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CRET Announces Dental School Technology Audit
This fall, the Center for Research & Education in Technology (CRET) will publish a report on the
state of emerging technologies in dental schools. The 2017 Dental School Technology Audit will be a
snapshot of the readiness of U.S. dental schools to accept emerging technologies.
In the dental industry, advances in health care technology are helping create better patient
experiences and treatment outcomes. However, the rapid pace of technological change has provided a
new challenge for dental schools: how to educate students about emerging technologies.
Information for the report is currently being gathered from dental school deans through an online
survey. The report falls under CRET's mission to transfer knowledge and competency in 21st century
technology to dental students and faculty. The organization has worked to open innovation centers at
the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Dentistry, with a third innovation center scheduled to open in 2018 at the University of West Virginia.
For more information, visit cretdental.org.

Kool Smiles Donates $8,000
to Indiana University Dental
Student Outreach Clinic
Kool Smiles, a provider of dental
care for children and families in
Indianapolis, recently donated $8,000
to the Indiana University School of
Dentistry (IUSD) to expand service
offerings at its Dental Student
Outreach Clinic.
The IUSD Dental Student
Outreach Clinic opened in 2009
and is run by volunteer dentists and
dental school faculty and students.
The clinic helps an average of 20-25
patients every other Saturday and
remains open for 11 months of the
calendar year.
Kool Smiles' donation will help
the clinic provide free root canals
to Near Eastside (an Indianapolis
community) adults in need. Many
of the clinic's patients who required
root canals were previously unable to
receive them because of cost barriers,
faculty said.
For more information, visit
mykoolsmiles.com.

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Glidewell Dental to Present Educational Symposium in Dallas
Glidewell Dental recently announced its sponsorship of the
inaugural Glidewell Dental Symposium. Scheduled for Nov. 17 at the Dallas
Marriott Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, this full-day event will bring together
nearly a dozen distinguished speakers to present on a variety of tools and
techniques aimed at achieving clinical and business success within the modern
practice.
By assembling a diverse group of experts in several areas of importance to
dental practitioners, this educational symposium will cover a wide range of
topics, including aesthetic dentistry, digital dentistry, dental implants, tissue
regeneration, sleep-related dentistry and practice management. Attendees also
can earn up to eight CE credits.
Whatever a clinician's comfort or experience level, the symposium intends
to provide an expansive look at some of the most exciting tools and techniques
available to the modern practice. The event's organizers hope to assist attending
professionals in maximizing efficiency, optimizing results and furthering practice
growth.
For more information, visit glidewellsymposium.com or call 866-791-9539.

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