“While placing the UltraSeal XT hydro, you can literally see the sealant going into the pits and fissures! Day and night difference (from other sealants), and the use of the little light is a fun way to show the kids and parents and be able to check retention at their six-month appointments.” -Stephanie Vieau, Dental Assistant, Centreville, Virginia Choosing the right dental sealant and placing it properly can prove to be quite the challenge. So many sealants on the market fail to follow through on their promises-often peeling at the margins, popping off the tooth, and failing to prevent microleakage over time.

Here at Ultradent, our first leading core value is Integrity. We chose it very carefully. However, what many of you may not know is that before it was Integrity, it was Honesty. We changed that original core value from honesty to integrity because over the years at Ultradent, we’d seen many lovely, honest people that sadly, too often, didn’t also have courage to accompany that honesty. I believe that honesty plus courage equals human integrity. That’s where the two come together, and that’s why ultimately we chose Integrity over Honesty.

“The oral cavity is the gateway to health and/or disease, and the more we learn about dental hygiene, the more we learn about how it can affect the overall health of the rest of our bodies,” says Dr. Dan Fischer, president and CEO of Ultradent Products, Inc. He continues, “The hygienist is the front and center of that aspect of dentistry. It’s all about education and personal care.”

“’Think simple,’ as my old master used to say—meaning, reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.” –Frank Lloyd Wright It’s October, which means it’s National Dental Hygiene Month—a celebration of the many fabulous dental hygienists that we have here at Ultradent and throughout the world, but also, of the basic foundational tenets that together, give us the best shot at great oral health. This month, hygienists, in conjunction with American Dental Hygienists Association, are teaming up to increase awareness on the importance of maintaining good dental hygiene, and the four essential principles that play into it.