Congratulations! You’ve just popped open your brand new VALO™ X curing light and you’re excited to use it with your patients.

Editor's note: This blog was written by Ultradent President & CEO Dirk Jeffs as part of the From the Desk of Dirk Jeffs series.

Starting your journey toward a bright smile begins with understanding the diverse factors that can introduce stains to our teeth.

Being a dental hygienist is full of rewarding and fulfilling moments—but it's certainly not without its own unique challenges and surprises. Among Ultradent’s many talented team members are two RDHs: Crystal Barnes, who is the hygienist for Ultradent’s Clinical Team, and Hartley Lojik, who manages Ultradent’s social media content. We asked them to share some of their insights into what they wish they had known before embarking on their RDH journey.

When it comes to running a successful dental practice, ensuring you're financially savvy is essential, just like providing quality patient care. The complexities of the tax code can seem daunting, but there are specific provisions tailored for businesses like dental practices and they can save you a significant amount of money.

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. On October 3rd, Ultradent will be hosting Adrian along with My Social Practice President Blake Hadley for a webinar on how AI is revolutionizing dental marketing. Please join us to learn how dental marketing experts leverage AI tools to improve dental practice marketing efforts dramatically.

On August 23rd, PEOPLE Magazine named Ultradent one of its “100 Companies that Care,” out of a pool of thousands of candidates. Then, for the 3rd consecutive year, Fortune Magazine ranked Ultradent as one of its “Top Large Workplaces in Manufacturing and Production,” announcing its 2023 honorees to the press on the morning of September 5th.

Editor’s Note: This blog was authored by Dr. Brett Richins, a full-time practicing dentist in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area. Dr. Richins also works part-time as a member of Ultradent’s in-house clinical team. As dentists, we are constantly faced with restorative challenges related to variations in anatomy, misaligned or missing teeth, and/or extensive missing tooth structure. There are countless solutions and tools available to help us achieve predictable and exceptional results for our patients.

You may recognize Dr. Joshua Austin’s name from his long-running column that appears every month in Dental Economics Magazine, “Pearls for Your Practice.” By reading the column it’s easy to tell that Dr. Austin not only loves dentistry, but that he’s passionate about finding the very best products, tips, and tricks and sharing them with the world.

In the dental world, clinicians place roughly 800 million white composite fillings a year, and it’s estimated that around 62% of those fillings or restorations fail within five years. This drives the patient back into the dental chair, re-opens their wallets, and fixes what they (reasonably) expected would last them for decades, if not forever.