Good morning and happy Friday! Hopefully your summer has started out well, excited to hear about everyone’s upcoming vacations and looking forward to a great summer. We are knee-deep in camps, volleyball, soccer, and just wrapping up softball. I’m recently back from our national sales meeting and have some good things to share.
First off, there’s been a lot of interest and curiosity in regard to the new perioguide handpiece from Solea. Taking about 10 minutes of Dr’s chair time, it takes perio pockets down by about 50%, regrows bone and tissue without flaps or sutures . Offices are charging (and insurance is paying) between $800-$1000 per quadrant. Dr. Jeff Rohde is doing a one-hour CE webinar that should be excellent next Wednesday night. You can find that HERE. We also have a complimentary trip to Nashville August 1st.
Next, we partnered with a direct refiner to send your metal and scrap to. This didn’t seem that exciting until I saw some of the payouts. Typically, they are 2-5X better payouts than walk in solicitors and have a 100% money back guarantee- if you don’t like their assesment, they will send it back at no cost. You can order a shipping kit HERE or I can drop one off.
Using a Mouthwatch camera? Acteon just came out with their C20 that competes with Mouthwatch. It’s a much better camera and has a 4-year warranty, which is double that of Mouthwatch. I’ve talked to a lot of offices that are tired of having to replace cameras often and this would be an excellent option for a similar price point. Feel free to reach out whenever you need your next camera. Info HERE.
TBS just came out with a couple new products. Neither are revolutionary, but will provide excellent clinical results and should save you a few bucks too. If you would like a sample, please let me know.
Bone Plugs: it’s made of 80% carbonate apatite and 20% bovine collagen. It’s designed for simplicity—no membrane is needed, and placement is extremely easy. It fits securely into the socket with minimal adjustment and stays stable. Typical healing time is 6–9 months. (competes with Osteogenesis, Collaplug, Synergy plug, etc)
Sutures: PGA- resorbable (3.0 or 4.0)
PGLA- resorbable (3.0 or 4.0)
Polypropylene- non resorbable (3.0 or 4.0)
nylon – non resorbable (3.0 or 5.0)
silk – non resorbable (3.0 or 5.0)
All have 3/8 Circle Premium Reverse Cutting 19mm, Graphite Black Needle.
All sutures are 24” in length
Quick hits:
Adec sells refurbished equipment. We still install and support it. Info HERE.
Interested in DS World in Las Vegas? If you plan to attend let us know so we can provide a code for discounted registration.
We’ve got a great group of clinicians attending our clear aligner course in a couple of weeks. If you’d like to join us, click HERE.
Your Hygiene Department- a goldmine for growth. The time is goofy as it’s a 1PM daytime webinar, but the topic sounds interesting and could be beneficial. Register HERE.
Own your building? If you haven’t done a cost segregation, it’s worth looking into and can save you 100’s of thousands on your taxes. We work with a great company that can see if it’s been done and if it would help you out.
Have a wonderful weekend and reach out with anything I can help with!
Thanks!
Matt
314-497-0272
