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BlancOne® Click+ introduces a simple 10-minute professional teeth-whitening experience designed to integrate into existing hygiene appointments, helping dental practices create new revenue opportunities. Andau Medical Inc., a market leader for advanced dental technologies and solutions, including Admetec Ergonomic Loupes & Lights, is proud to announce a strategic partnership and exclusive distrib…

New FlexPayments features help Open Dental practices convert more diagnosed treatment into scheduled care and automatically recover credit card processing fees they’ve been absorbing, all through a checkout procedure practices already use. Flex Dental Solutions recently announced two new additions to FlexPayments, its payments platform built for Open Dental practices: Buy Now, Pay Later, powered …

Cargus International recently announced the launch of MARK3® Chroma Chameleon™ One Shade Composite, an advanced universal restorative composite engineered to simplify shade selection while delivering natural, esthetic restorations. Designed to blend seamlessly with surrounding tooth structure, Chroma Chameleon One Shade Composite utilizes Optimal Light Diffraction Technology to adapt across the V…

The Cage You Cannot See Written by: Dr. Maggie Augustyn I have spent quite a bit of time lately spectating on social media. Maybe even lurking. And in the quiet corners, where our peers tend to speak most honestly, I have found that many of us, early and mid-career alike, feel a sort of cage […] The post The Freedom Trap: A Dentist’s Reckoning appeared first on Dentistry Today .

September is Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM), and this year’s theme, “Safety Starts with Every Step,” is a reminder that infection prevention isn’t one big initiative. Rather, it’s a series of small, consistent actions performed correctly every day, such as sterilizing instruments, changing barriers between patients, and disinfecting clinical surfaces. One task that’s often overl…

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has accredited Momenta Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, a full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) practice with two locations in Minnesota: one in North Oaks and one in Roseville. The recognized leader in ambulatory health care accreditation, the AAAHC has accredited more than 6,700 organizations since it was […] The post USOSM…

Inaugural GPO Partners include Unified Smiles, the Dentist Entrepreneur Organization (DEO), and Dental Purchasing Partners (DPP) Oryx Dental, the leader in clinically rooted, cloud-based, and AI-powered dental practice management software (DPMS) and the #1 DPMS company on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, today announced the expansion of the company’s Partner Program with a new Group Purchasing […] The po…

Growing national network helps patients find local dentists trained to provide oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) today announced that 2,500 dentists across the country have achieved AADSM Qualified Dentist status, strengthening patient access to oral appliance therapy (OAT) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Oral appliance th…

By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA There are a number of states that use fair value for determining the valuation amount of a dental practice, and it’s important for dental practice owners to understand the factors at play when a division of assets of the dental practice is being determined. A major difference between a fair market […] The post An Expert’s Views on Comparing Fair Value Versus Fair Market V…

In this interview, the Editor-in-Chief of Dentistry Today, Dr. Paul Feuerstein, speaks with Nabeel Cajee, DDS, DABOI, about an often-overlooked aspect of third molar extraction: optimizing the healing of the extraction site. Dr. Cajee discusses how the principles of bone regeneration and socket preservation can be applied to wisdom tooth extraction sites, particularly in challenging […] The post …

Trust AI wires VELMENI’s FDA-cleared dental AI directly into Isaac PracticeOS — turning radiographs your practice already took into documented, reviewed, submitted claims. Trust AI recently announced a native integration between VELMENI, the FDA-cleared dental artificial intelligence platform, and Isaac PracticeOS, the AI-native practice management system. The integration brings VELMENI for DENTI…

The scholarships are part of an ongoing workforce solutions strategy to help address the need for skilled dental hygienists Concorde Career Colleges, the healthcare brand of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., and Heartland Dental today announced the recipients of the 2026 Heartland Dental Hygiene Scholarships. As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of dental hygieni…

Dr. Michael Riccobene celebrates teamwork, community and more than 25 years of growth as one of sports’ most iconic trophies makes a special stop in Garner. One of the most recognizable trophies in professional sports made a special appearance in Garner last week as the Stanley Cup visited Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry, bringing together team […] The post Stanley Cup Makes Special Visit t…

Written by: Bryan Greene Count the AI pitches that reached your practice in the last month. If you run a typical office, it was more than you bothered to open. Dozens of companies now sell an AI receptionist built for dental front desks alone, and that is just one slice of it. At the last […] The post The One Seat in Your Practice Nobody Is Building AI For appeared first on Dentistry Today .

Reflection #5 The Mirror Never Lies By Harvey N. Silverman Every patient eventually stands in front of a mirror. Sometimes it’s before leaving for work. Sometimes it’s before going out to dinner. Sometimes it’s before a family gathering or having a photograph taken. Andevery time they look, they’re reminded of what they like… …and what they wish they could change. The mirror has a way of revealin…

Dentsply Sirona welcomed key dental hygiene and periodontal faculty from across the US and Canada to DS Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, for hands-on training, curriculum development, and digital dentistry education focused on ultrasonic instrumentation and the future of dental hygiene. Dentsply Sirona has completed its 2026 Ultrasonic Scaling Teaching Institute (USTI), welcoming key dental …

In this interview, Stan Goff, senior managing editor of Dentistry Today, speaks with Angela Simmons, founder of Simmons Safe, about the importance of dental unit waterline safety and effective infection control practices. They discuss the challenges dental practices face in maintaining compliance, the importance of testing, shocking, and maintaining dental unit waterlines, and how solutions […] T…

Integration brings the Intelibly FinderCONNECT map and “Book NOW” button to DenteMax’s find-a-dentist tool, simplifying access to in-network care for tens of millions of members nationwide Intelibly®, the dental technology platform connecting patients to providers through trusted partners, today announced a strategic relationship with DenteMax®, one of the largest dental network management compan…

Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of healthcare solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, announced today that the Company will present at the following conference in September: Henry Schein’s presentation can be heard via live webcast by visiting www.henryschein.com/IRwebcasts. Replays will be available on the Henry Schein website following the presentation. Abou…

United Concordia Dental and PDS Health®, leaders in oral health and dental-medical integration, respectively, launched a saliva screening pilot in Southern California earlier this week that aims to improve oral health and overall health by investigating the screening’s impact on periodontal (gum) disease management. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more […] The p…