Carestream Dental Hosts Official Ribbon Cutting for New Global Headquarters


ATLANTA—Carestream Dental today welcomed its more than 400 Atlanta-based employees and their guests to its new global headquarters at 3625 Cumberland Blvd., with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. 
The ribbon cutting featured distinguished guests from the health and dental communities, including Dikembe Mutombo, representing the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the health, education and quality of life for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sheri Anderson, representing the Dentistry for the Developmentally Disabled Foundation, which provides specialized oral healthcare to patients with developmental disabilities in Metro Atlanta.
Representatives from the county and metro chambers of commerce, including Sharon Mason, president and CEO, Cobb Chamber, and Rob Demont, director of bioscience/healthcare, Metro Atlanta Chamber, were also in attendance to speak to Carestream Dental’s role in expanding Atlanta’s position as a global healthcare hub.
“This move has reminded us that Carestream Dental has an important role to play across several communities,” Lisa Ashby, CEO, Carestream Dental, said. “First, our employees make up a tight-knit community that is accountable to each other and our customers. Second, our role in the local community, providing jobs and impacting the economy. Third, and most importantly, Mr. Mutombo and Ms. Anderson reminded us that we’re a part of a greater healthcare community that changes lives around the world.”
CSD HQ, as it’s known, is Carestream Dental’s new global headquarters. The company transitioned to the 54,000 sq. ft. office space on Dec. 17, 2018 but made the move official with the Jan. 7, 2019 ceremonial ribbon-cutting. CEO Lisa Ashby and Mr. Mutombo had the honor of cutting the ribbon on a specially made staircase that connects the two floors of the office.
To learn more about Carestream Dental’s innovative technology, call 800.944.6365 or visit carestreamdental.com.
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About Carestream Dental
Carestream Dental provides industry-leading dental digital product lines and services, including imaging equipment, CAD/CAM systems, software and practice management solutions, for dental and oral health professionals. With more than 100 years of industry experience, Carestream Dental technology captures two billion images annually and aids in more precise diagnoses, improved workflows and superior patient care. For more information or to contact a Carestream Dental representative, please call 800.944.6365 or visit carestreamdental.com.


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Carestream Dental Expands CS 3600 Capabilities with exocad Software Interaction

ATLANTA—Carestream Dental has partnered with exocad, a third-party dental CAD/CAM software solutions provider, to offer direct interaction with the CS 3600 intraoral scanner. This allows clinicians to capture digital impressions directly from exocad ChairsideCAD software.
Practitioners using the CS 3600 intraoral scanner are now able to launch digital impression scans directly from exocad’s database software. Once acquired, the data set is automatically stored in the exocad database and can be immediately processed in exocad’s ChairsideCAD software. This new interaction streamlines the process of capturing the dataset and designing the restoration in exocad’s software and allows the doctor to work solely within the exocad environment, eliminating the need to import or transfer the dataset.  
“Carestream Dental understands the timesaving effect reducing clicks in software can have,” Ed Shellard, D.M.D., chief dental officer, Carestream Dental, said. “Fortunately, the open architecture of the CS 3600 means that it has always worked well with exocad, however, we’re continuously looking for new ways to improve upon workflows. This new partnership with exocad makes the interaction even more seamless, helping doctors work more efficiently.”

The CS 3600 creates precise, detailed HD 3D digital impressions that are highly accurate, while offering an easier acquisition method than using traditional PVS impressions. The scanner’s high-speed continuous scanning makes capturing dual arches faster and easier. Plus, ergonomically-designed, rounded autoclavable and reusable tips lead to a more comfortable and hygienic scanning experience for patients.

Interaction with exocad’s design software ChairsideCAD provides oral health professionals with direct access to world-class restorative design software. ChairsideCAD is the first complete open-architecture CAD/CAM software platform for single-visit dentistry. The chairside workflow is streamlined, easy to learn, and optimized for usage in the practice, including a step-by-step guide through the design process. It’s based on the same proven technology as exocad’s ‘best-of-breed’ lab software, renowned for its reliability and robust features. In just a few steps, exocad ChairsideCAD creates highly aesthetic proposals with minimal post processing.
“The cooperation with Carestream supports our goal to provide technology that helps clinicians take maximum advantage of digital processes”, Tillmann Steinbrecher, exocad CEO, said. “With this new interaction, we provide CS 3600 users a seamless workflow from scanning to designing. Thanks to our software and the smooth interaction, we help customers to maximize the return on their hardware investment”.
To learn more about the CS 3600 intraoral scanner, or any of Carestream Dental’s innovative technology, call 800.944.6365 or visit carestreamdental.com. To learn more about exocad, visit exocad.com
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About exocad
exocad GmbH is a dynamic and innovative software company committed to expanding the possibilities of digital dentistry and providing OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) with flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use CAD/CAM software for dental labs and dental practices. exocad software has been chosen by leading OEMs worldwide for integration into their dental CAD/CAM offerings, and thousands of exocad DentalCAD licenses are sold each year. For more information and a list of exocad reseller partners, please visit exocad.com.

About Carestream Dental
Carestream Dental provides industry-leading dental digital product lines and services, including imaging equipment, CAD/CAM systems, software and practice management solutions, for dental and oral health professionals. With more than 100 years of industry experience, Carestream Dental technology captures two billion images annually and aids in more precise diagnoses, improved workflows and superior patient care. For more information or to contact a Carestream Dental representative, please call 800.944.6365 or visit carestreamdental.com.


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Suni Closes Its Doors! An Open Letter to the Suni Imaging User Community from Apteryx, Inc.

Published on January 8, 2019
Apteryx, Inc, Akron, Ohio –
Dental Colleagues, Customers, and Partners,
Since the first of the year, rumors and concerns have been circulating in the dental community about the on-going operations of Suni Medical Imaging — an Apteryx reseller partner. As dentists, you may know them better as Dr. Suni. Since 2002, they have installed thousands of practices with Dr. Suni and Prof. Suni, which are their brand names for Apteryx’s XrayVision imaging software.
It has been rumored that as of January 1, Suni has discontinued operations. Since learning of this news last week, we have reached out to Suni leadership to clarify the situation without a response. In the interest of getting the facts straight, we will continue our efforts to contact Suni directly. However, we feel an immediate obligation to reassure Suni customers that their software and support needs will continue to be met by Apteryx.
Over the next several weeks, Apteryx will proactively contact practices where we know that XrayVision software, sold under Suni’s Dr. Suni and Prof. Suni labels, has been installed. Since we don’t have direct visibility to everyone, we invite all Suni customers to call us at (877) 278-3799 for your immediate support needs and to register for on-going support. Suni customers may also email us at support@apteryx.comor visit www.ledapteryx.com/suni.
As Suni/ XrayVision customers, please rest assured that you are well positioned to make whatever transitions may be required. Dr. Suni and Prof. Suni, like all Apteryx XrayVision products, are designed as an “open” system meaning that you have plug and play interoperability with other open hardware and software solutions. XrayVision is used by over 30,000 practices in the U.S. alone and continues to be actively developed and enhanced — in fact, Suni customers have not yet received our latest version, XrayVision 4.0. We also offer a cloud-based upgrade path via our XVWeb product, which received FDA clearance for our 3D module in late 2018.
Most importantly, know that as a leading provider of imaging solutions since 1995, we understand just how important your imaging system is to your practice. Apteryx stands behind XrayVision and our entire product line, whether sold direct or by our reseller partners. We are ready to support the Suni user community with our team of imaging experts and ensure stability for your practice.
David Gane, DDS
 
CEO
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Why are they reluctant to report? A study of the barriers to reporting to child welfare services among public dental healthcare personnel

Citation Bjørknes R, Iversen AC, Nordrehaug Åstrøm A, Vaksdal Brattabø I. Health Soc. Care Community 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
Affiliation Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Western Norway, Bergen, Norway.
Copyright (Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)
DOI 10.1111/hsc.12703
PMID 30565768
Abstract This study is a national cross-sectional survey, conducted in November 2014, of 366 dental hygienists and dentists who had suspected maltreatment but did not report it to Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS). The aims of the present paper are to identify the reasons why public dental healthcare professionals are reluctant to report suspected child maltreatment to CWS and to determine whether there are differences in the identified barriers according to socio-demographic variables. The questionnaire was based on earlier studies and was adapted to fit the Norwegian context. The most frequently chosen reason for not reporting was "unsure of own assessment" (90.4%). Thirteen items pertaining to not reporting were factorised into three factors of barriers. These factors were "insufficient knowledge of child maltreatment and reporting", "fear of the consequences for oneself and the dental clinic", and "fear of the consequences for the patient and their family". A t test revealed that public dental healthcare personnel who had not received training on maltreatment and reporting to CWS during their professional education scored significantly higher on the barrier "insufficient knowledge of child maltreatment and reporting" than did dental personnel who had received such training. Furthermore, dental personnel with more years of experience (11+) scored higher on this barrier than did dental personnel with less experience. No other significant differences in barriers were observed. Public dental healthcare personnel have a mandatory obligation to report to CWS if they suspect child maltreatment. Despite this obligation, the present study reveals that several barriers to reporting exist. This study underscores the importance of strengthening knowledge among dental hygienists and dentists about when and how to report, both during education and in clinical practice.

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Consequences of community water fluoridation cessation for Medicaid-eligible children and adolescents in Juneau, Alaska

BMC Oral Health201818:215
©  The Author(s). 2018
  • Received: 6 March 2018
  • Accepted: 30 November 2018
  • Published: 13 December 2018

Abstract

Background

The general aim of this research was to determine whether cessation of community water fluoridation (CWF) increased oral health disparities, as measured by dental caries procedures and restoration costs for children and adolescents.

Methods

The analysis was based on all Medicaid dental claims records of 0- to 18-year-old patients residing in zip code 99801 (Juneau, Alaska) during an optimal CWF year (2003, n = 853) compared to all claims for the same age group from 2012 (n = 1052), five years after cessation of CWF. A bivariate analysis (Mann-Whitney U test) of the mean number of caries procedures performed per client was conducted in the study groups under both independent CWF conditions. Furthermore, logistic regression was performed using the dependent variables of caries procedures and the cost of caries-related procedures, with adjustments for CWF group, gender, and race.

Results

The statistically significant results included a higher mean number of caries-related procedures among 0- to 18-year-old and < 7-year-old patients in the suboptimal CWF group (2.35 vs. 2.02, p < 0.001; 2.68 vs. 2.01, p = 0.004, respectively). The mean caries-related treatment costs per patient were also significantly higher for all age groups, ranging from a 28 to 111% increase among the suboptimal CWF cohorts after adjusting for inflation. The binary logistic regression analysis results indicated a protective effect of optimal CWF for the 0- to 18-year-old and < 7-year-old age groups (OR = 0.748, 95% CI [0.62, 0.90], p = 0.002; OR = 0.699, 95% CI [0.52, 0.95], p = 0.02, respectively). Additionally, the age group that underwent the most dental caries procedures and incurred the highest caries treatment costs on average were those born after CWF cessation.

Conclusions

These results expand our understanding of caries epidemiology under CWF cessation conditions and reaffirm that optimal CWF exposure prevents dental decay. These findings can offer fiscal estimates of the cost burden associated with CWF cessation policies and help decision-makers advance oral health, prevent dental caries, and promote equity in oral health outcomes.
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