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Tokens Direct announces custom or standard “reward” coins as a way for oral health care professionals to reinforce good dental health practices with a tangible reminder. According to the manufacturer, they are an especially ef-fective and memorable reward for pediatric patients who have good checkups, demon-VWUDWHSURSHUÀRVVLQJWHFKQLTXHV&#0f;RUH[KLELWSURSHUPDLQWHQDQFH of braces, retainers or other orthodontic devices. The coins, which can be saved and redeemed for prizes, or used in on-site machines like video games or gumball dispensers, can also be used to reward new patient referrals. Standard reward coins are available for im-mediate shipment; custom designs, with practice name and logo, IRUH[DPSOH&#0f;DUHDOVRDYDLODEOH)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ&#0f;YLVLWZZZ tokensdirectstore.com. be automatically generated each day, directly from the practice PDQDJHPHQWVRIWZDUH:KHQSDWLHQWVFRQ¿UP&#0f;WKHGHQWDORI¿FHLV QRWL¿HGYLDHPDLO&#0f;DVZHOODVRQWKHLURQOLQHGDVKERDUG$GDLO\UH -port can be printed out each morning showing which patients have DOUHDG\FRQ¿UPHGWKHLUDSSRLQWPHQWV&#0f;DQGKRZ&#1d;YLDHPDLO&#0f;WH[WRU phone. The system is proven to dramatically reduce holes in the VFKHGXOHZKLOHJLYLQJWKHIURQWRI¿FHPRUHWLPHIRUFRXQWOHVVRWKHU important duties including patient interaction, billing and appoint-LQJQHZSDWLHQWV)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ&#0f;YLVLWZZZSDWLHQWDFWLYDWRU com/dentalmarketing/. 0LFURÀH[DQQRXQFHV Ultraform Powder-Free Nitrile Exam Gloves . According to the manufacturer, the JORYHV¶XQLTXHVRIWIRU -mulation forms to the user’s hand effortlessly as if it is second skin; DQG&#0f;LQ¿HOGWHVWV&#0f;XV -ers wearing Ultraform ® H[SHULHQFHGDQLQFUHDVHLQ¿QHPRWRUWDVN performance compared to a bare hand. The single-use cobalt blue, QRQVWHULOH&#0f;DPELGH[WURXVJORYHVIHDWXUHWH[WXUHG¿QJHUWLSVDQG EHDGHGFXIIVDQGFRPH

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)ULHG\ H[SORUHUWKDWLVVWRUHGVHFXUHO\LQWKHEDVH(DFKWH[WXUH SDGUHSUHVHQWVRQHRIWKHSRVVLEOHVXEJLQJLYDOWH[WXUHVWKDWPD\ EHIHOWZKHQXVLQJDGHQWDOH[SORUHU²FHPHQWXP&#0f;VOLJKWRUJUDLQ\&#0f; moderate, heavy and burnished calculus plus various sized pieces RIFDOFXOXV$VWKHH[SORUHULVSDVVHGOLJKWO\RYHUWKHWH[WXUHSDGV&#0f; the user recognizes the difference in vibrations made by the work-LQJHQGRIWKHH[SORUHU&#0f;VLPXODWLQJWKHIHHORIGHQWDOFDOFXOXV)RU more information, call 612-547-9595 or visit www.calcdetect.com. Oasis Diag-nostics Corp announces '1$‡6$/Œ , a salivary DNA collec-tion device. The device scrapes cells and saliva in the mouth via a series of serrated edges, UHVXOWLQJLQWKHDFFXPXODWLRQRIDPL[WXUHRIRUDOÀXLGV&#0b;VDOLYD&#0c;DQG cells that are trapped in an array of voids on the plastic body of the GHYLFH7KH'1$‡6$/ŒLVUHPRYHGIURPWKHPRXWKDQGKHOGZKLOH DVPDOOTXDQWLW\RIDVDIHULQVHVROXWLRQLVWDNHQ&#0f;³VZLVKHG´DURXQG in the mouth for a few seconds, then transferred by spitting back into the original sample tube. The collection head of the device is then detached from the handle into the transport tube containing the sample and rinse solution, then immediately processed or sent WRDODERUDWRU\ZKHUHSXUH'1$FDQEHH[WUDFWHGXVLQJDQH[WUDF -tion kit provided by Oasis Diagnostics ®. )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ&#0f;YLVLW http://www.4saliva.com. Patient Activator ® , 1-800-DENTIST’s patient communications service, announces /LYH&DOOZLWK&RQ¿UPDWLRQ —automated ap-SRLQWPHQWUHPLQGHUVUHFRUGHGLQWKHGHQWLVW¶VRUIURQWRI¿FHVWDII¶V RZQYRLFHWKDWOHWSDWLHQWVFRQ¿UPDSSRLQWPHQWVULJKWIURPWKHLU SKRQHNH\SDG&RPELQHGZLWKWKHVHUYLFH¶VWH[WDQGHPDLOUHPLQG -HUV&#0f;/LYH&DOOKHOSVSUDFWLFHVFRQQHFWZLWKDOOVFKHGXOHGSDWLHQWVWR eliminate no-shows and last minute cancellations. Reminders can The 6RODGH\-;6RODU 7RRWKEUXVK is now avail-able from U.S. distributor AmbiCom. The new brush, which looks like an ordinary toothbrush, combines revolutionary semiconduc-tor technology with an integrated solar panel to provide natural, environ-PHQWDOO\IULHQGO\RUDOFDUH6RODGH\-;UHTXLUHVOHVVZDWHUDQG WRRWKSDVWHWR¿JKWSODTXH:KHQOLJKWVWULNHVWKHVRODUSDQHOQHDU the end of the handle, electrons are generated that move along the lead wire from the negative pole toward the built-in semiconduc-WRU&#0b;IRXQGDWWKHWRSRIWKHKDQGOH&#0f;QHDUWKHDUHDZKHUHWKHEUXVK KHDGLVDWWDFKHG&#0c;:KHQOLJKWVWULNHVWKHZHWVHPLFRQGXFWRU&#0f;PDGH RIWLWDQLXPR[LGH&#0f;HOHFWURQVDUHDOVRJHQHUDWHGLQDSURFHVVFDOOHG photocatalytic action. The plating on the metallic body of the brush is specially processed to help raise the electrical current rate. The electrons generated at the solar panel and the semiconductor move to the inside of the mouth through saliva, where they remove the K\GURJHQLRQZLWKLQGHQWDOSODTXH&#0f;DOORZLQJLWWREUHDNGRZQ$V DUHVXOW&#0f;GHQWDOSODTXHLVHDVLHUWRUHPRYHDQGEUXVKLQJLVPRUH effective. Replaceable brush-heads are available different sizes and GHJUHHVRI¿UPQHVV6RODGH\-;LVFXUUHQWO\DYDLODEOHDW$PD]RQ com and will be available in additional online drug store sites and stores in the coming months. 3URGXFW5HSRUWLVFRPSLOHGE\$'+$VWDII,QFOXVLRQRISURGXFW LQIRUPDWLRQLQWKLVFROXPQGRHVQRWFRQVWLWXWHDQHQGRUVHPHQWRU JXDUDQWHHE\$'+$RIWKHTXDOLW\RUYDOXHRIWKHSURGXFWVGHVFULEHG 6HQGSURGXFWUHOHDVHVWRMHDQP#DGKDQHW Q access AUG 2012 31

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