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Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | 1/2017 NEWS 34 FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH MAY 4-6, 2017 AMD LASERS Award-Winning Picasso and LiteTouch Dental Lasers will be on Display at ADEEC Dubai ByAMDLASERS INDIANAPOLIS, USA: AMD LASERS, the global leader in affordable den- tal lasers and dental laser education, willbedisplayingtheaward-winning line of Picasso dental lasers at this year's ADEEC-UAE International DentalConference&ArabDentalEx- hibition, Hall 7 Booth #62, February 7-9th at the International Conven- tion&ExhibitionCentreinDubai. Picasso and Picasso Lite have been the number 1 choice of doctors world-widesince2009andcontinue todominatethesoft-tissuedentalla- sermarket.Dr.RonKaminerofHewl- ett, NY commented, "I am excited to lecture at ADEEC again at the AMD LASERS booth and show everyone the amazing capabilities of these lasers to all of the attendees. The Pi- casso can perform soft tissue surger- ies among many other procedures. This is a huge benefit to doctors and patients and AMD LASERS is leading the way to make these technologies affordablefortheentireworld." Alan Miller, Founder and CEO of AMDLASERS,expressedhisthoughts aboutthisyear'sshow,"AMDLASERS' cultureisbasedaroundprovidingaf- fordable lasers with the best educa- tion available. We are the only com- pany to offer free laser certification through our website and amazing iPad app. Our award-winning world- class, professional customer service and cool culture keeps dentists com- ing back to AMD LASERS. They want the confidence in making the right dentallaserpurchaseandthismeans AMD LASERS. We are thankful to the dentalcommunityforsupportingus yearafteryear." Picassolasersareusedforavarietyof soft-tissue procedures and have won more awards than any other dental laser including the Townie Choice Award 7 years running! Both Picasso and Picasso Lite will be on sale at ADEEC. AMD LASERS will be in Hall 7, Booth #62 with their distributor partners. AMD LASERS is lucky to have great partnerships around the world by our side at the show. Globe will be there to represent Egypt, Tamer Levant represents Iraq, Tamer Droquerie represents Lebanon, and Dubai Medical Equipment repre- sentstheUnitedArabEmirates. Alan Miller, CEO and founder of AMD LASERS stated, “Our goal is to equip every operatory in every den- tal practice around the world with one of our award winning lasers. So itjustmakessensetohaveourdistri- bution partners there to further this goal.” To learn more about AMD LASERS lasertechnology,pleasevisit www.amdlasers.com Formoreinformation,contact: Pamela@amdlasers.com www.amdlasers.com 866.999.2635 Over40percentwouldliketoseedentistmoreoften ByDTI OAK BROOK, Ill., USA: The results of a recently published survey have indicated that a considerable num- ber of U.S. adults would like to visit the dentist more often. The survey, which was conducted among more than1,000participants,showedthat dentists top the list of health practi- tioners that people do not see as of- tenastheywouldliketo. For the survey, 1,025 Americans aged 18 and over received an email invita- tion to complete an online survey. Morethan40percent(194malesand 230 females) reported that they do not go to the dentist as often as they would like to, compared with other healthpractitioners. Dermatologist and general practi- tioner came second and third in the survey, with 28 and 23 percent, re- spectively. The 2014 figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 62 percent of adults aged 18–64 and 83 percent of children aged2–17visitthedentistonceayear. According to the American Dental Association, approximately 23 per- cent of adults indicated that they were either unsure of whether they would be visiting or definitely did not plan to visit a dentist in the next 12 months in 2014. Over 40 percent of adults indicated that they would forgo dental care owing to financial barriers, and 14 percent said that they did not have the time to see a dentist. The results of the DDPA Adults’ Oral Health and Well-Being Survey were publishedonJan.4.Itwasconducted betweenDecember2015andJanuary 2016 by insights firm Kelton Global on behalf of Delta Dental Plans Asso- ciation, a not-for-profit organization andAmerica’slargestdentalbenefits carrier.