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News DENTAL TRIBUNE | OCTOBER 1-7, 2007 3 Nobel Biocare opens first Procera plant in Japan sites in Karlskoga, Sweden, and Yorba Linda, Calif. Nobel Biocare opened its first Japanese Procera plant in Tokyo on September 1. The company now has the capacity to manufacture ceramic dental implants in all major world markets. Nobel Biocare built the plant in response to rapid growth in the demand for dental implants in Japan and the rest of Asia. The site, which makes crowns, bridges, abutments and laminates, also has training facilities to bolster product support throughout Japan. It passed the ISO 13485 quality audit with zero nonconformities. “Our new plant in Japan is the perfect example of how we deliver our best-in-class solutions to our customers around the world,” says Heliane Canepa, pesident and CEO of Nobel Biocare. “We are now closer to our Japanese customers to support them even better. We will be able provide beautiful smiles to patients in a quicker and easier way.” The company has had a direct presence in Japan, its third largest market, for 20 years. Nobel Bio- care also has ceramic centers in Stockholm, Sweden, and Mahwah, N.J., and implant manufacturing AD Continuing…Online Case Studies Canepa and her successor, Domenico Scala, hosted the opening ceremony. It was accompanied by seminars, panels, live treatments, and presentations by dental experts. NE W American Dental Partners Inc. (ADP) has acquired certain nonclinical assets of Barzman, Kasimov & Vieth and hired that company’s clinical employees. Barzman, Kasimov & Vieth is a dental group practice with 20 dentists, four facilities and a dental lab in Buffalo, N.Y. The dental group was founded 30 years ago. It generates nearly $13 million in annual patient revenue. As a result of the acquisition, Western New York Dental Group, an ADP affiliate, will have more than 50 dentists across 14 sites in Buffalo and two in Rochester. The combined group will generate around $34 million in patient revenue. ADP is affiliated with 25 dental group practices that have 224 dental facilities with around 2,063 operatories throughout 18 states. DT Disc 3 in the series “Rapid Anesthesia, Reverse Preparation & Two-Cord Impression Techniques” Demand for individualized dental restorations is growing rapidly in Asia, including Japan. Market studies indicate that in 2006, sales of CAD/CAM supported solutions grew by 70 percent in Asia, and the Japanese market for dental implants is growing at an annual pace of nearly 18 percent. During the first six months of 2007, Nobel Biocare posted a 45 percent increase in sales of dental implants in Japan. American Dental Partners acquires Barzman, Kasimov & Vieth Procera is a high-tech process that enables dental professionals to outsource the production of individually designed crowns, bridges, laminates and abutments. Nobel Biocare has already manufacturered more than 7 million Procera products. They can be ordered online, around-the-clock using digital files containing design specifications for individual treatment solutions. The fully automated production process begins immediately upon receipt of the file, and after a few hours a custom-made product is sent to a dental lab. Every piece is unique and made individually for each patient. DT Watch this 51-minute video online now, or call to order your FREE DVD. Rapid Anesthesia Technique Reverse Preparation Technique Two-Cord Impression Technique GLIDEWELL LABORATORIES Online: www.glidewell-lab.com For more info call: 800.854.7256 4 News DENTAL TRIBUNE | OCTOBER 1-7, 2007 Phages under development to fight staph The health care community, desperate for relief from bacterial superbugs, may soon get help from a surprising source: viruses. Research published in the August issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy indicates that viruses harmless to humans may soon be available for treating patients and ridding hospitals and health centers of drug-resistant bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus (staph), a common bacterium, infects an estimated 500,000 patients in U.S. hospitals each year. It is blamed for health problems ranging from skin lesions to meningitis, pneumonia and toxic shock syndrome. One AD “Oral Sedation Dentistry” North America’s Most Recognized Program for Teaching Practical, Proven, Safe Methods to Sedate Your Patients Friday - Sunday October 26 - 28, 2007 Hilton Washington Dulles Biomet, Indiana parent of 3i dental implants, noted that its shareholders have approved the company’s merger with the private investment firm LVB Acquisition. 20 Patient Experiences and Lectures Covering: N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Bright Now! Dental in California opened a new dental office in Cedar Park, Texas. San Diego † November 9 - 11, 2007 Las Vegas December 6 - 8, 2007 Certified for 24 AGD/PACE-Approved participation hours. N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NN N N N N N N N N N N N N N Providing sedation education since 1999 ATTRACT NEW PATIENTS and OPTIMIZE CARE Doctor Tuition* ..............................$1995 Team Member Tuition......................$738 (Separate team sessions) *Ask how you can save 10% by becoming a DOCS member †CA doctors: Additional $199 dinner session required. To register or for more info call 1-877-325-3627 or visit DOCSeducation.org DT-369 1,000,000 PATIENTS SAFELY TREATED Anthony Feck, DMD and Michael Silverman, DMD have personally treated over 5,400 sedation cases using these techniques. Together they have trained more than 10,200 dental professionals who have, in turn, safely treated over 1,000,000 high-anxiety patients. Many of these patients had not seen a dentist in more than 20 years. Leslie Shu-Tung Fang, MD, PhD provides an important bridge between the medical and dental professions. He is the co-author of a major textbook on oral medicine and his sophisticated, interactive lectures continue to take dental education to new heights. Iannelli and colleagues used the phage to save 97 percent of mice infected with otherwise lethal doses of staph. In mice infected with nonlethal doses of staph, the virus eliminated all the bacterial infections. Bacteria develop resistance to phages more slowly than to antibiotics. In addition, fresh phages can be found relatively quickly. Antibiotics are more costly and time-consuming to develop. DT American Dental Partners, Massachusetts-based practice management firm, agreed to pay $85 million to purchase Metropolitan Dental Holdings, Inc., a 34 office dental practice in Minnesota. Washington, DC Special staff training sessions. Bring your entire team! • Anatomy & Physiology • Pharmacology • Record Keeping • Legal & Regulatory Issues • Local Anesthesia • Scheduling & Treatment Planning • Emergencies • Multiple Protocols Domenico Iannelli of the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and colleagues are using a bacteriakilling virus, known as a bacteriophage, or phage, to treat staph infections. The phage virus is harmless to people. Dental industry news Offering adult Oral Conscious Sedation provides many advantages to caring dentists: treating a more comfortable patient; performing more dentistry in a single visit instead of requiring the patient to return again and again; extensive restorative cases from patients who were previously reluctant due to anxiety; and patients who feel little to no post-operative discomfort regardless of the procedure — resulting in more referrals. • The Cycle of Fear • Science of Sedation • Monitoring • Anxiolysis Protocols • Airway Management • Patient Assessment • Single Dose Protocols • Sedation Psyche strain of the microbe, Methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus, has become resistant to nearly all antibiotics and has become three times more lethal than other strains of staph. BSML in California is marketing a line of veneers called BriteVeneers One-Step™ manufactured by Remedent in Belgium. Den Tek in Tennessee is launching a new Professional Oral Care Division to market its products directly to dental offices. Fennobon in Finland began selling a cholesterol-lowering chewing gum called XyliDent Pro™. Fox Capital Solutions in New York is now providing private loans to dentists and other medical professionals. Nobel Biocare in Sweden opened a new manufacturing facility in Japan. For more dental industry news in detail, visit www.dentalfax.com A service of Charity DENTAL TRIBUNE | OCTOBER 1-7, 2007 5 More than 1,800 school children benefit from Schein’s classroom program Henry Schein, Inc., the distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, is providing more than 1,800 children with complete new outfits for their first day of school, including sneakers, socks, undergarments and pants or skirt. In addition, children will receive a backpack filled with school supplies, books and hygiene products to make their first day enjoyable and stress-free. The initiative, now in its tenth year, is part of Henry Schein Cares, the Company's global social responsibility program. Henry Schein's annual Back to School program has become greatly anticipated throughout Team Schein and our communities because it enables us to directly enhance a child's life," said Gerald A. Benjamin, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Henry Schein. “Team Schein Members are provided with a child's profile, and they contribute their own time and money to se- UnitedHealthcare donates equipment to Connecticut UnitedHealthcare is donating $1.4 million in pediatric and adult dental equipment to 18 federally qualified health centers in Connecticut. The donation is part of a $4 million commitment the company made to the state when it acquired Oxford Health Plans. The donations will fortify the state’s efforts to upgrade dental care for low-income residents. In October 2006, Connecticut’s Bond Commission approved Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal for $25.8 million in improvements, including dental facilities, to non-profit federally qualified health centers. “UnitedHealthcare is committed to helping improve access to high quality health care, particularly for young people, and to support initiatives that help educate and empower individuals to take responsibility for their health and those of their loved ones,” says UnitedHealthcare Northeast CEO Michael Turpin. “UnitedHealthcare is pleased to make this contribution, and we will continue to work with the State of Connecticut on ways to improve the health care system in Connecticut for all its citizens.” DT lect clothing they believe the child will appreciate. Best of all, we invite participating children to Henry Schein for a special party where we present them with their new outfits and backpacks of books and supplies. Team Schein Members staffing the party see first hand the smiles and excitement of these children as they receive and open their gifts. It is a unique experience that strengthens Team Schein spirit as it enriches the life of everyone involved.” Henry Schein's Back to School program was introduced in 1998 where the Company furnished clothing and school supplies to 75 children and worked with local social service organizations to identify the recipients. The program has grown steadily over the last 10 years. This year, Team Schein Members from Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin in the United States; and from Halifax, Montreal, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Toronto in Canada are participating in the program, purchasing clothes to make kids feel great when they reenter the classroom. “Early childhood development studies clearly indicate that children who enter the school year on an even level with their peers, possessing the proper clothing, books, classroom supplies and other learning tools, enjoy a higher level of academic achievement and social development," said Jim Harnett, President and CEO for Family and Children's Association based in Mineola, New York. DT AD