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A Fresh Start with Material Management for Group Practices

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Kay Hickey, LDA, Zirc Product & Efficiency Consultant   2021 is upon us and it’s time to start fresh, reset, and get organized! I’m challenging your group practice to make a resolution – to streamline your clinical systems so you can control the abundance of dental materials and products that can create chaos and...
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How Hands-Free, High-Volume Evacuation & Isolation Can Help Every Clinician in the Practice

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As a licensed dental assistant and product & efficiency consultant at Zirc Dental Products, my colleagues and I work with dental professionals every day to help them become more organized, safe, and happy!  With over 50 years of experience, Zirc is well known for its innovative products that help practices become more efficient and...
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Aerosol Reduction, Dental Products, Isolation
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Aerosols in Dentistry

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Written by: Kay Hickey, LDA, Product & Efficiency Consultant   Dental professionals should be aware of the invisible dangers which linger in the operatory. Aerosols created by high-speed handpieces, ultrasonic scalers, lasers, electrosurgery units, air polishers, and even prophy angles or air/water syringes can create bioaerosols. These aerosols contain blood and saliva which can...
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Aerosol Reduction, Dental Techniques, Isolation, Zirc Dental News
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Mr. Thirsty One-Step really does SUCK, which makes it the perfect gift for every dental practitioner!

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Mr. Thirsty® is a no assembly required product that is a hands free isolation and evacuation device. With no additional parts needed, it simply inserts into any HVE valve and is ready to use.  It has a built-in bite block that will comfortably hold the patient’s mouth open, retract the tongue, protect the cheek,...
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Around the world, Mr. Thirsty is evolving chairside efficiency and improving the patient experience

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Zirc offers an extensive line of dental products that improve organization, vision and efficiency in a dental practice. Among those products, Mr. Thirsty has transformed the way many practitioners perform at chairside. Not only is Mr. Thirsty significantly decreasing procedure times, it is also providing patient comfort and improving the procedure experience. This all-in-one...
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How to utilize imprinted denture and retainer boxes to effectively brand a dental practice

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Effective brand awareness is placing your company strategically in front of an audience to keep your brand in mind. This can be done through printed marketing, online advertising and social media marketing. What about the products going home with your patients after the appointment? Items like the toothbrush, floss, mouth guard containers and denture/retainer...
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Are you Compliant? How to effectively minimize risk of workplace injury while meeting OSHA and CDC guidelines

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If OSHA showed up at your dental practice tomorrow, would you be compliant? Many practices cannot answer that question, and for some, they will find out the hard way through a penalty. The cost of these penalties has been on the rise over the years, and as of January 2, 2018, receiving one violation...
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Reduce eyestrain and improve patient care with Crystal HD® mouth mirrors

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Having an adequate and clear view during a procedure relies heavily on the most common dental tool you use…the mouth mirror. The reflection of the mouth mirror is important in several ways for performing on a patient, but often times an unknown factor in the professional health of the practitioner. A dim and distorted...
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Enhancing procedure efficiency and the patient experience with Mr. Thirsty One-Step®

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Often times, the answers to life’s problems are right under our nose…in this case, it’s true. Implementing Mr. Thirsty One-Step in a dental practice will instantly decrease chair time and improve the patient’s experience. This hands-free isolation device allows a dentist to work without an assistant, an assistant to work by themselves at chairside...
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