A Brother’s Legacy

By: Leah K. Cohen

Canadian-American dentist Dr. Parul Dua Makkar (right) commemorates the life of her beloved late sibling by publishing a compilation of his eloquent meditations on life and loss. DESPITE A BIT of an age gap, and the fact that they lived in different countries, the Dua siblings had long bonded over dentistry. Dr. Parul Dua ...

Young and Restless

By: Leah K. Cohen

Alina Rizvi, a member of the class of 2024 at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, on Instagram mentoring, the benefits of the American Student Dental Association and the relative merits of the Sunshine State versus the Garden State. WHY DENTISTRY? I was pre-med for a while but wanted to switch to dentistry because I ...

To Honor And Protect

By: Megan O'Donnell

Palm Beach dentist Dr. Mitchell Josephs, struck years ago as a child by the enormity of what happened to Europe’s Jews during World War II, now offers free treatment to local survivors of the Holocaust. “NEVER FORGET” is the mantra made ubiquitous by all those who want to ensure that the Holocaust never fades ...

Human Ingenuity

By: Chuck Cohen

One of the most striking facets about the rapid pace of innovation in dentistry is just how much of it is driven by doctors themselves. WHEN MOST PEOPLE think about innovation, technology usually springs first to mind. Yet despite an unprecedented recent explosion of dental tech, what’s most compelling is how human ...

Bait and Switch

By: Larry Cohen

If you think these fancy dental instruments look like they were made for showing off rather than actually doing dentistry, you have a good eye for trickery. WHAT DO FISH, PEACOCKS, hunting dogs, snakes and flowers have to do with dentistry? You guessed it: not a darn thing. These ornate dental instruments, which date ...

6 topics a dentist should consider when designing a dental practice: From inspiration and style to brand and ‘wow’ elements

By: Kristie Ceruti

    [caption id="attachment_536306" align="alignleft" width="173"] Emily Pieshefski, Interior Designer with Benco Dental Design suggests six topics dentists should consider when designing a dental practice.[/caption] Some dentists spend every moment out of the operatory catching up on HGTV heavyhitters ...

Increasing National Wear Red Day awareness is one way PDS supports American Heart Month

By: Kristie Ceruti

During American Heart Month, Pacific Dental Services® (PDS) is raising awareness about the link between oral health and heart health. Team members and supported practices of the dental support organization took part in the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day Feb. 4 to help raise awareness about heart ...

Benco Dental announces acquisition of Wisconsin-based Popp Dental Supply, LLC

By: Kristie Ceruti

Benco Dental acquires Popp Dental Supply, LLC Dental. Today, the nation’s largest independent distributor of oral healthcare technology and supplies, Benco Dental announced the acquisition of Popp Dental Supply, LLC. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Popp Dental Supply was represented in this transaction by Connect ...

Hybrid 2.0: Best-in-Class Employee Communication Strategies panel features Benco Dental’s Chuck Cohen on Feb. 3

By: Kristie Ceruti

Benco Dental Managing Director Chuck Cohen shared insight during Hybrid 2.0: Best-in-Class Employee Communication Strategies discussion February 3. A workplace revolution is still unfolding, and every organization will feel it — hybrid staff struggling to create culture, growing orgs demanding greater leadership ...

Can Pantone® Color of the Year 2022 Very Peri refresh your dental practice space? Interior Designer Taylor Haight explains how.

By: Kristie Ceruti

When Pantone introduced Very Peri 17-3938 as the Pantone Color of the Year 2022, they described the new “dynamic periwinkle blue hue”:  Its “novel presence encourages personal inventiveness and creativity.” [caption id="attachment_535876" align="alignnone" width="327"] Interior Designer Taylor Haight offers ...
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