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Heraeus Licenses its Acclaimed Premium Tooth Library to Sensable for Integration into Intellifit™ Digital Restoration System

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, March 7, 2011 – Heraeus Kulzer, provider of esthetic dental solutions, and Sensable Dental, leading provider of Touch-Enabled dental restoration design and fabrication solutions, announced today that Sensable Dental is integrating the Heraeus Premium line digital tooth library into its award-winning Intellifit™ Digital Restoration System. Dental labs worldwide using Intellifit now can utilize Heraeus Premium virtual teeth when designing natural-looking dental restorations for dentists and their patients with digital speed, precision and consistency.  

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Dental, the premier network of dental practices, announced the launch of AspenDentalJobs.com, a redesigned website that provides dentists and other professionals with insights about the benefits of pursuing a career with Aspen Dental.

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CHICAGO – A recent survey by the American Association of Endodontists revealsthat 70 percent of Americans fear losing a natural tooth. Ironically, that same percentage also fears root canal treatment, the exact procedure that can save their pearly whites. During its fifth annual Root Canal Awareness Week, March 27-April 2, the AAE will reach out to the public to help dispel the myth that root canals are painful, as well as recognize the importance of endodontists and general dentists as partners in patient care.

More survey respondents indicated a desire to avoid losing a permanent tooth or gettingroot canal treatment than paying taxes or speaking in public. Two-thirds also ranked root canals as the dental procedure they most fear, more than having a tooth pulled or a cavity filled.

Read more: Root Canal Awareness Week Helps Forge Partnerships in Dentistry