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DENTAL TRIBUNE
The World’s Dental Newspaper · Canada Edition
November 2016 — Vol. 10, No. 4
www.dental-tribune.com
New offerings at next PDC
dental-isolation technology
Hand instruments GAME CHANGER
The Lab Expo at the 2017
Pacific Dental Conference
from March 9–11 in
Vancouver adds a
‘showcase stage’ featuring
30-minute demonstrations.
The mouth is a difficult
place to work; here’s
how to create an isolated
working field as dry as a
rubber dam, with better
access and patient comfort.
Sharpen-free technology
also gives scalers and
curettes thinner working
ends for greater access to
calculus and previously
inaccessible pockets.
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Lights, camera,
action, C.E.!
Toronto
Academy
of Dentistry
Winter Clinic,
Friday, Nov. 11
EVENTS
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• Yankee Dental Congress is expecting
450-plus exhibitors, Jan. 25–29, in
Boston at the Boston Convention
and Exhibition Center.
• The Pacific Dental Conference adds
Lab Expo ‘showcase stage’ at its
annual event from March 9–11 in
Vancouver, British Columbia, at the
Vancouver Convention Centre.
Annual Winter Clinic takes over cineplex
Continuing education with comfortable seating
Publications Mail Agreement No. 42225022
This year the Toronto Academy of Dentistry is taking you to the cinema for its annual
Winter Clinic, the academy’s 79th annual meeting.
This year’s meeting is being billed as an “unequaled audio/video experience in comfortable theatre seating within spacious auditoriums (with) lots of popcorn.”
The popular single-day meeting on Friday, Nov. 11, is at the Cineplex Cinemas, on the
third floor at Empress Walk, 5095 Yonge St., in Toronto. The venue enables the meeting
to take advantage of state-of-the art audio/visual capabilities and provide attendees with
unique theatre seating.
Opening this year’s programme is a Remembrance Day address from Dr. Victor Lanctis,
retired brigadier-general of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps. This is followed by the keynote speaker, Dr. Stephen DeWitt, a noted sexologist, who also will be offering a full-day
programme for attendees who want to delve deeper into the topic. DeWitt promises to
turn the topic of sex “upside down and inside out” and explore why people think about
sex the way they do. He promises to empower people to become more comfortable with
themselves and why they are who they are.
Among the meeting’s continuing education offerings, topics include: recognition and
treatment of dental caries, clinical protocols, oral systemic health inter-relations; radiographic interpretation, sleep apnea; medicine for
dentistry; unanswered questions in periodontology; endodontic-periodontal interrelationships;
marketing and cultural differences in the dental
office; and updates on pediatric dentistry from experts at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Additional speakers include: Drs. Michael Glick,
John Maggio, Peter Judd, Frank Scannapieco, Steven Olmos, Ryan Schure, Richard Speers, Geoffrey
L. Sas, Adam Kaplan, and Kristina and Susanne Perschbacher.
Among the many highlights are two sessions
from Glick: “A Skeptic’s Guide to Clinical Protocols”
and “The Oral-Systemic Health Connection. Where
Are We Today?” from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Theatre 5.
Glick’s first session challenges participants to critically evaluate the historic rationale behind protocols and if their application in your clinical practice
model meets standards required in today’s world of
evidence-based medicine and dentistry.
The second session is designed to help oral-healthcare professionals evaluate studies discussing presumed association between oral and non-oral conditions, and provide guidance on how to address
these associations with patients.
Visit the Winter Clinic website at www.tordent.com
or just head inside to the venue theatres at Empress
Walk for dentistry’s biggest — and now probably the
most-comfortable — single-day convention.
(Source: Toronto Academy of Dentistry)
Industry a4–a7
• Isolite Systems offers a dental
isolation technique unlike any
other, specifically designed and
engineered around the anatomy
and morphology of the mouth to
accommodate every patient, from
children to the elderly.
• Game changer: American Eagle
Instruments XP Technology
enhances metallurgic composition,
giving hand instruments a durable,
embedded surface akin to stained
wood, unable to flake or be removed.
The new venue for North America’s biggest
single-day dental convention is the Cineplex
Empress Walk on Yonge Street in the heart
of Toronto’s North York district.
Photo/Provided by Doug Brown, Tourism Toronto
• Chairs and stools with Posiflex
free-motion elbow supports enable
dental professionals to improve
workplace ergonomics, maintain
better health and enjoy long careers.
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A2
Dental Tribune Canada Edition | November 2016
YDC expecting 450+ exhibitors
Yankee Dental Congress 2017 will be
held from Jan. 25–29, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Meeting
organizers describe the Yankee Dental
Congress as being New England’s largest
dental meeting. The congress is sponsored
by the Massachusetts Dental Society in
cooperation with the dental societies of
Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Vermont. Nearly 28,000
dental health professionals and guests
from around the United States are expected to attend the 2017 event.
The theme of the 2017 Yankee is “Focus.
Fast. Forward.” Meeting organizers say
that the theme “emulates how dental professionals can focus on innovative continuing education opportunities for intellectual development in the dental field, to
fast-forward the industry for the future.”
New approach to pain management
Among the education highlights for the
2017 meeting, Yankee is providing several
programs that are “focused” on working
in conjunction with Massachusetts Gov.
Charlie Baker’s efforts to combat addiction in the commonwealth.
This includes the Third Annual Interprofessional Symposium: “CTL-ALT-DELETE: Rebooting the Approach to Pain
Management,” as well as the Yankee Fast
Track program featuring topics in pain
management and prescription monitoring. This track will include a series of six
one-hour lectures covering these topics
and providing a comprehensive review
for the dental practitioner to diagnose
and manage patients safely in the dental
office while complying with current best
practice guidelines and regulations.
Sleep Apnea Pavilion
The Sleep Apnea Pavilion will showcase
the latest technologies “fast” involving
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The World’s Dental Newspaper · Canada Edition
Publisher & Chairman
Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com
President/Chief Operating Officer
Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com
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Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com
Editor in Chief
Dr. Sebastian Saba feedback@dental-tribune.com
Managing Editor U.S. and Canada editions
Robert Selleck r.selleck@dental-tribune.com
Managing Editor
Fred Michmershuizen
f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com
Managing Editor
Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com
Product/Account Manager
Humberto Estrada h.estrada@dental-tribune.com
Product/Account Manager
Will Kenyon w.kenyon@dental-tribune.com
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center hosts the Yankee Dental Congress, which will
feature more than 300 continuing education courses and more than 450 exhibitors in Boston
from Jan. 25–29. Photo/Provided by the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
the various laboratory providers. Yankee
organizers say the congress is among the
first dental meetings to provide education
on this technology.
The pavilion will educate attendees on
oral appliance therapy and laser procedures for treating sleep apnea as well as
pediatric dental sleep medicine.
3-D Printing Pavilion
Along with more than 300 continuing
education and hands-on courses and
events presented by leading experts in
the dental profession, Yankee is moving
“forward” with its 3-D Printing Pavilion.
This pavilion will discuss and demonstrate high-resolution desktop 3-D printing and how it provides affordable access
to advanced digital workflows for dental
labs and now dental practices, too.
More than 450 exhibitors
The Yankee Dental Congress also features
a wide range of the latest dental technologies and products from more than 450
exhibitors, along with several education
pavilions located on the exhibit floor.
Special presentations this year include
“A Conversation with Dr. Lisa Genova,” author of the best-selling novel “Still Alice,”
basis for the identically titled Academy
Award-winning film.
Another special presentation features
Nancy Frates, mother of Pete Frates, who
was the inspiration for the “ALS ice bucket
challenge.”
For more about Yankee Dental Congress
2017, visit www.yankeedental.com or call
(877) 515-9071.
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Tribune America cannot assume responsibility for the
validity of product claims or for typographical errors.
The publisher also does not assume responsibility for
product names or statements made by advertisers.
Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may
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(Source: Yankee Dental Congress)
PDC adds Lab Expo ‘showcase stage’
Online registration is now open for
the 2017 Pacific Dental Conference. The
annual meeting will be from March 9–11
in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the
Vancouver Convention Centre. Register
at www.pdconf.com.
The PDC is one of the largest dental
conferences in North America, offering
a broad selection of continuing education programs. With more than 200
open sessions and hands-on courses
and close to 300 exhibiting companies
occupying 625 booths — the meeting is
designed to serve dentists and their entire dental team.
The exhibit floor will be open to all attendees on Thursday and Friday, March
9 and 10. Special hotel rates are available
through Jan. 13; then rates will increase.
For the majority of attendees, C.E.
credit is given for general attendance
(up to five hours) and hour-for-hour
credit for individually attended courses.
It’s possible to acquire up to 20 C.E. credits
Entering its fourth year at PDC, the
dental technicians’ conference day will
have a new look and direction. The PDC
DENTAL TRIBUNE
Dr. Joel Berg
Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan
Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci
Dr. Gorden Christensen
Dr. Rella Christensen
Dr. William Dickerson
Hugh Doherty
Dr. James Doundoulakis
Dr. David Garber
Dr. Fay Goldstep
Dr. Howard Glazer
Dr. Harold Heymann
Dr. Karl Leinfelder
Dr. Roger Levin
Dr. Carl E. Misch
Dr. Dan Nathanson
Dr. Chester Redhead
Dr. Irwin Smigel
Dr. Jon Suzuki
Dr. Dennis Tartakow
Dr. Dan Ward
Tell us what you think!
Vancouver, seen here from Jerricho Island, serves as the scenic host site of the annual Pacific
Dental Conference in British Columbia. Photo/Provided by the Pacific Dental Conference
Lab Expo will be Saturday, March 11,
bringing together dental technicians,
denturists, dentists and their teams.
Expo attendees will be able to visit the
exhibits area between 8:30 a.m. and
3 p.m. and during session breaks.
Attendees will be able to enjoy lunch
and meet company representatives to
learn about some of the industry’s latest
tech advancements. A new “showcase
stage” in the PDC Lab Expo will feature
30-minute demonstrations throughout
the day looking at the latest products
and technologies.
(Source: Pacific Dental Conference)
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INDUSTRY
Dental Tribune Canada Edition | November 2016
Isolite Systems delivers dental-isolation technology
By Isolite Systems Staff
Dental isolation is one of the most common and ongoing challenges in dentistry.
The mouth is a difficult environment
in which to work. It is wet and dark, the
tongue is in the way, and there is the
added humidity of breath, which all make
dentistry more difficult.
Proper dental isolation and moisture
control are two often overlooked factors
that can affect the longevity of dental
work — especially with today’s advanced
techniques and materials.
Leading dental isolation methods have
long been the rubber dam — or manual
suction and retraction with the aid of
cotton rolls and dry angles. Both of these
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Isolite Mouthpieces are available in six patient-friendly sizes. Photo/Provided by Isolite Systems
methods are time and labor intensive, and
not particularly pleasant for the patient.
Enter Isolite Systems. Its dental isolation
systems deliver an isolated, humidityand moisture-free working field as dry
as the rubber dam but with significant
advantages, including better visibility,
greater access, improved patient safety
and a leap forward in comfort. Plus, it allows dentists to work in two quadrants at
a time.
‘Isolation Mouthpiece’
The key to the technology is the “Isolation
Mouthpiece.” Compatible with Isolite’s
full line of products, the mouthpiece is
the heart of the system. It is specifically
designed and engineered around the
anatomy and morphology of the mouth
to accommodate every patient, from children to the elderly.
The single-use Isolation Mouthpieces
are now available in six sizes and position
in seconds to provide complete, comfortable tongue and cheek retraction while
also shielding the airway to prevent inadvertent foreign body aspiration.
Constructed out of a polymeric material that is softer than gingival tissue, the
mouthpieces provide significant safety
advantages, and their ease-of-use can
boost your practice’s efficiency, results
and patient satisfaction.
Isolite, Isodry and Isovac
Isolite Systems provides three state-ofthe-art product solutions for every practice, every operatory: Isolite, illuminated
dental isolation system; Isodry, a nonilluminated dental isolation; and the new
Isovac, dental isolation adapter.
Using the Isolation Mouthpieces, all
three dental isolation products isolate upper and lower quadrants simultaneously
while providing continuous hands-free
suction. This allows a positive experience where the patient no longer has the
sensation of drowning in saliva/water
during a procedure, and the practitioner
can precisely control the amount of suction and humidity in the patient’s mouth.
Isolite Systems’ dental isolation is recommended for the majority of dental procedures where oral control and dental
isolation in the working field is desired.
It has been favorably reviewed by leading
independent evaluators and is recommended for procedures where good isolation is critical to quality dental outcomes.
Learn more about the Isolite system online at www.isolitesystem.com.
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INDUSTRY
Dental Tribune Canada Edition | November 2016
Game changer: American Eagle
Instruments XP Technology
By American Eagle Instruments Staff
Do you ever feel like practice efficiency
and quality care can’t coexist? Are you
frustrated by time spent on tasks that
should be solved by technological advancements?
Here’s some good news: Times have
changed, and hand-instrument technology has advanced, making it possible to
deliver higher quality patient care within an efficient practice. Recently named
“The Practice Game Changer of 2015”
by readers of RDH Magazine, American
Eagle Instruments has developed XP
Technology, a metallurgical advancement that eliminates the task of sharpening, which is viewed by many as tedious and is often imperfect. Clinicians
chose XP Technology by writing in the
product or service they felt has made the
biggest impact on their practice, a testament to the positive effect XP Technology sharpen-free instruments have had
for thousands of clinicians.
A proprietary manufacturing process,
XP Technology is behind the market’s
only line of sharpen-free scalers and curettes. The process enhances metallurgic
composition of the instrument’s surface,
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giving it properties of a much more durable material. It is not a coating that will
flake or peel off over time, but an embedded surface akin to a stained piece
of wood, unable to flake or be removed.
Because XP Technology’s durability renders it sharpen-free, the instruments
are manufactured with thinner working
ends for greater access to calculus and
previously inaccessible pockets. Working
ends retain the factory blade angulation
that assures proper calculus removal
and eliminates the risk of burnished calculus.
A sharpen-free metal brings another,
less-quantifiable benefit. Metallurgic
durability of this magnitude allows a
modified scaling technique. For the first
time ever, clinicians have a hand instrument made with an alloy that is harder
than the calculus being removed. Calculus removal with XP Technology is accomplished with a much lighter grasp
and shaving stroke vs. the heavy lateral
pressure and “popping off” of calculus
used with stainless-steel instruments.
Hygienists describe XP Technology in action as “melting” calculus off the tooth
surface. According to the company, it
is a smooth, painless technique that
can reduce physical stress for clinicians
XP Technology is a
metallurgical advancement that eliminates
the task of sharpening,
which is viewed by
many as tedious and
often imperfect.
Photo/Provided by
American Eagle Instruments
and promote improved ergonomics and
hand health, both big concerns for most
clinicians during their careers.
The return on investment with XP
Technology is not only evident for the
practice, but for the patient as well. The
practice wins when team members are
spending time with patients rather
than wasting time sharpening instruments. That extra patient-contact time
can lead to accepted treatment and better overall patient health. Patients win
when clinicians use the modified scaling
technique, experiencing comfortable
appointments that make them want to
return.
American Eagle Instruments under-
stands that these are medical devices
that require a precise fabrication process
to achieve a consistent, reliable product.
AEI is an American manufacturer based
in Missoula, Mont. It takes 36 steps to fabricate an XP Technology instrument, and
each step takes place within the factory
under strict quality control standards.
This attention to detail has helped AEI
earn a reputation for creating some of
the world’s most precise and long-lasting
instruments, according to the company.
You can visit www.am-eagle.com to see
why XP Technology scalers and curettes
belong in your practice — and in your
hands.
Then you can change your game, too.
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Dental Tribune Canada Edition | November 2016
INDUSTRY
A7
Elbow your way to better health
Dentists, hygienists and dental assistants face on a daily basis all of the top
conditions needed to develop musculoskeletal disorders. Dental work requires
precision and control in movement —
so static positions can result in fatigue
in the muscles of the neck, the back and
the shoulders. After a few years or even
months, the muscle fatigue may cause
ailments, pain or even more severe conditions, such as tendinitis, bursitis, neck
pain, disk herniation and others.
and comfortable work posture while significantly reducing muscle contractions
in the shoulders, neck and upper body.
This unique concept follows body movements. The elbow rests offer an appropriate support of the arms while preserving
the freedom of movement.
Precision work requires concentration
and effort. We forget ourselves when we
are concentrated on a task. The elbow supports enable practitioners to keep a good
posture as they keep you in line.
If I work with my arms close to my body,
can I avoid muscle tension?
Even when your arms seem relaxed along
your body, the shoulder and upper back
muscles have to be contracted to keep the
stability required for the precise work of
your hands. These muscle contractions
can reduce the blood flow up to 90 percent, which causes fatigue to accumulate
and weaken your muscles and articulations.
Do I have to always be on the supports to
get the benefit?
It is not possible to be on the supports 100
percent of the time. The studies demonstrated that with 50 percent of the time
on the support, bloodstream is sufficient
to prevent and diminish tension. After
a short learning curve, the majority of
users are on the supports 80 to 90 percent of the time.
Why use mobile elbow supports?
The Posiflex mobile elbow support system
was developed to diminish the charge to
the upper body in order to favor a good
bloodstream. A scientific study demonstrated that using the Posiflex system
contributes to achieving a more secure
Why invest in a dental stool?
Dental professionals can easily spend
eight to 12 hours a day on a stool. In fact,
it is the piece of equipment you use the
most and, generally, it is also the most
neglected. You pay attention to your patient comfort, so what about your comfort and that of your employees?
Michelle Fontaine, RDH, demonstrates the ergonomic improvement in her work position
enabled in part by her use of Posiflex free-motion elbow supports. Photos/Posiflex Design
The investment is modest and quickly
profitable compared to costs created by
medical treatments or leave from work.
Do you have to plan long procedures early
in the week because your body can’t do it
on Thursdays?
How should the patient chair be adjusted
to keep the practitioner in good posture?
Eyes-to-task distance is the key for good
posture. When the patient chair is placed
low it forces you to bend your neck, even
with loupes, creating tensions. Further-
more, because of lack of leg room, the
operator must straddle the chair or, worse,
sit on the tip of the seat. This position does
not provide lumbar support or a safe position. Many speakers and authors favor a
higher position of the patient chair with
the patient lying flat. The arms stay close
to the body and the forearms are flexed.
To learn more about ergonomics in the
dental clinic, you can visit Posiflex online
at www.posiflexdesign.com.
(Source: Posiflex Design)
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