Greater New York Dental Meeting Nov. 27–Dec. 2, 2020
Celebrating dentistry / Clearing the air: What you need to know for your practice / Exhibitors / Future events
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Greater New York Dental Meeting · Virtual · Nov. 27–Dec. 2, 2020
Vol. 15, No. 1
Clearing the air
in your practice
Fotona expands
product offering
Change the game
this March
What you need to know
about general office air
purification to keep your
patients safe.
Purchase of the dental
division of A.R.C. LASER
brings new lasers and
therapy system.
The AO takes its 36th
annual meeting online in
an exciting, interactive,
fully virtual format.
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»page 8
»page 9
Celebrating dentistry
By Kristine Colker, today Staff
n
It wouldn’t be the week after
Thanksgiving without the Greater
New York Dental Meeting, but even
though the doors to the Jacob K.
Javits Center remain closed because
of COVID-19, the meeting is still taking
place and offers as many opportunities as ever.
The virtual annual meeting,
which organizers are considering a
celebration of the dental profession
and the future, continues through
Wednesday, Dec. 2, and there is much
left in store over these next few days,
including numerous educational presentations from well-known speakers,
innovative programming and a wide
variety of exhibitors.
The 2020 virtual scientific sessions
include seminars, essays and poster
sessions, all brought to you by clinicians from around the world and
Attendees head into the 2019 Greater New York Dental Meeting at the Jacob K. Javits Center. This year, attendees can enter
the meeting with a click of their mouse. (Photo/today Staff file photo)
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see DENTISTRY, page 3
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Head to the GNYDM virtual exhibit hall for discounts, more
n If you’re in the market for new
technology or better ways to protect
your patients from COVID-19 and
other infectious diseases, you won’t
want to miss spending a few hours on
the Greater New York Dental Meeting’s
virtual exhibit floor.
Open from now through the end
of the day on Wednesday, the virtual
exhibit floor offers attendees a chance
to interact with exhibitors, purchase
products for discounted rates and
support dental education.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time
each day, you can engage directly
with exhibitors and get information
on their new products and services
as well as place orders. You can
also get answers to your equipment
and service questions and make
appointments for further discussions.
For a preview of some of the show
specials being offered, visit www.
gnydm.com/exhibitor-information/
exhibitor-specials/.
If you would like to support the
Greater New York Dental Education
Foundation, established to further
support and promote dental education
and oral hygiene, you’ll want to check
out the merchandise store. From
shirts to masks to mugs, you’ll find
a variety of products to add to your
shopping cart.
The merchandise store will remain
open through Dec. 5.
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Greater New York Dental Meeting 2020
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today Greater New York Dental
Meeting Show Dailies Vol. 15
appear during the Greater New
York Dental Meeting, taking place
virtually, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 2020.
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IADFE ’19 features ADA President
Gehani as keynote speaker
By Dr. David L. Hoexter, Editor in Chief,
Dental Tribune
n The International Academy for
Dental Facial Esthetics [IADFE] held
its annual meeting in New York City in
November 2019, in conjunction with
the Greater New York Dental Meeting,
at the prestigious Harmonie Club.
Recipients from all over the globe
were in attendance to receive their
well-earned fellowships.
The presenter was Dr. Chad
Gehani, president of the ADA. We
were very honored that, in spite of
the tremendous demands on his time
as president of the ADA, as well as all
of the meetings he had to attend, he
kept his commitment to the IADFE.
He enraptured our largely international audience, winning them over
as he related how his chosen field
of dentistry, and his pursuit of love
and decency, helped him achieve his
dreams and goals.
Leaving India to acquire the
knowledge and techniques in his
chosen field of dentistry, Gehani told
the audience how that also helped
him to pursue and win over the love
of his life. He first had to attend dental
school in America, and from there, it
took years before he felt he would be
able to support her sufficiently.
His wife is the beautiful Dr. Rekha
Gehani. Besides her glowing smile,
she is also a successful orthodontist,
practicing in New York.
At the IADFE meeting, Gohani
emphasized that making the effort
allows the goal to be achieved.
The annual fellowship presentation followed Gohani’s speech, with
recipients from countries around the
world, including Australia, Romania,
Italy, Germany, New Zealand, France,
Canada, the United States, Argentina,
Peru, Columbia, India and Turkey,
celebrating the event.
DENTISTRY from page 1
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across the United States. Some of the
highlighted topics include restorative
dentistry, aging and OTCs, pediatric
dentistry, dental practice ownership,
infection control, geriatric dentistry,
orthodontics, endodontics, practice
management, pharmacology, dental
insurance, women’s health, implant
dentistry,
caries
management,
patients with autism and the impact
of COVID-19.
In addition, many of the popular
pavilions that can normally be found
From left, Dr. George Freedman, Dr. Rekha Gehani, ADA President Dr. Chad
Gehani, Dean Ed Lynch and Dr. David L. Hoexter at the 2019 IADFE annual meeting.
(Photos/Provided by Dr. David L. Hoexter)
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New fellows toss their caps into the air at the end of the cap and gown ceremony
during the the 2019 IADFE annual meeting.
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The cap and gown ceremony
culminated in our traditional cap
tossing.
Festivities
and
celebration
followed the honor of receiving a
well-deserved fellowship.
on the exhibit hall floor can be found
once again this year in a virtual
format.
Stop by booth No. 133, the New
Products Pavilion, to see exhibitors’ new products for your dental
practice. You can earn 1 C.E. credit
just for viewing all of them.
Interested in new technology for
your office? Head on over to the
Digital Pavilion in booth No. 109.
There you can earn 1 C.E. credit for
learning about the latest technology
available.
Finally, you won’t want to miss
To learn more
For questions regarding IADFE, you
can contact DRDAVIDLH@gmail.com
or freedman6469@rogers.com.
the “Live” demonstrations. Just
like in past years, you can watch
these demonstrations being done on
patients while learning new techniques. Visit booth No. 633 for more
information. C.E. credit is provided.
If you haven’t yet registered for
the meeting, there is still plenty of
time. As always, the meeting is free
to attendees. Simply register at www.
gnydm.com to get access to continuing
education programs and virtual
visits to the exhibit floor. For more
information and to see a complete
schedule, visit www.gnydm.com.
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Greater New York Dental Meeting 2020
Clearing the air: What you
need to know for your practice
A look at the Radic8
VirusKiller Technology
By Henry Schein Staff
n While dentistry has been on the
forefront of infection control with
the sterilization of instrumentation,
the proper surface disinfection of
surfaces, the use of PPE and the
control of intraoral aerosol through
rubber dam use and high-volume
evacuation (HVE), general office air
purification is becoming the next
level of protection to consider.
Successful
infection
control
protocols are considered to require a
layered or bundled approach — there’s
not one solution for all; instead, multi
modalities and safeguards provide
the best approach. In consideration
of air quality, the EPA has offered a
three-step approach to controlling air
pollutants in general that fit well into
consideration for dentistry.
1. Source control: The most effective, it stops the “pollutants” at the
source. In dentistry we consider
source control as minimizing aerosolgenerating procedures or the use of
high-volume evacuation or products
such as the Isolite® for hands-free
intraoral suction.
2. Increasing ventilation: Moving
pollutants out of the breathing
zone through the use of increased
efficiency of air flow of existing or
new HVAC systems. Air flow is key,
and it is important to understand
the flow of the air from the supply to
the return and how to increase the
circulation of the air efficiently and
effectively within a space. An HVAC
technician can aid in the maximizing
the filtering and air flow within an
HVAC system.
3. Air purification: The use of filters
and/or deactivation technologies
to filter (capture) pollutants or
deactivate the viruses, bacteria and
other particles through the use of
technologies that disrupt the RNA/
DNA (e.g., ultraviolet germicidal
irradiation), clump the particles out
of the breathing zone (e.g,. ionization)
or oxidize/burn the particles (e.g.,
photocatalytic oxidation).
Many
dental
offices
have
purchased
either
consumeror professional-level local air
purification systems that have filters
or technology and circulate the
air throughout the chosen spaces
The VK103 draws air to the floor away
from the breathing zone, passes the air
up through filters, through the Reactor
Chamber and then passes purified air
out into the breathing zone.
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The VK 401 is designed for operatories. When properly positioned, it can draw
air away from the breathing zone, through the VirusKiller Technology and then
sending purified air laminarly along the walls and into the breathing zone. (Photos/
Provided by Henry Schein)
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To learn more
For more information about the
Radic8 VirusKiller units, contact
your Henry Schein representative
for more information, go to https://
henryscheindigital.com/radic8, speak
to an Air Management Specialist
at (866) 530-3543 or visit Henry Schein
in the virtual exhibit hall of the Greater
New York Dental Meeting.
(operatory, waiting room) to provide
cleaner air. It may be prudent to
consider that while the consumer
models may be effective for in-home
use for a specific space, a dental
office environment does have unique
characteristics with new patients
(i.e., new air) arriving and leaving
every 15 minutes, a much greater
patient and team load and much more
airborne pollutants than normally
found in a home environment (e.g.,
aerosols, volatile organic compounds,
vapors).
When considering which air
purification system(s) to purchase,
recommendations are often made to
consider room air exchanges (air
changes per hour), fan speed and
coverage.
But one question remains that is
often not considered — how many
times does a given quantity of air
need to pass through a device in order
to be “purified”?
Devices (most air purifiers) that
require multiple cycles in order to
achieve
decontamination
have
the unfortunate result of sending
either partially contaminated air,
or air that has simply never been
decontaminated at all, back into the
room where it can go back into
the breathing zone, essentially
recirculating contaminated air.
That same partially contaminated
airborne pathogen needs to make its
way back into the device, multiple
times, in order to be truly purified, of
which there are no guarantees. This
has the ultimate effect of “mixing”
contaminated air around the room,
which is unacceptable if occupants
are expected to be in the space while
the unit is active.
Radic8’s VirusKiller™ (VK) Technology boasts near-100 percent
(99.9999 percent) virus elimination
in only a single air pass through
its patented Reactor Chamber found
within every VK unit. In short, air
that moves into the VK units is
purified and then circulated back into
the breathing zone of the room.
How does VirusKiller Technology
work?
Radic8’s VirusKiller Technology has
the ability to eliminate particulate
matter via filtration and viruses and
pathogens via decontamination. The
air leaving the VK units is proven to
be purified — offering true peace of
mind to those in our shared spaces.
In the first stage of the VirusKiller
process, air is confronted with a series
of filters consisting of a pre-filter,
carbon filters and HEPA filter. This
triple filter arrangement effectively
traps particulates, irritants and
other ultrafine particles that can
cause respiratory issues, as well as
neutralizing toxic gases and VOCs.
Filtration alone is not enough
where bioaerosols are concerned.
Viruses and other airborne pathogens
require specialized processes to
eliminate, and it is from here that
the air moves into Radic8’s patented
decontamination
technology
—
the Reactor Chamber.
The Reactor Chamber is the
core technology that has been
continuously developed and matured
to power Radic8’s air purification
performance for the last 16 years. The
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Air Techniques announces new
product launches, whitepaper study
By Air Techniques Staff
n
Air Techniques, a leading
innovator and manufacturer of
dental equipment, has introduced
the intraoral vacuum solution,
Mojave® Mobile, along with new
high volume evacuators, HVE Air
Protect XL™ and HVE Air Protect
XL Plus™.
In coordination with these new
products, Air Techniques has
teamed up with Dürr Dental and
Dr. Martin Koch to scientifically
provide conclusive results of the
products’ effectiveness and the
importance of aerosol and spray
mist containment.
Mojave Mobile provides the best
flow performance in one compact
package, according to the company.
The dry vacuum and air/water/
amalgam separation are combined
onto one main drive shaft. With
a total suction performance of
>12 SCFM, the Mojave Mobile
diminishes and reduces aerosol
clouds, thereby reducing the spread
of infection.
The new HVE Air Protect XL and
HVE Air Protect XL Plus are effective
solutions for aerosol mitigation.
HVE Air Protect XL captures more
aerosols than conventional HVEs
with its large 16 mm opening,
offering more protection for staff
and patients, according to the
company.
The HVE Air Protect XL Plus
has an ergonomic design with a
unique rotating protective shield
that adapts effortlessly to any
treatment situation, the company
asserts. Each HVE has protective
secondary air inlets that provide
the best possible protection against
the suction system’s backflow.
The Air Techniques and Dürr
Dental
whitepaper,
“Aerosol
reduction by means of an intraoral
spray mist suction — first findings
from an experimental pilot study”
by Koch is available to read or
download at www.airtechniques.
com/en/aerosols-whitepaper/.
The
study
covers
the
methodology, characterization of
particle emission, influence of
the suction system on particle
reduction, influence of the suction
system on suction power (flow rate),
influence of the flow rate on particle
reduction, influence of the suction
position on particle reduction and
final discussion.
To learn more, visit Air
Techniques virtually at the Greater
NY Dental Meeting.
Greater New York Dental Meeting 2020
Seeing is believing: iTero
Element 5D Imaging System
By Align Technology Staff
n
Align Technology announced
earlier this year that the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration has cleared
the award-winning iTero Element
5D Imaging System for commercial
availability in the United States.
The iTero Element 5D Imaging
System expands the suite of existing
high-precision, full-color imaging and
fast scan times of the iTero Element
intraoral scanner portfolio with a
new clinical approach, optimized
orthodontic and restorative dental
workflows and an improved doctor
experience, according to the company.
In addition, iTero Element 5D
Imaging System visualization tools
improve patient engagement and
communication by helping patients
see and better understand their
dental health, their treatment plan
options and prescribed outcome
on the iTero touchscreen, enabling
better patient education, engagement
and compliance during treatment.
The iTero Element 5D scanner is
the first integrated dental imaging
system that simultaneously records
3-D, intraoral color and NIRI images
and enables comparison over time
using iTero TimeLapse.1 This aids
doctors in detecting and monitoring
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chamber — based around the now well
understood principle of germicidal
photocatalytic oxidation — features a
number of key design elements that
allow it to eliminate 99.9999 percent
of viruses, bacteria and other airborne
pathogens in a single air pass.
Photocatalytic oxidation
First, a quick refresher on
photocatalytic oxidation. There
are two main components to the
process: UV light, and a surface
coated in titanium dioxide (TiO2). UV
light reacts with the titanium oxide
catalyst to produce hydroxyl radicals,
which attack the organic compounds
in bioaerosols and break them down
into trace, harmless amounts of water
and carbon dioxide.
The VirusKiller Reactor Chamber
features a unique layout of TiO2 filters.
These are designed to maximize the
active surface area for light to come
into contact with and arranged in
a layout that ensures air passing
through gets as much exposure as
possible to the germicidal effect of the
reaction.
In the Radic8 VK units — where
The VK 401 can be wall-mounted, positioned on a counter or on a stand for proper
positioning.
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single air pass performance in larger
spaces is required (VK 103) — one
or two UV-C lights are not powerful
enough to deactivate viruses on a
single air pass. A limited amount of
UV light means a smaller number of
hydroxyls to break down bioaerosols
and pathogens, meaning air would
need multiple passes in order to
become fully purified, and there
would be a constant risk of stillcontaminated air being sent back into
the room.
Instead, Radic8 employs a bank of
no fewer than eight, premium UV-C
lamps that have been engineered to
safely operate at much higher power
levels than is typical. This ensures
coverage of the entire airflow path
within the Reactor Chamber.
Putting these two technologies
together — 70 or more hexagonal
TiO2 filters and eight high power
UV-C lamps in the Radic8 VK 103
units — means the Radic8 VK 103 has
extensive photocatalytic exposure to
contaminated air within the chamber.
The large amounts of UV light being
produced reflect on the surfaces of
the tube filters, ensuring complete
distribution of germicidal action
within the chamber.
And of course, when purified air is
sent back into the breathing area of a
To learn more
Information about the iTero Element
5D Imaging System can be found
at www.itero.com/en/products/itero_
element_5d, or you can visit Align
Technologies at its virtual booth during
the Greater New York Dental Meeting.
The iTero Element 5D Imaging System.
Photo/Provided by Align Technology.
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the progression of interproximal caries (cavities or tooth decay) above
the gingiva without using harmful
radiation,1 thereby helping to ensure
patients receive even better care
with visualization, education and
treatment acceptance, the company
asserts.
Reference
1. Data on file at Align Technology, as
of December 4, 2018.
room, we have a system of real-time
protection for occupants, patients and
team members.
Henry Schein offers three models
of Radic8 VirusKiller units. One is
ideal for waiting rooms and large
clinical spaces (VK103), another for
most operatories (VK 401) and finally
one for small office or front desk
protection (Hextio). All feature the
patented VirusKiller Technology.
Please contact your Henry Schein
representative for more information,
go to https://henryscheindigital.com/
radic8 or speak to an air management
specialist at (866) 530-3543.
Note: Radic8 line of products are not FDA
cleared or approved. Marketed under FDA’s
Enforcement Policy for Air Purifiers, during
the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Tested on viruses that are representative of
SARS-CoV-2 but not SARS-CoV-2 itself. This
product has not been tested on SARS-CoV-2.
This product is for medical purposes and
should be used as an adjunct to personal
protective equipment (PPE) and other
infection control procedures. When using
VirusKiller, basic safety precautions should
be observed, and instructions should be read
to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or
injury; the appliance should not be used by
children or adults with reduced capabilities.
Looking directly at an ultra-violet light may
cause permanent damage to the eyes.
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Fotona expands product offering with purchase
of the dental division of A.R.C. LASER GmbH
By Fotona Staff
n In August, Fotona completed the
purchase of the Fox III and Fox IV
lasers systems and the EmunDo®
Therapy system from A.R.C. Laser
GmbH. This purchase includes all
medical
specialties,
including
dentistry, with the exceptions of
ophthalmology, otolaryngology and
veterinary applications. Fotona has
previously been a distributor of the
XLASE 1064 nm dental lasers in the
United States.
The newly acquired Fox technology with 455, 810, 980 and 1064 nm
wavelengths represents a line of
high-performance, powerful diode
lasers that are small, lightweight
and battery operated for maximum
convenience.
These systems perform a wide
range of surgical, periodontal,
photothermal therapy (PTT) and low
level laser therapy (LLLT) procedures.
EmunDo is a PTT system, used
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To learn more
For more information, visit Fotona
online at www.fotona.com or stop by its
virtual booth at the Greater New York
Dental Meeting.
in conjunction with the Fox lasers,
for less invasive treatment of
periodontitis without antibiotics.
Learn more here: www.fotona.com/
en/products/6236/xpulse-r-line/.
Jeff Jones, president, Fotona,
said: “Fotona has long been a world
leader and innovator in the dental laser industry. Adding the Fox
III and Fox IV lasers systems and
the EmunDo Therapy system to our
line of LightWalker™ and SkyPulse®
lasers will expand our dental product
offering.
Fotona dental lasers systems provide general dentists, periodontists,
endodontists, pediatric dentists and
hygienists the ability to provide their
The New XPulse from Fotona. (Photo/
Provided by Fotona)
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patients with advanced and less invasive treatment options. Fotona procedures include no-shot cavity preps,
soft-tissue surgical procedures, treatments for periodontal disease, endodontic treatments, LLLT pain relief,
laser-assisted hygiene, snoring and
sleep treatments, facial aesthetic procedures and much more.”
Angela Thyzel, A.R.C. CEO, added:
“A.R.C. has known and worked
with the senior executives at
Fotona for many years and respect
their expertise in dentistry and
are confident they will continue to
grow the customer base for these
advanced products in dentistry and
other areas.”
A.R.C. Laser GmbH was founded
in 1996, with the goals of developing
and producing laser-based solutions
for gentle and effective surgeries
and treatments. Because of its innovations, A.R.C. has been a pioneer and
leader worldwide.
During the COVID-19 challenge,
Fotona took advantage of the
opportunity to do more for its
customers and employees, expanding
its offering, doing more research,
product development and becoming
even stronger for tomorrow, the
company asserts.
Fotona made another acquisition
during this period, which it is excited
to announce in the very near future.
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AO to hold 36th annual meeting
as dynamic, virtual symposium
By Academy of Osseointegration Staff
n
After careful consideration
of the ongoing spread of COVID-19
(coronavirus), the board of directors
of the Academy of Osseointegration
has decided to deliver its 36th annual
meeting in an exciting, interactive,
fully virtual format, the AO
announced.
Ultimately, the ongoing health
concerns relating to the coronavirus,
travel and other restrictions, and
compliance with public health
guidelines prevents or otherwise
renders it impracticable for the
annual meeting to proceed in person,
as originally scheduled for March
2021 in Kissimmee, Fla., the AO
announced. Instead, a virtual event,
with a theme of “Game Changers,”
will take place March 12-14, 2021.
Despite this change in plans, the
The Academy of Osseointegration will hold its 36th annual meeting, ‘Game
Changers,’ from March 12 to 14, 2021. (Photo/Provided by the Academy of
Osseointegration)
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AO continues to engage with its
speakers, exhibitors, attendees and
others in connection with its events
and activities. The academy’s board,
staff and Annual Meeting Planning
Committee are working diligently
to offer attendees a stimulating,
comprehensive, interactive, virtual
program that will deliver plenary
and symposia presentations, cuttingedge research through abstracts and
e-posters, an interactive exhibit hall
experience and networking with
peers across all disciplines, the AO
said.
More details will follow, and
registration will open soon. A
complete schedule is available at
osseo.org.
“We appreciate your patience as we
work diligently to address questions
and provide additional information
to our planned participants and other
guests. As always, please do not
hesitate to reach out to us,” said AO
President Clark M. Stanford, DDS,
PhD, MHA. “Thank you and be safe!”
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