​  As a new regular feature on The Arch: The Ultradent blog, Dr. Fischer will be addressing questions on a variety of dental topics. Here is your chance to pick the brain of the genius that started it all! Thus, we excitedly introduce “Ask Dr. Fischer,” where in this first edition, he addresses an endodontic product question about Ultradent’s Endo-Eze™ Genius® system. Enjoy! ​    Endo-Eze Genius System     What inspired Ultradent to develop the Endo-Eze Genius System, including the Endo-Eze™ Genius® 8:1 contra-angle and Endo-Eze™ Genius® files? Is there a unique need for these products in the market and why?    Dr. Carlos Ramos had been proposing the concept of asymmetric oscillation for years. Here at Ultradent, he began to develop Endo-Eze Genius endodontic system and brought all of the pieces of the system to complete fruition, including a file system.   ​ ​ Dr. Carlos Ramos  

​​ Not all endodontic files are created equal. In fact, it’s the small details that make a huge difference. An endodontic file should be able to negotiate curvatures with apt file flexibility while maintaining enough resistance to advance to the apical third. Even the handle design of a file can determine whether or not a clinician can make it through a grueling and extremely intricate procedure without experiencing fatigue, soreness, and burnout.   It’s these little details that make Ultradent’s Endo-Eze™ hand files stand out among the sea of endodontic files available on the market today. Each file was designed to make shaping efficiency and superior instrumentation achievable, comfortable, and affordable for both the endodontic specialist and the general dentist who performs endodontics in their office.

“I stopped counting at 25 how many mission trips I’ve been on. I’ve been to over 21 countries, including Cambodia, Zambia, Mexico, Botswana, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, Malawi, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, and most recently Egypt and Jordan. I just go wherever there’s a need and try to do good,” says Dr. Duane Beers, a dentist who practices out of Socorro, New Mexico. 

What's your name?  Angela Wells   What do you do here at Ultradent and how long have you been working here?​ Team lead in the whitening manufacturing department, and I've been with Ultradent for almost two years.

There are few products that come closer to a dentist’s heart than their composite. Right out of the gate, they notice how it handles, if it slumps, how it shapes, if it’s a creamy or sticky texture, or if it drags. This week, we introduced our Mosaic™ universal composite and I’m incredibly excited because I truly believe that clinicians will connect with it and love it immediately. Mosaic™​ universal composite

Dr. Steve Farley may be a dentist from a small town, but he’s making a big difference in the world. And he doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon. 

With the popularity of laser dentistry increasing by the day, it’s fundamental that clinicians and their teams educate themselves on laser safety—to the benefit of themselves and their patients. Here are a few tips, as outlined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Laser Institute of America for keeping your patients and staff safe while enjoying the wonderful advantages dental lasers bring to your office.   Ultradent's Gemini® 810 + 980 Diode Laser

​ Congratulations on taking the contest-winning photo spotlighted for the month of February in the Ultradent calendar and Facebook cover photo series! What is your name? Tony Harris What do you do here at Ultradent? I’m a Supplier Quality Engineer.

​ "Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design."   ​ ​—Charles Eames​​​           “Creativity is sort of a well that you have to draw from constantly and if you don’t fill the well, you’ll begin drawing from poisoned waters. You constantly have to be looking for inspiration so that you don’t get stuck doing the same things over and over,” says JD Melville, a graphic designer at Ultradent Products, Inc​., specializing in printed materials such as packaging, pamphlets, flyers, and hand-outs.

  In 2016, Ultradent introduced the the highly-anticipated Jiffy Universal Finishing System —a universal finishing system of it’s kind in which the adjusters and polishers work interchangeably on all ceramics, including porcelain, lithium disilicate, and zirconia, and with equally good results. The adjusters and polishers contain specially formulated Ultradent diamond grit for optimal smoothness and outstanding polishing ability, which is essential to a quality good restoration. If a restoration isn’t finished properly, it can result in microfractures and abrasion of the softer natural dentition of adjacent teeth, as well as staining.  ​Because of the extreme hardness of many of the modern restorative materials available today, effectively adjusting and polishing these restorations has become a challenge for dentists. So when Ultradent released the Jiffy Universal Finishing System, the reviews came pouring in. Based on a formal evaluation conducted by Dental Product Shopper ​in which ten randomly selected dentists used the Jiffy Universal Finishing System for several weeks, the Jiffy Universal Finishing System scored a 4.6 out of 5 rating, making it a Dental Product Shopper “Best Product.”