R&D's Secret Power Players
15 Unsung Geniuses Quietly Fueling Dentistry's Biggest Innovation Engines
A new paper from a celebrated advocate for pediatric oral health and education argues for more public investment to help infants and toddlers get a head start on a lifetime of dental well-being. DR. WINIFRED BOOKER—a humanitarian long celebrated in these pages for her steadfast commitment to promoting children’s ...
Now more than ever, R&D drives innovation in dentistry. We offer a worldwide tour of that process at every stage—and celebrate the brightest lights who make it all happen. INNOVATIONS IN dental health care require a staggeringly large global effort, a matrix of entities driven by motivations ranging from pure ...
FROM AMAZING TECHNOLOGY that was unfathomable just a few years ago to everyday consumables that defy the ordinary, these are our picks of the products that grabbed our attention and didn’t let go during the last year. Don’t confuse it with a typical “best of” list, though: Our selections are, by definition, ...
Meet some of dentistry’s fastest-thinking, status-quo-smashing product maestros. Their endless ideas and relentless curiosity keep our industry marching toward a smarter future—while keeping their competition up at night. Here’s how they do it, and why it matters. Yamato Inoue Manager, Dental Design ...
Temple Hospital pediatric resident Pujitha Siddani on childhood tooth trauma, the importance of resilience for new immigrants and a beautiful Indian beach town that will forever be home. WHY DENTISTRY? Because of a childhood incident that left a lasting impact on me. At age 10, while riding bumper cars at an amusement ...
An exclusive look inside Gordon Christensen’s little shop of wonders, in which thousands of devices annually undergo rigorous testing. In come the products, out goes Clinicians Report—the byword for reliable dental assessment. Here’s where it all happens. THE GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN CLINICIANS REPORT has, for the past ...
Norman Vincent Peale, stand down: The new man at the head of the optimists’ club is an ex-cop who goes by the name Neo Positivity. NEGATIVE THOUGHTS and occasionally crippling stress abound. They’re an unavoidable part of being human, whatever your profession. That’s as true for dentists as it is for those in even ...
Are you watching other practices go fully digital and feeling left behind? Don’t get rattled. You can live without your own printer or mill provided you have a competent scanner—and a talented, reliable, high-tech lab partner. By Brian Denby INCORPORATING AN intraoral scanner into your practice involves several ...
Sometimes our best days feel like they’re behind us. Other times, we dream of what lies ahead. Right between retirement and my next chapter, I found myself living vividly in the moment—and considering both perspectives. By Alan Stern, DDS MARY WAS THE last patient of my 42-year career. I even came in special for ...
We’re not sure why this British-made early-twentieth-century cabinet was imported to the United States, but its unique combination of craftsmanship and innovation makes it well worth preserving. THIS ISN’T JUST a remarkably handsome dental cabinet. It was designed to serve as the electrical hub for an entire ...
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