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Hygiene Tribune U.S. Edition | December 2016 C2 INDUSTRY NEWS HYGIENE TRIBUNE PUBLISHER & CHAIRMAN Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com GROUP EDITOR Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com EDITOR IN CHIEF DENTAL TRIBUNE Dr. David L. Hoexter feedback@dental-tribune.com EDITOR IN CHIEF HYGIENE TRIBUNE Patricia Walsh, RDH feedback@dental-tribune.com MANAGING EDITOR 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 PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER Maria Kaiser m.kaiser@dental-tribune.com CLIENT RELATIONS MANAGER Leerol Colquhoun l.colquhoun@dental-tribune.com EDUCATION DIRECTOR Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR Nirmala Singh n.singh@dental-tribune.com Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10011 Phone (212) 244-7181 Published by Tribune America © 2016 Tribune America, LLC, All rights reserved. Tribune America strives to maintain the utmost ac- curacy in its news and clinical reports. If you ﬁnd a factual error or content that requires clariﬁcation, please contact Managing Editor Robert Selleck at r.selleck@dental-tribune.com. Tribune America cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume respon- sibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reﬂect those of Tribune America. EDITORIAL BOARD 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 sponse. She leaned forward in the chair, lifted up her shirt and tugged down on her jeans. Ta da. There it was, in all its col- orful glory. After the appreciative nods and the obligatory oohs and aahs, the dentist continued with her restorative work as if nothing unusual had just hap- pened. Early in my career, there was a young dentist who told me he was envious of his older brother who was an MD in Philadelphia. When I asked him why, he responded, “Just once in my life I would like to be able to turn to a patient and say, “Take your clothes off, I’ll be with you in a few minutes.” I groaned and replied, “Probably a very old dental school joke.” He would have enjoyed “tattoo girl.” I decided to pop into our local dental lab with a box of doughnuts as a thank- you for their beautiful work. Staring at my new crown in its tiny plastic box, I suddenly realized what a disconnect there is between technician and hygiene. Unless a hygienist works in a large group practice with an in-house lab, it’s unlike- ly she or he has ever stepped foot inside a “ TATOOTH, page C1 lab. I was particularly impressed with the fact that the technicians had knowledge of at least eight different digital impres- sion devices. While a series of individual images creates model-free impressions now, videos will be the next big leap. If we have a temp in the ofﬁce who is familiar with Dentrix but not Eaglesoft, there’s a learning curve. Most often, those are your only two hygiene choices. Inside a dental ofﬁce where there is a newly purchased digital impression de- vice, a staff member can expect two to three days of in-house training. More ed- ucation is available online, the company rep might come in for glitches, but it’s truly a “learn-by-the-seat-of-your-pants” adventure. As technology rapidly chang- es, I imagine the lab technicians will be going to perpetual C.E. courses for new and forever-updating software. Despite all the technical advance- ments, machines are not able to recreate the intricate and subtle esthetic features of a natural tooth. The lab technician’s artistic expertise is still very important. To my coworkers who were unim- pressed with my choice of crown “color” (my customization was identiﬁed on the invoice as a $100 custom color) all I can say is this. A body tattoo sags over time, my paw print will be perfect for- ever. I’m thinking that when #31 breaks down, perhaps some little cat ears on the lingual side, with a matching tail on the buccal side? Tell us what you think! Do you have general comments or criticism you would like to share? Is there a particular topic you would like to see articles about in Hygiene Tribune? Let us know by emailing feedback@dental-tribune.com. We look forward to hearing from you! If you would like to make any change to your subscription (name, address or to opt out) please send us an email at c.maragh@dental- tribune.com and be sure to include which publication you are referring to. Also, please note that subscription changes can take up to six weeks to process. Designs for Vision’s new LED DayLite WireLess™ Mini and LED DayLite® Wire- Less™ not only frees you from being tethered to a battery pack, but the simple modular designs also uncouple the head- lights from a speciﬁc frame or single pair of loupes. Prior technology married a cordless light to one pair of loupes via a cumber- some integration of the batteries and electronics into the frame. The compact design of the LED DayLite WireLess head- lights are independent of any frame/ loupes. The patent-pending design of the LED DayLite WireLess headlights is a new concept: a self-contained headlight that can integrate with various platforms, in- cluding your existing loupes, safety eye- wear, lightweight headbands and future loupes or eyewear purchases. The LED DayLite WireLess or Wire- Less Mini is not limited to just one pair of loupes or built into a single, speciﬁc eyeglass frame. The LED DayLite Wire- Less headlights can be transferred from one platform to another, expanding your “WireLess” illumination possibilities across all of your eyewear options. The LED DayLite WireLess Mini weighs less than 1 ounce and, when attached to a pair of loupes, the combined weight is half the weight of integrated cordless lights/loupes. The LED DayLite WireLess produces more than 40,000 lux at high intensity and 27,000 lux at medium intensity, while the intensity of the LED DayLite WireLess Mini is 27,000 lux. The spot size of each of the LED DayLite WireLess headlights will illuminate the entire oral cavity. The LED DayLite WireLess is powered by a compact, rechargeable lithium-ion power pod. The WireLess Mini is pow- ered by specialty rechargeable lithium- ion cylindrical cells. Both LED DayLite WireLess headlights come complete with three batteries/battery pods. The charg- ing cradle enables you to independently WireLess headlight self-contained Cordless, compact LED headlights can work with all your loupes and frames The new LED DayLite WireLess and the new LED DayLite WireLess Mini headlights can integrate with various platforms, including your existing loupes, safety eyewear, lightweight headbands and future loupes or eyewear purchases. Photo/Provided by Designs for Vision recharge two batteries/battery pods at the same time and shows the progress of each charge cycle. Designs for Vision is also featuring the Reality-5-Star-rated Micro 3.5EF Scopes, which use a revolutionary optical design that reduces the size of the prismatic telescope by 50 percent and reduces the weight by 40 percent, while providing an expanded-ﬁeld full-oral-cavity view at 3.5x magniﬁcation. The Micro Series from Designs for Vi- sion is fully customized and uses the proprietary lens coatings for the greatest light transmission. You can see the Visible Difference® yourself by visiting Designs for Vision’s booths, No. 1813 and No. 2012, at the GNYDM. Or you can contact the company to arrange a visit in your ofﬁce by calling (800) 345-4009 or by sending an email to info@dvimail.com. (Source: Designs For Vision) GNYDM BOOTH NO. 1813, 2012 Hygiene Tribune Editor in Chief Patricia A. Walsh wanted her ﬁrst crown to be special, so she decided to have a pawprint (representing her initials) ‘tattooed’ on its buccal aspect. Photo/Provided by Patricia Walsh, RDH

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