

For practitioners looking to simplify every aspect of practice management, Henry Schein One (booth #4022) is available to showcase the Company’s industry-leading dental practice management platforms, Dentrix® and Dentrix Ascend®. From purpose-built suites for insurance eligibility and claims management, to patient billing and payments, Henry Schein One offers comprehensive solutions that empower practices to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. Attendees can explore tools designed to help improve clinical diagnosis, drive practice growth through marketing, and elevate the patient experience, all while helping practices work smarter, not harder.

In addition to solutions and software, Team Schein will feature information about its services and support capabilities available from Dental Practice Transitions (Booth #3918), Henry Schein Financial Services, Henry Schein Products, Handpiece and Small Equipment, and Thrive Reward and Thrive Signature, which are part of Henry Schein’s Thrive brand, a portfolio of offerings that provide savings, rewards, support, and experiences specifically designed to help practices be successful. Visitors can also receive a $100 discount on THRIVELIVE 2025 registration, which can be completed in the booth, or online at https://thrivelive2025.com. This premier dental event, hosted by Henry Schein, will take place at Resorts World in Las Vegas, April 30 – May 3 in 2025.

At GNYDM, Henry Schein will also celebrate The International College of Dentists’ (ICD) newly rebranded Global Oral Health Leadership Institute (GOHL), formerly known as the Senior Dental Leadership Program. This program, which Henry Schein has supported for more than a decade and reflects its enduring commitment to expand access to health care globally, helps foster collaboration and leadership among emerging health care trailblazers globally.

To learn more about Henry Schein’s full presence and offers at this year’s Greater New York Dental Meeting and other upcoming events, please visit https://henryscheinevents.com/.

About Henry Schein, Inc. 

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a solutions company for health care professionals powered by a network of people and technology. With approximately 26,000 Team Schein Members worldwide, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that help improve operational success and clinical outcomes. Our Business, Clinical, Technology, and Supply Chain solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively. These solutions also support dental laboratories, government and institutional health care clinics, as well as other alternate care sites.

Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, with a selection of more than 300,000 branded products and Henry Schein corporate brand products in our distribution centers.

A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® index, Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations or affiliates in 33 countries and territories. The Company's sales reached $12.3 billion in 2023, and have grown at a compound annual rate of approximately 11.5 percent since Henry Schein became a public company in 1995.

For more information, visit Henry Schein at www.henryschein.com.