Meet one of the original models of women trying to "have it all". In 1868 Louisa May Alcott blazed a new trail for authors of literature for children as the writer of Little Women, but she is known for much more than penning moralistic tales for girls. If you envision this author as a quiet young... 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
Each year, Incisal Edge dental lifestyle magazine honors America's best young dentists under the age of 40 for their work in and out of the operatory. Whether they’re renowned for medical innovations, volunteer work and philanthropy or a commitment to outstanding patient care, these 40... CONTINUE READING
HOWARD STRASSLER, DMD is a professor and the director of operative dentistry at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. He practices in Pikesville, Maryland. A regular contributor to dental lifestyle magazine, he reflects in this issue on a personal milestone: 40 years in dental... CONTINUE READING
CAPTION: H. Paul Hufham III and his Friendly Benco Dental Rep Doug Yeager standing in Dr. Hufham’s Dothan, Alabama, mini-dental museum. By Chuck Cohen / Benco Dental Managing Director A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of visiting the office of Dr. H. Paul Hufham III in Dothan,... 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
It took over 60 years to develop the first CBCT. Sixty years after that, we're all still calling this breakthrough by its original name: Panorex. The technical term is "generic trademark," but it really ought to be called "the marketer's dream": It's when your brand name becomes synonymous... CONTINUE READING
Dr. Horace Wells, Dr. Per-Ingvar Brånemark, Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, Dr. Francis Mouyen -- women and men who have helped transform dentistry from craft to science. Inspired by these thinkers and pioneers, one family-owned distributor set out to create an exceptional customer... CONTINUE READING
A. The Queen Isabella Association. What does it have to do with dentistry? Good question. On researching the history of Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the first woman in American to graduate with a dental degree, I found out she belonged to this remarkable group. In fact, the story of how she became a... CONTINUE READING
The Weber P-64 played a key role in enabling dentists at long last, to take a load off and get comfortable. Ready for a dental history lesson from Larry Cohen? Benco Dental Chairman and Chief Customer Advocate has over the past half-century collected hundreds of unique dental artifacts which... CONTINUE READING