Thursday, June 26, 2008

Starting Small

Starting Small
By: Brian Tracy

How and why you can start your own business with little or no money by using sweat equity.

Everyone Starts Off Broke
I used to feel sorry for myself because I came from a limited background and I had no money. Then I found that nobody has any money. Everyone starts off broke. In fact, most successful people go broke or nearly broke several times during their lives. Don't let this hold you back.

Practice, Practice, Practice
Transformational leaders empower others by keeping them "in the know," by keeping them fully informed on everything that effects their jobs. People want and need to feel that they are "insiders," that they are aware of everything that is going on. There is nothing so demoralizing to a staff member than to be kept in the dark about their work and what is going on in the company.

But if you are willing to put in the time to learn, remember about 95 percent of the working population in America have the ability to start and build their own businesses if they would only do it. Multi-level marketing is an excellent second income opportunity where you can learn vital business skills at low cost. Especially selling, organizing, making presentations, accounting, team building, negotiating, persuading, and communicating. 85 percent of what you need to learn to be successful in business you can learn from running a successful multi-level marketing business.

Roll Up Your Sleeves
Remember this, though. Leaders are always willing to do what is called dog work. They're willing to render humble service. They're willing to roll up their sleeves and plunge in. They never think of themselves as being too good for a job. There are an enormous number of people who are presented with second income opportunities who turn them down because they think that they're too good to do something like that. But the people who are thinking that they are too good are the people who retire poor. You'll find that leaders of all organizations are always willing to roll up their sleeves and to get in there.

Action Exercises
Now, here are two things you can do to put these ideas into action immediately:

First, remember that buying and selling things is the essence of all business. Look for opportunities to buy and sell things on your own account. Visit garage sales or hold a garage sale of your own. Visit swap meets and negotiate with people with things for sale. Make it a game to learn these skills.

Second, start in a small business of some kind. Look for a second income or multi level marketing opportunity where you can buy and sell on a small scale. Many people become wealthy starting off with virtually nothing in this way.

Monday, June 23, 2008

George Carlin dies at age 71

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 23) - George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

Here are some highlights of Carlin's career:

1. The Seven Words You Can't Say On Television



2. Baseball and Football



3. Cats and Dogs



4. On Voting



5. The Ten Commandments



6. Saving The Planet



7. Airport Security

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Blame It On TheRain! Papelbon & Delcarmen of The Boston Red Sox Spoof Video

Milli Vanilli Redux Featuring Jonathan Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen of the Boston Red Sox!


Ciao car, hello Vespa! Boston Sunday Globe June 22, 20208

Ciao car, hello Vespa
Ciao car, hello Vespa!

Easy on the pocketbook, Italian-made scooter makes riding smooth around the city

It was an all-too-familiar situation: Ahead, a red light glared, and bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched as far as the eye could see. Taxis honked. Drivers sighed. Nobody was happy - except the reporter on the white Vespa who slipped into the space between the lanes and nimbly passed among the cars. Pedestrians stopped to watch, and drivers' eyes gleamed with irritation and envy as the reporter made her way to the front of the line, turned right, and zipped off on her way.

She would giddily repeat the move all day. And people would notice, often wistfully.

"That's what I need, a Vespa," said one of them, Garry Rizzuto, as he watched from a sidewalk in the North End.

Indeed it's a sentiment being felt by many these days. With gas prices at record highs and the weather transformed to glorious summer, many are parking their guzzlers in favor of transportation less petrol-hungry. Subway ridership is up. Bicycles are out in greater numbers. This reporter's choice was a Vespa, the sleek Italian-made scooter that seems to exemplify the phrase "Ciao bella!"

Of course, in a city where driving is considered a blood sport, tooling around on a 216-pound, 50 cc scooter might seem like a death wish. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and this fearless reporter wondered if saving a few bucks on gas is worth risking life and limb.

She set off last week with a full tank and a mission: to cruise the sometimes unfriendly streets of Boston, confronting obstacles, traffic, and the elements.

Would one of Boston's notoriously aggressive drivers push her off the road? Would people honk when she topped out at 35 miles per hour? Would she be eaten by a monster-sized pothole? Or would the ability to cut through traffic, park virtually anywhere, and look good doing it win out?

In South Boston, a bastion of just about everything old-school, heads turned as she flew past. Children pointed and shouted, and men in pickup trucks eyed the scooter's curves the way they might a beautiful woman. Or was that disdain in their eyes?

"One of the Rough Riders, huh?" asked an elderly man out for a morning walk.

Going through the waterfront district and into the financial district, a kind of Zen overtook her. She realized that she wasn't in a rush to go anywhere, as happens so often in her car. With the sun on her back and a helmet on her head, 30 miles per hour seemed fast and commuting was suddenly fun.

While drivers furiously tapped at their Blackberries and yakked on their cellphones, she was living in the moment, appreciating the sight of Fort Point Channel as she drove down Summer Street, the song of the sparrows as she whizzed down Newbury Street.

The Vespa's wasp-like 50-ccs were powerful enough to get her moving with traffic, but not strong enough to require a motorcycle license, insurance, or a registration. Best of all, she could park almost anywhere.

As vehicles circled Newbury Street searching for a spot during the lunch hour, the reporter glided up onto the sidewalk and left the Vespa in the shade of a tree.

In the North End, she bypassed the valets and parked in front of a gelato shop. At Government Center, she didn't think twice about the parking enforcers doling out tickets.

Of course the day wasn't without its hairy moments. Driving down Huntington Avenue, the reporter found herself ducking as schoolchildren tossed their trash out the windows of a Boston Public Schools bus.

Cigarette butts were equally lethal, and potholes suddenly seemed like death traps.

Mastering the technique of rolling the scooter back and kicking down the stand simultaneously requires some practice, and there was a moment of embarrassment when an older woman offered help as the reporter tried unsuccessfully to park in Mission Hill.

But more often, there were moments of wonder not often experienced on the streets of Boston.

Cars actually let the reporter cut in front of them. Pedestrians stopped midstep and waved the scooter by.

In Charlestown, a man in a white sedan stopped at a light and chatted about the Vespa he had owned 40 years ago, his face aglow as if he were remembering a lost lover.

It seemed like perhaps all of Boston would be a happier, kinder place if more people drove this way.

Tania deLuzuriaga can be reached at deluzuriaga@globe.com.

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Dr. Mike Maroon
Founder & Fellow Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics

ACE 2008 Symposium on Esthetic Dentistry ~ Nov 5-8, 2008 ~ Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa ~ Bonita Springs, FL

Learn more about upcoming events at www.ACEsthetics.com or call 800.701.6223

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Congratulations to the 2008 World Champion Boston Celtics!

2008 NBA Championship Trophy Presentation




Cool Reebok commercial with statue of Red Auerbach




Celtics opening for Game 6...if you can't get pumped for this you may be dead!

Thursday, June 19, 2008

DVD Set of April Optimization Summit in Silicon Valley is now available

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Vijay Sikka <vijay@sikkasoft.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Subject: DVD Set of April Optimization Summit in Silicon Valley is now available

Hello Dr. Mike,

We are making the 12 DVD set available to ACErs who want it. The speakers included some of the best in the industry including Dr. Bill Blatchford, Dr. Joe Blaes, Dr. Rick Workman, Dr. Bruce Baird, Dr. Michael Reece, Dr. Chris Kammer, Dr. Bill Kimball, Dr. Marvin Berlin and JoAnne Tanner.  

My friend Dr. Bill Domb and his wife recorded the event.  We thank him immensely and for only the cost of shipping and disk/duplicating are making this DVD set available to ACErs.

Request can be sent to OptimizationSummitDVD@sikkasoft.com give dentist name, address, phone, email address and payment method. The cost is $25 for the 12 DVD set.  

Best regards,

Vijay Sikka
President and CEO
Sikka Software Corporation
830 Hillview Court Suite 290
Milpitas, CA 95035
www.sikkasoft.com
1 800 94 SIKKA x211
1 866 856 7119
1 866 603 8224 (Fax)
1 408 373 3509 (Cell)

The Hornbrook Group Adds a Director

Press Contact:
Jenn Robertson
jenn@hornbrookgroup.com
ph. 949.362.9200

The Hornbrook Group Adds a Director

CHICAGO (June 17, 2008) - The Hornbrook Group Center for Advanced Clinical Education, an internationally-recognized provider of advanced continuing dental education programs, announces the addition of Lisa Fleetwood Johnson in it’s newly-created Director of Programs position.

In this role, she will manage the day-to-day operations of The Hornbrook Group’s cutting-edge seminars and unique live patient education programs. Johnson’s has extensive industry experience in business development and the creating strategic alliances. “We believe in order to provide the best educational experience to our participants, we must continue to build strong partnerships within the industry to remain cutting edge, and provide life changing dental education in partnership with the likes of Ivoclar Vivadent, Brasseler, Hoya Con Bio, Bioresearch and so many others,” says Dr. Ron Ritsco, Managing Director. “Lisa’s passion for the success of our participants and extensive relationships within the industry was key component in our selection process.”

Johnson brings 10 years of public relations, business development, marketing and event management experience to this position. Prior to joining The Hornbrook Group, she served as public relations manager at 1-800-DENTIST®. Prior to that, she served as an account executive at a Los Angeles-based public relations agency.

“We are excited to have Lisa join our team. Her enthusiasm, communication skills, strategic mind and dental industry experience, makes her a tremendously valuable asset. That she has extensive event management experience is merely a plus,” said Dr. David Hornbrook, Executive Director and Founder of The Hornbrook Group. “She is a perfect fit with our group and we look forward to having her on board.”

She also serves as a member of the Fund Development Committee and Chair of the Annual Silent Auction for The Children’s Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles, a non-profit 501c(3) organization that provides comprehensive oral healthcare to address the unmet dental needs of it’s surrounding community.

About The Hornbrook Group

The Hornbook Group’s cutting-edge, post-graduate dental education offers clinicians worldwide advanced live-patient, hands-on and didactic programs on comprehensive aesthetics, full mouth rehabilitation, occlusion, implants, digital photography and team training.

Founded by Dr. David Hornbrook, one of dentistry’s pioneers in live-patient treatment programs, the programs are directed by leaders in dentistry including Dr. Ron Ritsco, a Prosthodontist with a rich background in materials research and innovation, advanced occlusion, rehabilitation and implant dentistry; as well as Dr. Mark Montgomery, a respected educator in the area of occlusion and full mouth rehabilitation. The Hornbrook Group Center for Advanced Clinical Education is based in Chicago, IL. For more information on The Hornbrook Group including course information and program dates, contact 1.866.467.6276 (866-HORNBROOK) or go to www.hornbrookgroup.com. Contact Lisa Fleetwood-Johnson directly, email lisa@hornbrookgroup.com

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The Facts About Mercury From Amalgam Fillings

FDA issues precautionary note on silver fillings
The Associated Press - Jun 12, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Silver dental fillings contain mercury, and the government for the first time is warning that they may pose a safety concern for pregnant ...
Comment by David Kennedy, DDS Past President, International Acad. of Oral Medicine & Toxicology
google news commentThe facts about mercury from amalgam fillings - 20 hours ago

One of the primary reasons why the mercury from amalgam controversy has lasted so long is the volumes of misinformation that are pumped from both dental academia and the American Dental Association that gets quoted in the press as fact. The motto of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology is; "show me the evidence". They don't have any evidence of safety so they obfuscate what we do know and pontificate about relative risks. The IAOMT has enumerated numerous clear and cogent reasons to avoid using mercury fillings.

For a brief video of mercury being released from set mercury/silver fillings and a summary of the research funded by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology over the last 20 years watch the YouTube video "Smoking Teeth". 

Earlier criticism by advocates for continued mercury use in dentistry have been addressed in a follow-up video from the documentary film "The Beautiful Truth". 

There is a great deal of misinformation in the press that I will attempt to address with science. For example in the recent AP story:

  • Science operates on "a precautionary principle," said Dr. Karl Kieburtz, a University of Rochester neurologist who co-chaired the 2006 FDA advisory committee and praised the new warning. "For 99 percent-plus of people, there probably isn't harm. But if there is a group of people who might be at risk, they should at least have the knowledge that may be so," he said.

First be aware that the "precautionary principle" was triggered in 1985 when Dr. Murray Vimy, founder of the IAOMT, published a detailed series of experiments in the peer reviewed scientific literature firmly establishing that massive amounts of mercury intermittently vaporize from set dental amalgam in the mouths of humans especially after chewing.

The Precautionary Principle requires: "Preventative anticipation - taking action if necessary before scientific proof is available on the grounds that a delay in the action will cause damage to nature and society."

There is no safe level of exposure to mercury therefore use should stop and that is exactly what the IAOMT called for in 1985. Our call for caution unfortunately was not heeded and as a result 50 tons a year more mercury has been implanted in American's teeth.

His second remark about 99% of the people not being harmed is straight from the ADA's play book and a quote from the 1984 joint ADA/National Institute of Dental Research review of the biocompatibility of metals in dentistry. At that meeting the NIDR and ADA both acknowledged that mercury was released from set mercury/silver amalgam fillings but characterized the amount as small and said that it would only be a problem for the 1% of the population who are allergic to mercury.

The first point is that the amount has never been found to be small.

The second point is that allergy is only one of a myriad of problem related to mercury intake. Mercury can damage virtually every system in the human body but the heart, kidneys, brain and immune systems are particularly vulnerable.

The third point is that no research has ever found that only 1% of the population is allergic to mercury. The frequency of allergy apparently depends on the number and duration of mercury fillings present in the individual's mouth. Djerassi and Berova published in 1969, "The percentage of positive results to the (mercury) patch test is 5.80% in people with up to 5-years-old restorations; while the percentage in persons whose restorations are older amounts to 22.52%." They reported that among controls with no amalgam fillings 0% of those tested positive.

Implanting mercury/silver fillings exposes everyone present; the patient, staff and the dentist to mercury and will result in an inappropriate immune response in many. 

  • Dental workers make amalgam fillings by mixing liquid mercury with powdered ingredients, requiring special safety steps and filters to limit waste seeping back into the environment.

I would be most interested to learn what safety steps are required because the IAOMT can find no published protective requirements for employees exposed to mercury during their regular duties except for general exposure standards that are widely ignored and not monitored. We recently petitioned the California Occupational Safety Standards Board to enact a vertical standard that would require that staff members be adequately protected. They are presently evaluating our request. There are numerous studies that have found mercury causes harm to dentists and dental personnel.

As for seeping into the environment that too is incorrect. Only where a few municipalities or other protectors of the environment mandate mercury separators for dental offices is the mercury discharge dramatically limited.

During the Burton/Watson congressional hearing at USC the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control expert testified that only after they forced 100% of the mercury using or removing dentists to install mercury separators on their dental offices were they able to obtain a significant reduction in in sewer water mercury. 30 days after these inexpensive devices were installed they discovered a 90% reduction in mercury. He further testified that 100% of the mercury problem in San Francisco sewage was due to dental mercury.

When Dan Burton questioned the discrepancy between his early statement about the 90% reduction and his assertion that 100% was due to mercury leaking from amalgam he explained that the additional 10% was from mercury released from amalgam that passed through the gut of amalgam bearers.

Although the members of the IAOMT do not use mercury they do remove mercury consequently the IAOMT has strongly urged its members to voluntarily protect the environment by installing mercury separators. 

  • "We don't want these choices taken away based on junk science. We don't want them taken away based on misguided fears," said Dr. Edmond Hewlett, a dental professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an American Dental Association adviser.

Dr. Edmond Hewlett the ADA spokesperson calls the scientific evidence that mercury is leaking from so called "Silver" fillings "Junk Science". This is the first step of a PR approach to the issue and is called denigrate the opposition and is not a reasonable approach to a major public health concern. It is not clear what he calls "misguided fears" but it would be reasonable to be concerned that a time-release mercury implant is in many people's teeth. Since the predominant source of human exposure to mercury is from mercury-leaking fillings this information should be given to the patient and not covered up with disinformation.

  • They're cheaper than alternatives ‹ roughly $100 for an amalgam filling versus $150 or more for a composite, Hewlett estimates ‹ and they're known as particularly durable. Hewlett said two conditions that demand amalgams: Spots on back teeth that dentists can't keep dry long enough for a composite filling to bond, and in people who forcefully grind their teeth.

There is so much in this paragraph that is incorrect it is hard to know where to start. First, everyone is in agreement that composite does not require that a major portion of tooth be removed in order to be placed. Thus, using composite as a first choice leaves more tooth intact. This translates to a lifetime of better dental health and cost savings.

A conservative composite will last longer and is easier to replace or repair than the old mercury/silver fillings. In the long run this will save both teeth and dollars. This looks to me like it is Dr. Hewlett who is fear mongering.

I practiced for 30 years in general dentistry and during that time I never once found an area that I could not keep dry long enough to place a composite filling so I am not sure what areas Dr. Hewlett is referring to that can't be adequately restored using modern non-toxic fillings.

His final comment about using mercury/silver implants in people who grind their teeth is absolutely wrong. In 1987 Dr. Vimy installed slightly radioactive mercury/silver fillings in sheep in order to trace where the mercury released by chewing went. The results were shocking. In just 30 days mercury had distributed throughout the animal's entire body. It was even found in the hoof!

At that time the ADA spokespersons criticized the experiment saying that "Sheep chew too much". A person who habitually clenches or grinds their teeth would chew even more than sheep. Sheep chew about 8 hours a day and about the same as a teenager with gum. In a situation like Hewlett describes the recipient of the mercury filling would be exposed to enormous amounts of elemental mercury vapor. Clearly mercury/silver fillings are not suitable for people who chew with their teeth. The sheep experiments were duplicated with monkeys and exactly the same distribution pattern was observed. 

  • The agency still is studying whether the small amount of mercury vapor released by chewing and brushing is enough to cause neurologic disorders or other problems in youngsters. There have been only a handful of rigorous studies comparing children given either amalgam fillings or tooth-colored resin composite fillings that are mercury-free ‹ and those studies haven't detected any brain problems.

The studies referred to in the AP story are apparently the horribly unethical Children's Amalgam Trials that did not even tell the orphan's guardian that they were going to be implanted with mercury fillings.

What kind government agency pays investigators to implant time-release mercury in small children in order to measure the impact of mercury on their brains? Would any parent sign their child up for a similar experiment using for example lead? They claimed to have not found brain problems but now acknowledge in the latest publication that they did find kidney problems and disproportionate harm to boys.

Before they even began the experiment the investigators skewed the population under investigation by eliminating all the children who already had mercury related neurological damage such as Autistic and ADD.

What the investigators did find was disproportionate harm to young boys.

Much has been made of the danger of mercury exposure to fetuses and during pregnancy but very little is being said about how much more toxic mercury is to some genetically susceptible individuals and especially to boys. Testosterone the male hormone and mercury form an extremely toxic complex that is much more toxic than mercury alone. Estrogen the female hormone apparently provides some protection from mercury.

The unethical Children's Amalgam Experiment found disproportionate harm to the young boy's kidneys. This is a complex sequence of events that can better be understood by a graph than by word descriptions. Figure 3 of the attached article shows the urine mercury first going up in all subjects who were implanted with mercury/silver fillings. But after 2 years the amount excreted through the urine began to decline in both boys and girls but the decline was greater in the boys. So dramatic in fact that by the end of the experiment the boys excreted no more mercury in their urine than the lucky children who had received the non-mercury releasing composite fillings. Over time the boys will accumulate ever more mercury.

The gene CPOX makes humans more vulnerable to neurological harm from mercury. Children who were CPOX positive were identified during these experiments but as yet over 2 years after the often repeated grandiose claims of amalgam safety were made the COPX data is not available of independent study. It is likely that when the various vulnerable subsets are analyzed individually that these experiments will show exceptional harm to these children. Prospective experiments on children with known neurotoxins are blatantly unethical.

Another genotype APOe is also associated with mercury accumulation in brain and linked to autism and Alzheimer's. When you consider the susceptibility of boys, APOe and CPOX you have more than 50% of the population and not 1% as claimed by the ADA and quoted by Kieburtz.

Proof of Harm:

The original report on the [unethical] Children's Amalgam Trials CAT stated that the children who were implanted with the time-release mercury/silver fillings received on average 2 fillings on day zero and about 1 filling annually thereafter. The graph from figure 3 from The Contribution of Dental Amalgam to Urinary Mercury Excretion in Children James S. Woods, et al Environmental Health Perspectives € VOLUME 115 | NUMBER 10 | October 2007 clearly shows urinary mercury going down in the third year of the trial after rising dramatically for the first two years.

When the boys are analyzed separately from the girls the effect is even more obvious and in fact Dr. Woods has commented on the disproportionate harm to boys from their fillings. It is extremely difficult to understand how Woods can even write the first sentence since this research after 7 years firmly established the opposite. There was no significant difference in the boy's urinary mercury than non-exposed controls.

"In conclusion, in the present study we describe a strong, positive correlation between mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings and urinary mercury excretion over a 7-year longitudinal course of amalgam treatment in children. However, significant differences in urinary mercury concentrations between boys and girls with comparable levels of amalgam treatment and times since placement suggest sex-related differences in mercury handling and, possibly, susceptibility to mercury toxicity. These findings are relevant within the context of children¹s health risk assessment and suggest directions for future research to determine whether differential sensitivities to mercury between boys and girls do exist."

From: The Contribution of Dental Amalgam to Urinary Mercury Excretion in Children James S. Woods, et al Environmental Health Perspectives € VOLUME 115 | NUMBER 10 | October 2007 http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10249/abstract.html

Monday, June 16, 2008

Omer Reed, NM dentistry & Minimal Preps...A NEW PARADIGM!

One of the intriguing presentations for me this past weekend at the ACE 2008 North American Conference on No Prep Veneers was Dr. Omer Reed showing how the "minimal prep" mentality and the NM philosophy can be blended for great results.

In the past, NM docs have been criticized for destroying teeth...in fact, some of the presenters at the conference showed some cases that they felt were "over-treated", however Omer put that to bed with his blending of minimally invasive dentistry and NM positioning for patient comfort. Omer is using the Myomonitor/Tens to help determine correct jaw relation in difficult restorative cases.

Omer is the most progressive thinking person that I've ever met and he continues to amaze me! Must be something to do with his Icelandish heritage...They have to be creative!

Omer is also the only guy I know who could put up a slide of an insect on the screen and still be one of the most captivating dental speakers you will ever hear. This is a HUGE compliment because other's use slides to showcase their talent. Omer is able to articulate his ideas clearly, and make them seem like something we all have been doing all along.

I hope that someday I can get close to being able to communicate like him!

Thanks Omer!

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Dr. Mike Maroon
Founder & Fellow Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics

ACE 2008 Symposium on Esthetic Dentistry ~ Nov 5-8, 2008 ~ Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa ~ Bonita Springs, FL

Learn more about upcoming events at www.ACEsthetics.com or call 800.701.6223

Saturday, June 14, 2008

It's a Wrap!

WOW! That's all I can say after the ACE 2008 North American Conference on No Prep Veneers! My brain is fried and I've learned so much from all of the great speakers and attendees. I'm looking forward to reading the comments on the network over the next few days as folks get back to their daily routines.

Thanks to Dr. Tom Hedge, Dr. Gary Radz & Peter Maroon for putting this program together.

We're planning on having this conference again in 2009. We'll post details as they become available.

I look forward to seeing you all at an upcoming ACE event.

Dr. Mike DiTolla closes out the ACE 2008 Conference on No Prep Veneers...

Dr. Mike DiTolla, Clinical Director for Glidewell Laboratories (www.Glidewell-Lab.com), closed out Day 2 at the ACE 2008 North American Conference on No Prep Veneers by sharing several examples of minimal/no prep veneers and the product “Vivaneers” that has been created by Glidewell Lab. Mike has really done some creative things with the minimal/no prep product and seeing the cases and DVDs of the treatment really helped put things in perspective. Glidewell is making the DVDs available to all ACE members. For more information visit their website at www.Glidewell-Lab.com or call at 800-854-7256.

 

 

Uri Yarovesky introduces Hilla at ACE 2008 Conference on No Prep Veneers!

Uri Yarovesky has introduced Hilla at the ACE 2008 Conference on No Prep Veneers. Hilla (meaning “Halo”) are preformed porcelain decals that allow you & the lab technician to customize the characterization when providing porcelain veneers. Uri showed several cases and how the Hilla decals are applied and how incredible they look!

 

For more information please visit www.opusonelabs.com or call 877-OPUS LAB.

 

Dr. Tim Hale & his son, Juan Olivier! :D

Dr. Tim Hale & his son, Juan, are enjoying their time in Scottsdale! :D

Dr. Omer Reed presents at ACE 2008 No Prep Conference

Dr. Omer Reed, who is known for his progressive thinking, has just presented at the ACE 2008 Conference on No Prep veneers. Dr. Reed is one of those speakers that challenges your thinking while at the same time making you believe that you can accomplish anything…which is a very rare trait indeed. Every time I hear Dr. Reed speak he gets introduces me to the melding of several concepts that, instantly make sense and seem so simple, yet until he presented them, I had never heard of them before. It’s kind of an “Aha” moment!

 

Here’s a photo of Omer on the podium as well as Emily Kinsell-Berger & Mike Cole enjoying his presentation.

 

Glamsmile presents at ACE 2008 No Prep Veneer Conference

Dewey Perrigo & Dr. Chris Truhan just presented the GlamSmile (www.GlamSmile.com) concept at the ACE 2008 North American Conference on No Prep Veneers. It’s a very interesting concept, both in the types of restorations able to be provided and the business model.

 

Here are some of the highlights. For more information visit their website and contact Dewey Perrigo at GlamSmile.