DENTAL INNOVATOR HALL OF FAME

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Incisal Edge is proud to welcome two new inductees to this celebrated group for 2023. DR. STANLEY F. MALAMED Pioneering anesthesia educator, researcher and author “CIRCUITOUS” doesn’t even begin to describe the career arc of Dr. Stanley F. Malamed, 79, who over the decades has established his place atop ...

2023 Design Competition

By: McKenzie Kupchik

Make it an elegant, beautiful and visually striking decade! We have, with our tenth annual showcase of several of the most functional, aesthetically eye-popping dental practices across the country. A DECADE IS long enough to see trends and changes in both interior design and medical technology emerge, take shape and ...

Room At The Inn

By: Megan Sobieski

Buffalo-area public-health dentist Dr. Alex Campagna first came to wide notice with a high-spirited, neighborly Good Samaritan act this past Christmas. His turn as an accidental hotelier was dramatic, but it turns out that helping people is a core aspect of his personal and professional lives alike. IT SEEMS LIKE a ...

Case Study

By: Larry Cohen

Dental sales reps have always toted around lots of information and equipment. Here’s how they did it back in the old days. [caption id="attachment_343" align="alignright" width="300"] LARRY COHEN, Benco Dental’s chairman and chief customer advocate, has over the past half-century collected hundreds of unique dental ...

Honoring A Legend

By: Brian Dawson

[caption id="attachment_539323" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mark Stevens, Dr. Esther Wilkins’s grand-nephew, and Betsy Tyrol, her niece, flank a portrait of their esteemed relative;[/caption] In late September, Tufts University dedicated its new Esther M. Wilkins Periodontology Clinic—a tribute to the late dental ...

Opportunity On the Line

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Can new patient calls be some of the best marketing you do? Absolutely—and there’s never been a better time to put in the effort.   By KAY HUFF NOW MORE THAN EVER, dental practices have a golden opportunity to shine over the phone. According to a survey by Arizona State University, “customer ...

The Next Decade Of Change

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Editor’s note: Two of Benco Dental’s senior female leaders are standing in for Chuck Cohen and Rick Cohen in this special Lucy Hobbs Project edition of Incisal Edge. By KATY COHEN AND KAREN FRIAR TEN YEARS AGO, we embarked on the Lucy Hobbs Project to recognize inspiring and visionary women in dentistry. We ...

Keeping The Faith

By: Abby Rush

Raina Harrelson, a D2 at Texas A&M School of Dentistry in Dallas, on the side benefits of social media, the virtues of a nontraditional career path and the importance of a considerate spouse when dental school gets stressful. WHY DENTISTRY? My mother was an assistant to an oral surgeon and later became an assistant ...

Resolution Solutions

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The window of enthusiasm for acting on New Year’s resolutions is notoriously quick to close. Here’s how to get 2023 off to a smart start... while you and your team are still fresh. By Kristen Jordan DO YOU EVER wake up early on Sunday mornings and do some dreaded errands so you can have the rest of the day for ...

Clearly Forgettable

By: Ed Kobesky

eA former Dyson engineer and his dentist father created a face shield offering optical clarity and comfort that rivals wearing nothing at all. NAME ANOTHER legitimate profession besides dentistry where you expect to get peppered with infectious splatter and droplets. Even so, it’s no surprise that many practitioners ...
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