Ivoclar Vivadent launches second furnace generation

NEW YORK and AMHERST, NY, USA: The new Programat P500/G2 from Ivoclar Vivadent comes with a new touch screen colour display and a host of other new features that further enhance the firing process. The second-generation furnace, which is build on the tried-and-tested properties of its predecessor model, incorporates state-of-the-art power saving technology, which cuts power consumption in the stand-by mode by up to 40 per cent, the company says. This will reduce energy costs and helps protect the environment.  

Mar 5, 2010 | USA

Novalar enters licence agreement for launching OraVerse in Germany

NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Novalar Pharmaceuticals has announced to have chosen Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland as exclusive distributor of their OraVerse anestethia reversal technology in Germany. Sanofi-Aventis, one of the leading German pharmaceutical companies, will also have the option to extend the license to other countries in Europe, both companies said. They intend to launch the product in early 2011.

Mar 3, 2010 | USA

Isolite Systems introduces new isolation system at Chicago meeting

CHICAGO, USA: The Midwinter Meeting is traditionally the place where companies unveil new technology and new equipment. One of those companies, Isolite Systems, a maker of innovative dental isolation technology, introduced a new product, the Isodry^Ti. The new product was assessed while conducting market research on the company’s original, award-winning Isolite dryfield illuminator dental isolation system, the company said.

Feb 27, 2010 | USA

Learning about digital imaging from one who knows

CHICAGO, IL, USA: Christine Hart knows a thing or two about X-rays. As a dental assistant for the past 22 years, 15 of which has been with the practice of Dr Michael Lewis of Rochester, NY, USA, she’s taken her share of diagnostic pictures. But eight years ago, when Dr Lewis purchased a digital imaging system from DEXIS, everything changed. “I absolutely fell in love with this system immediately,” Hart told Dental Tribune Online during an interview at the Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. “I saw firsthand how it changed everybody’s job in our office for the better.”

Feb 27, 2010 | USA

Picasso Lite makes soft tissue laser treatment accessible

CHICAGO, IL, USA: For those dentists who have wanted to offer laser treatment to their patients but have held back because of the expense of the equipment, now there is an answer. The Picasso Lite is a soft tissue dental laser featuring an ultra-compact, lightweight design. It is manufactured by AMD LASERS, a company based in Indianapolis that was founded by Alan Miller. (AMD stands for Alan Miller Designs.)

Feb 27, 2010 | USA

3D Mobile Imaging brings cone beam scanning to you

CHICAGO, IL, USA: Call it cone beam on wheels. AFP Imaging and Deborah Vessell, owner of 3D Mobile imaging, have launched a new service for dentists throughout North Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa: a mobile NewTom VGi 3D Cone Beam CT scanner that Vessell brings directly to dental practices. It is one of an ever growing fleet of independently owned mobile Cone Beam CT units in operation across the country utilizing the NewTom VGi Cone Beam CT.

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