Orascoptic Announces Phantom

 

Orascoptic, a leading manufacturer of dental surgical telescopes (loupes) and headlights, has announced the launch of its new product, Phantom. The setup is a lightweight, durable, and customizable sports frame that is designed to provide clinicians with the best possible vision and comfort.

Phantom is made from titanium, making it the lightest sports frame (available with built-in prescription) on the market. It is also 15% lighter than the leading competitor, with prescription.

And for those of you who don't know, titanium is crazy light as well as being crazy strong.

Phantom is designed to support loupes and prioritize comfort. It offers all the features that clinicians love, such as bendable temple tips, an adjustable nose pad, cable control channel, and flex hinges, without added weight.

One of the key features of Phantom is its customizability. The frame can be adjusted to fit any clinician's face perfectly. The loupe mounts can also be adjusted to provide the perfect viewing angle and magnification.  That also applies to the magnification setup.  every option that Orascoptic offers can be used with the Phantom frame.  That includes the adjustable 3.0x-5.0x EyeZoom system.  If you are currently an Orascoptic user and you are in love with your 

Phantom is available in five colors: black, iris, rose gold, sapphire, and slate. This makes it the perfect choice for clinicians who want to look their best while providing their patients with the best possible care.

Benefits of using Orascoptic Phantom

There are many benefits to using Orascoptic Phantom, including:

• Lightweight and durable

• Customizable to fit any clinician's face

• Provides the perfect viewing angle and magnification

• Available in five stunning colors

Learn Composite Dentistry at the Center for Esthetic Excellence in Chicago

 

Announcing New Spring 2024 Continuing Education 
Lectures and Hands-on Workshops

Cosmedent’s Center for Esthetic Excellence, (CEE) has scheduled a lecture and hands-on workshop, entitled, “Composite Bonding for Smile Makeovers: Designed for Accreditation Case Type 5,” to be presented by Dr. Corky Willhite, on May 9-11, 2024, Thursday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This course is designed specifically for members of the AACD to help with challenges of the “six or more direct resin veneers” case. Learn strategies for managing Accreditation patients and reducing appointment time. Case selection: Recognize which cases work best and how to find those patients. Step by step procedure for individual tooth changes (color change, class IV’s, and more). Participation in this class will earn 23 CE Credits.

For more information regarding this course, please contact Erika Heier at 800-837-2321 or cee@cosmedent.com.

Cellerant Announces the 2023 Best of Class Technology Award Winners

 

Every year, I get the incredible honor of meeting up with some of my best friends.  The really fun part is that those friends are also the most knowledgeable  doctors in dentistry when it comes to dental technology.  We sit down and discuss all of the great products on the market and then we debate which ones make the list as our "Best of Class".  It is an awesome honor and an awesome responsibility to help guide our profession and our peers on what they can trust to provide outstanding patient services and outcomes.  So it is now my honor to help announce this year's Cellerant Best of Class winners...

Cellerant Consulting Group is pleased to announce the 2023 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award winners. “These extraordinary companies and their technologies have shown perseverance and commitment to technological innovations that help dentists best equip today’s contemporary practice,” said Dr. Lou Shuman DMD CAGS, CEO of Cellerant Consulting Group and creator of the Best of Class Technology awards program. “Our panel spent many hours in close discussion identifying these standout products. In our 14th year for this coveted and prestigious award, we are proud to recognize, as always, that our process continues to be unbiased, rigorous and transparent.”

The 2023 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award Winners are:  

• Amplify from Vyne Dental
• ChairsideCAD from exocad 
• CS 9600 from Carestream Dental
• DGSHAPE DWX-42W Plus from Roland DGA 
• Dragonfly™ from Orascoptic 
• DTX Studio Clinic by DEXIS 
• Guided Biofilm Therapy® from EMS Dental 
• MiniBio Auto-Reader from Terragene
• Nova by Bien-Air
• PreXion 3D Excelsior
• QASi™ particles from Nobio 
• RE-GEN™ Universal Adhesive 
• Second Opinion® from Pearl 
• SprintRay Ceramic Crown 
• TRIOS 5 Wireless intraoral scanner 
• VOCO Retraction Paste 
• Yapi™ dental communication solution

“Technology that offers efficient workflow, clinical excellence, or new patient growth and retention can have a positive effect on every aspect of a dental practice,” said Pam Maragliano-Muniz DMD, Editor-in-Chief of Dental Economics. “Each product on this year’s list of winners reflects these goals with forward-looking and creative solutions in its own way.” 

About the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award

The Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award is the only program of its kind, earning coverage from the dental media across North America.  Since the inaugural presentation in 2009, the Best of Class Technology Awards have grown to occupy a unique space in dentistry by creating awareness in the community of manufacturers that are driving the discussion as to how practices will operate now and in the future. 

The 2023 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award winners were selected by a panel of the most prominent technology leaders in dentistry: Paul Feuerstein, DMD, Editor-In-Chief for Dentistry Today, John Flucke, DDS, Technology Editor and Chief Dental Editor for Dental Products Report, Marty Jablow, DMD, known as America’s technology coach, Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, Editor-In-Chief of Dental Economics, Chris Salierno, DDS, Chief Dental Officer at Tend, and Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, founder and creator of the Best of Class Technology Awards. 

Over the course of each year, the panel members seek out and conduct research on potentially practice-changing technologies, culminating with deliberations on nominees and final voting. Panelists are precluded from voting in any category where they have consulting relationships. The entire selection process is conducted and managed on a not-for-profit basis. 

In mid-September DPR will release a video presentation of the awards featuring the members of the selection panel sharing the reasoning behind the selection of each of the Best of Class technologies.

For more information on the Cellerant Best of Class Awards and the 2023 Award Winners, go to https://www.cellerantconsulting.com/best-of-class-technology-2023.

Smile Direct Club Files for Bankruptcy Protection

The company that tried to bypass doctor supervision of orthodontics by offering consumers a chance to perform DIY tooth movement has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Smile Direct Club raised $1.35 billion in an IPO less than five years ago, but the business obviously didn't got the way they anticipated.

At first the company was going to be a consumer only company with no doctor supervision, then they tried to become a company that made aligners *for* doctors using the doctors to diagnose the problem and then shipping aligners to the patient.

However, most doctors were not enthusiastic about a company that, at first, didn't want to work with them and made sure they marketed that to the public, to then wanting to partner with doctors when the first business model wasn't profitable.

That sort of left the company in a 'no man's land' of relying on their retail outlets even though they said they were trying to get away from that part of the business.  

Now the company has a stated asset amount of around $400+ million but owes its creditors over $1 billion.

There are a ton of stories about this online.  So if you search "smile direct club bankruptcy" you will have more info on this than you thought possible.

Kenvue to showcase new Listerine® Clinical Solutions Mouthwash Line at American Dental Association’s SmileCon 2023

Since SmileCon is this week, I thought a news worthy post on something you can check out while you're in Orlando would be in order.  Read on for the details from the maker of Listerine...

 Kenvue Inc., the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue, will showcase a new extension to its Listerine® line, Listerine® Clinical Solutions, at the American Dental Association’s (ADA’s) SmileCon 2023, to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, October 5 through 7.

Listerine®, the #1 mouthwash brand globally and the #1 dentist recommended mouthwash brand in the United States, will showcase the new line at its booth, where meeting attendees will have opportunities to sample the products before they reach Walmart shelves in the United States by the end of October and a wider array of outlets in early 2024. The new line includes Listerine® Clinical Solutions Antiseptic Gum Health Mouthwash, Clinical Solutions Breath Defense Mouthwash, and Clinical Solutions Teeth Strength Mouthwash.

“Listerine’s newest line promotes the power of everyday care with our most advanced formulations to address consumers’ top oral health concerns: treating early gum disease, preventing cavities, and providing fresh breath,” said Jonathan Miller[2], Vice President of Kenvue Global Essential Health R&D. “We’re proud to expand our portfolio of category leading brands with these innovations designed to improve consumer’s oral health and breath, and we can’t wait to meet with our colleagues across the field of dental health at SmileCon 2023 to share the data and insights that make these products unique & effective.”

Listerine® scientists will share details about:

· Clinical Solutions Antiseptic Gum Health, which boasts more tartar-preventing zinc chloride than other Listerine® Antiseptic products and is the first mouthwash to promise both reduced gingivitis and a 64% decrease in gum bleeding within one week compared with brushing alone. In addition, rinsing with Listerine® Antiseptic offers patients 4.6 times more sustained plaque reduction above the gumline between dental hygiene visits than flossing by a dental hygeinist.1,2 The new formula is designed to help optimize the oral microbiome for gum health without altering healthy salivary flow or oral pH.

· Clinical Solutions Breath Defense, which offers 24-hour fresh breath when used twice daily. Its formula includes zinc chloride and technology that neutralizes and transforms odor molecules, as well as four essential oils to kill bacteria.

· Clinical Solutions Teeth Strength, powered by Rapid Fusion Technology to provide a stronger tooth surface through increased fluoride uptake and promoting remineralization. Combined with brushing, this formulation repairs enamel immediately to prevent cavities, resulting in teeth that are 3 times stronger and longer lasting.

“As Listerine® scientists, we’re always excited when we have the opportunity to use consumer insights to develop new products that address unmet needs,” said Anthony Mariani[3], Kenvue Principal Scientist for Global Oral Care Product Development. “Formulating the Listerine® Clinical Solutions line gave us a unique opportunity to generate new learnings for our brand and deliver a premium and differentiated benefit for our consumers.”

The entire line, including the Breath Defense, Teeth Strength and Gum Health formulas, have been awarded the ADA’s Seal of Acceptance, the leading mark of dental product safety and efficacy for 90 years. The seal is awarded to products with clinical or laboratory data that demonstrate safety and efficacy.  Dental health professionals and members of the media can visit the exhibit hall to speak with Listerine® scientists including Mariani and try out the full Clinical Solutions line, as well as other Listerine® mouthwashes.

To learn more or set up an interview with one of the scientists behind the newest Listerine® formulations, please contact media relations, Meghan Harding at mhardin1@kenvue.com.

Kenvue Booth #2129

· Thursday, October 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

· Friday, October 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

· Saturday, October 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

SmileCon Starts on Thursday!

 

SmileCon, which is the annual meeting of the American Dental Association, begins this week in Orlando, FL.  It is with tremendous excitement, that I remind all of my fellow professionals that at the end of this week, SmileCon will be taking place.  Formerly known as the ADA Annual Session, the meeting is a get together for the best minds in the profession as well as the meeting of the ADA House of Delegates where decisions and policy are decided.

This year I am presenting all day on Thursday with my good buddies Dr. Paul Feuerstein (Editor - Dentistry Today) and Dr. Marty Jablow (America's Dental Technology Coach).  We will be in the Tech Hub on the  Exhibit Floor and our time this year is devoted to "answering YOUR questions".  That's right, you can sit in the audience and ask the questions that YOU want the answers to.  We've all attended lectures where afterwards you think to yourself "dang I wish they would have talked about..."  This year we decided to fix that problem by allowing the audience to ask the questions and we will provide the answers.  It's the *ultimate* Q&A!!! 

Earlier in the day we'll be talking about 3D Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Room S320GH.

Of course, there are plenty of other speakers as well.  If you'd like to see the meeting at a glance, you can view and download the Onsite Guide by following this link.  

If, for some reason, you've forgotten about the meeting and would still like to attend, we'd love to have you there!  Here is everything you need to know:

The American Dental Association (ADA) SmileCon 2023 is coming to Orlando, Florida, from October 5-7, 2023. This annual meeting is an opportunity for dentists, hygienists, and other dental professionals to learn about the latest advances in dentistry, network with colleagues, and have some fun.

What is SmileCon?

SmileCon is a reimagined annual meeting that offers continuing education, networking opportunities, hundreds of exhibitors, social events, and fun! It is the perfect opportunity for dental professionals to learn, grow, and connect.

What can I expect at SmileCon?

SmileCon offers a variety of activities for dental professionals of all levels of experience. There are continuing education courses on a variety of topics, including clinical dentistry, practice management, and leadership. There are also networking opportunities, social events, and exhibits from leading dental companies.

Who should attend SmileCon?

SmileCon is a great event for all dental professionals, including dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, and office managers. It is also a great event for new dentists and dental students.

How do I register for SmileCon?

You can register for SmileCon online at the ADA website. Registration fees vary depending on membership status and the type of pass you purchase.

What are some of the highlights of SmileCon 2023?

Some of the highlights of SmileCon 2023 include:

• Keynote speaker Constance Wu
• A Night at Universal Islands of Adventure
• Grin & Gobblin' Fest
• Hundreds of exhibitors
• Continuing education courses on a variety of topics
• Networking opportunities and social events

How do I get to Orlando for SmileCon?

Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the closest airport to the Orange County Convention Center, where SmileCon is being held. There are a variety of transportation options available from the airport to the convention center, including taxis, ride-sharing services, and shuttles.

Where can I stay in Orlando for SmileCon?

The ADA has partnered with a number of hotels in Orlando to offer discounted rates to SmileCon attendees. You can book your hotel room through the ADA website.

I really hope to see and meet a lot of you in Orlando!!!

Viome Launches Clinically Validated Oral Health and Early Stage Cancer Detection Test For Dental Professionals

 

Oral Health Pro with CancerDetect™ is the first-of-its-kind designed to provide essential oral health insights with the goal of hyper-personalized oral care 

 Viome Life Sciences, a leading preventative health technology company committed to translating scientific advancements into practical and individualized health solutions, today announced the launch of Oral Health Pro with CancerDetect™. This groundbreaking test is set to revolutionize the industry’s approach to oral care by providing dental professionals with an unprecedented level of actionable insight into their patients' health. This test sets itself apart with the early detection of biomarkers associated with oral and throat cancer, achieving a specificity of 95 percent and sensitivity of 90 percent building on the clinical validation data just published in the Oral Oncology Journal. This makes it the most advanced oral & throat cancer screening test available today. 

“Viome’s holistic and scientific approach to health will transform how people approach oral hygiene and care,” said Ed Zuckerberg DDS FAGD, Viome’s Chief Dental Officer. “The Oral Health Pro test is ushering in a new era of preventative care that benefits patients and dental professionals. The current standard of oral care is extremely outdated, relying heavily on visual and tactile examinations. Viome is setting a new standard that uncovers the intricate interplay between microbial activities and human gene expression in the development of oral diseases and cancers.”

Utilizing Viome’s proprietary RNA sequencing technology and AI, Oral Health Pro with CancerDetect™ measures gene expression of the oral microbiome and human cells in each patient’s saliva to identify early biomarkers associated with oral and throat cancer. The transformative impact this test will have on many lives has earned the test underlying CancerDetect™ an FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for accelerated review.

Oral Health Pro is also changing the way dental professionals and individuals approach oral health, highlighting the profound link between the health of the mouth and the overall well-being of the body.  Oral Health Pro can detect a broad range of biomarkers associated with symptoms like poor gum health, cavities, bad breath, pathobiont activity, fungal activity, and genotoxic activity, many of which are associated with systemic health risks. 

This professional-grade solution benefits patients and dental professionals as well as their practices. Patients are empowered to take control of their health through an at-home test that only requires a simple saliva sample and provides detailed insights, while dentists are able to address patients’ needs with personalized treatments and improved clinical decisions.

“Viome’s unique technology can see a lot deeper than other tests since we detect the gene expression activity of a wide range of microbial as well as human cells,” said Guru Banavar Ph.D., Viome’s Founding Chief Technology Officer. “We further quantify the molecular pathways associated with oral health issues by applying machine learning on a very large dataset, trillions of nucleotides derived from tens of thousands of saliva samples. These analyses are translated into a simple report that helps dental professionals and patients understand their oral and systemic health risks.”  

 

As described in Viome’s published paper in the Oral Oncology journal, the biomarker for oral and throat cancer consists of both microbial and human transcripts. The clinical validation showed a high sensitivity and specificity for both early-stage and late-stage malignancies, across both oral and throat cancers. This clinical study, which involved 1,175 individuals, was a collaboration with leading salivary researcher Professor Chamindie Punyadeera of Griffith University, Dr. Salomon Amar of New York Medical College, and several others across multiple clinical centers. “This test represents a novel use of saliva for assays aimed at the improvement in test characteristics of oral cancer screening tools, along with being user-friendly,” said Dr. Amar.

Oral Health Pro is a cloud-based, no-cost, software product with a frictionless workflow so can easily be integrated into any practice. It is designed to increase patient retention and loyalty, monitoring oral and systemic health without taking up chair time. 

For more information please visit http://viomepro.com.

About Viome Life Sciences

Viome is a pioneering longevity and preventative healthcare company committed to bridging the gap between scientific breakthroughs and their practical implementation as health solutions. Utilizing cutting-edge AI and the world's largest gene expression database, Viome's home-based tests are benefiting consumers and medical professionals. Individuals are given the ability to take control of their health with personalized nutritional guidance and innovative microbiome health products, while professionals are given the tools necessary to improve clinical decisions and outcomes. 

Viome has empowered over half a million users with its unique approach that leverages the analysis of epigenetic biomarkers to provide AI-driven health insights that contribute significantly to promoting a healthy lifespan. The company has also entered into the professional market, starting with dentists, to further expand its personalized solutions and help individuals age optimally.