Jixa Patel did not follow the norm when it came to pursuing her dream of becoming a dentist. She shares her journey to dental school via Texas and California, in the hope it will inspire other prospective dental students to "stick with it" and understand dental education is not "one size fits... CONTINUE READING
This month, in Texas and Michigan, dentists give back and put kindness first in their communities. For George Jurek, D.D.S., of Waco, that means a $1 million dental-clinic donation, and for Dr. William Demray of Northville, Michigan, it takes the form of a toothy tree that generates holiday joy.... CONTINUE READING
IGS Energy recognizes Benco Dental's efforts to support renewable energy The nation’s largest privately owned dental distributor recently received a certification for its environmental responsibility from IGS Energy, acknowledging that the company’s CenterPoint East home office will run on 100... CONTINUE READING
The devastation wrought in Houston by Hurricane Harvey affected every corner of America's fourth-largest city. Its dental community was certainly not spared nature's wrath -- but thanks to tireless work and boundless generosity, Houston's dentists are at last emerging from the waters, defiant and... CONTINUE READING
A campaign of support in response to Hurricane Harvey inspires the nation’s largest privately owned dental distributor to create ongoing channels of disaster recovery efforts for dental professionals. During the last days of August, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana. Benco Dental... CONTINUE READING
A Continuing Education course offers CE credits and a chance to do just that. A course on September 29 will include a hands-on portion where attendees will be able to cut extracted teeth and porcine mandibles using an all-tissue laser. Benco Dental will present Dental Lasers: The New Standard of... CONTINUE READING
Exchanging her overbite for a British accent was not the result Rosenberg, Texas resident Lisa Alamia expected from her jaw surgery. But a rare neurological disorder -- foreign accent syndrome -- resulted from nerve damage after Lisa Alamia underwent jaw surgery to correct an overbite, according... CONTINUE READING
By the end of a free dental day hosted December 12 in Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. H. Peter Ku, assisted by Dr. Laura Jo Klein and Dr. Darrell Pruitt, plus a full staff of dental hygienists and assistants, had performed over $10,000 worth of essential dental procedures and had logged well over 80... CONTINUE READING
When an accomplished woodworker creates his dental practice in homage to a 12th century medieval castle in Germany, it stands to reason that his holiday decorating efforts encompass nothing less than an 18-foot-tall candle carousel, or German pyramid. “I saw one inside as a year round Christmas... CONTINUE READING
CAPTION: Shown is the Riverwalk, a public park open 365 days a year, lined with individual businesses composed of restaurants, hotels, attractions and more. If you're reading this at 7 a.m., that's your countdown to the ADA Annual Dental Meeting, where President George W. Bush is... CONTINUE READING
