Track the evolution of the dental chair from 1790 through today. Ready for a look at the evolution of the dental chair? From its humble beginnings in 1790 and the fancy parlor dental chair of the early 1900s, to the streamlined workhorse of the 1930s and the colorful marvels of the Mid-Century... CONTINUE READING
In the early days of the twentieth century, SS White ruled dentistry like a colossus. Well, that was then. In Incisal Edge dental lifestyle magazine, Benco Dental Chairman and Chief Customer Advocate Larry Cohen discusses this in an installment of Larry's Collection, a showcase of unique... CONTINUE READING
Before X-rays were standard, this innovation helped diagnose patients with blasts of white light. [caption id="attachment_35643" align="alignleft" width="214"] Larry Cohen, Benco Dental Chairman and Chief Customer Advocate, has over the past half-century collected hundreds of unique dental... CONTINUE READING
A: One strand at a time, according to Larry Cohen, who has over the past half-century Larry Cohen collected hundreds of unique dental artifacts, which reside at Benco Dental's home office in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Silk dental floss debuted in the late 1800s - saving people, at... CONTINUE READING
While floss (!) and interdental brushes offer safer solutions for cleaning in between teeth, people have been picking their teeth for hundreds of years. Just ask Washington Post reporter Sarah Kaplan, who recently discussed evidence that Neanderthals used toothpicks for dentistry. Signs of... CONTINUE READING
Two invaluable dental forensics equipment tools that we can't live without Today we have wonderful dental inventions such as the NOMAD eXaminer™ and NOMAD Pro 2™, hand-held x-ray machines (shown, courtesy ForensicDentistryblogspot.com) that can be used in places where traditional x-ray... CONTINUE READING
If your schedule doesn't permit a pop by to 64 Wimpole Street in London's Marylebone neighborhood this week ( Tuesday and Thursdays from 1-2.p.m), then a Londonist.com virtual tour by Will Noble of their dental archives will do nicely. Among other historical findings at the British... CONTINUE READING
Method acting, a technique in which an actor aspires to complete emotional identification with a part, might not be something you'd expect to encounter during the workday at a dental distribution company. [caption id="attachment_10065" align="alignleft" width="169"] Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor as... CONTINUE READING
Planning your holiday or spring vacation? If you enjoy themed junkets or have a hankering for dental history, these destinations should rank high on your must-see list: City of Bacolod, Philippines. Nicknamed "City of Smiles," the capital of the province of Negros Occidental, is... CONTINUE READING
