Dentistry Across Two Continents

By: Incisal Edge

Memories of a caring and gifted clinician years ago in Kenya have resonance today as we honor the contributions of women to the profession we love. BY ANNE WILSON, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER GROWING UP IN Nairobi, Kenya, I was fortunate to be a patient of Dr. Gladys Opinya, who completed her dental training in Kenya and ...

Helping Hands

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This past July, Benco Dental expanded its recognition of those who make the profession run, hosting the inaugural Dental Assistant Day at its CenterPoint office in Pennsylvania. The celebration, featuring seminars and a panel discussion, was capped by the announcement of the first recipient of the Dental Assistant of the ...

Chairside Champion

By: Jerilyn Forsythe

SARAH TENNY, EFDA DENTAL ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR SARAH TENNY, Incisal Edge’s inaugural Dental Assistant of the Year, has spent her professional life in the service of patients in her central Pennsyl­vania hometown. “I’ll do this till I retire, as long as nothing hurts too bad,” she says with a laugh. “It ...

Upstate State-of-the-Art

By: Ed Kobesky

Labs have a lot in common with the practices they serve, from going digital to managing family successions. No one knows that better than Matt Weigand, CDT, who’s transforming Utica Dental Lab into a national player. MATT WEIGAND, CDT is looking for a quiet place to talk—except there aren’t any at Utica Dental ...

Crowning Achievement

By: Ed Kobesky

It’s here: a 3D-printed, ceramic-dominant resin that delivers permanent chairside crowns in as little as 10 minutes—with a materials cost starting around just $7 per unit. 3D PRINTING technology is progressing at breakneck speed, and SprintRay continues to set new performance benchmarks while simultaneously driving ...

Penciling The Eraser

By: Ed Kobesky

Sketching a new product idea is one thing. Making it commercially viable is another. Here’s how Dr. Cosmo Haralambidis went from concept to market with his award- winning Synapse Dental Pain Eraser. ON THE SURFACE, the idea seems simple: Create the dental equivalent of a TENS pain relief unit. What’s actually ...

Toy Story

By: Ed Kobesky

The Tooth Fairy tradition dates back as far as the tenth century. Dr. Joya Lyons gave it an appropriately tech-enabled reinvention with her automated Enchanted Tooth Box, plus a new narrative as well. FOR SLEEP-DEPRIVED parents, the mere thought of waking up in the middle of the night to play Tooth Fairy is exhausting, ...

Saturation Point

By: Incisal Edge

Take it from someone who has toughed it out in Los Angeles since 2010: It takes work to survive in an expensive, crowded city. Here’s what I’ve learned—and how it might help you. BY SAKO KARAKOZIAN, DDS I HAVE NEVER questioned my decision to start a practice in Los Angeles. That doesn’t mean I’ve never ...

Rescue Me!

By: Incisal Edge

Some down-on-their-luck practices are practically crying out for a buyer who sees their true potential. Here’s how I successfully turn around hidden gems, even when the banks go running scared. BY WHITNEY D. WEINER, DDS, MS I BUY JUNK PRACTICES. There, I said it. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t mean they’re ...

Polar Plunge

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Closing your practice before selling, or merely letting it atrophy, can turn a potentially hot commodity into an ice-cold dud that sheds value at an alarming pace. Here’s how to keep it viable—or, better yet, boost its value. BY KRISTEN JORDAN THE OLD SAYING is a practice goes down in value 20 percent per month ...
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