May is National Dental Health Awareness Month, and in discussing the topic with friends and colleagues, I’ve found the conversation around dentists and mental health usually goes one of two ways: either the person is extremely aware of the long-standing statistics that show that dentists exhibit higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and yes, suicide. Or more often, the person is completely surprised—even shocked at the facts.

Designed to make restorative work simpler while providing premium results, Ultradent’s Transcend composite is a massive leap forward for universal shade composites. While there are certainly other single shade composite systems available, Transcend composite delivers where many of them don’t.

Editor's Note: This blog was written by Dr. Paulo Vinicius Soares. He's an internationally known dentist, lecturer, professor, researcher, and author practicing out of Brazil.    The type of treatment clinicians provide to the internal surface of the ceramic restoration is essentially what dictates the quality of bond we can obtain.

Some flavors are just made for each other. Peanut Butter and Jelly. Tortilla chips and nacho cheese. Even mint—a beloved and common taste in the dental world—has a perfect partner with chocolate chips.

Editor's note: This blog was written by My Social Practice Chief Marketing Officer Adrian Lefler as part of a series of practice management guest posts.

“If anybody has had to move a dental office, you'll find out it's ten times worse than moving a home,” says Ultradent VP of Clinical Affairs, Dr. Jaleena Jessop. “Often times there are so many different products that just have one indication for what it can be used for.”

  Editor's note: This blog was written by Ultradent President & CEO Dirk Jeffs as part of the From the Desk of Dirk Jeffs series.   Nobody really knows what happens after this life, but I recently saw a clip of an interview between Stephen Colbert and Keanu Reeves that I thought was so poignant—and that sums up what I know…and really, what any of us know about what happens after we die.

When asked about his memories of Ultradent, Dr. Chris Chen remarks, “I have so many wonderful memories from the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany from each time I’ve visited the Ultradent booth that it’s hard to pick out just one.” Dr. Chen is a restorative esthetic dentist (and long-time Ultradent customer) based in Taipei, Taiwan. He has also attended IDS every other year since he’s graduated from dental school.  

In a time when patient safety and infection control are highlighted by a global pandemic, some dentists are still hesitant to use infection control barriers on their curing lights. While using barriers can require adjustments by the clinician (and have drawbacks, such as a dip in light output), proper application helps protect patients while minimizing issues experienced by the clinician.

Endodontically treated teeth can sometimes require special restorative attention. That’s where the UniCore™ Post and Drill system comes in. With drills and posts specifically designed to work together, the UniCore system provides superior strength and esthetic results for all your post and core procedures.