Endo Tribune U.S. Edition | April 26, 2018 F ROM PAGE ON E 3 ENDO TRIBUNE PUBLISHER & CHAIRMAN Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com PRESIDENT/CEO Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com GROUP EDITOR Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com MANAGING EDITOR ENDO TRIBUNE Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com MANAGING EDITOR Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com MANAGING EDITOR Robert Selleck, r.selleck@dental-tribune.com PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER Humberto Estrada h.estrada@dental-tribune.com PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER Jordan McCumbee j.mccumbee@dental-tribune.com PRODUCT/ACCOUNT MANAGER Maria Kaiser m.kaiser@dental-tribune.com EDUCATION DIRECTOR Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com CLIENT RELATIONS COORDINATOR Leerol Colquhoun l.colquhoun@dental-tribune.com Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10011 Phone (212) 244-7181 Fax (212) 244-7185 Published by Tribune America © 2018 Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. Tribune America strives to maintain the utmost accu- racy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a fac- tual error or content that requires clarification, please contact Group Editor Kristine Colker at k.colker@ dental-tribune.com. Tribune America cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical er- rors. The publisher also does not assume responsibil- ity for product names or statements made by adver- tisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Tribune America. EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Frederic Barnett Dr. Roman Borczyk Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan Dr. Gary B. Carr Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci Dr. Joseph S. Dovgan Dr. Unni Endal Dr. Frnando Goldberg Dr. Vladimir Gorokhovsky Dr. Fabio G.M. Gorni Dr. James L. Gutmann Dr. William “Ben” Johnson Dr. Kenneth Koch Dr. Sergio Kuttler Dr. John T. McSpadden Dr. Richard E. Mounce Dr. John Nusstein Dr. Ove A. Peters Dr. David B. Rosenberg Dr. Clifford J. Ruddle Dr. William P. Saunders Dr. Kenneth S. Serota Dr. Asgeir Sigurdsson Dr. Yoshitsugu Terauchi Dr. John D. West Corrections Endo Tribune strives to maintain the utmost accuracy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a factual error or content that requires clarification, please report the details to Group Editor Kristine Colker at k.colker@dental-tribune.com. A standing-room-only crowd Wednesday morning listens to the GentleWave presentation by Randy Garland, DDS, of Encinitas, Calif., in the Sonendo booth (No. 1127). “ HANDS, Page 1 obturation, is set up for hands-on test- ing. Experienced users are available to demonstrate the procedure first, broad- casting their work onto a large-screen 3-D monitor. Formal presentations by skilled users also are scheduled. The sessions on Wednesday drew standing- room-only crowds. the Porter Instrument booth (No. 627), a mannequin wearing a Silhou- ette Nasal Mask is on display to demon- strate how comfortable it is for patients — and how its low profile presents the clinician with unobstructed access to the oral cavity. In In the Kohler Medizintechnik booth (No. 217), you can hold the new gutta- percha removal instrument that has a peek handle. The handle’s plastic mate- rial is lightweight, easy to grip — and it reduces glare that can be especially bothersome when performing micro- dentistry. In the Avalon Biomed booth (No. 1315), you can work with the new Neo MTA Plus (one material with eight uses), billed as being fast-setting, easy to place and stain-proof — all at one-fifth the cost of other MTA products. After you test it out, you can take the company up on its buy- one-get-one-free offer. If you go through the various sta- tions in the Dentsply Sirona Endo booth (No. 509), you can collect up to four plinko chips to use on the booth’s gi- ant “PlinkEndo” board. Everybody wins Collect up to four plinko chips at the Dentsply Sirona Endo booth (No. 509) and try your chances at a variety of prizes, including a Mavic Air Camera Drone. something, but among the big prizes is a Mavic Air Camera Drone. You can find another “everybody- wins” game in the AAE Attendee Lounge (booth No. 715). Spin a prize-wheel to win items such as earbuds, stylus pen or a pop socket. Then be sure to have your badge scanned for a chance to win in Fri- day’s drawing for an iPad. Another drawing worth hunting down can be found in the Allstate Business In- surance booth (No. 1317). There are a few trinkets to pick up for free, but you can also enter the drawing for a pair of Bose TrueSound headphones, which will be given away on Friday afternoon. If you miss all the hands-on oppor- tunities today, you still have a chance Friday, with the exhibit hall open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. After that, you’ll need to wait for AAE19 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for your next chance at the industry’s big- gest endodontic exhibit.