Dr. Ona Erdt, Author at Initial Insight

February 14, 2020

3M Filtek™ Supreme Flowable Restorative

The big stressors in our day are obvious…the crown that doesn’t seat and you need to take a new impression, the little root tip…

February 9, 2020

Avalon Biomed NeoMTA 2

MTA products are one of those life-savers that are always good to have around the office. Here at the Dental Advisor, we recently received…

February 9, 2020

Visalys CemCore

There is a growing trend in the dental materials world, especially in cementation, and that trend is making products more versatile. We recently received…

January 31, 2020

Meron Plus QM

I recently watched a round table discussion on zirconia cementing. After an hour of discussing all the different tricks and techniques of zirconia cementation,…

January 24, 2020

Bifix SE Cement

We all have those patients… the ones with the oversized tongue, hyper-producing salivary glands, and tiny openings that need a crown on #18. They…

January 24, 2020

Panavia SA Cement Universal

Panavia cements have come a long way. When I was a dental assistant, more years ago than I hate to admit, I remember Panavia…

January 17, 2020

Protectall Upholstery Cleaner Wipes

Have you ever read the cleaning instructions for your dental chair? Many of them say to clean the chair with soap and water and…

January 17, 2020

Profluorid Varnish

Fluoride has come a long way. I was in the generation of the fluoride trays with the foam. I remember it dribbling down my…

January 10, 2020

Composite Singles

In my public health clinic, I did some extremely large composite restorations. You know those ones… they really need a crown but your only…

January 10, 2020

Purell Healthcare

Every dental assistant out there is more than familiar with the “Doctor hand-wash”. You each start washing your hands at the same time and…