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Ontario Dental Association Annual Spring Meeting · Friday, May 5, 2017 Vol. 4, No. 2 Explore Toronto Get a bigger taste of what Toronto has to offer, whether next door, down the street or on the other side of town. Dentin replacement Resin-free bioactive and biocompatible dentin replacement material can be used in both the crown and the root. Lasers in a new era Highly advanced pulse control is enabling lasers to resolve many cases more efficiently, with little need for anesthetic. »pages 3 and 18 »page 4 »page 16 5 In the heart of Toronto’s vibrant downtown, the exhibit hall at the Ontario Dental Association Annual Spring Meeting in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building, offers dental practices everything needed to deliver the best service and care possible to patients. (Photos/Provided by the Metro Toronto Convention Centre) Seeing in a new light ASM150 exhibit hall focuses on invigorating careers, improving patient care  When strolling the aisles of the ASM150 exhibit hall, a dominant impression quickly emerges: There is a lot of thought, time and effort being devoted to improving experiences and outcomes for dental patients and making workdays and careers more satisfying for practitioners. The 350 exhibiting companies here in Toronto cover the entire range of dental-practice support, from foot- wear to eyewear and from the recep- tion area to the backroom mechanic- als. But underlying the diversity of products and services is a shared goal: better dentistry, based on the most encompassing understanding of the word imaginable. The ASM exhibit hall enables you to see first-hand everything that the dental-profession support industry has to offer. And just as important, there is direct access to the thought leaders who keep pushing the indus- try farther. If it’s not an innovation’s creator standing on the other side of the booth counter, it’s a technician or other professional who knows every detail about it. Among this year’s highlights: See the light It’s hard to believe headlights keep getting smaller and lighter — while staying just a bright. But a visit to the Designs for Vision booth (No. 530) confirms that’s exactly what’s happen- ing. Try out the LED DayLite WireLess Mini, with 27,000 lux intensity and a spot size that illuminates the entire oral cavity. Wireless and weighing less than an ounce, the LED DayLite WireLess Mini can work with any of your loupes or other eyewear. While you’re in the booth, be sure to also test out Micro Series loupes, described by the com- pany as being “40 percent lighter and 50 percent smaller.” Single-visit wonder DENTSPLY Sirona is here in booth No. 1003 ready to provide you with hands-on experience with every phase of the digital-impression process from scanning to milling. Be sure to learn more, too, about the company’s process for “full-contour zirconia in a single visit with CEREC 8see Light, page 3

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